First post.

>I don't approve of them or trust them. At all.
Fukken Commies.

>>643872
>>I don't approve of them or trust them. At all.

>>643872
>I don't approve of them or trust them. At all.
I hope Woel has a grasp of the German language than stock phrases.

That or the Russians are really gullible.

>inb4 their 'Bismarck' is actually Hoppo-chan.

>Well, I suppose that's all right...
But how long can the German Bluff be held up?

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>>643872
>>Well, I suppose that's all right...

>>643922
Just be like Chaplin and shout random German words. Nobody except the Germans will know she's faking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o61pWzvQMsU

>>643872
>[x] Well, I suppose that's all right...

More allies is never bad, right?

>>643872
>>I don't approve of them or trust them. At all.

>>643872
>I don't approve of them or trust them. At all.

>>643872
Also, new here. Who're these girls, in order?

>>643872
>>Well, I suppose that's all right...

>>643992
San Francisco, Hoel, Portland, Iowa.

Maybe you should go read the archives man, otherwise nothing'll make sense.

>>643992
San Fransisco, Hoel (our chosen protagonist), Portland, Iowa (notable that Pixelfag drew her before Iowa became a kantai character).
Welcome to the wild ride.

>>643872
>>Well, I suppose that's all right...

>>643872
>Well, I suppose that's all right…
>But they're still commie bastards. Keep an eye on them.

>>643872
>Well, I suppose that's all right...

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>trusting Russians
>ever

Reminder that no Russian woman could ever be called beautiful!

>>643872
>Well, I suppose that's all right
Live, Friday etc
This week, warships gets an economy rebalance and two new lines move to supertesting, hopefully to be implemented soon

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>>644089
>no Russian woman could ever be called beautiful
Now that's a damned lie and you know it

>>643872
>I don't approve of them or trust them. At all.
>>644089
Now that's just racist.

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>>643872
"I don't approve of them or trust them. At all." You glower. "Goddamn Reds stabbed us in the back after the War! You gotta know that!"

"Yeah, well, I don't really have much of a choice now, do I?" Woel groans. "Besides, they seem nice enough. Well, most of them anyways. I'm pretty sure Kirov is right behind me glaring daggers into me."

"Well, you DID tell them you're German." You roll your eyes.

"Well, what else was I gonna say? That I'm a frankenstein shipgirl Abyssal hybrid?" Woel retorts.

"Point." You concede.

"A-anyways, they got this pretty nice place out here. Some kinda old oil platform or something. But they were pretty damn insistent I don't tell anybody where it is, as if I have any idea where we are right now."

"Well, if I tell the Captain and Admiral, the might-"

"Hey, these girls here have been nothing but nice and respectful... mostly. I don't wanna reward that by ratting them out. They wanna stay hidden for a reason." Woel sighs. "Just... promise not to ask them to look for me?"

It sounded like Woel was serious about this. No duress or anything like that.

>Fine, I'll keep quiet about it.
>I can't just ignore this, Woel.
>Other

>>644121
>>Fine, I'll keep quiet about it.

>>644121
>>Fine, I'll keep quiet about it.
Yeah yeah, we got it.

>>644121
>>Fine, I'll keep quiet about it.

>>644121
>Fine, I'll keep quiet about it.
well if the russian shipgrils aren't currently associated with their home country... no reason to force them to do so

>>644121
>Fine, I'll keep quiet about it.

>>644121

>Fine, I'll keep quiet about it.

Finished Cyberidol quest and what a fucking ride! Would be fun to see an AU where performance idols were combat idols, and vice versa.

>>644121
>Fine, I'll keep quiet about it.
I wish I was clever enough to come up with a good write-in.

>>644121
>>Fine, I'll keep quiet about it.

>>644121
>Fine, I'll keep quiet about it. I still don't like it though.

>>644121
>I can't just ignore this, Woel.
Do the Russian shipgirls even have contact with their government? It would be hypocritical to keep quiet about this given what we saw the Argentinians doing with American and British shipgirls.

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>>644143
>Combat idol Rin

I'd pay to see that.

>>644143
>Performance Idol Cole

Electric pyrotechnics?

>>644134
>>644175
They might not want to go back either.

>>644199
Or with gene mods to create the perfect idol.

>>644199
Cole I could sorta see, the one I can't is a performance Sparky.

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>>644246
She already is a perfect idol.

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>>644199
>>644199
>>644246
>>644251

>then we get OPERATOR Rin, and NINJA Niko pretty much doing every mission as a duo.

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>>644199
Who'd be the most popular idol? Other than Julie of course.

>>644295
Performance idol Rochelle is sorta hard to imagine, but I think she has her niche.

I wonder if Merc Command will ever escape from Cyberpunk Idol's massive popularity.

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>>644121
"Fine, I'll keep quiet about it." You sigh.

"Anyways, I gotta go. I'll try to keep ya updated, but signal gets pretty damn spotty around here, especially for this phone. I think that's kinda why these gals chose to hole up here. Later!"

"Later." You mumble as the line clicks.

And that's when the pain suddenly shoots through your body and you remember that you were literally just minutes off of a major battle, where you had tanked quite a few 8 inch shells to the chest. Thankfully your upgraded armor took the brunt of the force, but your internals still took quite a lot of shock.

You place your phone into your locker and slam it shut, quickly shuffling to the repair dock where the rest of the ships were already at. Practically every shipgirl that had taken part in the assault on Atlas was damaged in some way, requiring immediate repair. As such, the pool was absolutely packed with shipgirls.

To your left, you could see Kidd having sidled u up to Graf Spee, who was apparently in the middle of telling some grand tale. Probably one of her past exploits. Just a ways off, Achilles and Ajax were glaring daggers at Graf Spee while Exeter looked a bit intimidated at Graf Spee's mere' presence.

Off to the side, Victorious looked to be on the verge of passing out from stress, with Anna and White Plains sticking close to her out of concern.

The rest of the destroyers were all gathered around Haida, begging her to tell them about how she fought off five Abyssal destroyers by herself, with Haida being a bit reluctant.

Finally, Portland, Dorsetshire, and San Diego were off in their own little trio, apparently hashing out future plans. They were always the type to be at work even during downtime.

>See what stories Graf Spee is telling Kidd.
>See what's got Achilles, Ajax, and Exeter so bothered.
>Go "give some confidence" to Haida.
>See what's up with Victorious.
>See what the cruisers are up to.
>Other

>>644312
It's his longest running quest, and his cast ended up in his other quests too, as if Clover was the agency providing the actors for these shows, so NOPE

>>644312
Not if he keeps making AU versions of them. Think they'll apppear in Merc's TBA fantasy quest?

>>644342
>>See what stories Graf Spee is telling Kidd.

>>644342
>>Go "give some confidence" to Haida.
Canada buddy!

>>644342
>>Go "give some confidence" to Haida.

>>644349
Just think it Merc's quests as CIMQ in-universe tv shows/anime.

Except for Build Fighters Quest. SEASON TWO WHEN, MERC???

>>644342
>See what's got Achilles, Ajax, and Exeter so bothered.

>>644342
>See what stories Graf Spee is telling Kidd.
History ho!

>>644263
>tmw you realize that AU means we skip out the times we see Cole naked.

>>644342
>See what's up with Victorious.

>>644342
>See what stories Graf Spee is telling Kidd.

So what sort of backstory should Woel come up with? German destroyer setting up a spy network in the arctic?

>>644312
The next logical step is an Ar Tonelicoverse quest, Nosurge series included.

Or a Drakengard quest from the POV of an Intoner.

>>644342
>>Go "give some confidence" to Haida.
She was awesome and should feel awesome.

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>>644342
Hmmm, we seem to be tied up between the Haida and Kidd/Graf options, so we'll have a quick runoff vote!

>Kidd/Graf
>Haida

>>644438
>>Haida

>>644438
>>Haida

>>644438
>>Haida

>>644438
>>Haida

>>644417
That entirely depends on what JRPG Merc has played hopefully FF6 I love me some magitek

>>644438
>Kidd/Graf

>>644438
>>Haida

>>644438
>Haida

>>644456
Wouldn't mind a comfy setting of early modern with a mix of magic.

>>644456
Ha, I've been listening to the soundtrack for 6 lately... magitech soldier like celes as protag?
ooh a xenosaga quest could be fun.

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>>644473
>early modern with a mix of magic
So like 1910s with magic? Or 1800s? Or something like Trails in the Sky? Which rules the day: swords or guns?

>>644478
>a xenosaga quest could be fun.

The problem with Xeno-anything is that you need to really get inside Takahashi's head, so you could really emulate his Wild Ride.

>Gnosticism
>theory of Neurosis
>references to 2001: A Space Odyssey and 2010: The Year We Make Contact

etc etc.

>>644505
good point.

>>644438
>Victorious

>>644438
>>Haida

>>644517
If anything, we've got a whole slew of people motivated and bouncing off each other in neurotically-rooted ways. Xenoblade's take on that recurring motif was done mildly and in a more shonen kinda way.

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>>644438
You wade over to where Haida is being accosted by your sisters and the Fletchers, who have the poor Canadian destroyer completely surrounded, eager looks on their scratched, bruised, and singed faces. They all looked pretty badly banged up, but nearly to the extent Haida was. With all the oil and blood cleaned off, you could now notice all the hastily healed cuts and bruises all over her body.

"Tell us how you did it, Haida!" Daly whines.

"Yeah! Tell us!" Luce nods in agreement.

"Tell us tell us tell us!" Wren says in excitement.

"Ah, well..." Haida gulps.

"Come on, Haida, they're not going to stop until you tell them." Heerman advises, arms crossed.

"Maybe she just needs a BIIIIIIG hug to feel better!" Johnston giggles as she lunges forward and wraps her arms around Haida, engulfing her head in her frontal armor.

"Mmmph!" Haida wriggles and struggles.

"Johnston, shipgirls need to breathe, remember?" You chuckle as you push your way in.

"Don't worry! I've timed how long it takes!" Johnston responds sweetly before finally letting go of Haida. The poor Canadian, hair now all undone and ruffled, takes in a much needed breath as she splashes back down into the water.

"C'mon, Haida, why don't ya tell them what happened?" You nod to the waiting Fletchers. "They're pretty psyched about it."

"I don't want to encourage that sort of behavior." Haida frowns. "We succeeded, but you know as well as I do that could've turned out very differently."

"Party pooper!" Daly sticks her tongue out.

>I guess I understand your point.
>But that's what destroyers do!
>C'mon, it'll be good for morale!
>Other

>>644574
>>C'mon, it'll be good for morale!

>>644574
>>But that's what destroyers do!

>>644574
>>C'mon, it'll be good for morale!

>>644574
>>I guess I understand your point.

>>644574
>C'mon, it'll be good for morale!

>>644574
>>C'mon, it'll be good for morale!

>>644574
>C'mon, it'll be good for morale!

>>644574
>>I guess I understand your point.

>>644574
>I guess I understand your point.

>>644574
>>I guess I understand your point.

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>>644574
"C'mon, it'll be good for morale!" You try to reassure her, playfully nudging her shoulder with your elbow. "Look how stoked they are to hear it!"

"Well..." Haida's resolve begins to falter when she sees you siding with the Fletchers. "I suppose..."

"Now that's the spirit!" You nod enthusiastically. "Be sure to include all the messy and awesome details!"

"Mmmmm. fine." Haida sighs and finally smiles. "I don't suppose any of you know knife fighting..?

>Stick around to hear the story.
>Go see what someone else is up to.
>Other

>>644690
>>Go see what someone else is up to.

>>644690
>Stick around to hear the story.

>>644690
>Stick around to hear the story.

>>644690
>>Go see what someone else is up to.

>>644690
>>Stick around to hear the story.

>>644690
>>Go see what someone else is up to.

Come on we have not interact with others often.

>>644690
>>Go see what someone else is up to.

>>644690
>Go see what someone else is up to.
Victorious.

>>644690
>Go see what someone else is up to.

>>644690
>>Stick around to hear the story.
REMEMBER THE BASICS OF CQC

>>644690
>>>Stick around to hear the story.

>>644690
>Go see what someone else is up to.

>>644690
>>Stick around to hear the story.
>"I don't suppose any of you know knife fighting..?
BITCH PLEASE WE SWING A BASEBALL BAT. THINGS GET BLOODY EITHER WAY.

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>>644690
While you leave Haid to telling your sisters and the Fletchers about her exciting and pulse pounding story about stabbing Abyssal destroyers to death, with her trying to describe her gruesome killing blows as politely as a Canadian could, you scan the repair bay again.

This time, you note that the carriers were gone. Understandable, since they had stayed back and didn't really take any serious damage other than aircraft losses. Instead, you see the submarines and San Francisco, who have apparently taken the carriers' place.

Dace was of course getting all touchy feely with Darter while Flasher seemed content just to bathe quietly. San Fran, of course, was trying to drink herself silly again.

>See what stories Graf Spee is telling Kidd.
>See what's got Achilles, Ajax, and Exeter so bothered.
>See what's up with Victorious.
>See what the cruisers are up to.
>See what the little secret squirrel club is up to.
>Other

>>644778
>>See what's got Achilles, Ajax, and Exeter so bothered.

>>644778
>See what the little secret squirrel club is up to

>>644778
>>See what's up with Victorious.

>>644778
>See what's up with Victorious.

>>644778
>See what's up with Victorious.

>>644778
>See what's up with Victorious

>>644778
>>See what's got Achilles, Ajax, and Exeter so bothered.

>>644778
>See what's up with Victorious.

>>644778
>>See what the little secret squirrel club is up to.
QUICK FIND ANNA AND WE CAN JOIN IN ON THE LEWDS! MAYBE WE CAN DRAG FLASHER AND SAN FRAN IF SHE GETS DRUNK ENOUGH

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>>644778
Ah well, you figure you've recovered enough anyways. Most of the pain was pretty much down to dull aches, and all your cuts and bruises and burns have already cleared up. You figure that you can come back later when the repair bay isn't so oppressively crowded. You pull yourself out of the pool and header over to the showers, where you see Anna and White Plains flanking Victorious, who is in the midst of toweling herself off.

You note Anna helping Victorious dry off her hair, only to squeak in surprise when Victorious' hair practically explodes in a cloud of fluff. Maybe that's why she keeps it all tied down into twintails.

"Hey, Vicky!" You grin was you walk up, casually turning on one of the showerheads to rinse off the healing bath water. "I notice the Abyssal planes were never a problem. That must've been some good air support from you!"

"Errmm..." Vicky looks away. "I... I didn't do that much..."

"Well, you didn't have any major screwups." White Plains shrugs.

"White Plains!" Anna tuts. "Vicky did an AMAZING job!"

"I guess..." Vicky sighs.

>C'mon, if White Plains and Anna are singing praises, you have to have done well!
>Okay, seriously, what's with all the negative waves?
>Other

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>>644883
>>C'mon, if White Plains and Anna are singing praises, you have to have done well!

>>644883
>C'mon, if White Plains and Anna are singing praises, you have to have done well!

>>644883
>>Okay, seriously, what's with all the negative waves?

>>644883
>C'mon, if White Plains and Anna are singing praises, you have to have done well!

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>>644883
>>Okay, seriously, what's with all the negative waves?

>>644883
>>Okay, seriously, what's with all the negative waves?

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>>644883
Well, it looks like we've got a tie so we'll have to roll this off!

1. Praises
2. Negative Waves

>>644883
>C'mon, if White Plains and Anna are singing praises, you have to have done well!

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>>644959
"Okay, seriously, Vicky." You sigh. "What's with all of the negative waves? You're like the most pessimistic and self flagellating carrier I've ever seeeeeen!"

"'Flagellation?' Where'd you even learn that word?" White Plains raises an eyebrow.

"Shut up. I'm trying to pry an answer outta Vicky here!" You grumble. "All of us fought hard out there today, and I don't want to see any shipgirl selling herself short!"

"It's complicated..." Vicky mumbles as she quietly shuffles to her locker.

"H-hey wait!" Anna grabs Vicky's hand, her antenna twitching. "R-running away isn't going to solve anything!"

"I wish it did..." Vicky sighs.

>Let her go, Anna.
>Maybe Dorsie would know...
>TELL US ALREADY YOU SODDING CUNT.
>Other

>>644980
>Maybe Dorsie would know...

>>644980
>>Maybe Dorsie would know...

>>644980
>>Maybe Dorsie would know...

>>644980
>Maybe Dorsie would know...

>>644980
>>Maybe Dorsie would know...

>>644980
>>Other
"Ok, so how about you tell me so I don't have to bully it out of you, because I would feel really bad about that."

>>644980
>>Maybe Dorsie would know...

>>644980
>>TELL US ALREADY YOU SODDING CUNT.
DON'T FORGET TWIN-TAILED WANKER

>>644980
>>TELL US ALREADY YOU SODDING CUNT.
Genuinely curious what has her all mopey.

>>644980
>>TELL US ALREADY YOU SODDING CUNT.

>>644980
>TELL US ALREADY YOU SODDING CUNT.

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>>644980
"Ah, just let her go." You sigh as Vicky shuffles off. You note that White Plains and Anna's faces were also fraught with concern as the British carrier sulked off.

"You know what, I'm pretty sure Dorsie would know what's up." You assure the both of them. "You two get going, I'll go ask her!"

"If you say so." White Plains nods, implicitly trusting you.

"I-I'm coming with you then!" Anna skips to your side. "I wanna know, too!"

"Sure thing, Anna." You grin as you take her hand and pull her along.

Back at the pool, you immediately head over to where the other cruisers are gathered. It was like a goddamned officer meeting, with Portland, Dorsetshire, and San Diego continually mumbling words to each other and passing notes around, even while still in the bath.

There's was something about it that was just really goddamn cute.

>Ease it in. Ask what they're doing first.
>Cut straight to the chase and ask Dorsie about Vicky.
>Other

>>645071
>>Ease it in. Ask what they're doing first.

>>645071
>Cut straight to the chase and ask Dorsie about Vicky.

>>645071
>>Ease it in. Ask what they're doing first.

>>645071
>Cut straight to the chase and ask Dorsie about Vicky.

No foreplay here.

>>645071
>>Ease it in. Ask what they're doing first.

>>645071
>Ease it in. Ask what they're doing first.

>>645071
>>Cut straight to the chase and ask Dorsie about Vicky.

>>645071
>>Cut straight to the chase and ask Dorsie about Vicky.
ALL ENGINES AHEAD FLANK

>>645071
>>Cut straight to the chase and ask Dorsie about Vicky.

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>>645071
"Hey, Dorsie." You star as you set on the edge of the pool, dipping your legs into the water. "I gotta question I wanna ask ya."

"Hm?" Dorsetshire takes a moment to look away from her notes, her British accent as strong as ever. "What do you need?"

"Um, well, it's about Vicky." You say.

"Ah, I see." Dorsetshire seems to sag, as if she was dreading this moment would come. "Portland, San Diego, perhaps we should continue this a a future juncture."

"All right." Portland nods and she and San Diego head off to apparently bother San Fran, no doubt to discourage her blatant drinking again.

"Ah, well... where do I start?" Dorsetshire sighs and leans back against the edge of the pool. "When the Abyssal war started, Victorious was one of the first Royal Navy ships to, how they term it, 'come back.'"

"Uh huh..." You nod, trying to listen in more.

"The first year was tough." Dorsetshire frowns, as if she was dredging up memories she'd rather prefer to keep buried. "Not enough ships, not enough shipgirls, endless waves of Abyssals. It was an endless gauntlet."

"That sounds horrible!" Anna gasps.

"It was, in many ways." Dorsetshire nods. "You should have seen Victorious in her prime. As resolute as Churchill, as regal as the Queen. For the longest time, she and Prince were the lone bulwark between Britain and the Abyssals."

"Prince? As in THE Prince of Wales?" Anna gasps again.

"The one and the same." Dorsetshire give a slight smile. "They were practically sister ships, holding the line. Victorious would keep the skies clear while Prince swept the oceans."

"I'm feeling the 'but' coming..." You predict.

"...but the stress was too much." Dorsetshire shakes her head. "There was one mission where they had to intercept an Abyssal raiding party. The weather was already bad that day. Low visibility and high winds. Prince wanted to cancel the mission, wait until the Abyssals got closer to shore so the RAF could handle them. But Victorious assured her that she could keep things covered."

"Oh no..." Anna gasped.

"Victorious spread her squadrons out just tad too wide, I'm afraid." Dorsetshire bites her lip. "An Abyssal bomber squadron managed to slip through cracks and Prince was their primary target."

"What... what happened." You're almost afraid of the answer.

(cont)

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>>645264

"Prince managed to limp back to port, but Victorious was never the same after that. She could never approach her out of guilt." Dorsetshire explained. "And that's when the other carriers began showing up. Ark Royal, Courageous, and others. When Victorious' star began to falter, they rose up to take her place, and I think that just made things worse for her."

"And why'd she end up all the way out here?" You raise an eyebrow.

"I suggested it, actually." The British cruiser reveals. "I was to be transferred to the Falklands to secure the islands, but since the Abyssals were never nearly as active in the south, I thought it would be a good chance for Victorious to find her footing again."

"It doesn't seem like it's working, though." You point out.

"Just give it time." Dorsetshire sighs. "I'm sure she'll come around."

>I think we need to be a bit more direct.
>All right, we'll trust your judgment on this.
>Other

>>645266
>All right, we'll trust your judgment on this.

>>645266
>>All right, we'll trust your judgment on this.

>>645266
>All right, we'll trust your judgment on this.

>>645266
>>All right, we'll trust your judgment on this.

>>645266
All right, we'll trust your judgment on this.

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>>645266
>>I think we need to be a bit more direct.
Got to get Vicky back on her feet!

>>645266
>>I think we need to be a bit more direct.

>>645266
>>I think we need to be a bit more DIRECT
LET'S HAVE WILLIE DEE ESCORT HER! THEN SHE'LL KNOW THAT SOMEBODY OUT THERE'S GOT IT WORSE!

>>645266
>>I think we need to be a bit more direct.

>>645319
This sounds just like extra bullying, hah.

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>>645266
"All right, we'll trust your judgment on this." You sigh, deferring to Dorsetshire's more reserved approach.

"Mmmmm, I still feel kinda bad for her..." Anna mumbles. "I mean, if she was as famous as you said she was, and now she's all the way down here basically hiding..."

"I think the break is good for her, in a way." Dorsetshire nods. "She's known nothing but endless stress ever since she came back, and, well, I don't think she knows how to feel anything else, which contributes to her current condition."

"I guess." You nod in agreement. "Thanks for telling us, Dorsie."

"I felt you had the right to know, after all you've done for us." Dorsetshire finally smiles. "Taking out Atlas takes a massive load off of our backs, and- oh dear, how much time as passed?"

Sure enough, now that Dorsie had pointed it out, the repair dock was practically abandoned. Looks like everybody got in their repairs for the day.

"Well, I suppose that's our cue to exit as well." Dorsetshire stands up and grabs her towel. "Until next time."

"Hnnnnn, what do we do now?" Anna asks.

>How about a bath with just the two of us~?
>Maybe we should talk to the Captain to find out what's next.
>Maybe we should see that Abyssal we captured.
>Let's go up on deck and get some fresh air!
>Other

>>645406
>>How about a bath with just the two of us~?

>>645406
>>>How about a bath with just the two of us~?

>>645406
>Maybe we should see that Abyssal we captured

>>645406
>>How about a bath with just the two of us~?

>>645406
>How about a bath with just the two of us~?

>>645406
>How about a bath with just the two of us~?
though I am curious about the abyssal, looked like a mix of port and anna that was then abyssalized iirc.

>>645406
>>How about a bath with just the two of us~?
How could we pick anything else?

>>645406
>>Maybe we should see that Abyssal we captured.

>>645406
>Maybe we should see that Abyssal we captured.

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>>645406
>>Maybe we should see that Abyssal we captured.

>>645406
>>How about a bath with just the two of us~?

>>645406
>>Maybe we should see that Abyssal we captured.

>>645406
>>How about a bath with just the two of us~?

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>>645406
"Ehehehe." You grin devilishly. "How about a bath with just the two of us?"

"Well, it does look like you need a little more time to repair!" Anna nods as she pokes a rather large bruise on your side that hadn't completely gone away.

"Not what I meant, Anna." You roll your eyes.

"Huh?" Anna blinks curiously before her antenna shoots straight up. "Oh... OH!"

You just chuckle as you slide back into the bath, the warm waters instantly going back to work on your damaged parts. Anna follows shortly, dropping in next to you.

"That was a real intense battle, huh?" Anna smiles. "Almost as intense as Midway, even!"

"Yeah, maybe a bit." You nod in agreement.

>As Anna what she was doing during the battle.
>Start a splash fight.
>Flirt
>Other

>>645476
>>As Anna what she was doing during the battle.

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>>645476
>>Flirt

>>645476
>>As Anna what she was doing during the battle.

>>645476
>>As Anna what she was doing during the battle.

>>645476
>>Flirt
She can't over heat she's being water cooled!

This logic is flawless!

>>645476
>Other
wrap an arm around her shoulders and just cuddle up.

>>645476
>Flirt

>>645476
>As Anna what she was doing during the battle.

>>645476
>Ask Anna what she was doing during the battle.

>>645489
This.

>>645476
>>FLIRT

I feel like there's missed opportunities in helping Victorious. There are limited time here. Hope we get another chance.

>>645476
>>Flirt
But carefully! We wont get another chance for a moment like this for a while.

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>>645476
You wrap an arm around Anna's bare shoulders and pull her a bit closer to you. Casually, of course. You didn't want to be too pushy. Anna's antenna twitches wildly, but she doesn't make any objections.

>Roll 1d20

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>645549
HERE COMES THE SNOW

>>645476
>>As Anna what she was doing during the battle.

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>645549

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>645549

>>645556
please be enough....

>>645549
>subs in the pool.

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>>645549
"This is pretty nice, isn't it?" You say happily as you watch the thin wisps of steam rise from the bath waters.

"Mhm!" Anna nods wordlessly as she snuggles her head against your shoulder. "I'm just glad you're okay, Hoel!"

"Well, I'm always fine!" You grin.

"You know... I really worry about you sometimes." Anna mumbles. "Especially on a mission like the last one, where I couldn't see or hear you because of the jamming and radio silence..."

"Hey, it's okay." You assure her and kiss Anna on the forehead. "You know me, I'll always find a way to come back!"

"Y-you better!" Anna giggles as she pokes you in your bruised side.

"Boy, you two sure look to be having a lot of fun."

The two of your freeze like deer in the headlights, and ever so slightly, you turn your head to see Eldridge sitting casually in the bath, barely a few meters away with the most smug and amused look on her face.

"Got room for one more~?" She giggles sweetly at your expense.

FUCKING STEALTH DESTROYER ESCORTS.

>Kinda your fault for not realizing she's here.
>SPY GET OUT REEEE
>COUNTER FLIRT
>Other

>>645596
>SPY GET OUT REEEE

>>645596
>>COUNTER FLIRT
WANNA JOIN THIS SQUADRON

>>645596
>>Kinda your fault for not realizing she's here.

>>645596
>>COUNTER FLIRT

>>645596
>>Glare death at Eldridge, snuggle harder.

>>645596
>COUNTER FLIRT

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Rolled 14, 17 = 31 (2d20)

>>645596
Was... was she trying to mock flirt with you? Well, TWO COULD PLAY AT THAT GAME! YOU WERE A FUCKING MASTER AT FLIRTING.

>Roll 1d20

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>645614

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>645614
NAT 20

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>645614

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>645614

Well at least it's not a crit fail...

>>645626
Nice try.

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>>645614
"Always looking to add to the squadron!" You grin as you open up your free arm, motioning for Eldridge to join you.

"Sorry, but I ain't like the subs!" Eldridge chuckles as she climbs out of the pool. "I think I"ll just let you two have your privacy!"

And with that the gifted destroyer escort makes her escape, apparently impervious to your charms.

Aw well, at least now you and Anna could-

And that's with Anna's antenna twitches wildly and starts sparking a bit, a clear sign that somebody was trying to radio her.

"Ignore it Annaaaaaa." You whine as you wrap your arms around her greedily.

"B-but I can't!" Anna whimpers. "It's from the Captain!"

>Oh, put it through, then.
>Just five more minutes!
>Other

>>645634
>Oh, put it through, then.

>>645634
>>Just five more minutes!

>>645634
>>Oh, put it through, then.

>>645634
>Oh, put it through, then.
>Other
>Pout while submerging up to our nose.

>>645634
>>Just five more minutes!

>>645634
>>Oh, put it through, then.

>>645634
>Oh, put it through, then.

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>>645634
"...oh." You sigh as you slink down into the water, submerging your head up to your nose and making bubbles in the water as you do an underwater pout. "I guess you can put it through, then."

"S-sorry, Hoel!" Anna says apologetically as she kisses you on the forehead too in an effort to make up for the inconvenience. It works. "H-hello? Yes, I'm, with Hoel actually- oh, you want her to come, too?"

Well, what the hell does this mean?

Anna's antenna then droops as the connection is cut.

"Um, the Captain wants to see you, too!" Anna reiterates as she clambers out of the pool. "I guess he already has our next deployment figured out?"

"Huh, wonder why he wants to drag me along, too." You frown.

"You're an important part of the squadron, of course!" Anna says cheerfully. "I guess the Captain appreciates your input on things!"

"Most of the things I suggest are to just blow everything." You point out.

"And it's worked so far!" Anna giggles.

She sort of has a point there.

The two of you make your way over to the briefing room, where you see Portland, Dorsetshire, San Diego, and surprisingly, Graf Spee all present.

"Ah, Hoel, good that you can make it." The Captain nods as he turns to the map. "I know it's rather early in the morning and you all want to get some rest, but I feel it's important to inform you of our next deployment."

And that's when you realize the shape on the map was extremely familiar. A shape that's been burned into your memory since the day you were launched.

Japan.

>And that's it for tonight! As always, next thread is next week. Don't forget Infinite Stars on Saturday!

>>645658
Thanks for running Merc.

>>645658
Thanks for running.

>>645658
See you next time, Merc!

>>645658
The crying Abyssal is ded? like so so ded?

>>645425
...wait, a mixture of a US CA and a US CVE...? Fuuuuck, that's an Independence-class CVL that's been Abyssalized.

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>>645425
>>645852
She's a full blown Base Princess. However, thankfully, she hasn't had time to "mature" into a terror like the Midway Princess was.

And it's always been a long standing suspicion among scientists and analysts that Abyssals so closely resemble existing shipgirls due to their inherent nature in attempting to copy anything that proves difficult to defeat.

>>646175
oh god that pic

>>646175
So Mulberry taken her under her wing?

Hoel is the new infamous kneecapper, heh, if they meet again....

Kneecap trauma ahoy!

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>>648045
>So Mulberry taken her under her wing?

Erm, not exactly...

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