>>921962
>>...Portland in the recovery ward.

>>921962
>...Indianapolis in the drydock.
She probably still hasn't let go of our hand.

>>921962
>>...Indianapolis in the drydock.

>you'd break the news to Portland in the morning. No sense getting her worked up now.

>>921962
>...Indianapolis in the drydock.

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>>921962
...Portland in the recovery ward

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>>921962
>...A local prostitute.

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>>921962
>>...Indianapolis in the drydock.
Time for another addition to Hoel's Kantai Collection!

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HEY MERC GUESS WHAT WARSHIP GIRLS DID TODAY

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>>921962
>>...Portland in the recovery ward.

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>>921988
second

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>>922000
>>922001
>>922002
CHINKFAGS GET OUT REEEEEEEEEEE

>>921962
>...Indianapolis in the drydock.

>>921962
>...Indianapolis in the drydock.

>>922000
>>922001
>>922002
>inb4 Chinese knockoff merch of us

>>921962
>>...Portland in the recovery ward.

>>922064
And then Taffy 3 critiques the merch for not being accurate

>>922000
THIS IS SO WRONG

>>922001
But maybe Woel can dress up like this instead.

>>922000
>>922001
>>922002
...Why do I feel the urge to puke?

>>922126
>Hoel: "My butt isn't THAT big!"
>Sam: "This is just horribly disproportional."
>Johnston: "They made my boobs too small!"

>>922211
>pulling the string on the back doesn't play a voiceline, but just lights up the toy and plays music

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>>921962
You decide to stick with Indy as she's rushed to the repair dock. Akashi does the best she can, mending and suturing the numerous cuts and lacerations on Indy's body and stemming all of the bleeding, but she's more of a Rig expert and the best she can do is dunk the poor cruiser into the repair pool and let the restorative waters do their work, at least until more specialized help can arrive.

You stick around, sitting at the side of the pool as Indy remains there, sleeping soundly but breathing through an oxygen mask.

"This definitely isn't battle damage of any kind. At least not from what I've seen." Akashi shakes her head, her fists balled and trembling. "Those monsters tortured her. Disassembled both her Rig and her body piece by piece."

"Why would they do something like that?" You mumble.

"I don't pretend to understand what the Abyssals think." Akashi grumbles. "But I suppose the best I can do is try to put what's left of her Rig back together. Can I trust you to keep an eye on her for the night?"

"Yeah, sure." You nod.

"Good, if anything happens, let me know right away." The repair ship instructs you as she starts putting on a pair of work gloves, obviously eager to set her mind on something else. "The workshop is just across the hall, you can't miss it."

"Gotcha."

With that, Akashi takes her leave, and it's just you and Indy again.

At that moment, you notice Indy squirming slightly in her sleep, a pained look on her face. Her injuries acting up again? Or just a bad dream?

>Best to keep your distance for now.
>You should try something to calm her down.
>Other

>>922245
>>You should try something to calm her down.
Headpats? hugs?

>>922245
>>You should try something to calm her down.
Humm Patriotic songs

>>922245
>>You should try something to calm her down.

hold her hand

>>922245
>You should try something to calm her down.

>>922245
>You should try something to calm her down.

>>922245
>You should try something to calm her down.

>>922245
>>You should try something to calm her down.

>>922254
>>922256
Lullaby?

>>922263
>>922256
>>922254
These three. Patriotic lullabies, headpats, and handholding.

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>>922282
>we actually have a very melodic singing voice
>Bunch of shipgirls come to see what pure, innocent maiden is singing so beautifully
>find us

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>>922245
Without hesitation, you quickly rush over to the edge of the pool and clasp one of Indy's hands in yours. It worked to calm her down before, and hopefully it would work again.

>Roll 1d20

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>922301
>>922301
Maybe we should get the fairies in on it?

>>922306

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9_EQ_NyY0M

>>922245
>You should try something to calm her down.

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>922306

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>922306

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>922306
Damn, missed last vote by just a few seconds.

>>922313
Welp. That went well...

>>922301
Remember that Clover is doing this show to shill records, merch and idol goods!

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>>922306
You kneel down, keeping Indy's hand held in one of your hands while gently stroking her soaked hair with the other. You're not too sure why, but you also start softly humming the first happy tune you could of.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acnt3r6z5ns

For what it's worth, it seems to work. Indy's squirming stops and her breathing stabilizes. It's at this point you can get a much better look at her. On the surface, you could definitely see some similarities between her and Portland, enough to suggest they were sisters. However, the diverging physical traits you could see were short, pale purplish hair as opposed to Portland's solid brunette shade, and purple eyes instead of Portland's reddish hue. And, somewhat amusing enough, you could immediately tell that Indy had better frontal assets than her sister. Way better assets.

Maybe she stole them from Portland when they were still being laid down?

Regardless, you continue to hum to her all throughout the night...

---

The next thing you know, your eyes slowly flutter open as you wake up the next morning. You find yourself lying awkwardly on the edge of the pool, your hand still clutching Indy's. Somebody was kind enough to drape a blanket over you and leave a mug of steaming hot chocolate next to you as well. Probably Akashi's doing.

You unconsciously let out a loud yawn and wonder what to do next.

>See if Indy is in any mood for talking.
>Check on Akashi.
>Better get Portland.
>Other

>>922364
>Better get Portland.

>>922364
>>See if Indy is in any mood for talking.
>>Better get Portland.

>>922364
>>Better get Portland.

>>922364
>>Better get Portland.

>>922364
>>See if Indy is in any mood for talking.
>>Check on Akashi.

>>922364
>Better get Portland.

>>922364
>>Better get Portland.

>>922364
>Better get Portland.

She's probably already going to be pissed we kept this from her as long as we have.

Also we need to make sure to keep Indy as far from Vahlen as possible. She'd either trigger Indy's PTSD when she hears what she does or else try to take Indy in for "examination".

>>922364
>See if Indy is in any mood for talking

>>922364
>>>See if Indy is in any mood for talking.
>>>Better get Portland.

Gotta step on this landmine sooner or later.

>>922383
Fortunately I bet Vahlen is too busy with her Artificial Shipgirl to care about damaged used goods.

>>922364
>>See if Indy is in any mood for talking.

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>>922393
And that's not even considering what the Abyssals are doing with the data they got.

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>>922412
What data could they really get out of torturing one shipgirl?

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>>922364
You suppose it was time to bite the bullet and inform Portland. You carefully slip your hand out of Indy's grip and pull out your phone, dialing in Portland's number.

"Yes?" Portland asks, not a hint of fatigue in her voice. Of course she'd be up this early. "It's rare for you to be up at this hour, Hoel."

"Yeah, well, uh, there's something we gotta talk about." You say rather vaguely.

"Really now?" Portland pretty clearly sensed the anxiety in your voice, which has put her on guard. "About what, exactly?"

>Tell her now over the phone.
>Go over to tell her in person.
>Tell her to come here to see for herself.
>Other

>>922428
>>Tell her to come here to see for herself.

>>922428
>Go over to tell her in person

>>922428
>Tell her to come here to see for herself.

>>922428
>>Go over to tell her in person.

>>922428
>>Go over to tell her in person.

>>922428
>Tell her to come here to see for herself.

>>922428
>>Other
"We found her."

>>922428
>Tell her now over the phone.
>Tell her to come here to see for herself

"We found Indy, she's alive and safe, but..."

>>922428
>Go over to tell her in person.

>>922428
>Tell her to come here to see for herself.

>>922437
>>922445
>>922451
>>922455
Portland is still gimped isn't she? She's not going to walk over unless we tell her over the phone.

>>922428
>Tell her to come here to see for herself.

>>922467
I'm sure she at least has a crutch.

Helps with the drama when she drops it upon seeing Indy.

>>922428
>>Go over to tell her in person.

>>922428
>>Tell her to come here to see for herself.

>>922428
>>Tell her to come here to see for herself.

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>>922428
"Um, I think it's better if you come see it in person." You explain cryptically. "I'm over at the repair dock. Uh, you should know where it is, right?"

"I do." Portland replies, still wary.

"Well, how about you come down right now? Post haste?"

"All right, but this better not be some prank, or I'm going to shove this crutch straight up your bilge." Portland grumbles.

You REALLY hope she doesn't do that.

It's only a scant few minutes later that you hear Portland's approach, the ticking of her crutch repeatedly impacting the ground giving her away. Portland hobbles into the repair dock without any apparent discomfort or difficulty. Looks like her leg was largely healed.

"All right Hoel, what is this-" Portland's yes then lock on to Indy, and she goes completely silent.

You're about to say something when Portland practically disappears from your vision, the only thing left of her being her crutch, which is left wobbling upright for a brief second before falling over with a CLUNK. You turn your head to see Portland leaping into the pool, practically throwing all decorum out of the window.

"Indy!" Portland gasps, embracing her sister as carefully but as intimately as she can.

Indy's eyes, still bloodshot and red, crack open and she utters a hoarse whisper, smiling for the very first time since you found her.

"Hey Sweet Pea..."

"What happened?!" Portland whips her had back to you, and you could see it. The pure fury hidden behind her eyes, like she was ready to burn the world down.

They frighteningly reminded you of Sam's eyes, in fact...

>Lie: Tell her you don't know.
>Half-truth: She took some serious battle damage.
>Truth: She was tortured.
>Other

>>922412
>>922422
What are the odds that we will get assault boosters for shipgirls?

Also I bet we haven't seen the last of Destroyer Princess yet

>>922553
>We found her at sea with these injuries

>>922553
>>Half-truth: She took some serious battle damage.
Calm down first, then full truth later. No exploding base plz.

>>922553
>>Truth: She was tortured.
This is not something you hide. You have to get it out in the open, or Portland will NEVER trust us.

>>922553
>>Calm her down as much as you can.
>>Truth: She was tortured.

>>922553
>>Half-truth: She took some serious battle damage.

>>922553
>Truth: She was tortured.

>>922553
>>Truth: She was tortured.

>>922553
>Truth: She was tortured.

>>922553
>Half-truth: She took some serious battle damage.

>>922553
>Truth: She was tortured.

I'd say try to catch Indy's eye first, check if she's okay with us telling Portland.

>>922553
>Truth: She was tortured.

>>922553
>>Truth: She was tortured.

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>>922561
It'd probably expensive to make if we try to get them individualized for a specific shipgirl. At the very least they'd go for a ship class, or a suit for everyone to use.

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>>922553
You really wanted to just flat out lie to Portland, to tell her a comfortable truth to ease the pain, but you knew that if you did that, there was no way she'd ever trust you again. So you take a deep breath as you bite the bullet.

Indy gives you a glance and slight nod, as if giving you her blessing. That eased your concerns, somewhat.

"Saratoga and Hazelwood managed to spring her from Abyssal custody. They... they messed her up pretty bad." You explain.

"I... I see." Portland pauses for a moment. At first you terrified that she'd just freaking explode at you for telling her something she didn't like to hear, but to her credit, and your relief, she manages to keep the lid on. "Hoel, I have a favor to ask of you."

"Y-yeah...?" You bite your lip. Portland's voice felt colder than any ice, chilling you to the bone just by hearing it. "W-what do ya need?"

"Can you please meet the Captain and tell him that I'm combat ready?" Portland asks as she calmly rips the cast around her freshly repaired leg off.

>Are you sure that's a good idea?
>Sure thing.
>No way.
>Other

>>922657
>>Sure thing.
Yeah sure whatever you say.

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>>922657
>>Are you sure that's a good idea?

>>922657
>>No way.
Portland is not ready for combat, she's just going to get herself hurt or even killed with damaged propulsion.

>>922657
>No way.
>Other
Indy needs you here

>>922657
>No way.
>"I'm not going to let you head out there unless Akashi gives the go-ahead. Do you honestly think that Indy would want to see you come back in an even worse state?"

>>922657
>No way.

>>922657
>Are you sure that's a good idea?

>>922657
>>No way

>>922657
>>No way.

>>922657
>>922672
Seconding, no intention of seeing Sweet Pea ending up like Kaz Miller

>>922672
>>922670
Seconding these.

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>>922657
"No. No way." You stamp your foot down. This one time, you weren't going to cow to what Portland wanted. "I'm not going to let you head out there unless Akashi gives the go-ahead. Do you honestly think that Indy would want to see you come back in an even worse state?"

>Roll 1d20+3

Rolled 8 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>922742

Rolled 5 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>922742
>>922742

Rolled 11 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>922742

Rolled 8 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>922742
And Hoel's heart grew three sizes that day

Rolled 4 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>922742

>>922742
>>922749
>>922753
>>922755
Thank GAWD Merc rolled low for once...

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>>922742
There's a brief, awkward silence between the two of you as you glare at Portland and she glares back at you. However, your words had clearly dug into Portland as her expression falters for a bit. She clearly didn't expect to hear that sort of outpour from you.

However, it's Indy that strikes the finishing blow. She yanks Portland's glasses off of her face and calmly puts them on.

"Indy, w-what are you doing?!" Portland gasps.

"The Abyssals broke mine, so I'm borrowing yours." Indy says quietly. Not quite a whisper, but barely audible nonetheless. "Akashi said she'd get a new pair for me, but it's taking too long."

"I-" Portland pauses and then sags. There was no way she could keep up her righteous indignation in these conditions. "Forget I said anything, Hoel."

Indy smiles as she pulls the oxygen mask off.

"Tell me a story, Sweet Pea!" She smiles again. "You look so much more... grizzled, is the word...?"

"Well, I did get my leg shot off the other day..." Portland mumbles, her face reddening.

Indy gasps and look down at Portland's legs.

"It's fine!" Portland insists, now completely flustered since she had no idea what to do.

It was kinda cute, actually, though suppose it was time to give the two cruisers their personal space.

>Go find Anna.
>Go greet Shen and Vita when they arrive.
>Talk strategy with the Captain and Admiral.
>Just wander around the base.
>Other

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>>922828
>>Other
Get an upgrade :^)

>>922828
>Just wander around the base.

>>922828
>>Go greet Shen and Vita when they arrive.
Upgrades man! Hit me!

>>922828
>>Go greet Shen and Vita when they arrive.

>>922836
Goddamn, mudhen!

>>922828
>>Go find Anna.

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>>922836
MUDHEEEEEEEN!

>>922836
Is it just me or is Hoel's midsection too long?

>>922847
maybe just a bit

>>922828
>>Just wander around the base.

Could find someone interesting. We can meet up with Anna and Vita another time

>>922828
>Go greet Shen and Vita when they arrive.

>>922836
What's the blue cloth represent?

>>922828
>Just wander around the base.

>>922855
>>922001

>>922828
>Go greet Shen and Vita when they arrive.

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>>922855
I think it's supposed to be some kind of cheongsam thing

>>922847
A bit, probably more exacerbated by using different proportions than the original.

>>922828
>Just wander around the base.

>>922828
>Go greet Shen and Vita when they arrive.

>>922828
>Go greet Shen and Vita when they arrive.
Upgrades!

Should we get a better gun, one which can pair with our AEGIS Suite better?
Or get a VLRS?

>>922898
We need some better guns, we got legs and eyes, but no teeth comparatively.

>>922898
>Should we get a better gun, one which can pair with our AEGIS Suite better?
Guns. Since we have the Radar already, getting better guns makes use of it even more.

>>922903
But VLS gives us access to cruise missiles, surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship missiles, and anti-submarine rockets, which all take advantage of our AEGIS Suite.

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>>922828
You decide to go greet Shen and Vita. You heard that they would be arriving this morning, so judging by the constant flights going in and and of Yokosuka nowadays, you figured they'd be arriving pretty soon.

You head out of the workshop, giving a respectful nod to Akashi as you pass. Akashi gives a happy wave as she puts the finishing touches on a pair of black framed glasses. You guess that like her sister, Indy normally sported her own set of spectacles.

You continue your way out of the workshop and into the harsh Pacific sun. It was a simple matter to hitch a ride to the airfield, where even now, you could see rows upon rows of cargo planes parked and unloading supplies, troops, personnel, and the occasional shipgirl getting transferred in. Meanwhile, more planes were landing just as fast as they could take off. It was a never ending stream.

However, you manage to spot a familiar old man and shipgirl walking along the tarmac, supervising the unloading of a number of crates.

"Yo! Old Man Shen!" You wave happily as you leap off the jeep you were hitching a ride on. "How's it going?"

"Ah, Hoel, keeping your Rig in good condition, I hope." Shen smiles at your greeting.

"Nope!" You chuckle.

"As I thought." Shen grins.

"And Vita! It's been forever!" You hug the British hospital ship.

"Haha, I hope you haven't been having any complications with the operation?" Vita pats you on the head. "No headaches or strange dreams?"

"Not really...." You shake your head.

"Excellent!" Vita smiles. "Now, about Indianapolis.."

"Yeah, she's at the workshop." You nod. "I can actually show ya the way."

"That would be most splendid." Vita smiles.

"I suppose we can trust the ground crew to handle our... 'cargo' safely." Shen grumbles.

"I suppose Vahlen's men could see to that." Vita sighs.

Now that she mentioned it, you could see those black clad Science Corps soldiers skulking about one of the cargo planes, giving the ground crew stink eyes whenever they got too close or got too touchy with the cargo.

Huh...

>Ask if Vahlen's here.
>Ask what their cargo is.
>Just take them to Indy.
>Other

>>922925
>>Ask if Vahlen's here.

>>922925
>Ask if Vahlen's here.

>>922925
>Ask what their cargo is.

>>922925
>>Ask if Vahlen's here.

>>922925
>Ask if Vahlen's here.
>Ask what their cargo is.

>>922925
>>Ask what their cargo is.

>>922925
>Ask what their cargo is.

>>922925
>Ask what their cargo is.

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>>922925
"Waitaminute, Vahlen's here?!" You gasp, your head swiveling around as if you could see her from here.

"No, not yet, anyways." Shen shakes his head. "She's busy putting the finishing touches on her current project. I'm not sure if I should be saying this, but it's likely we'll be seeing her new weapon deployed in the coming days as a demonstration."

"And the cargo?" You raise an eyebrow.

"Most if it is specialized fabrication equipment that we couldn't risk transporting to Japan previously." Shen explains. "That way, we can continue upgrades on you as well as starting getting the JMSDF's shipgirls up to speed."

"And...some of it is special gear for Vahlen and her project." Vita sighs.

"How do you know that?" You ask.

"Well, I suppose you can say I'm somewhat involved in it, too." Vita explains, and then looks at you. "And no, I'm not allowed to say anything about it."

>Press for info!
>Leave her be.
>Other

>>923002
>>Leave her be.
meh, whatever. We'll see it eventually, and knowing now does nothing anyways.

>>923002
>>Leave her be.
Chances of the new shipgirl getting Abyssal-ized during the demonstration?

>>923002
>Press for info!

>>923002
>>Other
"It's not another hat, is it?"

>>923002
>Leave her be.

>>923002
>>Leave her be.

>>923011
Not unless we become friends with her, which might be a problem if she's like one of those new kids who don't interact with those who aren't able to meet her standards.

>923015
By the way, did we forget about Woel?

>>923002
>Press for info!
>I've been involved in secret stuff with her too! You can tell me!

>>923002
>Other
Don't be like a dumb civvie and press for classified info we're not cleared for. Instead, ask about upgrades.

>>923023
>one of those new kids who don't interact with those who aren't able to meet her standards
If she's basically Vahlen's pampered pet project and kid who she keeps telling is special, then yeah, probably an overinflated ego that needs to be knocked down before she learns the proper power of friendship.

>>923002
>Leave her be.

>>923011
I have a feeling she's gonna look like a shipgirl but ping off everyone's sixth sense as an abyssal, and if she doesn't out-and-out abyssalize or otherwise go nuts during the demo we'll have to roll to resist tearing her apart, potentially followed by having to try to restrain the others who failed the previous roll.

>>923011
Cyber-Newtypes are prone to violent mood swings after all

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>>923028
Not sure if Woel really has the opportunity of communicating with us seeing as we don't know what the Russian Shipgirls are doing with her.

Maybe they have her under greater surveillance alongside the Hoppo that claimed to be Bismarck.

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>>923042
>Everybody wants to kill her
>Giving her an actually justified persecution complex
That'll just drive her further into loneliness and moping

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>>923046
What Hoppo? No that is clearly an elegant German battleship!

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>>923002
You decide to drop the issue. You felt that you weren't get anywhere trying to pry answers from Vita. Instead, you guide them back to the workshop, where Shen and Akashi graciously greet each other with a bow. You figure that they both were fairly familiar with each other, given their respective roles. Vita gives Akashi a polite handshake, as befitting her British status.

"Shen, Vita, it's so good to see you two again!" Akashi gushes happily. "I wish we were reuniting under better circumstances, but there is something I need your help with."

Akashi first motions to the shredded metal scraps that were all that was left of Indy's Rig. All that was left was the bare superstructure, everything extraneous brutally yet precisely removed.

"This is indeed serious." Shen frowns as he leans in the inspect the tattered Rig. "On a normal machine, I'd write it off and scrap it. We're going to have to start completely from the ground up on this one."

"I suppose that would give you an opportunity to test some new upgrades you were planning." Vita winks.

"I'd have to determine the full extent of the damage first, but that is a possibility." Shen agrees.

"Anyways, Vita, Indy is this way. I'd like to get a full physical on her as soon as possible." Akashi continues.

"Of course." Vita nods.

>Stick with Shen and talk about upgrades.
>Follow Vita and observe her diagnosis.
>Other

>>923063
You think Vahlen wouldn't deliberately plan that?

>Oh look at the natural shipgirls, they're so threatened by the new girl/prone to infighting, we should replace them all.

>>923002
>>Leave her be.

>>923070
>Stick with Shen and talk about upgrades.

>>923070
>Other
Let them do their jobs, wander around base

>>923070
>>Stick with Shen and talk about upgrades.
Upgrades!!!

>>923070
>>Stick with Shen and talk about upgrades.
Indy's Rig is so trashed, they might be better off building a Zumwalt Rig for her

>>923070
>Stick with Shen and talk about upgrades.

>>923070
>Stick with Shen and talk about upgrades.
VLS!
So we can launch literal tomahawks.

>>923090
>Bat replaced by actual tomahawk and harpoon gun.

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>tomahawk and harpoon gun
Time to go full Bloodborne?

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>>923070
"So, Shen, you don't happen to have any new upgrades or anything, do you?" You ask innocently.

"Hm, well, I do have a few new designs I was wanting to try out..." Shen nods as he examines what's left of Indy's Rig.

FIREPOWER

Mark 45 5"/54 Gun: A direct replacement for your current Mark 12 5"/38 guns, the Mark 45 cannon boasts improved fire rate, range, and penetration.

Railgun: A recent development, the railgun is the next generation of naval weaponry, providing a monstrous improvement in range, accuracy, and firepower. However, the power requirements and recoil of this weapon are so high that it would require the complete replacement of all current guns.

VLS System: Replaces your torpedo launchers with VLS cells capable of launching up to eight multipurpose missiles. Not compatible with helipad.

DEFENSE

Phalanx CIWS: Adds a rapid fire 20mm vulcan cannon capable of engaging aircraft, incoming munitions, and even light surface targets at close ranges.

SeaRAM: Adds a portable missile launcher that can engage aerial targets at a much longer range and accuracy than the Phalanx, but cannot engage surface targets.

Explosive Reactive Armor: ERA blocks placed at certain critical areas of your Rig will protect from the first hit that would otherwise cause catastrophic damage.

SENSORS

AEGIS Datalink (NEW): A modern radar is fearsome on its own, but when linked to the combined arsenal of the US Navy, it is nigh unstoppable. An AEGIS Datalink allows the user to directly or indirectly control any conventional asset with a datalink. Effects with other AEGIS Datalink-capable shipgirls are currently unknown.

Countermeasures Suite: A combination of decoys, chaff launchers, and electronic warfare modules can serve to defend from a wide range of threats.

Towed Sonar Array: Replaces your current sonar with a more modern towed array that vastly improves detection of underwater threats.

Drone Launcher: Adds a small catapult that can launch up to two automated drones that can serve as additional sensor platforms and scouts.

Helipad: Adds a helipad to your Rig that allows the use of a faerie helicopter, which can provide additional reconaissance, antisubmarine, and antiship duties. Not compatible with VLS.

PROPULSION

Diesel Electric Engines: Replaces your boilers with diesel engines in combination with electrical generators to improve speed and power generation.

Dynamic Screws: Propellers that can automatically change configuration serve to significantly increase maneuverability.

>You can currently take TWO upgrades. Let's pick the first one!
>FIREPOWER
>DEFENSE
>SENSORS
>PROPULSION

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>>923178
Whoops, and please note, the Diesel Electric Engines upgrade has already been taken, so please disregard it!

>>923178
>FIREPOWER

>>923178
>FIREPOWER

>>923178
>SENSORS
DATALINK!
Imagine the lewds we could do with/to Anna.

>>923178
>>FIREPOWER

>>923178
>FIREPOWER

>>923178
>Railgun: A recent development, the railgun is the next generation of naval weaponry, providing a monstrous improvement in range, accuracy, and firepower. However, the power requirements and recoil of this weapon are so high that it would require the complete replacement of all current guns.

HOLY SHIT! When did we get access to this?! I'm not sure why the other gun upgrade even exists when this is available!

>>923194
This. Sexting in battle? Yes please.

>>923202
>Not flooding the enemy comm network with a few dozen terrabytes of humanity on Abyssal pornography.

>>923178
Does the railgun upgrade means that we only have 1 gun?

>>923199
It will apparently result in the removal of our AA guns.

>>923209
Even if true, the power to rival Battleship artillery in firepower...

>>923216
Not to mention not being horribly unbalanced like a Monitor.

>>923194
Yes.

>>923216
Hoel would essentially become a sniper.
The AEGIS Suite has the radar range and fidelity needed to make the long-range shots accurate, but the cost is we'd have to be screened by other ships.

>>923216
One of our big jobs is AA screening for bigger boats. If we take a new gun, the mark 45 would be a better bet, as it is a dual purpose gun

>>923199
It destroys the purpose of a Destroyer.

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>>923230
It does change our job from (patrol boat) destroyer to (capital ship) destroyer

>>923178
I would think getting a VLS if we have access to ASROC and the AEGIS datalink

>>923178
>Diesel Electric Engines: Replaces your boilers with diesel engines in combination with electrical generators to improve speed and power generation.
Didn't we take this already?

I wish we had the upgrades tree.

>>923239
See >>923183

>>923239
We did. See>>923183

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>>923178
Okay, so it looks like our first upgrade will be for Firepower!

>Mark 45 guns
>Railgun
>VLS

>>923230
>>923231
That's cool. We'd be the first in the new kind of ship. Finally, we can take on enemy ships safely from afar. I don't mind giving up AA when every other DD other than us is still doing that job. We can be the rare type. Heck, since we have Radar, we were more useful as the command ship anyways, so we'd be better off in the center than in the front.

>>923245
>>Mark 45 guns
The rail gun will cripple us.

RIP my reading comprehension.

>>923245
>>Mark 45 guns

>>923245
>VLS

>>923245
>>Mark 45 guns

>>923245
>VLS

Next we should pick up a data link so we can paint/track targets for conventional ships.

>>923245
>>Mark 45 guns
Let's dual wield to increase our rate of fire!

>>923245
>>Railgun
Gimme that most powerful gun! Firing Main Cannon!

>>923245
>Railgun

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>>923245
>>VLS

>>923245
>VLS

>>923245
> VLS

>>923245
>Railgun

>>923245
>VLS

>>923245
>>Mark 45 guns

>>923245
>>Railgun

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>>923245
Okay, so it looks like we're going with the VLS for our first upgrade! Now on to the second!

>FIREPOWER
>DEFENSE
>SENSORS
>PROPULSION

>>923286
>SENSORS

>>923286
>DEFENSE

BULLY

CARRIERS

>>923286
>SENSORS

>>923286
>>DEFENSE
We have not invested in this category ever, not even once. Time to get some.

>>923286
>DEFENSE

>>923286
>SENSORS

>>923286
>DEFENSE

>>923286
>>SENSORS
Time for tele-lewd with Anna.

>>923286
>SENSORS

>>923286
>>DEFENSE

>>923286
If we were to get the Phalanx, and then later get the Railgun, would the Phalanx be removed?
Or would we get to keep the Phalanx because it's upgraded guns and not baseline guns?

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>>923306
Point defense weapons are still allowable, but you will lose all of your main guns, which are your primary damage dealers.

>>923286
>SENSORS

>>923286
>SENSORS

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>>923286
So it looks like you want SENSORs now!

>AEGIS Datalink
>Countermeasures Suite
>Towed Sonar Array
>Drone Launcher

>>923320
>AEGIS Datalink

>>923320
>>Towed Sonar Array
So we can kill the fucking subs with the new VLS we got.

>>923320
>>AEGIS Datalink

>>923320
>AEGIS Datalink
Assuming direct control

>>923320
>>AEGIS Datalink
Time for battlefield sexting!

>>923320
>AEGIS Datalink

>>923320
>AEGIS Datalink

Time to introduce the Abyss to the pain of networked warfare.

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>>923320
>>AEGIS Datalink

Time for more modernization.

>>923320
>AEGIS Datalink
Would the Datalink allow us to grab Towed Sonar Array data from a conventional AEGIS destroyer's Towed Sonar Array?

>>923320
>AEGIS Datalink

>>923336
Probably, since we will be sharing combat information and all.

>>923336
Yep, it would also allow us to get terminal data for our VLS missles from remote sources.

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>>923320
>VLS and AEGIS Datalink upgrades selected.

"An interesting choice." Shen chuckles. "At this rate, you'll become more an Arleigh Burke than a Fletcher!"

"Ha, I guess that's sorta true." You grin.

"But this would require quite a bit of retooling for your Rig. First things first, we'll have to pull those torpedo launchers of yours and graft on the VLS cells..." Shen nods, deep in thought. "Though I do have concerns about the AEGIS datalink."

"Why, because it might not work?" You ask.

"Not exactly." Shen shakes his head. "The shipgirl mounted AEGIS system is already tried and proven thanks to Annapolis."

Good old Anna.

"However, she's the only shipgirl so far that's taken the upgrade, so I can't say for sure what will happen if the two of you use the datalink to... 'interface' with each other." Shen words his statement carefully.

>Well, we can always test it out!
>I'll be careful with it. I promise.
>Other

>>923353
>>I'll be careful with it. I promise.

>>923353
>>923353

>>I'll be careful with it. I promise.

>inb4 our minds merge temporarily for NEWTYPE powres

>>923353
>I'll be careful with it. I promise.

>>923353
>Well, we can always test it out!

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>>923353
>>I'll be careful with it. I promise.

>>923356
>Newtype

>>923353
>Well, we can always test it out!
More fodder for the yuri doujins!

>>923353
>>Well, we can always test it out!

>>923353
>Well, we can always test it out!

>>923356
>>923363
Certainly can get weird being in a state of seeing and acting through ourselves and each other. Just hope we end up in the right body when we turn it off

>>923353
>>I'll be careful with it. I promise

>>923353
>Well, we can always test it out!

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>>923353
Well, it looks like we've got a tie, so it's time for a roll off!

1. Test
2. Careful

If we have both VLS and CIWS, would that provide enough AA that we could afford getting the Railgun?

>>923381
If you add the SeaRAM as well then probably.

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>>923375
"I promise I'll be careful!" You boast. "I don't think it'll be a problem!"

"I hope so." Shen nods. "I'll notify the Admiral that we'll be beginning a the next upgrade cycle. Once my equipment is unloaded we can start fabricating."

"How soon will it be ready?"

"If we pull an all nighter, and with Akashi's help, I think we can get the major work done by tomorrow." Shen notes. "So I suppose operations will be suspended for most of you while the upgrades are being carried out."

"Huh... okay." You shrug. "I guess that's not problem."

You look over to the repair dock, and see that there's a large "DO NOT DISTURB" sign stuck to the door. Guess you wouldn't be able to check in on Portland and Indy for now. With nothing else to do, you head out of the workshop...

...where you are subsequently ambushed by two familiar faces.

"Hey Hoeeeeel~!" Dace coos as she fondles your shoulders. "Long time no see~!"

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

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

First order of business is seeing if we can have AEGIS mindsex with Anna?

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>>923389
See you next time, Merc!

>>923369
>Hoel controlling Anna's Annas.

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>>923389
Thanks for running, Merc!
>In the name of the Admiralty, I cast thee out, lewdmarines!!!
This quest has gone full mecha musume, I bet the Kageros and Duckys must be jelly when they hear how incredible the Taffys are from DesDiv6

>>923393
Trippy nekkid Newtype spess!

>>923395
Hoel would be completely responsible in dealing with Anna's goods if she ends up in her body!

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>>923398
>Everybody going mecha musume
>Modernized weaponry, shields, crab arms, going whole hog mecha
>Shipgirl mobile armors someday

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>>923395
>Implying Anna has Annas

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>>923409
Them escort carriers.

>>923407
We did encounter Evil Harusame-Zeong last thread, hope she becomes another recurring rival.
> with an all-range attack and psychoshard in her Kai Ni upgrade

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>>923413
Just wait till she gets legs as an upgrade.

>>923410
Question Merc, is Hoel's hair blonde or Cole's reddish-brown? And what namefags are in your RPG campaign?

>>923423
Speaking of Cole....

How's the Christmas Special?

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>>923423
Hoel and Cole both have same hair color, which should be a shade of dirty blonde. It's just that different artists have different ideas of what dirty blonde looks like!

As for the other question, if they want to make it known, then they'll speak up themselves!

We didn't take the HELIPAD.
VLS means now we can't.
>I am disappoint, anons.

>>924195
Personally, I would have voted for guns had I been awake at the time. But VLS is a nice alternative, and with the jacked-up radar? That's some serious firepower Hoel can bring to bear.

>>923423
>And what namefags are in your RPG campaign?
I'll drop you a bone and see if you can't guess by the names of the shipsloots. Bear in mind that in this image, they've all been age-inverted, and that two in the bottom row are actually NPCs.

>>923429
Top to bottom, left to right:
KSM Seydlitz, Tashkent
USS Annapolis, USS Hoel, USS Portland
HMCS Ontario, HMCS Haida
HMS Dorsetshire, HMS Effingham
KMS Graf Spee, FNS Vetehinen
USS Idaho, USS Alabama
USS Jason
HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Victorious, HKS Pacifica

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