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Time for BOTES!!!

Also in World of Warships, WG's NDA for Mutsu lifted, she's slow and squishy like the slug that she is...

>>1125012
>>Keep your distance and try to whittle her down with your guns and missiles.

>>1125012
What torpedoes? Didn't the VLS replace our torpedo tubes?

>>1125012
MERC!!!

>>1125035
Good catch there, the reason why we voted for VLS was because Hoel would still get ASROCs, which she isn't using this mission (16x ESSMs and 4x LRASMs IIRC)

>>1125012
>>Keep your distance and try to whittle her down with your guns and missiles.

>>1125012
>>Keep your distance and try to whittle her down with your guns and missiles.

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>>1125012
>>Keep your distance and try to whittle her down with your guns and missiles.

>>1125012
>Keep your distance and try to whittle her down with your guns and missiles.

>>1125012
>You need to get close in and hit her with torpedoes.

>>1125012
>>Keep your distance and try to whittle her down with your guns and missiles.

Try the longer ranged missiles first. Once they're used up, then use close-in weapons like the torps.

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>>1125012
You decide to keep your distance, your guns laying shell after shell into the Summer Princess. Of course, her Rig expands and reconfigures to shield her body from the brunt of your fire, and even with the thick armor, the sheer rate of fire of your guns was punching into the soft and exposed bits of her Rig, setting fires and destroying optics and other important bits.

However, that's when white, skull like fighters begin to emerge from her flight decks, taking to the air. Immediately, they're cut off by flights of F-35s as they dive in, vomiting missiles in all directions and scattering their formation.

"Go get her, Hoel!" Paz winks at you as she dodges a torpedo spread from the CL Princess.

With her fighters otherwise preoccupied, the Summer Princess just sighed as her heavy guns began to slowly traverse to lock onto you. Your missiles stowed away in your VLS cells bristled with anxiety, waiting to be given the order to launch.

>Go all out. Hit the Princess with everything you have.
>Split strike. Hit the Princess and her aircraft.
>Wipe out the fighters.
>Other

>>1125122
>Go all out. Hit the Princess with everything you have.

>>1125122
>Go all out. Hit the Princess with everything you have.

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>>1125122
>>Go all out. Hit the Princess with everything you have.

Is she getting

BORED?

>>1125122
>>Split strike. Hit the Princess and her aircraft.
This was what the Aegis Combat System was meant for, multiple strikes.
ESSMs and AA guns on the aircraft, 5-in guns and LRASMs on the Princess.

>>1125131
Too busy being an evil Brit, I hope Hoel makes her spill her tea.

>>1125122
>>Go all out. Hit the Princess with everything you have.

>>1125131
She's stronger than a BB princess which we can't fight evenly anyways. yeah this is boring for her.

>>1125122
>Go all out. Hit the Princess with everything you have.

>>1125122
>>Go all out. Hit the Princess with everything you have.

>>1125122
>>Go all out. Hit the Princess with everything you have.

>>1125122
>Go all out. Hit the Princess with everything you have.

Reminder to avoid BAD ENDS

>>1125122
>Go all out. Hit the Princess with everything you have.

>>1125122

>Go all out. Hit the Princess with everything you have.

>>1125145
>Not drinking the tea

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Rolled 7, 12, 18, 1 = 38 (4d20)

>>1125122
Up this close, there's really no need to stop to target the Princess. You get solid tone as 20 missiles erupt from your VLS launchers and streak towards the the Princess. And even though the ESSMs were meant to anti aircraft missiles, it was a simple matter to override their guidance systems to have them target the Princess instead.

>Roll 1d20+2

>>1125231

Rolled 11 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1125231

Rolled 15 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1125231
HERE COMES THE DIE

Rolled 1 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1125231

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Rolled 16 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1125231
>18

>>1125157
>stronger than a BB princess which we can't fight evenly anyways
Fought Anchorage Demon at San Diego - even with Sammy, still needed Midway to defeat her
Fought Tanager at Midway - needed Johnston and Heerman's help and mindfuckery
How does this Flight III (?) Hoel stack up, I wonder?

>>1125234

Fuck I entered the command in wrong

>>1125231
>1
>>1125238
>1

Erm.

>>1125238
Oops.

>>1125238
you motherfucker

>>1125238
It's ogre.

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>>1125238
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUU

Princess rolls 1, we roll 1, simultaneous FAIL?

>>1125243

We both eat shit I guess XD

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>>1125231
Uh oh! Fortunately, you have 1 FATE POINT! Would you like to use it to cancel that 1?

>Y
>N

>>1125262

>Y

>>1125262
>Y

Need to take advantage of her 1.

>>1125262
>>Y

>>1125262
>>Y

>>1125262
>Y

>>1125262
>>Y

Remember, once the battle's winding down we need to find Pacifica and tell her all the myriad ways that her mother's a cunt.

>>1125262
>>N

>>1125295

I think she already knows how much of a cunt she is. But we should reinforce the idea.

>>1125189
>Hoel becomes Princess' Pet and has to wear weird stuff

>>1125295
Before or after the beach episode?

Also Hoel's Kantai Collection update:
>Annapolis
>Johnston and Heerman
>Portland and Indy
>Haida
>Graf Spee
>Yamato
>Dolphin
>NANODEATH
>Woel
>Paz

>>1125262
>Y

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>>1125305
Weird stuff...

>>1125310
Preferably before the Battle for Singapore ends. She might be dragged off if we wait for the postbattle.

>>1125310
Maybe erase Nanodeath and Graf Spee. Not like we see them so often.

>>1125310

Before.

That way she will try and escape so she can be at the beach episode.

>>1125323
I sometimes wonder if like Hoel, Captain Takeuchi has a Kantai Collection of his own, a shipgirl in every port. And the North Atlantic shipwaifu is Tirpitz, as played by Karla

>>1125323
We should interact with all instead of the sisters.

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>>1125262
>FATE POINT used!
>No FATE POINTS remain!

The LRASMs spear out ahead of the rest of your volley, their built in seekers searching for the most vulnerable areas of the Princess' Rig. Four missiles fly out and find their targets, four massive explosions rippling across the Princess' Rig as her flight decks are reduced to ash, preventing her from launching any more fighters.

Meanwhile, your sixteen ESSMs spiral and twirl through the air as they come down, smaller explosions rippling across the Princess's Rig and inflicting more damage. A handful come down straight from above, and the Princess casually opens up an umbrella.

A fucking umbrella!

However, that umbrella was made out of tough shit, as it manages to repel most of the missiles, but the impacts completely shred apart the "fabric" and set it aflame.

Some smoking embers fall into the Princess' teacup and her eyebrow visibly twitches.

"If you're so intent on throwing all your firepower away, I suppose I should return the favor..." She sighs as she actually stands up, her Rig starting to unfurl like a rotten flower, more guns beginning to protrude out and taking aim at you.

Well shit.

>Call for assistance.
>Bob and weave!
>Charge!
>Other

>>1125310
We haven't done anything lewd or accidently lewd with Haida yet, and only really interact in battle with her. We should fix this. learn some CQC from here and have a bunch of tumbles and grabbing the wrong areas 'accadently'.

>>1125353
>>Charge!

>>1125353
>Charge!

>>1125353
>Bob and weave!

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>>1125353
>>Charge!
BATTER UP

>>1125353
>Call for assistance.
>Bob and weave!


You see this right here is why we should have had Paz help us. We are outclassed as fuck.

>>1125353

Charging is probably stupid and will get us killed........ lets do it!

>Charge!

>>1125353
>>Charge!
Hopefully she's only loaded with AP rounds because that's what the historical coastal guns were only ever loaded with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTNHa1ZnggE

>>1125353
>Charge!
>Chase splashes. Worked at Samar, probably will work here...?

>>1125360
It might as well be a one sided unrequited love, like Ocelot for Big Boss. Haida's usually around when Hoel needs backup.

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Rolled 2, 18, 1, 9 = 30 (4d20)

>>1125353
Okay, it was now or never. You start pouring power into your engines, trying to get up to max speed as quickly as possible. You needed to take this fight up close where her guns wouldn't be as effective...!

>Roll 1d20+1

>>1125353
>Other: RAMMING SPEED!

Rolled 13 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>1125411

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>1125411

LETS GO

Rolled 15 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>1125411

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>>1125411

>1

>>1125418
>>1125419
>>1125421
Looks like we beat her rolls, but that 18 and 1 though...

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>>1125411
Fortunately for you, it doesn't look as if the Summer Princess was expecting the sheer power of your acceleration. You shoot forward like a cannonball before her turrets even have a chance to track you. She tries to close up her Rig to block your path, but she's not quite fast enough to stop your swing. Your bat manages to find a gap in her defenses and the steel club whistles through...

...and strikes the teacup the Princess is holding gingerly in her hand. You can feel her wrist snap and break under the impact, but even worse, her teacup falls from her hand and shatters on her Rig, spilling shards of cup and tea all over the black carapace.

And that's when the Princess' eyes go red.

"No more games." The Princess growls as her Rig looks to be... receding in to her...?

However, you don't have a lot of time to mull on the matter when the entire room suddenly flips over upside down. Water splashes and spills out of the hole in the ceiling, which was now the floor. You feel a brief sensation of vertigo and your brain goes into datalink mode to let you analyze the situation.

The room did in fact flip upside down in an extremely rapid fashion. Looking around, you could see that the DD and CL Princess apparently didn't get the memo and were toppling head over heels out of the hole below.

Unfortunately, your fellow shipgirls weren't faring any better. You could see Portland tumbling, her glasses askew. Kidd was also tumbling, Pepe gripping the collar of her shirt and tugging, his wings frozen in a panicked mid-flap, as if his tiny wings would be able to lift his master out of danger. Paz was somehow still on her feet, trying to reach for the other two shipgirls.

>Steady yourself and hope the others can manage.
>You have to try and help them.
>Other

>>1125475
>>You have to try and help them.

>>1125475
>>You have to try and help them.

>>1125475
>You have to try and help them.

>>1125475

>You have to try and help them

>>1125475
>>You have to try and help them.

>>1125475
>>Steady yourself and hope the others can manage

They would be fine.

>>1125475
>You have to try and help them.

It's good to see Paz is trying to help them. she's a good little sister.

>>1125475
>>You have to try and help them.

>>1125475
>You have to try and help them.

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>>1125475
Damn! Maybe if you could twist your body to left, you could get enough momentum to flip yourself back on your feet and do something...

>Roll 1d20

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>1125536

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>1125536
WITNESS ME

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>1125536

>>1125542
That'll do, anon, that'll do.

>>1125539
WITNESSED!

>>1125539
>>1125542
based RNGsus

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>>1125554

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>>1125536
Time suddenly snaps back into motion as you perform your midair twist with a speed and grace that would impress even an Olympic gymnast as you land on your feet. You take advantage of the water flowing out to drive your momentum forward, skating down at full speed. You scoop grab Kidd's hand first and drag her along as you reach out to Portland, who manages to get a grip on your other arm.

That's when you strain as you switch your engines into full reverse, trying to fight gravity and the current of the falling water.

Exactly the moment the Princess was waiting for. She brings all her guns to bear on you, Kidd, and Portland. Your friends weren't back up on their feet yet and you couldn't maneuver while you were holding on to them-

And that's when Paz interposes herself between you and the Princess, her arms held up in a defensive pose. Two slabs of armor plate sketch themselves into existence over her arms like massive shields just in time to absorb the full fury of the Princess' barrage.

"T-this is about all I can do, Big Sis!" Paz winces as she hold her ground. "The rest is up to you!"

>Draw the Princess' fire while Kidd and Portland attack.
>All three of you attack her at once.
>You need more backup...
>Other

>>1125584
>All three of you attack her at once.

>>1125584
>>All three of you attack her at once.

>>1125584
>>You need more backup...

>>1125584

>All three of you attack her at once.

>>1125584
>>All three of you attack her at once.

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>>1125584
>>All three of you attack her at once.

Also Paz tanking reminds me of this picture

>>1125584
>>All three of you attack her at once.
>>You need more backup...
Paz needs to get her licks in, too.

>>1125584
>All three of you attack her at once.

>>1125584
>>You need more backup...

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Rolled 9, 20, 2, 2, 3, 13 = 49 (6d20)

>>1125584
"Come on, let's kill this bitch!" You growl to Portland and Kidd as you break cover to bring all your guns to bear.

"Of course." Portland nods as her 8-inchers swivel to target.

"Yaaar! A proper firing line this be!" Kidd hollers as she pulls out a freaking blunderbuss.

>Roll 1d20

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>1125644

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>1125644

RNGsus guide my dice!

>>1125644

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Rolled 19, 13, 2 = 34 (3d20)

>>1125644
...

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>1125644

>>1125660
Welp, time to clean up this mess.

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>>1125660
WELL

Looks like you just rolled a 20! Would you like to bank it for a FATE POINT?

>Y
>N

>>1125660

HERE COMES THE SNOW

>>1125648
>>1125651
>>1125660
STRONGEST DESTROYER EVER INDEED

>>1125666
>>N

>>1125666
>>Y

>>1125666

>N

>>1125666
N

>>1125666
>N

Gotta counter the Princess' roll.

>>1125644
>>1125677
that's port and kid's rolls

>>1125666
>N

>>1125666
I think a crit might be our only chance of finishing her.

>>1125681
Wait, yep, fuck. I need more sleep.

>>1125666
>>Y

>>1125666

>N
So are we going to offer the Princess mercy if she gets on her knees and kiss our foot?

>>1125681
She still rolled a 19.

>>1125666
>>N

>>1125694

We have 2 nat 20s against it..

This is gonna be glorious.

>>1125666
So I'm wondering at which point will National Command Authority decide that with all those Abyssal Princess kills, Hoel is too valuable as a PR tool to risk sending out and instead make her a secretary ship like Sammy?

>>1125713

They wouldn't make Hoel a secretary. They would make her an idol. Then the quest would then be renamed "Kancolle Idol management Quest".

>>1125720
The word you're looking for is "Rock Star" or "Punk Singer", not "Idol". Hoel an American ship dammit.

>>1125666
>N

>>1125713
That would be an interesting turn out, for a bit. A joke episode/thread where each roll is like, filing paperwork and other mundane shit while we keep hearing things over the radio.

Roll a natural 20 on making sure the correct coloured tabs are on the reports, and get a head pat from the admiral.

Come in late at night to fix a mistake, and catch NorCar and Kongou squaring off.

Buddy time with Sammy.

>>1125666
>>N

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Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>1125732

>Hoel is tasked with making coffee for the admiral
>Nat 1
>Hoel's brew of Navy Coffee puts the admiral in hospital with heart palpitations

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>>1125666
Portland, funnily enough, is the first on the draw. She steps out from behind Paz's protective shield and readjusts her glasses as her guns lock on to the Princess. And just like that, all nine guns fire, and all nine shots slam into the Princess' true body, tearing through her clothes and skin like paper.

Kidd adds in her firepower, firing her blunderbuss which sends a storm of pellets in the Princess' direction, but it's not nearly as effective as Portland's volley, most of the shots glancing off or or digging into the Princess' Rig.

And you're already breaking cover, closing the distance to the Princess, now suspended over the hole in the ceiling-turned-floor. She's still reeling from Portland's volley, and she doesn't see your approach until it's too late.

You bend your legs and LEAP, clearing the gap between you and her, landing right atop her very own Rig. The Princess turns her head, now twisted with fire and rage, but it's too late. You're in the perfect position and swing your bat with all your might.

It connects, and it connects HARD. One minute, her head is there, and the next, it's gone, having been completely removed from her body. Your radar only catches a glimpse of the airborne head before it punches through the wall and sails away into the sky without even slowing down.

"Cooooool!" Paz cheers.

"Haha! That be a proper hit!" Kidd grins.

"A bit crude.... but I won't deny it was effective." Portland nods.

"Ha! Nothing too it!" You grin, trying not to let them know just how bad your entire body was shaking and trembling, sweating beading and pooling all over. You couldn't shake the feeling that if your swing hadn't connected, things would have gotten REALLY bad.

"H-Hoel!" Anna's voice buzzes in your head. "Did you get the Princess? Abyssal resistance is collapsing on all fronts!"

You pause for a second. You look to your friends, and then to Paz, who seems to be endlessly amused by Kidd's victory jig.

>Yeah, we got her.
>Paz got her.
>Other

>>1125750
It was a group effort, but we got her. What happened we lost contact back there.

>>1125750

>Other
>Why not both

>>1125750
>Yeah, we got her.

>>1125750
>>Yeah, we got her.

>>1125750
>>Yeah, we got her.

>>1125750
>Yeah, we got her.

>>1125750
>Yeah, we got her.

>>1125750
>>Yeah, we got her.
With Paz's help.

>>1125750
>Yeah, we got her.

I keep imagining an observer of the battle seeing another flying head, and commenting on it. Something like:
"Hey, Jim. I just saw an Abyssal head flying off."
"Mark that kill as Hoel's."
"Sheeeeesh. At this rate, Hoel might as well be called the Red Queen for her penchant for decapitations."

>>1125750

>Other
>Why not both

>>1125748
Getting beaten up by Sammy would be something, anyway.

Did we even take an actual hit from the princess, or did we perfect kill her?

Also its not over yet.

We still have the other 2 abyssals to deal with.

Honesty when will Hoel ever suffer a life threating injury? I was hoping to see some sort of recovery process thread and her well wishers.

>>1125788
>Looking around, you could see that the DD and CL Princess apparently didn't get the memo and were toppling head over heels out of the hole below.

>>1125750
>>Yeah, we got her.
>>1125784
Yeah, pretty much a no damage run for now, but just one 15-in AP hit would have been enough to wreck Hoel

>>1125797
She did get injured before against the CA Princess and Anchorage Demon

>>1125801
Assuming it didn't just overpenetrate and scream through a non-criticaaah who am I kidding, destroyers are made of ammo.

>>1125799

Oh I must have missed that line.

>>1125797
I think the most threatening injury was either when her boilers exploded back when she was going to show off, or when there was an option to keep the abyssal corruption in her brain.

I guess the biggest issue with getting to the point she is hospitalized but not dead is that there usually isn't much leeway between coming out of a fight with moderate damage, or being killed.

The best way, and I say this while wondering if 'best' can be applied to a way for Hoel to be seriously hurt, would need to be taking a hit for someone, like Portland did with that torpedo.

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>>1125750
"Yeah, we got her." You nod. "The Princess is down."

"R-really?! That's great!" Anna chirps.

"Well, this is great and all." Portland frowns as she peers out the hole in the ground. "So, how are we supposed to get down?"

"I didn't think THAT far ahead." You sigh.

"Figures." Portland shakes her head.

"Oh, I'm sure things will work themselves out!" Paz tries to assure you all.

---

A couple of hours and a harrowing rappel ride later, and you were back at the allied forward base. With the Summer Princess eliminated, Abyssal resistance in Singapore had essentially collapsed, and the only thing left was cleanup operations.

However, the whereabouts of the CL and DD Princesses remained unknown, and were officially declared missing, though you were sure they both managed to slip away to fight another day.

But all in all, the operation had been a success. However, it wasn't without a price. The Spire Snake had inflicted rather heavy casualties on the ground and air forces within the city limits but fortunately it wasn't able to get out to sea to attack the invasion fleet. Already, you could see the masses of wounded being collected at the base as well. Those that could be treated on site were carted to aid stations, while those that couldn't were swiftly airlifted to waiting hospital ships.

The dead were placed out of sight so as not to hurt morale, but everybody knew.

But with the bulk of the fighting over, all of the shipgirls were being pulled off the line for rest and refit. Fortunately, there weren't any permanent losses, but a good deal of the shipgirls hadn't come out of the battle completely unscathed.

Meanwhile, you were...

>With the Admiral and Captain getting debriefed.
>At the worskshop getting checked over by Shen.
>Somewhere private to catch your breath.
>Other

>>1125827
>At the worskshop getting checked over by Shen.

>>1125827
>Somewhere private to catch your breath.

>>1125827

>With the Admiral and Captain getting debriefed.

>>1125827
>At the worskshop getting checked over by Shen.

>>1125827
>>With the Admiral and Captain getting debriefed.
Debriefing comes first, while memories are fresh.

>>1125827
>>Somewhere private to catch your breath.

>>1125827
>>Somewhere private to catch your breath.

>>1125827

>Other
> Telling the other ships the story of how your team kicked the princesses ass.

>>1125827
>>With the Admiral and Captain getting debriefed.

>>1125827
>>At the worskshop getting checked over by Shen.

>>1125827
>With the Admiral and Captain getting debriefed.

>>1125827
>With the Admiral and Captain getting debriefed.

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>>1125827
Fortunately, you weren't too badly damaged, so the first thing that happened when you got to the base was that you were whisked away to the HQ to be debriefed.

Paz also seemed to be dragged along with you, though you were separated from Portland Kidd, no doubt they were to be debriefed by different officers. So it was just you and Paz, sitting in an eerily empty meeting room with the Admiral, the Captain, Sammy, North Carolina, and Mulberry.

"All right, let's not waste time here." The Captain speaks grimly. "Hoel, we received reports from Sendai and Haida that you three had encountered an Abyssal that looked exactly like Jinstuu, is that correct?"

"Yeah." You nod. "She was practically a clone! In appearance, at least."

"I though it's in Abyssal nature to copy anything they have trouble beating." North Carolina frowns.

"Yes, but even though they've made combat forms that resemble shipgirls, they have never made a completely 1:1 copy of an existing one... until now." The Admiral's expression darkens. "This would indicate that the Abyssals are making innovations of their own."

"Well that's why I'm here!" Paz chirps.

"We'll get to you later." The Admiral nods and turns to Mulberry. "Do you have any input on this?"

"If I were you..." Mulberry frowns. "I would start checking the location of shipwrecks, make sure they're still there. It's just a hunch, but I don't want to make any guesses until I know for sure."

"Noted. Once we have assets freed up." The Captain nods. "Now to our other matter."

The Captain then steps up to Paz, who looks at him curiously with that innocent expression of hers.

"Pacifica, we've been told that you're able to change the composition of your Rig at will. Is that true?"

"Ummmm, yup!" Pacifica confirms, starting to sound a bit more uncertain, as if she wasn't sure if she was supposed to answer that question or not.

"Can you tell us your full capabilities? How your Rig works?" The Captain continues.

"Ummm, ummm..." Paz looks away, nervous. "Mommy said I'm not supposed to talk about that..."

The Captain's expression doesn't change. It looks like he's determined to get answers.

>Stay quiet.
>Try to get Paz to talk.
>Ask the Captain to back off.
>Other

>>1125921
>Try to get Paz to talk.

>>1125921
>>Try to get Paz to talk.
>>Ask the Captain to back off.
These are not mutually exclusive, after all. Try offering a compromise--Paz gives the Captain and the Admiral a rundown, in general terms, of her capabilities, without getting into too much specifics. Just the stuff that they would Need To Know to properly employ her--after all, that's the basis of security, having both the clearance AND the need to know.

>>1125921
>Try to get Paz to talk.

>>1125921
>>Try to get Paz to talk.
>>Ask the Captain to back off.

That's sound fine.

>>1125936
This

>>1125921
>Stay quiet.

>>1125921
>Other
>POLITELY Ask the Captain to back off.

There's no reason to start a big issue with the R and D team, backed up by god knows who, at least right now.

Unless Paz is just going to vomit abyssal goo at some point in the future, we may as well take it easy on her. She really just seems to be here to help. We'll just be the better option then Vahlen, which isn't hard to do.

Hopefully.

>>1125921
>>1125936
Backing this.

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>>1125921
"Hey, Paz." You put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "You can trust the Cap. He's actually a pretty nice guy under that mean old mug!"

"Um, well..." Paz hesitates.

"It's okay. I'm here with ya, okay? Besides, your Mom won't be angry if she doesn't know!"

"Um, okay." Paz nods and takes a breath. "W-well, my Rig can take any configuration based on a number of pre-set loadouts, with allowances for me to customize my configuration as the situation demands. At least, that's what Mommy tells me."

"And did she ever tell you how it worked?" You ask.

"Nope!" Paz shakes her head. "Mommy never told me, and I never really thought to ask!"

"Interesting." The Captain frowns. "Vahlen has certainly outdone herself this time."

"Um, I just got another call from the eggheads." Sam butts in. "They're asking when Paz is being brought back in."

"They don't know she's here right now?" You raise an eyebrow.

"We just didn't tell them all of the facts." The Admiral shrugs. "But we can keep her hidden away from them forever."

Damn, who knew what would happen when she returns to Vahlen...?

>It can't be helped.
>Lobby to have her stay with the shipgirls.
>Other

>>1125921
>>Ask the Captain to back off.

>>1125995
>>Lobby to have her stay with the shipgirls.
Excuse being that we need to improve interoperability

Real reason being that Paz is so cute Hoel wants to bring her home

>>1125995
>Lobby to have her stay with the shipgirls.

Cats out of the bag Valhen, might as well try to get Paz into a normalish-setting.

>>1125995
>It can't be helped.

>>1125995
>Lobby to have her stay with the shipgirls.
If she's going to be fighting with the main force, like she SHOULD be, then she's gonna need to learn how to interact with them.

>>1125995
>It can't be helped.

They're going to suspect something and she still has Datalink.

>>1125995
>Lobby to have her stay with the shipgirl

Like fuck we're letting Nazibitch have her back.

If she does go at least make sure she knows EXACTLY what Vahlen's done. Every gory detail.

>>1125995

>Lobby to have her stay with the shipgirls.

She needs to be able to work with the other ships plus she should have the right to be with her sisters. After all isn't she a clone made from Hoel?.

>>1126014
That's Woel.

Paz is a human who was mind-raped and medically tortured into becoming a shipgirl.

>>1126020
Where the hell did you get THAT from?

>>1126020
On the other hand, she could've been an orphan who got a major lease on life

>>1125995
>>Lobby to have her stay with the shipgirls.

>>1126020

I know Woel is a clone, but I thought Paz was also a clone made from our more human dna.

>>1125995
>Lobby to have her stay with the shipgirls.

>>1126031
After Woel escaped Vahlen mentioned that they needed "a more reliable way of inserting the human element". So it's either that or she took one of her own eggs, inseminated it with Abyssal goo, then fast-forwarded its growth.

>>1126058
The second sounds a bit like Cole's backstory in CIMQ, so I wouldn't put it past him.

>>1126067
>Meanwhile, in the CIMQ world
>Paz's actress is actually rowdier and more foul-mouthed than Cole is
>They are best buds

>>1126067
And it arguably makes Vahlen even more of a cunt, because she's forcing her own goddamn literal daughter, who is at best a few months old and who hasn't known anything but cold labs, shitty food, constant drugs and needles and surgeries, into live combat, probably with a promise of "Mommy will start to love you if you kill all the bad guys."

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>>1125995
"I think Paz should stay with us." You argue. "I don' feel comfortable just sending her back to Vahlen, you know?"

"That would mean going against the Science Division." The Captain frowns. "Admiral, are you sure about this?"

"The Science Division certainly is a powerful faction with powerful backers." The Admiral sighs. "They're not going to take something like this lightly. Assuming they'll even agree to such a thing, they'll certainly want to ask something in return."

"I don't like bringing this up, but shouldn't we at least bring Vahlen into this discussion?" North Carolina suggests. "If there's anybody that can sway the higher ups, it would be her, assuming we can bring HER around."

"Umm, ummm..." Paz frowns, getting more and more confused. "I think it would be cool to stay with Big Sis... but I'm not so sure about leaving Mommy..."

>You might as well talk to Vahlen.
>No way you're talking to her.
>Other

>>1126086
>>You might as well talk to Vahlen.

Can't make this work without doing this to some degree.

>>1126086
>>You might as well talk to Vahlen.

>>1126086
>No way you're talking to her.

I don't trust/want us to hold our tongue.

We take Paz to a secure area and TELL HER THE BAD SHIT VAHLEN'S DONE while the others talk to Vahlen herself. See how not sure Paz is about leaving her Mommy when she knows her Mommy gets off on vivisection.

>>1126086
>You might as well talk to Vahlen.

Yeah, we hate her, but we have sound arguments for her staying around.

>>1126086
>You might as well talk to Vahlen.

>>1126086
>You might as well talk to Vahlen.

>>1126086
>>You might as well talk to Vahlen.

>>1126086
>You might as well talk to Vahlen.

If we don't she might never become the idol to surpass Naka!

>>1126086

>You might as well talk to Vahlen.

We have to be an example for Paz. Sometimes you gotta do things you hate to help your family.

>>1126096
And when no one else gives a shit? What then?

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>>1126086
>>You might as well talk to Vahlen.

>>1126086
>You might as well talk to Vahlen.

>>1126113
?

>>1126118
As in, Paz believes that her creation and the research that went into it is necessary to win the war and accepts it.
Everyone finds Vahlen's methods distasteful but agree that her research is essential to the war effort and support it.

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>>1126086
"Ugh, we might as well talk to her." You groan. "But I'm not looking forward to it."

"Why? Mommy's not so bad!" Paz pouts. "She's nice to me and gives me all kinds of toys to play with!"

"She's on her way here noooow." Sam warns.

"Thank you Sam." The Admiral nods.

It's then that Vahlen enters, still dressed in biohazard gear as she was no doubt overseeing the recovery of Abyssal corpses and remains. There were no shortage of those in Singapore at the moment.

"Mommy!" Paz dashes over and hugs the scientist.

"You did a good job, Pacifica." Vahlen smiles warmly as she pats Paz on the head.

"Mommy, Mommy, Big Sis Hoel wants me to stay with her!" Paz says excitedly.

"I suppose I shouldn't be surprised." Vahlen signs as she sees the people present. "And... Big Sis Hoel...?"

Vahlen looks to you, and then to Paz, and the realization dawns upon her face.

"Ah, I should have foreseen this." Vahlen sighs.

"You should know what this is about, then." The Captain says.

"A custody battle." Vahlen shakes her head. "And you want me to convince my superiors to allow this to happen?"

"Can it be done?" The Admiral asks.

Vahlen looks to Paz, and then to you.

"I suppose that I can spin this as acquiring additional data on how Pacifica's social interactions may affect her performance." Vahlen sighs. "But I must insist that all of Pacifica's maintenance be handled by me personally. Much of her inner workings are still need to know and Shen does not have the required clearance."

"Sounds fair enough to me." The Admiral grunts and turns to you. "Hoel?"

>Sounds fair.
>No deal.
>Other

>>1126136
Paz has given some indication of knowing that her Mommy does some fucked up things and being at least somewhat disturbed by it. She appears to have a solid enough sense of morality that learning exactly what horrible things her Mommy does should turn her against the cunt, as it has with every character and reader who isn't a sociopath.

And I don't give a shit what the others think. I said we should tell PACIFICA, not everyone else.

>>1126155
>>Sounds fair.
Well, yeah. She created her to begin with, so no one else is better suited to continue her maintenance and future tech developments. Mother knows best.

>>1126155
>Sounds fair.
Paz does see vahlen as her mom.

>>1126155
>>Sounds fair.

>>1126155

>Sounds fair.

>>1126155
>Sounds fair.

>>1126155
>Sounds fair

So long as she gets to choose when to stay with us vs. Vahlen. And gets the same psych lookins as the rest of us.

People in abusive relationships are often reluctant to leave or overtly acknowledge the bad things about their abyser, especially when it's a parent abusing their child and the kid has no comprehension that what the parent does to them is abnormal or wrong.

We'll have to break her out of Vahlen's grip one finger at a time.

>>1126155
>Sounds fair.
Vahlen is right. There's a lot of experimental technology in Paz and she has the equipment and the trained techs needed to provide the customized maintenance that Paz requires.

>>1126155
>Sounds fair.

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>>1126155
"Sounds fair enough." You grumble.

"Then it's settled." Vahlen kneels down get face to face with Paz. "Now, Pacifica, be a good girl and... well... try not to pick up too many bad habits from Hoel."

"Okay!" Paz says happily as she gives her "mother" a hug.

Vahlen returns it in the most awkward way possible, apparently not used to close physical contact. It was actually kind of funny to see.

"But do not expect the Science Division to take this lying down." Vahlen warns as she stands back up. "I wager that will try to leverage a 'favor' out of you, so stay on our guard."

And with that, Vahlen makes her exit.

That went much smoother than you thought it would.

"I suppose it's settled." The Admiral nods. "Unless there's anything else you want to discuss?"

>Actually... (specify)
>Nothing more to add.
>Other

>>1126243
>>Actually... (report about being able to functionally utilize the data-link.)

>>1126243

>Actually... So what will be the next course of action now that the princess has been defeated?

>>1126243
>Actually... (report about being able to functionally utilize the data-link.)

>>1126243
>>Nothing more to add.

>>1126243
Supporting; >>1126255

>>1126243
>>Actually...can we get HMS Victorious to join us, I'm hoping for more shipgirl airpower.

>>1126243
>Actually...(report about being able to functionally utilize the data-link.)

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>>1126243
"Well, I should report that I was able to use the datalink." You explain. "Like, I didn't seem to suffer any sort of big side effects or anything."

"I see, noted then." The Admiral grins. "Nothing but surprises out of you, I must say."

"Yeah, well, that's just how I roll." You laugh lightly.

"Anyways, that's it for now. There's still much work to be done." The Admiral turns to Mulberry. "I hope we're not taxing you too much? We'll need to expand our facilities in preparation for the influx of aid workers and recovery crews."

"Of course." Mulberry nods.

"Well, you're free to go, then." The Captain nods.

"So where are we going?" Paz tries to suppress a yawn. "I'm still not really familiar with this place..."

>Let's go get tuned up at the repair dock.
>Let's go get some sleep.
>Let's introduce you to everybody.
>Other

>>1126297
>>Let's introduce you to everybody.

Feed her ice cream, or bacon! Show her the miracle of unhealthy food.

>>1126297
>Let's introduce you to everybody.

>>1126297

>Let's introduce you to everybody.
>Let's go get some sleep.

We can have a big slumber party!

>>1126297
>>Let's go get tuned up at the repair dock.
Upgrades? I hope we can finally get the railgun this time. Especially now that we know it can be used for AA, extreme range and super-fast AA at that.

>>1126297
>Let's go get tuned up at the repair dock.

>>1126297
>Let's introduce you to everybody.

>>1126318
>AEGIS Datalinked Fire Control combined with Railgun
While I love the idea, can we put out enough electricity to handle it?
I think Paz can do it only because she has a nuclear reactor for a powerplant, and we're using diesel.

>>1126297
>Let's introduce you to everybody.

>>1126325

Then we get a nuclear reactor for a power source

>>1126297
>Let's introduce you to everybody.

>>1126325
The Zumwalts can manage it, but they're literally the size of fucking battleships and have powerplants to match.

>>1126297
>>Let's introduce you to everybody.

>>1126325
Well, if it wasn't compatible with what we currently already have, then it wouldn't be offered now would it? Even then, if the power output is not enough, then like this guy >>1126329 said, we upgrade for a better generator first.

Still, Heerman isn't all that different in size compared to us, and she uses the railgun just fine. So I'm not too worried about it.

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"Come on! I'm gonna introduce you to everybody!" You grin as you grab Paz's hand and pull her along. "Ya gotta meet my sisters, and Haida, and San Fran, San Diego, and well... everybody! Oh god, there's so many people to show ya to!"

"W-wait, Big Sis! Big Siiiiiiiis...!" Paz wails as you practically tow her at a pace that even she couldn't keep up with.

This was gonna be AWESOME, and would in no way have any possible repercussions in the morning!

Totally!

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

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>>1126362
Thanks for running Merc, is next week going to be BEACH EPISODE???

>>1126362
Thanks for the thread Merc

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>>1126362
Thanks for the run, Merc!

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>>1126362

Thanks for running Merc!

>>1126362
Thanks

>>1126362
So Hoel is played by Cole, a clone of Vahlen, Vahlen is played by Vahlen and now there is another actress playing a semi-clone-thing of Hoel who considers Vahlen her mother.

Ok.

>>1126362
>This was gonna be AWESOME, and would in no way have any possible repercussions in the morning!

Next morning
>You wake up, feeling breezy. You're somewhere you don't recognize and, to your horror, you're naked. Next to you, in a similar state of undress, is a still sleeping Paz. "Not again", you mutter.

>>1126517
Love x Radar intensifies...

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>>1126517
So sorta like pic related but with more or less little girls?

>>1132542
Considering Merc's last pic implies whatever will happen to Paz will include the Fletchers, more little girls.
And considering whatever will happen to Paz may or may not include alcohol, less clothes.

Anyone know where to read "Arizona Knows Things"? The one pastebin link I could find is dead.