>>1245060
Houshou

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>1245060
1. Houshou
2. Sushi

>>1245080
houshou

>>1245060
Nachi

Shenanigans ho

>>1245060
Houshou all the way

>>1245060
Musashi and takao combo

remember pepole
do NOT give into lewd with houshou easily

>>1245060
I think 4chan ate my post, voting Houshou again in this case

>>1245060
>Houshou

>>1245096
my bad disregard this

>>1245095
So what should we do then?

Not that theres anything wrong with some dicking

Hosho is like pringles, once she pops she cant stop. Thats why vote sushi or takao, they need the love too

>>1245102
Houshou is need of some vanilla

>>1245102
keep a normal beaviour with her
it IS ok to dick her, but not every time

>>1245102
I suppose headpats and hand holding is the option, we must always use that when hosho happens

>>1245118
or use her rectum as a toilet

>>1245124
NAGATO DID IT

>>1245060
Houshou

>>1245128
Nagato is kinky in her own way, kuso miso tech guy would be proud of her

>>1245060
Sigh. I want Takao, but I agree that Houshou needs some face time.

MILFboat's up!

>>1245128
STILL WAS PRETTY GREAT

>>1245137
We'll see her again soonish definitely.

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'Houshou.’

To your surprise… she’s not clad in a towel. In fact, she looked more covered than she was compared to before, clad in a thick bathrobe that looked too luxurious and about a size too big. Not that it was hard to be bigger than her, of course, but it was definitely the first time that you’d seen her in something so… expensive. It was pink, fluffy and… more than that, it was puffy. She looked like she was in the epicenter of a furry marshmallow. You eye her up and down, confused as to her state.

‘LEIA gave it to me.’ Houshou grimaces – or at least you think she does; it was hard to tell between the all-encompassing bathrobe and the equally-fluffy towel that covered her head. You nod slowly. ‘She said that it was about a size too small for her and wanted to…’ She scrunches her nose, pouring what appeared to be a cleanser of sorts, ‘she gave it to me as a sort of gift.’

‘If you don’t think it’s appropriate, why don’t you give it back?’

She looks shocked at the very suggestion.

‘Of course I like it!’ She turns red – or rather, pink. Almost as pink as the robe and towel she sported. ‘I mean…’ she clears her throat, gathering herself, ‘it’s a gift – from a human that… cared enough to call me friend.’ A smile returns to her features, the pink on her cheeks slowly turning into maroon and…

Her smile going from one of embarrassment to one of fondness.

‘It’s something that’s nice to feel, once in a while.’

You open your mouth to say something… but ultimately find yourself speechless. Houshou was wearing an expression that you’d only seen once – and even then, only partly: when you’d been on the floor together, making love. That same fond upturn of her lips and that distant, yet warm shine in her eyes.

‘Am I distracting you, Commander?’

You stutter, gathering yourself. You realize that you’d been staring at her for quite some time. The warm look in her eyes was gone, replaced by that damnably inviting haze. Amidst her giggles, you begin your process of shaving your beard and brushing your teeth, not willing to get caught up in her pace just yet. It’s not long before you’re throwing your towel and eyepatch on the rack and, deciding to forgo the usual waiting for warm water, get under the cold droplets of shower, shivering as they make contact with your skin.

Houshou follows suit not long after, throwing you that same smile… but saying nothing else as she discards her robe and towel, washing herself under the frigid shower stall next to you.

>‘Not going to… you know, go through your usual rounds?’
>‘So, um… how are you handling this… cold period?’
>‘Houshou, when I was in Ominato, Kaga, she… did something to me.’
>‘Houshou, what can you tell me about past Quickenings, Overrides and Awakenings gone wrong?’
>‘How have things been on-base?’
>Write-In

>>1245188
>>‘How have things been on-base?’

Start with the normal stuff, go into the more serious bits later?

>>1245188
I'm unsure what is meant by 'cold period'. Lack of sex? A dry spell?

>>1245188
Before I go any further: PLEASE READ THIS LITTLE WARNING ON CONVERSATION TOPICS because people seem to have a lack of understanding on how I do things, so I'll be clearing them here.

1. You won't be able to ask all questions. Sometimes a character is as pressed for time as you are or they may not be comfortable answering certain questions. However, all questions will be taking units of time from the character you talk to.

2. Some topics will disappear. If the character leads in to something that would otherwise be answered in the other prompt, chances are that topic will be gone.

3. A guide for this is that technical discussions would generally take large chunk of time and thought. So when reading through the paragraphs, look for reminders of long stretches of time that have passed. e.g. "Several sips go by; a few rounds and hands dealt over time".]]

4. It's your job to manage what you want to ask among yourselves.

That's all.

>>1245200
It's lack of sex. For a Carrier, you've denied her a few times due to your job.

>>1245195
Also, re-refer to
>>1245201
I will allow a re-vote.

Remember the mission where we got nee-san.

>>1245188
>>‘Houshou, when I was in Ominato, Kaga, she… did something to me.’
must know damn it

>>1245206
CVL needs D badly.

>>1245188
>‘How have things been on-base?’

I'll agree with starting here, then hopefully moving into the question about Awakenings. I feel like we need to know a lot more about that topic.

>>1245213
should probably do that at the end of this day then, just make it all lovey-dovey to counter Houshou's lewdness

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>>1245206
1.
>‘Houshou, when I was in Ominato, Kaga, she… did something to me.’

2.
>‘How have things been on-base?

Also Mech'll be back in 45 minutes. some guard for his neighbor got the shit kicked out of them

>>1245223
>‘Houshou, when I was in Ominato, Kaga, she… did something to me.’ then

>>1245221
So, date+lewds?

>>1245234
yup, vanilla, vanilla

>>1245241
Handholding and headpats for the lewdest of lewds

>>1245188
>>‘Houshou, when I was in Ominato, Kaga, she… did something to me.’

changing >>1245195

>>1245254
no, missionary position and holding hands

>>1245188
>‘How have things been on-base?’
Play it smooth.

We need to apologize for lewd momboat for ignoring her

>>1245188
>>‘How have things been on-base?’

The Discord screencap collection has now been completely compiled, full of information both useful and inane. Enjoy.

http://imgur.com/a/6teTI

>>1245528
cheers mate.

Much appreciated.

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‘Houshou, when I was in Ominato, Kaga… she did something to me.’

Houshou frowns, turning so as to fully face you. She tilts her head, waiting for you to say your piece.

‘I went to see her in the Recovery Unit. The one that…’ You decided to skip the details and get to the meat of it. There was no point trying to add-on what was unnecessary. ‘She grabbed me; I don’t know if she was conscious or not, but when she took me I went into this really weird dream and there was this giant and it… I think it was going to kill me.’ You pause for a moment. ‘The Grand Lieutenant – he revived me later, but… I never bothered to ask what was going on. I thought I’d – !’

For the first time since she was assigned to you, you see her face contort – in your direction.

‘The first thing I’m going to tell you… is that you’re a moron to come anywhere close to a KanMusu that’s fully submerged in a Restoration Unit.’ She begins coolly – the veil of annoyance coming down upon her gaze. Whatever you had done – whatever had happened – she was something she was going straight for your jugular over. ‘That’s not even going into the dangers of what you went through yet – the concentration that we’re exposed to could very well kill you, you know that?’

‘I – !’

She steps out of her shower, glaring up at you and jabbing you almost painfully in the abdomen.

You’re reminded that she wasn’t just an oversexed lady, but a war machine holding almost a decade of front line experience.

‘Being Commander means you can be given low-to-moderate concentrations – it doesn’t mean that you can bathe in Fata Aqueous like it’s some magical mystery cure.’

‘I get that, but – !’

‘No. Buts.’ You quickly shut up. Her voice had taken the same tone when she had scolded those fairies from before. ‘You don’t understand just how much danger you were in. Do you even know what could have happened to you if you hadn’t been pulled out in time?’

She tempers herself, taking a step back and clutching her hand, her face unreadable.

‘That, and… I’m not sure that you understand how…’ she looks to her feet, her expression hidden by her wet locks of hair, ‘strongly she feels about you.’

She shakes her head, before glaring up at you again.

‘What you saw was what your mind perceived as a domination phenomenon.’ She reveals. ‘Kaga’s exposed psyche resonated with yours – her core must have been in the later stages of repair when you…’ she lets out a sigh, rubbing hjer temples, ‘It’s different for everyone, different for each and every Commander, every KanMusu, but the end result is the same: you either end up brain-dead, a vegetable or if you’re lucky, mildly insane.’

There’s a tired, shaken tone to her voice. She turns away from you, her shoulders echoing her sentiment.

‘Don’t you have something to say?’ She snaps at you.

>>1245588>'Don't you think you're overreacting a bit?' (Try to calm her down)
>'I'm sorry, I was ignorant.' (Apologize)
>'I didn't know there was a side of you this feisty. I like it.' (Get her in the mood and divert the argument)
>'You can't expect me to follow-through on every little detail.' (Argue your stance)
>Write-In

>>1245588
>>'I'm sorry, I was ignorant.' (Apologize)

>>1245601
>>'I'm sorry, I was ignorant.' (Apologize)

"I didn't know better. I really need to find some manual on these to read on before I get into these situations."

>>1245588
>>'I'm sorry, I was ignorant.' (Apologize)
Yeah, we fucked up

>>1245601
It's pretty hilarious how often us simply not knowing a thing everyone else knows fucks us over.

I'm thinking we should try to defend ourselves a bit. I mean, just /how/ are we supposed to know bloody well everything? I mean, show some spine.

>>1245588
>>'I didn't know there was a side of you this feisty. I like it.' (Get her in the mood and divert the argument)

>>1245618
Alright, let's add that in. We're sorry, but if somebody had just given as a basic guide to Admiralty duties and Commander-ing, we could've avoided a lot of danger

>>1245601
>'I'm sorry, I was ignorant.' (Apologize)

>>1245623
as well as basic guides on Shipgirl anatomy and repair styles

>>1245618
It's not so much you fucked up, it's more that Kaga going crazy like that wasn't on anyone's minds. There's a reason that the people wanted you to strip out of your clothes back when you were going to see your crew.

Although, you just being close and inciting a reaction in an effectively-sealed environment is... strange, considering instabilities occur through direct contact. So if you could inquire into this, you might be able to find out more.

>>1245623
Agreed. It's not our fault that we were never told.

>>1245634
Which selection would it be to inquire? None of them seem quite appropriate.

>>1245637
This is just the immediate reply to Houshou's demand. More options will follow after. You know how I operate. Just try not to piss her off further.

Before is too late ask houshou if she wants to prove our food later.

>>1245644
Hrm.
>>1245601
>'You can't expect me to follow-through on every little detail.' (Argue your stance)

Especially if it isn't obvious what those details are. Hindsight is 20/20.

>>1245601
>'I'm sorry, I was ignorant.' (Apologize)
In our defense, no one told us the girls could flip out and drag us into toxic goo while they were undergoing repairs.

>>1245669
You're about to find out why it wasn't on the warning label. Writing it up now.

>>1245588
Hey Mech,

How many of these little details that seem to be known by other military personnel were we supposed to have learned during our training process?

>>1245697
we didn't even make it past the selection process

>>1245697
This isn't something you learn. And military personnel doesn't know anything about this. You already know you risk insanity by being a Commander in the first place.

You just don't know how frequently the sources can pop up.

>>1245697
>>1245704

We can't possibly know every single detail. Ideally we should have been stopped by the techs at the repair bay.

>>1245704
Yeah I know we didn't pass muster, but I thought we went through some sort initial training

>>1245711
I think it was just showing up and letting them test you. IIRC Commander passed the aptitude tests to get his Stream hooked up to kanmusu, but failed everything else

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‘I’m sorry.’

‘Is that all you have to say?’

‘I was ignorant.’ You sigh. Even if you didn’t know what could have happened, you suppose you could have heeded the warning of the man who had attended to them and stayed out anyway. ‘I… I just went in for a visit and didn’t think anything about it. I was worried and… I decided that walking in and just seeing how they were doing was… look, I’m just sorry, all right – I didn’t know things could have been that bad.’

Houshou goes slightly wide-eyed, surprised at your declaration. Her gaze softens considerably, amidst the falling shower droplets, she wipes at her brow, continuing to wash herself.

‘No, I…’ She shakes her head, her hair whipping around as she begins scrub at her neck. ‘There haven’t been many cases where a KanMusu would initiate a Domination Phenomenon like that – Carriers are prone to it, but… your emotional connection with Kaga might be a lot stronger than I expected.’ She grimaces. ‘Akashi would have had a field day with the details.’ She shakes her head again, biting her lip. ‘It’s not… it’s not totally your fault.’

You tilt your head, slightly more confused than you were before.

‘The theoretical occurrence would have happened in a heightened state of awareness… or a connection, but if what you’re saying is true, then it could only mean that Kaga’s connection to you has never wholly closed.’ She gathers her arms underneath her breasts, looking more troubled by the moment. ‘It’s uncommon, but… I think it’s been left open all this time.’

‘What connection? The Stream?’

She opens her mouth to say something… before closing it, looking thoughtful.

‘The doorway – it must somehow still be ajar, but if Kaga attacked you and to initiate a Domination Phenomenon… something must be forcing it to stay open.’

‘What could be forcing it to stay open?’

‘Stress? Emotional need?’ She shrugs, less nonchalant and more genuinely clueless. ‘There have been cases, but… Domination Phenomenons have always been negligible save for a select few cases, and those only happened in controlled environments.’ She seems to bite the inside of her cheek, even deeper in thought. ‘It could be any… myriad of ways that could have left the pathway open after the artificial key – The RAY’s systems – were taken away. But if Kaga reacted to you without any contact, by proximity, then…’

She washes the back of her neck, turning away from you.

‘That means that there’s something between the both of you that has to be addressed… either from her end, or yours.’

Now she’s the one that looks apologetic.

‘I’m sorry, that’s all I know.’

>‘So what’s a Domination Phenomenon?’
>‘Does it have anything to do with Quickenings, Overrides and Awakenings?’
>‘Do you know anything at all about Shigure and Yuudachi?’
>‘How have things been on-base?’
>Write-In

>>1245709
Thanks for the reply Mech!

I was a little vague in what I was asking though, I was just wondering what sort of information we had learned about being a commander prior to actually becoming one due to the attack.

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>>1245735
1.>So whats a Domination Phenomenon
2.>Do you know anything at all about Shigure and Yuudachi?’

>>1245724
Oh okay, for some reason I thought at one point Mech had written that we were in some sort of classes but that we hadn't been good at paying attention to what they were telling us.

>>1245735
>>‘So what’s a Domination Phenomenon?’

>>1245735
Hm, looks like I made the wrong choice. Have the right idea about Kaga, though.

>‘So what’s a Domination Phenomenon?’

>>1245735
>>‘So what’s a Domination Phenomenon?’

>>1245735
>>‘Does it have anything to do with Quickenings, Overrides and Awakenings?’

>>1245735
>>‘So what’s a Domination Phenomenon?’

>>1245735
>‘So what’s a Domination Phenomenon?’

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‘So what is exactly a… domination phenomenon?’

Houshou doesn’t answer immediately, lathering her hair as much as she could afford. Her mouth opens and closes several times, trying to

‘It’s hard to explain, it’s… when there’s discrepancy between the two gateways that make a Stream.’ She adopts a troubled expression, eying you suspiciously. ‘A sort of… instability, you can say. It’s very rare to come across as even the worst domination phenomenon that could happen in the past just resulted in violent seizures, not…’ she shakes her head, ‘In any case, it’s what happens when an unstable Stream that is supposed to snap shut… doesn’t.’ Briefly pausing, she turns her gaze downward. ‘Kaga’s connection to you non-withstanding, the phenomena could potentially cause lasting mental damage by means of an unfiltered feedback, but… there’s never been a Stream so strong that it stays open even though unstable through natural means.’

‘What do you mean through natural means?’

She turns away from you, washing under her arms.

‘You’re aware of The Admiralty’s practices.’ There’s an edge in her voice.

‘So is that what I saw?’ You go on, hoping that she could answers as much as possible. ‘That giant.’

‘It could have just been how you perceived it was happening. No two experiences up here are the same after all.’ She raises two hands, slapping them together. ‘What concerns me more… is Kaga coming attacking you like that.’ She frowns again, looking up at you. ‘You didn’t put your hand in the unit or anything?’

She doesn’t sound angry – in fact, she sounds downright inquisitive now.

‘I was thinking about it – !’ At her deepening frown, you collect yourself. You didn’t ‘But I didn’t. She just reached out and pulled me in. No contact whatsoever.’

She brings a hand to her chin. Your showers wash the soap off you; as you wait for her answer, you begin cleaning yourself once more, wondering just why The Admiralty, let alone The Admiral or Vice-Admiral, hadn’t told you of this phenomena. If you had been in as much danger as The Grand Lieutenant and Houshou had implied, why hadn’t it been common knowledge that a domination phenomenon could have occurred?

‘I’m sorry, these kind of things… due to the nature of them, they’re not exactly common knowledge.’ She sighs, pinching the bridge of her nose. ‘

‘That’s all right – it’s not on you, really.’

‘I’m sorry I couldn’t explain any more than I have.’

‘No, you… you’ve done a lot for me.’ You stumble over your own words this time. ‘Thank you.’

Houshou doesn’t reply, instead going back to her own shower to finish off.

>‘What about Quickenings, Awakenings and Overrides, could there be a link between those?’
>‘Do you know anything about Shigure and Yuudachi?’
>‘How have things been on-base for you?’
>Shower in silence
>Write-In

>>1245961
>>‘How have things been on-base for you?’

Something simpler. Maybe also ask her if shes free later today.

>>1245961
>>‘Do you know anything about Shigure and Yuudachi?’

>>1245961
>>Shower in silence

>>1245961
>‘How have things been on-base for you?’
Let's get off of the unhappy topics.

>>1245961
>>‘How have things been on-base for you?’

>>1245961
>‘How have things been on-base for you?’

>>1245961
>>‘How have things been on-base for you?’

>>1245961
>‘Do you know anything about Shigure and Yuudachi?’

>>1245961
>>‘Do you know anything about Shigure and Yuudachi?’

>>1245961
>>‘Do you know anything about Shigure and Yuudachi?’

>>1245961
>>‘How have things been on-base for you?’

>>1246331
I actually wanted to vote for mombote, what the fuck was I thinking...

Oh well, vote is cast.

>>1246616
>>‘Shigure and Yuudachi.’

>>1246616
‘Shigure and Yuudachi.’

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‘How have things been on-base?’ You inquire. ‘For you, I mean?’

‘As busy as always, my capacity may not be stretched, but I still have to meet the usual demand.’ She chuckles, shutting the shower off to properly tend to her hair. She was practically decorated in bubbles now, from the tip of her head to the shoulders. ‘How about you?’

‘Can’t complain.’ You chuckle, your arm making a whirring sound as you rub your chest down. ‘Aside from the last couple of days, business goes on as usual, I suppose.’

She wears an enigmatic smile.

‘It’s not the tragedy that drowns us, it’s the routine that dulls the edges of our souls.’

You blink, surprised – you hadn’t expected that.

‘Didn’t know you were a reader.’

‘I can’t say that I am, but… he’s not bad, as far as autobiographies go, anyway.’ She massages her scalp, letting out another amused giggle. ‘Does sound pretty full of himself, though.’

‘Don’t they all?’

She smacks you on the arm. Despite being effectively metal, you feel small ripples coursing through your shoulder.

‘You’re horrible.’

‘Never ever passed myself for a boy scout.’

The both of you exchange hot smirks. She could be feisty when she wanted to be. There was an aura of a mature woman, wise in the ways of the world… of men; as casual as this encounter was, your head turns as you begin to see something different about the proximity between the both of you; she had always been so direct, brazen, but right now, here she was, humming a melody under her breath without so much as a suggestive thrust of her hips.

‘I just had to approve Yamashiro’s transfer back from the specialists; it’s been a chore, but I think that she’ll be able to get back into the swing of things.’ She wears a tight smile, her lips stretching more than she appeared comfortable with. ‘It wasn’t easy, but I managed to convince the ISSF to transfer her under The Admiral’s umbrella – she’ll be glad to be back in Yokosuka. Took a long while, but I managed to get her to come over here.’

‘Yamashiro?’

‘Fusou’s sister.’ She turns the knob, rinsing herself off. ‘But they couldn’t find a Commander to assign her to, so it’s going to be my job to sort that out in the meantime.’

‘Sounds more like Nagato’s domain.’

‘Nagato’s responsibilities are limited to on-base assignments.’ She pauses. ‘They’re not less in load, of course, just different. Kongou and I tended to be the go-to when the girls wanted something pushed through. Things didn’t change one bit, even when I was given a pension.’ She rubs her breasts down. ‘My assignment to you is a change in scenery – not responsibility.’

She whips her hair left and right.

‘Anything else?’

>‘Shigure and Yuudachi.’
>‘Do you mind explaining Quickenings, Awakenings and Overrides?’
>‘How’d you push a transfer through?’
>‘Nothing. Thanks.’
>Write-In

>>1246652
Get your head out of the gutter, child.

>>1246657
>>‘Shigure and Yuudachi.’

>>1246657
>>‘How’d you push a transfer through?’

>>1246657
I think we should ask about shigure / yuudachi sometime, maybe now maybe later. something like:

>Well if you've time you can explain what happened with Shigure and Yuudachi to me, but we could take it later instead if you wish.

>>1246657
>Write-in
Just a invite. How about you help me with the food later? I need someone to see if everything is fine.

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‘Is there anything I need to know about Shigure and Yuudachi?’

She practically jolts in place, her bewildered expression mixing together with a furrow of her brows as she regards you, surprised by your line of inquiry. You hadn’t thought that it would have… jolted her of all things – as one of the more decorated KanMusu, you’d have hoped that Houshou would know something – she’d been around more than anyone else in your Division; and outside of it, she was only second to Kongou in service. After the debacle in Ominato, you’d been hoping to get to the bottom of Shigure’s issues once and for all.

It wasn’t so much a mystery to solve as it was something you had to look into for her sake.

Shigure was part of your Division, after all, and everything that she came with was under your watch.

Houshou pauses, not quite meeting your eyes. She turns the knob and shuts the shower, biting her lip with her wet bangs falling all over the front of her face. Her mouth opens and closes in a pattern, rubbing her arms as she tries to register the weight of your question. You knew at this point that it was something big. There wasn’t much that rattled an old gun – and that Houshou, of all the ones under your command, was like this, had you determined to reel in as much as you could.

‘Yuudachi?’ She finally speaks, looking up to you, her eyes as cold as ice. There’s a steely quality to her voice – a simmering aggression that you’d seen whenever you’d questioned your old bosses. Right now, in Houshou, you saw that more than anything else. ‘How do you know about Yuudachi?’

‘I met her the other day, in Ominato.’

Her face goes blank. She clicks her tongue and looks away again – this wasn’t something that she was comfortable with, at all; you’re reluctant to push yourself, but Shigure had practically tried to tear through you to get to Yuudachi. That wasn’t something that you could just dismiss as a merely lapse in discipline or judgment – you didn’t want to sound so self-important, but you doubt that The Grand Lieutenant would still be breathing if you hadn’t jumped in there in the nick of time.

And you wouldn’t have been breathing if Nee-san hadn’t decided your skin was worth as much as hers.

‘Shigure had a violent reaction.’

That was as understated as it could get.

‘Commander… as much as I want to, I don’t think that…’ She holds herself, balancing on one foot as she regards you with an apologetic glance. ‘But if this is something that Shigure didn’t talk with you about… it’s hardly my place to do it. I’m sorry, but…’

She trails off, turning on her heel.

You grab her wrist, holding her in place with a desperate gaze.

She hesitates again.

>‘Shigure won’t talk to me, Houshou.’ (Roll a 1d6 each)
>Drop it

Rolled 4 (1d6)

>>1246708
>>‘Shigure won’t talk to me, Houshou.’ (Roll a 1d6 each)
I'm a sucker for dice

Rolled 5 (1d6)

>>1246708
>‘Shigure won’t talk to me, Houshou.’ (Roll a 1d6 each)

Rolled 5 (1d6)

>>1246708
>>‘Shigure won’t talk to me, Houshou.’ (Roll a 1d6 each)

Rolled 5 (1d6)

>>1246708
>‘Shigure won’t talk to me, Houshou.’ (Roll a 1d6 each)

>>1246710
>>1246712
>>1246713
>>1246715
I despise you all.

>>1246708
Do we need to be so hard?
>How do I get her to talk to me about it?

I get the feeling that Shigure is not going to be happy about us learning whatever her deal is not from her

>>1246721
Tell her that as payment, she call you Onii-chan instead of Commander.

>>1246724
Nii-san needs to help his imouto

>>1246729
Please disregard.

I wasn't being serious.

>>1246730
mech-niichan~

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‘Shigure won’t talk to me, Houshou.’

‘Commander, I…’

You approach her, placing both hands on her shoulder and fixing your good eye with her two, practically pleading with her. She looks away, looking more reluctant than ever – more eager to be away from you than anywhere near, but you press on. You try to get her to say something that will help – the helplessness you felt with Shigure, the broken, weeping form of your black-haired Destroyer… it was too much, too cruel to see once more. More than cracked glass, she was…

She was but a shell crying out for help.

Help you couldn’t give her other than two arms.

It wasn’t enough. Not as it was.

‘Please, if there’s anything that you know then… even if it’s just a little, I’d like you to tell me.’ At her silence, you press on. ‘I’ll keep my feet out of the water if you want me too… but if you don’t tell me, then I can’t… I can’t do anything.’

She pauses, considering your words. You shut the knob for the shower, the pitter-patter of the water against your skin and upon the floor more grating than you had expected it to be. You know that you’re practically looming over her by now, but at this point you didn’t care if she saw you as a pest or busybody. She falters for a bit… stepping away from you.

You let out a sigh. Perhaps you had pushed a little too far.

‘Some time ago, just over a year back…’ She begins, to your relief, wearing a solemn mask as she recounts the tale. ‘Shigure was part of a black operation; it was off the records but… well, rumors fly anyway. I’m not sure what the objective was, but… according to what I was able to find out, it… I’m not sure if it was a success or a failure, but…’ She clutches herself, looking more troubled by the word. ‘The Grand Lieutenant. Back then he was still a Vice-Admiral under The Admiral – !’

You go agape. You try to make sure you didn’t mishear it.

‘The Vice-Admiral served under… our Admiral?’

‘Yes.’ She affirms, softly.

‘So that’s why – I mean… go on.’

Houshou pauses for a long while, before gathering her strength… and pressing on.

‘The mission she undertook was a deep operation that was headed by Shigure’s sister Shiratsuyu. She was The Grand Lieutenant’s Sub-Commander back then, but something… something went wrong. Or right.’ ‘I can’t tell you all the details but according to what I know – from blank reports, Shigure and Yuudachi…’

She lets out a breath.

‘In the course of the operation’s execution… Shiratsuyu was made an objective. A target.’

Your blood runs cold.

‘It’s unclear but… either Shigure or Yuudachi were the ones to do so.’ She reveals solemnly. ‘The Grand Lieutenant was the one who issued the order.’

>‘She killed her own sister?’ (Outrage)
>‘The Grand Lieutenant did that? Why?’ (Calm)
>‘That’s…’ (Disbelief)
>Write-In

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>>1246744
>>‘The Grand Lieutenant did that? Why?’ (Calm)
She got Harbinger'd?

>>1246744
>‘The Grand Lieutenant did that? Why?’ (Calm)

>>1246744
>‘The Grand Lieutenant did that? Why?’ (Calm)

>>1246744
>>‘The Grand Lieutenant did that? Why?’ (Calm)

>>1246744
>>‘The Grand Lieutenant did that? Why?’ (Calm)

>>1246744
i remember the first "thing" that we cleaned from the GL thing
some kind of taken over kanmusu if i remember well
im sure that comes from this

‘The Grand Lieutenant did that? Why?’ (Calm)

>>1246744
>‘The Grand Lieutenant did that? Why?’ (Calm)

>>1246744


>‘She killed her own sister?’ (Outrage)

Like they couldnt find someone eils to do this?
Fuck even cops and firmen dont help there fimaly and friends couse they would break fourm

>>1246892
kanmusu are the only ones that can fight abyssand if my gut does not lie shiratsuyu got abyssal'd into an oni or something on like that, and she needed to die, fast

if its on the something like that
shit WILL be very fucked, that means theres something else up and about with tech and/or spiritual nonsense way above any of us

>>1246744
>>‘The Grand Lieutenant did that? Why?’ (Calm)

Btw, reminder:
>>1244079

>>1246892
The only things that can damage abyssal alloy are kanmusu weapons.

>>1246744
Considering that we're going to need to talk to Shigure about this, how much of this information should we use to get her to talk? I'm not entirely sure she'd handle her secret getting told by someone else very well. Maybe when we talk to her we can try to get it out of her ourselves first?

If anything it might be interesting to compare the two stories we'll get independent of one another. Also, uh... let's /not/ try to punch the GL for this, alright? He might be Wesker, but so far he's been /our/ Wesker.

>>1247055
true
he IS our wesker
but im not leting him dance around playing with weird, VERY DANGEROUS tech because hes our notwesker

>>1247112
I'm not saying that. I'm just saying we should try and avoid making him our enemy. We've got enough of that from the Admiralty Board.

>>1247120
true enough
but we are not having any weird equipment recuest from him

im not having a shiratsuyu or something again

>>1247055
Honestly, for all the shit he's pulled, what's done is done. Punching him on Shiggy's behalf won't fix anything.

And yeah, maybe we should see what Shiggy has to say first. Use only the most innocuous parts, if possible, to help prod her along into talking

>>1247055
Punching GL is a really bad decision, especially now.

>>1247017
>>1246900
Still could have goten a differnt team meber to do it or find a sub somewhere

>>1247396
all subs with exeption (by sheer lack of knowladge ) of yuu-chan are of the hunters lodge
the rogue killers
we are not geting a sub
unless we summon one?

>>1247426
We don't know magic, is too pricey and we are not that lucky

>>1247426
Summoning Modules haven't worked in 7 years

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‘The Grand Lieutenant?’ You furrow your brows, growing more and more confused by the second. ‘Why would he – ?’

‘I don’t know.’ She answers tightly. There was an aged, tired quality to her now; one that didn’t go well with her, you find. ‘The details of the Operation itself are beyond my access. I was only able to find out about it through bits and pieces from documents I was assigned to filter.’

She tucks her hair behind her ear, her cheeks sunken and her eyes reluctant to meet yours. The pause in her voice tells you that she wished to be pushed no further on the matter, but… as a Commander – as the man responsible for this Division, these Barracks… you knew that there was nothing to do but press on.

‘Is there anything else that you can share with me?’

She closes her eyes, taking a sharp intake of breath. It’s less of her trying to brace herself and more of her trying to gather what she knew. You give her the time to collect her thoughts – it was the least that you could do.

‘I know that The Admiral and The Grand Lieutenant never reconciled after the fight.’ You tilt your head, wondering how that reconciled with Shigure’s matter. ‘He wasn’t a ball of joy before, but The Grand Lieutenant was known to be very fond and respectful of The Admiral’s command when we were in Ominato. Back when he was still his Vice-Admiral.’

Your jaw loses what tightness it had before.

‘After The last Grand Lieutenant was forced into retirement, he headed the list of the potential candidates to replace him – the position was his not long after. Last I heard, Yuudachi was one of the few KanMusu still under his command.’ She takes a tone of finality, her eyes focusing on the tiles at your feet. ‘The Admiral was reassigned to Yokosuka after the former Admiral was reassigned to make up for the dwindling numbers.’

You nod.

‘Shigure?’

‘She was sent into confinement.’ She scrapes her fingers against her skin, growing more uncomfortable by the moment. ‘She’s been in and out but…’

‘But what?’

She hesitates to answer, shuffling her feet.

‘If you hadn’t taken her out… the Fairies would have banished her.’

You feel something twist in your gut.

‘The documents were in preliminary processing. She was deemed too dangerous. Nagato tried to help but as close as they – !’

Your head snaps down. That was something new.

‘Nagato?’ Something catches in your throat. ‘Nagato knew – ?’

Houshou opens her mouth to say something

‘I’m sorry, Commander, but that’s all I can say.’ She gives a swift bow, turning on her feet and moving towards the rack. ‘Have a good day.’

Houshou leaves, grabbing her things, leaving you to your lonesome.

END INTERLUDE

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>>1249484
>the Fairies would have banished her

Another one on the to-do list: talk to Nagato about Shiggy

>>1249518
Yeah... I'm starting to feel like we need to know as much as possible about this tangled web before we attempt to unravel it. If we do badly, it could very well mean the end of Shigure.

>>1249484
>the Fairies would have banished her.
welp, we dodged a bullet there, just need to keep her out of the line of fire

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There was no paperwork for today.

However, The Admiral had requested for you – along with the Vice-Admiral, who would join you later – to meet with him for an important strategic meeting in the now fully-restored town center. There had been no indication for a rush or a demand for state of dress; after all, the meeting would be taking place at about 0930 – the keyword about – which implied that it was an unofficial meeting organized among the three of you. You’re not quite sure what it was for, however: the details had only said as much. There was no set or pre-planned length, a list of the minutes…

Then again, the Admiral had never been conventional with operations.

That had been the message delivered by your lanky attendant, who had for some reason thought the best possible time for such an announcement was when you were clad in your underwear and standing half in the dark like a moron looking for clothes to wear. You’d swiftly ejected him from your room, of course… but you suppose that you did overreact by throwing a pencil holder in his direction and covering your nipples while screaming like a middle-aged woman.

Kaga had decided the same… and thrown a pillow in your direction to get you to keep quiet before falling back into her dreams.

The clock read that it was barely past 0730 – outside your room and in the hallway, you can hear the shuffle of feet, telling you that the rest of the Division was finally making their own start to the day. You open the closet again, putting your singlet on.

So what would you wear today?

>Fubuki T-Shirt
>Nagato Jacket
>Formal Wear
>Typical Casual Wear

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>1249784
>>Fubuki T-Shirt
>>Nagato Jacket
>>Typical Casual Wear

Considering the vagueness of this meeting's details, it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume casual wear is fine. We wouldn't want to show up dressed to the nines unless we had a specific reason to. And while I like the Nagato Jacket, I think a meeting might not be the best place to wear it, even if the meeting is more on the casual side. Though I'm probably overthinking this.

Either way, I think I'll go with:
>Typical Casual Wear

>>1249784
>>Typical Casual Wear
Unofficial meeting that ain't at the Admiral's usual place, so wearing something that doesn't stand out sounds good

Though why would we have a strategic meeting at the town center of all places?

>>1249784
>>Typical Casual Wear

Fair points from anons. Would love to pop on the nagato jacket but its really eye catching.

>>1249811
I like your thought process.

>>1249784
>Typical Casual Wear

Any ideas as to what the meeting might be about?

>>1249839
All I have to say about it is that you're about to meet someone you've always wanted to meet.

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>>1249847
Bongo dess?

>>1249852
Oh dear.

>>1249784
>Typical Casual Wear

I'm in agreement with the other Anon's. We might not want to stand out.

>>1249873

I wonder if we have a space jacket though.

It'll be useful for hiding things we might get from this meeting. Documents or what not. Windbreaker or something.

>>1249784
>>Nagato Jacket

>>1249784
>Typical Casual Wear

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Back when you were fat and shuffling from channel to channel on your old television set, they’d advertised weight loss products around every weekend morning; how the world would change when a pound fell off the scales; how the women would fawn over a man who was once a lump of meat and now a chiseled borderline-supermodel stomping down the street like he owned it. It was all pretentious, of course, just because someone lost weight didn’t mean that things were automatically better – life went on and you had to play catch-up for every waking moment, regardless of how much you weighed.

But damn if it didn’t feel good to realize that there wasn’t a hole in your belt to hold up your pants up properly.

‘Looking good.’ You turn around to see Kaga, now fully awake with a warm smile and her state of dress… barely there. ‘Although I’m not sure that’s standard regulation for Commanders to wear.’

‘The Admiral wants to see me.’

‘In slacks and a t-shirt?’ She delivers flatly, raising herself off the mattress and stretching. Her sleeping robe comes apart, barely hooking around the elbows and exposing her in all her glory, bandages and the like. She was uncaring of her exposure to you as you were suddenly conscious of it – you had seen her naked before; you had seen it many times. ‘Regulation must be getting a little lax since I was out on the field.

‘You were out on the field a few days ago.’ You deliver flatly. As much as you were used to her form… it didn’t make it any less attractive to you than you were to any of the others.

There was just something animalistic, primal, that just beckoned you… at least when it came to certain members of your Division.

‘Well,’ she gives an apologetic half-smile, ‘time doesn’t stand still for anyone.’

Her smile matches her gaze now; she’s prodding you much like she was before – how she always did things. Merciless, tender, cruel and lovely Kaga. You’d give her a title if you could.

She giggles lightly, her head buried in your chest.

‘I think it’s unofficial.’ You shrug, feeling a little uneasy at the affection. It almost always came with a catch. ‘He said it was going to be some kind of strategic meeting.’

‘Well, why don’t you bring one of the girls with you for the day?’ Kaga lovingly strokes your cheek… but that teasing, superior look in her eyes hadn’t faded one bit. ‘I don’t think anyone’s too busy. I checked.’

‘I don’t think I should keep them away from their duties…’ You hesitate as she pulls away. As much as you wanted to spend the day with your charges, this was a little too –

You feel her grab there.

‘Glad to see this hasn’t changed.’ She smirks.‘But I don’t know if it could, anyway.’

The door closes before you can get a word in edge-wise.

You swear under your breath.

>Bring someone with you (Specify)
>Go alone (Leave now)

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>1249946
>>Bring someone with you (Specify)
1.Shigu
2. Nagato

>>1249946
>Bring someone with you (Specify)
>Nagato

If this is a strategic meeting, then our sub-commander should be there

What do kanmusu dream about?

>>1249946
>>Bring someone with you (Takao)

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>>1249960
>What do kanmusu dream about?

>>1249961
Kek

While on that subject... why do carriers get a free intimacy pass again? I forgot.

>>1249946

hmmm. sub commander or a dependable secretary boat.

Mech did the note specify any particular need or just 'be here at this time to meet xxx'

>>1249963
>OOC: I'll be a little clearer. Imagine you're a robot, right? No emotions and shit, no love no hate, just doing your stuff. That's essentially the "CORE" of the KanMusu prior to their re-summoning. They're patriotic one-mission-one-done sort of machines. Now, imagine dying, not caring... but were loved "ENOUGH" that you were given a name and a purpose - the Shipgirls are not human and cannot into afterlife like mortals - like you and I. But you're a robot, so you don't give a shit and just drift, waiting for your next mission. Then you're ripped into this world from your rest to pay penance for your role in WAR, not understanding why you have to... and then you feel...

>Confusion. That's new. Fear. That's new, too.

>KanMusu summoned usually take more than a year to get used to their new form and their new legs, like a baby if you will... but what the most of them take a lot longer to handle are alien concepts like emotion, family, bonds and the like. Thank God for the fairies, amirite?

>Now, imagine, as a Carrier, conceptually your weapons... are PEOPLE. And that every single one of them has a hope, fear, dream, crime, prejudice and grudge. Now here you are, a robot who practically just summoned into a 2nd life as a human/elemental spirit to protect humanity - as it was, in your past life, that was your purpose and you are being called again. Carriers are more magically-inclined in their combat, while other ships save Akitsumaru and Akashi are more tech-inclined on the fairy spectrum.

>Because they're more magically inclined, they draw on the emotions and passions more often.

>To put it simply, imagine that every time you fire an arrow you have to tune out a cry of bloodlust from someone that served on you in your past life or a fear of not coming back.

>Not so easy being a Carrier... but as a side effect, they're a lot closer to humans than most other ships.

tl;dr They all automatically have an active libido unlike most other kanmusu, so them needing the dick is pretty much accepted

>>1249970
There's no rush or priority.

>>1249946
>Bring someone with you (Takao)

>>1249970
I argue to bring our sub-commander because, being our second-in-command, she'd need to know about overall strategy. Takao is a diplomat, a negotiator, not a leader.

>>1249976

I'd argue that our sub-commander's probably has other duties to attend to as our second. Bringing a dependable shipgirl to help out should be helpful in case we miss out anything and we can bring nagato up to speed when we get back.

I think one factor that might be important is: Does takao or nagato have casual clothes.

>>1249989
We'll just poke fun at them for being the only one in formal wear

>>1249995
Less about the formal wear and more about keeping a low profile. Shipgirl outfits standout and nagato's already very tall in 11land.

>>1249998
>nagato's already very tall in 11land
IIRC Commander's actually around her height. So she's tall-ish, but not freakily so.

>>1250000
Yea but thats a guys height. For a lady, shes pretty tall.

>>1249946
>>Bring someone with you (Takao)

Ask her to come in casual wear as well. Might as well try to keep a low profile.

inb4 date

>>1249946
>Bring someone with you (Nagato)

>>1249946
>Bring someone with you (Specify)
Takao >>1249946

>>1249946
>Bring someone with you (Specify) Takao in casual wear

>>1249946
>Bring someone with you (Specify)
Nagato

>>1249946
>Bring someone with you (Specify)
Nagato

>>1249946
>>Bring someone with you (Specify)
all for takao

>>1249946
>nagato

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It’s not long before you’re in front of Takao and Houshou’s room, your fist hesitant to knock. After that talk with Houshou, you’re reluctant to encounter again – and despite her baser urges, you’re quite sure she didn’t want to talk to you just yet either. Taking a deep breath, you decided that chances were fifty-fifty and you were going to have to see each other anyway. Your hand is barely a millimeter from the door when it opens. Revealing –

‘Takao…’

‘Oh, Commander.’ She drops into a bow. ‘Good morning.’

‘Good morning.’

‘Are you here to see Houshou?’

She sounds a tight saying it; as though she was biting on the words as they left.

‘I’m… here to see you, actually.’

She goes slightly agape. You don’t blame her; you’d barely initiated her in the last few days save for a few courteous gestures and professional exchanges; now, though, now there was room for you to proceed.

‘Yeah, I was wonder – !’

You finally take in the manner of her dress. Gone was the uniform, replaced by a white blouse and an all-too-tight skirt, what looked like a woven shopping bag hooked on her shoulder, filled to the brim with what appeared to be thin books.

‘What’re those?’

She instantly lights up.

‘Well, a lot of us have free time today, so… I decided to host a storybook session.’ Takao dives into the bag, taking out one of its contents. You think that it would be easier for her to unhook it before taking it out, but otherwise say nothing. ‘Nagato and Tenryuu helped me sign up for the volunteer program – it took me a while to be approved; the services are still under the MPs and they don’t take too kindly to Shipgirls… but they managed to push through a session from my part.’ She stumbles a little, balancing on one knee as she finally takes out a book. ‘It’s not much and I’m not sure if they’ll like it but…’

She proudly shoves one book under your nose.

‘I’d like to give it a shot.’

It was a picture of a bald man in a yellow jumpsuit, giving an almost-comical uppercut to a monster of sorts while a robot in the background looked on in awe.

‘You read comic books?’ You stare at her, baffled.

She stares back.

‘Doesn’t everybody?’

‘I’m sorry, I just have a hard time envisioning you reading comic books.’ You hand it back to her. She lets out a huff as she takes it back from you. ‘Is this an all-day thing?’

‘Well, not really… but the rotations haven’t been set yet. I tried checking with them but they haven’t gotten back to me… I decided to get early head start.’ She positively beams. ‘I hope they enjoy it.’

She looked so happy.

>‘Have a good one, then.’ (Look for someone else)
>‘I have to get going too.’ (Leave now)
>‘Actually, I was wondering if I could persuade you to accompany me for the day.’ (Convince her to go with you)
>Write-In

>>1250073
>>‘Have a good one, then.’ (Look for someone else)

>>1250073
>‘Have a good one, then.’ (Look for someone else)
nagato then

>>1250073
>>‘Have a good one, then.’ (Look for someone else)
Nagato

>>1250073
>‘Have a good one, then.’ (Look for someone else)
Look for Nagato

>>1250077
forgot to add nagato

...Guilt trip check succeeded

>>1250073
>‘Have a good one, then.’ (Nagato)

>>1250073
Argh, she looks like shes really looking forward to this.

>>‘Have a good one, then.’ (Look for someone else)
Nagato

"Have a good time. Where is it being held?"

>>1250073
>>‘Have a good one, then.’ (Look for someone else)
Nagato

>>1250073
>‘Have a good one, then.’ (Look for someone else)

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‘Have a good one, then.’ You give her a playful salute before you turn around. It was nice to see her so… cheerful for once; not that Takao hadn’t been a radiant bundle whenever she was around, but you’d always thought that it was some kind of… attempt, rather than coming from the bottom of her heart.

‘Commander?’

‘Yeah?’

You turn around… only to feel a pair of soft lips against your cheek with the soft press of a dainty thumb against your eyepatch.

Takao pulls back, more than satisfied.

‘Have a good one too.’

She’s gone before you can get a word in edge-wise.

You find yourself back at square one – companion-less for the day; it wasn’t as if you needed someone to accompany you, but Kaga’s suggestion was a good one. The times you’d spent with the members of your Division were fond and numerous… but it felt more like a schedule that you wanted to get organized rather than spontaneous; you knew that people had to make time for their lives, but you felt like there was more to you being next to them than just allocating a period of time for the day to just have a chat or two.

Another name comes to mind…

Nagato exits the bathroom, a towel around her body and her toiletries tucked underneath her arm, humming a marching tune as she headed towards her room, not noticing you quite yet. Raising your hand to catch her attention, you approach her.

‘Nagato, I was hoping to catch you.’

‘Oh?’ The still-wet form of your Sub-Commander stares at you, confused.

‘I was wondering if you were… busy today?’

‘I am.’ She nods, stoic as ever. Lifting a hand, she begins to count down. ‘I promised Fusou that I’d help her with the re-shuffling the organizational chart by today – it’s my fault that I hadn’t corrected it to suit her own schedule, so I’ll be doing that today. Then I have to meet the Head of MPs because of something someone did…’ You could have sworn she had worn a smirk for a brief moment, ‘and the Admiral wants me to assist in organizing the synergy between the Patrol Forces and Expeditionary Forces for the coming week…’ her shoulders slump, ‘with Yamashiro, who’s going to be under the Admiral’s umbrella.’

‘That’s… quite a day you have there.’

She laughs.

‘I’m used to it.’ An honest smile spreads across her lips. ‘I’m a little bit weird like that. Musashi’s always told me to slow down.’ She smiles fondly. ‘I think everyone has their own pace for their own things, right, Commander?’

She stretches upwards… before catching her towel before it hit the ground, pressing it against her breasts.

‘Oops.’

> ‘I won’t bother you. Sorry.’ (Look for someone else)
>‘Well, looks like we both have busy days then.’ (Leave now)
>‘Would you mind dropping it and accompany me for the day?’ (Persuade her to accompany you)

>>1250138
Tenryuu

>>1250157
>> ‘I won’t bother you. Sorry.’ (Look for someone else)
Sushi then i guess

>>1250157
Lets try tenryuu this time.
>inb4 mech has them all being busy

>>1250157
>> ‘I won’t bother you. Sorry.’ (Look for someone else)
Nuh mah gawd. Everyones busy.

Murakumo.

Rolled 4 (1d6)

>>1250157
>> ‘I won’t bother you. Sorry.’ (Look for someone else)
1. Musashi
2. Tenryuu
3. Murakumo
4. Yamato
5. Iowa
6. Samidare

>>1250157
>> ‘I won’t bother you. Sorry.’ (Look for someone else)
Tenryuu.

>>1250157
>‘Would you mind dropping it and accompany me for the day?’ (Persuade her to accompany you)
Tenryuu

>>1250157
Screw this, let's just go before we're late again.

>‘Well, looks like we both have busy days then.’ (Leave now)

>>1250175
Fuck,wrong option

>>1250157
everyone must have a free day today
time to man up and take the blows alone
>‘Well, looks like we both have busy days then.’ (Leave now)

If whoever else we find isn't free we have to get going already.

At this rate, everyones probably busy anyways.

>>1250157
>>‘Well, looks like we both have busy days then.’ (Leave now)
get sushi, if not then iowa

>>1250157
> ‘I won’t bother you. Sorry.’ (Look for someone else)
Samidare
I wonder if she has anything going on?

>>1250157
>‘Well, looks like we both have busy days then.’ (Leave now)
It's a sign, besides the Admiral might have envisioned it being just the three of us anyway

>>1250175
>>1250187
Which one is it guys?

>>1250196
Both~

If >>1250175 picks Tenryuu then it's the one on the lead with 4 votes. Otherwise tied between her and go alone (3-3)

>>1250157
> ‘I won’t bother you. Sorry.’ (Look for someone else)
Murakumo

Come to think of it, the one whos probbly the most free should be her.

I bet she intends to hold up in her room and play videogames the whole day.

>>1250157
Let's just go.
>‘Well, looks like we both have busy days then.’ (Leave now)

>>1250204
>dragging the poor girl away from her videogames

You got a black heart, Commander

>>1250209
Not as thought it'll be for the whole day.

But yes guilty as charged.

>>1250199
Tenryuu

>>1250196
musashi

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Nagato shares an apologetic smile with you before entering her room to change. Dejected, you make your way down the stairs to leave… only find yourself bumping into your Light Cruiser, clad in her usual work clothes and hauling what appeared to be a duffel bag. She eyes you quizzically, probably confused at just how lead-footed you were… before maneuvering around you with a harrumph, lifting the large bag above your head. Thinking that there was nothing to lose, you turn to her – perhaps by some miracle, she would actually tell you that she was as free as Kaga had mentioned.

‘Tenryuu, you wouldn’t happen to be free, would you?’ You ask, practically mumbling at this point. You prepare yourself to be shot down again.

‘Yup. Whole day off.’ She turns her gaze upon you, staring down from the top of the stairs. ‘Whatcha need, sir?’

You sigh. So much for company. You resign yourself to a long slog alone.

‘That’s what I thought.’ Scratching the back of your head, you begin to make your way for the front door. ‘Have a good one.’

A free day indeed. Even if the day was as free as Kaga had said it was… it looked as though many of them already had their plans for the day sorted out. As you step onto the now-clean wooden finish of the floor, you spy a pair of banana burritos on the counter along with a note – your attendant had left you with something to munch on prior to the start of the day before he had bolted from your sight. Perhaps you had been hard on him… after all, he was –

Yup. Whole day off.

It doesn’t even take ten seconds before you’re on the upper floor again.

You catch Tenryuu as she has one foot through the door, her arms clutching the large duffel bag as she tries to fit herself and the offending item inside. You push against the bag, keeping it as balanced possible – you hear a muffle of thanks as the both of you place the duffel bag down on the floor… where you find Nachi still snoring away, clad in her underwear and little else, her feet up in the air from the angle she was in.

‘Wait a minute, did you say you were free?’

‘Oh? Yeah.’ She eyes you quizzically, her mouth tilting with confusion. ‘Is there… something wrong with that? Because I kinda did all my off-combat duties yesterday.’

‘No, it’s not that.’

Almost a little too enthusiastically… you grab her hands.

‘H – Hey, look, I’m not that kinda girl. This is…’

>‘Do you mind accompanying me for the day?’
>‘You know what? Never mind.’
>Write-In

>>1250273
>>‘Do you mind accompanying me for the day?’
we also throw puppy dog eyes at her to lower her resistance

>>1250273
>im gonna go to the court, interogation and all
wanna come around?

>>1250273
>>‘Do you mind accompanying me for the day?’

>>1250273
>>‘Do you mind accompanying me for the day?’

>>1250273
>‘You know what? Never mind.’

>>1250273
>>‘Do you mind accompanying me for the day?’
Engage puppy dog mode

>>1250273
>>‘Do you mind accompanying me for the day?’

misunderstandings hoooo

>>1250273
>Write-In

Can we bullshit her that LEIA has a dance thing going on and we wanna pick her as partner?

>>1250322
whatever the hell for

>>1250338
To prank her

>>1250338
To further add to my >>1250343

Maybe she'll dress all cute and shit making the prank even more brutal, just as she likes them

>>1250343
Seems to be abit of a bad one.

>>1250349
nah

...that whole bit was fucking hilarious.

>>1250273

>>‘Do you mind accompanying me for the day?’

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‘Would you mind accompanying me for the day?’

Tenryuu makes a face. She obviously hadn’t planned for you to be a part of her for the day, but… for you, had it had been quite some time since you’d spent some alone time with her – as more than Commander and subordinate. Not that you had any unprofessional inclinations in mind, of course, but… you hadn’t really gotten to know Tenryuu as much as you had the others – you’d even shaved Nachi’s privates and been smacked around silly by Samidare’s oak branch, but you hadn’t really known Tenryuu.

The trip inland had revealed more about Iowa than he. In effect, she was still as much an enigma as when you had been the clueless man who had been dropped into this situation.

So you weren’t at all surprised at the look of reluctance that she wore.

‘I don’t know where you get the idea that I’m so free, ya know, I mean…’ She looks away, biting her lip.

‘You just said you were free, didn’t you?’ You frown at her. Her cheeks flushed, she looks away, caught.

‘I did, but…’ She lets out a rough sigh, crossing her arms as she stepped back. ‘F -Fine, but if anything comes up, then… even as a Commander, I can’t be at your beck and call the whole time, right? This isn’t… some sort of…’

She trails off. You can tell that she was trying to catch herself from agitating you through her own words.

‘Of course.’ You allow her the dignity of independence and rebellion, reaching out your experience in the suave and insightful, gesturing towards the stairs. ‘I think that much we have understood.’

Tenryuu lets out another breath.

‘Thank you, sir.’ She sounds a bit stiff… a lot more controlled.

You follow her back, opening the wrapping of your banana burrito and wolfing it down as you both make your way to the door. Outside, you see some maintenance men laying down some wiring, drilling up what appeared to be a broken underground cable. They tip their hat at you, to which you give a casual salute – Tenryuu had marched on ahead at this, prompting you to catch up with her at the exit.

‘So where’re we goin’?’

‘Town center.’ You indicate the general direction. ‘You don’t mind walking, do you?’

Tenryuu looks upward – it was overcast, like it always was these days.

‘You sure about that?’ She jabs her thumb upwards.

‘A little rain don’t hurt nobody.’

‘That’s from a horror movie.’

You grin back, mockingly bowing for her to take the first step.

She does.

>‘I’ve put it off long enough, but on your subversion of my authority back then…’ (Refer to her manner previous of conduct)
>‘So you’re still doing Quarter Master work when Yuubari asks you to?’ (Day to day discussion)
>‘If I didn’t ask you to come out with me, what would you have done the whole day anyway?’
>‘So… you wore anything that you bought yet?’
>‘Movie buff?’
>Write-In

>>1250948
>‘So you’re still doing Quarter Master work when Yuubari asks you to?’
aint no need to kill the girl mood here

>>1250948
>>‘Movie buff?’

>>1250948
>>‘Movie buff?’
then segue into
>‘I’ve put it off long enough, but on your subversion of my authority back then…’ (Refer to her manner previous of conduct)
and state that her accompanying you, for the foreseeable future is her punishment

>>1250948
>>‘Movie buff?’

>>1250948
Can I cast support for >>1250971

>>1250948
>>‘Movie buff?’

>>1250971
this for the lolz

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‘How do you know that’s from a horror movie?’ You frown as you cross the street, Tenryuu following behind you. Several men pop up from one of the abandoned stores, offering a rigid, if slightly casual, salute.

‘You pick things up.’ She smirks enigmatically, jogging ahead. You pick up the pace, keeping up with her as she transitions back into a walk.

‘You a movie buff or something?’ You frown. It’d made sense – Tenryuu did seem to have a flair for the theatrical… probably second only to Samidare, truthfully, despite her professional and upfront demeanor.

There was something about her that you suspected from the way she carried herself: that it was all bits and pieces from war heroes and veteran molded into one cocky mix. She stares at you with her good eye as this thought flows through your mind, unamused by the accusation.

‘What? No.’ She huffs, placing her hands into the pockets of her sweater. ‘I watched movies whenever one came into the local theater, but… well, most of the time it’s from when some of the Destroyers picked up a movie they wanted… and The Admiral’d put in a request for a preview reel or something to have a movie night.’ She pauses for a moment, mumbling under her breath, her pace dropping as she took step after step, word after word. ‘I think it was around… every two weeks, or when someone needed some cheering up.’

The both of you halt in the middle of a recently-cleared sector of a seafront block, the conversation carrying through.

‘Something to take their mind off things?’ You offer.

Tenryuu doesn’t answer immediately, glancing down the street, then upwards. The roofs of the buildings around you were being restored by personnel; you could her indistinct yelling from above, even if you couldn’t see them. You catch a swear word and insult, along with friendly laughter before you continue down the empty road, no one in sight.

‘Something like that.’ She nods, her tone taking a distant tone before laughing wryly. ‘You know… for war machines detached from humanity, simulating it… well, kinda sucks.’

Her smile doesn’t quite reach her eyes.

‘What?’

She laughs, but it’s more to defuse the suddenly-heavy air between the both of you more than genuine amusement.

‘Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad that I can feel something like… glad, but the things I’ve seen, the line of work that I’m in… you don’t think it’s something that’s more suited for a machine than someone who’s…’ She stumbled along the words, trailing off before looking away, her expression blank again.

‘Trying to be human?’

You feel your throat dry up.

‘You’re asking me this?’

‘I couldn’t answer Akatsuki, so… I guess I thought I’d try my luck with you.’

>‘Who’s Akatsuki?’
>‘I can’t answer you, sorry.’ (Leave the argument)
>‘Cold efficiency does look like the way to go.’
>‘I like the idea that it’s what keeps us going.’
>Write-In

>>1251105
>>‘I like the idea that it’s what keeps us going.’

>>1251105
>‘I like the idea that it’s what keeps us going.’
before anyone asks
akatsuki is dead

>>1251105
>>‘I like the idea that it’s what keeps us going.’

>>1251105
>‘I like the idea that it’s what keeps us going.’

Don't exist a right way to be human.

>>1251105
>‘I like the idea that it’s what keeps us going.’

Question-wise: Exactly /how/ totally awkward would it be to bring up that past incident? It seems to me we'd just come off as petty or peevish, but I dunno how a military organization would expect such things.

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>>1251105
>‘I like the idea that it’s what keeps us going.’

>>1251111
>akatsuki is dead

>>1251110
>>1251111
>>1251121
>>1251221
If you guys are wondering what's going on, I'm racking my brain here. Sorry for the delay.

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You had been working in the kitchen almost all your working life. You’d never come across the question of the advantages or disadvantages of personality and emotion against the stone wall of efficiency. At the end of the day, most of your bosses had counted what the register had collected over any other sort of gratification… and to be fair, at the end of the day, back then, you would have too. It was easier to be happy when you had money in your pocket – and easier to believe than the idea that anyone around you back then would have brought you an ounce of joy.

So, at the end of the day, you wondered… did the ledger weigh more than a warm hand?

‘I’d personally… I’d like the idea that it’s what keeps us going.’ You answer, albeit neutrally. You hadn’t expected to enter this in the first place… but a little experience went a long way, so you could at least lead into an eventual answer.

Hopefully.

‘Not a fan of number crunching, are we?’ There’s no humor in Tenryuu’s voice.

‘Not… totally a fan of it.’ Tenryuu’s words hit a small branch of thought. It was hard to find the words to put it into practice. ‘I mean, if that’s all that mattered, a tick in the mission box is pretty much all we’d have to account for, wouldn’t it?’

‘Admiralty would approve.’

You internally wince, feeling your eyepatch. A tell that you were racking your thoughts for conviction.

‘I think senseless waste is unwarranted whatever the situation.’ You offer, before catching yourself. That had been in favor of the opposite direction your argument was headed in. You try to backtrack however you can. ‘That’s efficiency at its purest.’

‘So a machine with emotions wouldn’t have much use in the context of judgment?’ She smiles enigmatically.

‘I never said that.’ You frown, wondering where she was taking the angle from. ‘Your question for me is if… simulating emotion was a waste of time for a fighter, a machine… a soldier – then if that were the case then, I’d agree.’ You could give yourself a pat on the back for coming up with that. ‘Simulation is pretentious. If you’re angry, you have the right to be angry, if you’re sad, then be sad… pretending to be something you’re not, putting an effort to be something that you think you don’t have a place in, there’s no place for that.’

‘So the solution… would be to stop.’

‘I never said that.’ You stop in your tracks, your thoughts collecting themselves once more. ‘Simulation is a waste – but I think emotion… emotion isn’t. I think… I do agree that simulation, pretending, is a waste. But if you can feel it, if the sadness, the anger… the happiness, if that’s genuine, then it’s not something to throw away.’

‘So if simulation is pretense… and someone was simulating… what is the value of the pretender?’

By that one question, you’re reminded that she is the most intelligent KanMusu in the Admiralty.

>>1251352
>‘That’s not my question to answer.’
>‘I’m sorry, I don’t know.’
>‘It’s…’ (Roll a 1d6 each)
>Write-In

>>1251355
...well fuck. Anyone here of a more philosphical bent than myself?

>>1251352
that be your value
in a basic level we ARE machines, im running a program, birds run a program, and so do pigs, rats,germs
everyone and everthing really
this is some high flying philosofies we talk here.
what is a human is probably the oldest question in the book of the world
but in the end, i like to think that what you are, what i am, depends on the viewer
i think im here to keep the fleet alive in any way possible, for example

>>1251352
>>Write-In
It would be no different than what they are mimicking. Whats inside really only matters to the person themselves. if they act the same, talk the same they essentially are the same.

>>1251352
>>1251363
Let me move to my laptop so I can write better and draw a bit from my own experience...

"The introspection required to realize that one is simply simulating rather than feeling is valuable in and of itself. There's nothing inherently /wrong/ with pretending, but the waste comes from putting effort into putting up a front for others to interact with. Connection is incredibly important for any social being and if people can't connect with the real person behind the facade then it's a disservice to everyone involved."

What I'm basically thinking is pretending to be something is a self-perpetuating cycle. The more you be someone else and witness other people connect with that /other/ self that you aren't, the less you're going to care. Even if your real self isn't nice or pretty or normal both you and everyone around you deserve to interact with /that/ and not the facade.

Am I making sense?

>>1251352
>Write-In
It's an excuse, a defense mechanism, used to justify certain things or deny the existence of others.

>>1251386
>>1251392
that be personas, facades, mask you put to apear someone else
not really about being human

>>1251401
What is a simulation but someone pretending? It could be argued that faking yourself in /incredibly/ human, but the Commander was just trying to make an arguement about life experience being more valuable than efficiency. And what is more rewarding than making personal connections with other people?

>>1251401
I feel in this situation Tenryuu like other kanmusu are using the whole we dont feel, only simulate thing as an excuse, ill assume to keep her going after whatever losses she might have had before.
Other kanmusu also use the whole war machine thing whenever they are mistreated in some way, even if we have clearly seen them have proper emotions and everything

I don't know if I'm tooting my own horn at this point or if I'm being the most pretentious fuck in the history of pretentious fucks by bringing this sort of argument to a fucking quest about Shipgirls.

Or if it's the fuck-damned third option and I'm actually giving people food for thought.

I just don't know anymore.

>>1251407
indeed
if something WE are the fakest of them all
we are gut a mere cook triing to be a commander
that IS the separation on the carriers to other ship girls at an end, carriers can actually feel lust, being a point closer to human

but we HAVE the greates example on shipgirls FEELING, not simulating

shigure feelt a MASIVE hate on yuudachi
there is no way that such hatred is artificial
they DO feel, they ARE alive

>>1251411
Well, what you've done here is basically boiled down how we've created the Commander's entire modus operandi into a single post. What Tenryuu is talking about here is effectively directly relevent to how we've been treating our girls like people instead of machines of war.

It's hard to sum things up like this. Do you see where I'm trying to go with it?

>>1251421
To be fair our original modus operandi was being Big Boss, but i guess it evolved from there.

>>1251421
I know what I posted.

My question for everyone is if they can figure out how the Hell I got from talking about Movies to a fucking crisis of facades and the simulation and worthiness of said simulation in a Quest that was just meant to be "The Grit of X-Com" meets "The Girls of KanMusu" with "Stolen Anime Character Designs".

If you can figure that out, get back to me. I'm done for the night.

Assalamualaikum and may the path to Rahmatullah guide you.

Because I can't.

you might preted to be human now
but i seen the girls grow more human by the time
shigure's hate, takao sadness
with the interaction with us humans you are stoping to "merely" pretend to be human, and start being human

>>1251355
>Write-In:
I do not know if I can say that for sure. But what makes humans, well humans is wanting to change. If genuine emotions are most value, want to change holds value too.

Humans can simulate emotions too lies is something simulated and masks is something we create to lessen the harms of these lies to ourselves

and with these masks we interact with other people with these same masks. In truth pretending is not a bad thing, but what is most value is what's is genuine to pretend is to want, is to want to change. The people in our division wants to change you know? Leia wants to help, Shigure feels anger, the carriers feel lust, Takao sadness and Yamato...

The point is that change is what makes someone human and pretending is part of being a human is.