Fandom Dashing through the Lane

[PopcornPie]

Yuchino's face scrunched up. "Don't say that! I'll find another Miletan, and they'll take me home! I just can't give up!"

She followed silently, looking down at the floor with narrowed eyes. "And...yeah..." She softly and slowly broke the silence. "I was seen as highly valuable...They said I was a freak. The good kind, I guess, the kind that makes money. Because of the abilities Nao gave me, like being able cross between worlds, and being able to experience rebirth...Ever since then, I haven't trusted grownups." Just talking about that cold, musty fair made her feel as though she was slowly turning to stone. Luckily, the smell of a "breakfast wrap" unfroze her.

She gently took the wrap from Bataan's hands, tilting her head and wrinkling her nose at her next question. "...Friends?"

Crow

 

[Crow]

"I want you to know this, Yuchino. The people you've met here so far - you're as much as a freak as any of us, and I can say for certain that none of us are freaks...

... yes, friends. Me, you, Vincennes, Jupiter- oh, speaking of Jupiter, there she is! Let's go watch her."

As Bataan walked forward, she turns back and says with a smile, "friends are more valuable than any treasure in the world. You know that because words can't describe them."

As Bataan sat on a bench to watch the practice session before her, she tapped the gap beside her, urging for Yuchino to join in.

P PopcornPie​

 

[PopcornPie]

Yuchino carefully wrapped her head around it. "So you don't think I'm a freak?" Her tone was uplifted. "Mama wouldn't think so, either. Mama once told me I'm beautiful, so I try to remember that every time I'm in trouble."

She climbed on the bench with her wrap in her teeth. It tasted...okay. Nothing would ever beat a fresh chicken egg, though.

Crow

 

[Crow]

"Would you look at that. Amazon's out here teaching the class. Most of the time Z23 would be the one teaching outdoors classes," Bataan says, pointing to the practice session consisting of various girls skidding around the water's surface on their shoes, firing mock ammunition at each other.

"Oh, I see Jupiter over there. I can see her being motivated by her sister Javelin. Javelin's one of the best fighters of the fleet."

Yuchino could see certain other familiar faces among the crowdy practice session too.

"Since you're from somewhere far, far away, I take it that you don't know about the history of this world? The first thing anyone would know is that every KAN-SEN here like me and them were major players in an old war or two, and that we weren't always friends."

P PopcornPie​

 

[PopcornPie]

Yuchino responded to everyone Bataan pointed out with a cutesy "ooooh!" They masterfully bounced around the training course, reminding her of her own knobby, gangly legs. For some reason, they trained on water instead of land, which, like just about everything else here, was unheard of to little Yuchino. "This is a weird training thing. How come they're not using swords and spears? And where are the monsters?" She tilted her head. "Your history must be very different from my world's, if you don't use traditional weapons. And my world probably is very, very far."

Crow

 

[Crow]

"I take it you don't test your strengths against each other in training? We deem it the most efficient way to train. Your way sounds like it's fighter against environment, where one fighter gains all the experience. When two fighters practice, both of them gain the experience. I guess over here, we don't have too many monsters here, and the closest things to monsters here are very dangerous, not the type you train with, but the type you train for.

Some of us do use swords and spears, even if those methods are considered a bit ancient. We use them in conjunction with our riggings. Everyone in that training session over there is a Destroyer, so they specialise in shipguns and torpedoes. I'm a Carrier, a hull type that specialises in planes and flying vehicles, like this little one..."

In Bataan's hands was a little palm-sized plane.

"This is my Hellcat. When I release him in battle, he can grow to a size that can fit a man here, and here. We Carriers see them the same way you and many others see a sword, a spear, or a shield."

Bataan continues, taking another bite off her wrap, before seeing someone walking by, taking a good stroll and she occasionally turns to admire the trees.

"Oh, that's my senpai, Enterprise! If there's anyone who recounts the stories of the old days and this world's history best - it's her."

P PopcornPie​

 

[PopcornPie]

"We do need experience points, yes." Yuchino nodded a tiny nod. "It's usually us against the environment. There probably are places where two or more Miletans spar against each other, but I was too young to participate in such things." She spoke with a mouth full of breakfast wrap, and, if one looked closely enough, various sized pieces of breakfast wrap paper. "Most monsters at home are just really mean animals. Like foxes. And big Wolves of the Ancient. One of those bullies knocked me out three times before I defeated it!"

She figured that spears and swords would be seen as outdated around here. In fact, she wasn't even sure what to call the weaponry around here. The way those turret things growing out of their backs and shoulders shot tiny pellets reminded her of bows and arrows, but they were clearly not the same mechanism. Hoping for an explanation of how they worked, she watched Bataan's hands closely as they produced...

"...Oooooh! What is that!?" Yuchino's jaw hung agape as she marveled at the tiny metallic object. "It looks like a little chicken! But there's no feathers! And it's not...moving...?" This bizarre little item was called a "Hellcat", according to Bataan, and it could fit grown men. "So it can fly with people inside?...Maybe Mama would see me, if I flew in it..."

"Oh! Hi, Miss Enterprise!" She waved a crumb-covered hand at Enterprise.

Crow

 

[Crow]

With a slight giggle, Bataan says, "why not I take you for a little spin at night? It's an old 1942 model but it still does wonders."

Enterprise responds with a wave. "Hello... uh..."

"Enterprise, Yuchino. Yuchino, Enterprise."

(Ignore riggings please)

"It's good to meet you, Yuchino. My name is Enterprise, but I think Bataan here told you about that," she smiles, rubbing Bataan's hair, "I haven't seen you around before. New recruit? Or is she one of yesterday's guests?"

Her eagle perched on her shoulder, staring intently at Yuchino.

"Latter. She's from really far away."

P PopcornPie​

 

[SpaceRavens03]

Exiting the living quarters, Katsuo himself soon headed to the aforementioned ramen vending that the blonde commander had mentioned, slotting in a few yen to get two cups; One for himself (the super spicy ramen) and the other (a tame flavoured one, nothing too tough to handle) for his partner and other half of W.

“I wonder if they allow us to borrow the kitchen for our own meals. We don't really have much to use in our rooms other than an electric kettle.”

Hikaru pondered outloud and as he and Katsuo sat and waited for the noodles to soak in.

“Now wouldn't that be nice....to ensure that we could actually use those ingredients we've collected for something.”

Crow

 

[Midrick]

"Well, this is all incredibly scuffed." Trey muttered as he listened to bickering between the two short ones, one with some very bad face tats was asking some very odd questions, the one about a safe hand made the guy sound like a serial killer. Trey turned back towards the short guy in the uniform before speaking. "You ladies have fun with the Mike Tyson and the robot, I'm going to grab some breakfast before I try to figure out what I'm going to do." he said as he turned and walked away from the group in search of a cafeteria or something of the equivalent.

Crow​

 

[Yamperzzz]

Tantalum threateningly buzzed again when Z23 and the Commander began to untie its legs. It was hoping that it would scare them away, but just like before, it was fruitless. However, it quickly found out that the two women were trying to assist it, not harm it. The machine soon quit its obnoxious buzzing, and only beeped angrily after the Commander's rude comment. When it was finally free, Tantalum simply stood by, suspicious of their plans. It listened as the women spoke to the others.

As everyone else was speaking, noises from the distance could be heard. It sounded like some large bell or gong. Shortly after, Azazel appeared, startling Tantalum greatly. His speech was unnerving and nearly indecipherable, and it caused the robot to stand in fear. However, it seemed as if this entity was only around to flirt and harass the other women. Tantalum lost all fear for Azazel after the Commander hit the man with a newspaper like a fly, clearly not having any of his disrespectful behavior.

At this point, Tantalum had begun to shift its attention towards its surroundings. It didn't seem like the robot suddenly went back in time, as the architecture nearby didn't fit. It wasn't sure why they were all there, or what the women would want from something like itself. Nonetheless, the machine was much more comfortable than when it first arrived. Its attention returned to the group when it heard Trey announce his departure. It decided to follow Trey as it staggered through the beach sand. It figured that the best way to find a way back home was in civilization. It made several short beeps to signal to Trey that it was behind him.

Crow (Commander, Z23, Jean, Azazel) Midrick (Trey) Flintstone (Kaladin)​

 

[Flintstone]

"That is considered decent?!" Kaladin asked rhetorically in shock "I really am not in Vorin lands am I?" It took him a few moments to process that information and when he did he was bombarded with more strange comments. Fantasy novel? Mike Tyson? Robot? When he was asked his name however he immediately remembered what he had been up to before any of this strangeness happened. He supposed it couldn't hurt to warn these people of the Voidbringers, even if he had a sinking suspicion he wasn't on Roshar anymore. "My name is Kaladin and I am a member of the newly reformed Knights Radiant. I have been sent by Highprince Dalinar Kholin to warn the world that humanity's ancient enemies, the Voidbringers, have returned. Now would you mind telling me where on Roshar I am?" To which Syl giggled as if she already knew or at least suspected the answer.

Crow

 

[Crow]

"We will! And by the way, I'm actually a-"

As Trey waltzed away rudely, Tantalum followed, leaving Kaladin behind with the squad.

"̵̙̜̞̋̿Ḯ̶̼̝͙̝̳̹̿͌͗́̈́̈́͠͠'̸̃̋̽̓̇̇̅̚̕͜͝l̶̠̿̀̏͆́̈́̊͗̈́̃̐̔͝͠l̵̡̜̩̀̎͑̓̀̂̿͘ ̶̼̖̞̳̰̰̻͚̤̼̙̙͊͑̂͆̀̾̄̍b̶̛͓̭̟̯̔̀͊̉͛̂̄͛͑̌̕͜͝͝͝e̵͈̼̫̯̯̼̣̹̘̲̻̎͒̈́̂͗́̾́̓͌̿̍̕͠ ̵̧̳̲͓̂́̂̌̈́̅͂̇̄͘͝͝p̶̡̘̳͓̦̥̮͔̏̅̊͜ͅư̴̪̳̠̜̭̑̊̊̏̆̀̍̕ṟ̵͂̓͌̈̓̄̀̊̅̎͋͘͠ş̶̛̼͖̻̋̇͛̌̔̚̚͠͝ṳ̶̡̢͚̺͈̫̮͕̮͖̤̲̈̊́̓̚͠ī̷̧̧̞̫̯̜̭̞͛̈́̀̀̀̌n̷̨̻̖̻̝̫̟̘͚͕͓̪̖̱̐͗͗̑͊̀̍͜g̴̡̡̳̟̣̟͇̦͍̯̠̼̀̐̕ ̷̡͍̪͔̦̥͓͆͜ͅa̶̬̖͉̱̹̖̎̈́͌̽͆͋͂̾̔̎͘ ̷̰̖͚͚̻̊̈́̐̀̊́̓͗̓̆̿̑̈́ͅv̶͙̲̊͌̈́ḙ̵̹̻̩̙̼̩͆̀̊̃̔͆̀͛͂̂̒̚r̶̞̚y̵̘̺̞͍̟̥̻̙̐̓̆̐̄̂̉̃̽͆̿̃̕͝͝ͅ ̴͍̟͚̲̳̿̓̉̕͠s̴̡̛̗̯̝͆̍͗̌̾̍̌̀͠p̴̳̹̗͙͔̥̜̪̣͑̎̔̉̈́͗̓͒é̸̤̗̣͔̹̝̮̞̥̤̮̮̌̉̓̆̔͂̇̀͒̓̚͠ċ̶̥̼̖͙͕͚̠̦̤̲͉̞͘͘ͅi̶̡̼̻̬͎̩͋̕f̷̯̥̥̉̎́͂́͂͒́̓̉̐̕͠͠i̷̥̬̹̙̱̼̪̳̮̪̳̎̓̾̆̇̅̎͛̓̈̊͜c̷͔̈́̃͆̔̽̕͝ ̸̡̱̭͍̞̖̜̄̈̌̅͒͛̓̎̌̈́͝ẅ̵̨͍̲͖͓̽̽̇̆́̌͒̔͌̃̇̾͝͠o̶͔̮̼͍̓̉m̸̻̻͇̣̜͈̣̦̳̞͙̻̆̏̐̅̀̎̀͜a̷̢̼̲̬̱͓͎̱̐̃͑̿̅̓̏̇̚͠͝ń̶͎̗̻̦͔̅̉́͐̐̌͝.̴̱̻̺͇̖́"̷̧̡̺̟̭̘̘̥̹̘̣͔͎̻̊͛́ͅ

Azazel too, leaves.

The redheaded Commander listens to Kaladin talk.

"Ah, ah, I see what's going on. You're from a world pretty different from this one. Believe me when I say this, but today and yesterday's stowaways are like the third time I've done this kind of stuff, it's surprisingly maddening. You're not on this 'Roshar' anymore, wherever that may be. This is a place on Earth that I call the New Azur Lane Base. I pretty much live here. And for the record, I hope none of those Voidbringer guys you spoke of came here, for their own sake. We've got our own ancient enemies of humanity lying around the seas - puppeteered the World Wars, probably some Wars before, all that. Sometimes they take your form - traditionally it's to emotionally decieve us, but these days, being smarter and all, they're seeing if they can learn and earn power when possible. Happened to some guys in the same situation as you guys are in right now."

Flintstone Yamperzzz Midrick Crow @etcetcetc


As Trey walked with Tantalum behind him, they may would see some things.

To their right, a bit distant, but they would see the back of the bench that Yuchino ( P PopcornPie ) and Bataan were sitting on, with Enterprise conversing with them as she stood. She briefly looked to Trey and Tantalum, tilting her head, obviously unfamiliar with them, as the eagle perched on her shoulder did too. The bench was pretty close to a practice session where some girls were skidding across water and firing mock ammunition at each other.

What she wasn't able to see, however, was who was hiding behind a tree near their bench. This strange, suspicious person, however, was pretty visible to our dynamic duo.

"... hmph. Nothing is more lovely than the sight of frolicking Destroyers."

To our pair's left, they would see Hikaru and Katsuo. The W duo too might see them. ( SpaceRavens03 )

Midrick Yamperzzz​

 

[PopcornPie]

"I'm not even from this world." Yuchino added. "Have you seen my mama pass by?" She continued to nibble on her breakfast wrap, staring at Enterprise hopefully. "Maybe she comes around to the same places I do!" If her quill still worked, then her mama's would still work, too, right? That's the thought she held on to every night.

Crow

 

[Crow]

"Not even... from this world?" Enterprise ponders, then smiles. "Ahaha, I see what you mean. Well, I haven't seen anyone's mother lately, let alone one asking to pick their lost child up. But when I see her, I'll tell you about it, first thing! Speaking of seeing people..."

Enterprise sneakily approaches the tree near the bench, dashing to the opposite side of it and returning with someone she's grabbed by the back of the collar. This someone tried to play it cool.

"Oh, Enterprise, how did you know I'd be here?"

"Kind of obvious, don't you think?" Enterprise gestures towards the practice session of youthful-looking ones.

P PopcornPie

Midrick Yamperzzz (Visible from position)​

 

[PopcornPie]

"Oh." Yuchino's bangs hung over her eyes. "I keep hoping that I'll run into her..."

When Enterprise revealed the stalker behind them, Yuchino jumped off the bench and crouched behind Bataan's lap.

Crow

 

[Crow]

"Why do you fear me? I'm a Protector of Destroyers!" the stranger says to a cowering Yuchino.

"Oh, Oooh, that's what you were doing? 'Protecting' them? Again? By hiding behind a tree and taking pictures? Again?"

"Yes."

"Come on Yuchino. Ark Royal won't hurt you," Bataan says to Yuchino, "she's just a bit strange sometimes."

"Sometimes?" Enterprise raised an eyebrow.

P PopcornPie

Midrick Yamperzzz (Visible from position)​

 

[Midrick]

Trey noticed the robot following him, he walked faster through the sand to try and outpace it, but the sight of it struggling forward caused him to slow down and walk beside it. "You're a persistent little bugger, I'll give you that." he said to the robot as he trudged up onto solid ground. "Guess you and me are in the same situation then... can't believe I'm talking to a robot." he muttered to himself.

While him and Tantalum continued their walk on the paved road, he stopped and stared at the situation unfolding before him. Two younger girls were on a bench while two older ones were in some sort of conversation. Jordan looked over towards Tantalum and motioned with a flick of his head to follow him. He approached the group of four and surveyed them, he decided the older ones would probably be better to ask them for directions. "Scuse me but is there a cafeteria or anywhere they serve food?" now that he was closer he saw that the woman with Platinum hair was had a marking of 6 on her jacket. Something about it made him feel like he should remember something about, after narrowing his eyes and wracking his brain he finally had something. "Enterprise?" he muttered. In World War II 6 was the identification number for one of the most famous carriers of the navy. Either this was a really odd coincidence and he was making himself look like a creep, or something very odd was happening.

Crow P PopcornPie

 

[Crow]

Enterprise released Ark Royal from her grip as she was addressed, causing the latter to fall onto the floor, face down with a THUD.

"So you have heard of me. I don't believe I've heard of you, on the other hand, you must be one of yesterday's guests," Enterprise, as Trey had successfully identified, replied as she occasionally shifted her head to look at Tantalum, "cafeteria isn't too far from here, just go there..."

She pointed towards the W duo ( SpaceRavens03 ) having their walk during this.

"... then walk over there. We're having breakfast wraps today by the way, so enjoy yourselves. But before that, can I know your names?"

P PopcornPie Midrick Yamperzzz​

 

[Yamperzzz]

Tantalum only chattered in response to Trey. The machine was capable of speech, but it was honestly self-conscious of its voice. When it was constructed back in the 1800s, it was equipped with the most advanced speech module for its time. Which is to say, not very advanced. Despite his creator being the absolute genius that he was and building a robot as complex as Tantalum, he was never able to get his speech to at least sound palatable. Tantalum buzzed in relief once it returned to solid ground. It was glad to finally get out of the nasty sand. It was sure it still had seaweed and hermit crabs decorating its body, which they were. The sand was getting in their vents and making them want to sneeze.

As Tantalum accompanied Trey, it watched as a group of women spoke to each other on a bench. This was the most interaction with humans he had in... Well, ever really. At least, interactions that were peaceful. It usually tried to avoid people, fearing that they might attack them or steal it away, but Tantalum followed Trey nonetheless. They followed Trey as he spoke to the women, trying to act as inconspicuous as possible. It paid little attention to what the women and Trey were saying. It was more or less in a state of fight or flight. Mostly flight.

Abruptly, however, Tantalum would suddenly feel an itch in his vents as Trey spoke to the women. It tried to hold it in, but try as it might, the machine would suddenly lerch forward and buzz loudly, sending a large cloud of sand into the air. It at least has the dignity to sneeze in the other direction, but it wouldn't be the end of Tantalum's outbursts. Just as suddenly and reflexively, the robot shook its body and its head like a dog, sending seaweed, hermit crabs, and more sand into the air. It'd be a miracle if none of the projectiles he accidentally launched hit anybody. This all happened in a number of seconds, but Tantalum instantly regretted it. It retreated behind Trey shortly after the incident, emitting a short series of sad beeps.

Midrick Crow P PopcornPie​

 

[Crow]

One of the projectiles, a whole crab, bounced onto a wall and richoted away, heading for the practice session, conveniently landing on and being stabbed by Javelin's... well... javelin.

"Huh?"

Laffey, who was on fire, grabbed the lance and put the crab over her burning body, shortly before eating the fire-cooked crab with the whole shell.

"... hmmm, tasty..."

"Laffey? Is that OK? Are you OK?"

"Oh, here comes another," Ayanami adds, raising a sword and catching a fish sneezed out by Tantalum that went the same path as the crab, using the burning Laffey as a fireplace to cook her food as well.

"Laffey! Ayanami! This isn't your lunch break!" the teacher, previously identified by certain others as Amazon, reprimands the students, before a strip of seaweed lands on her head with a wet, soundy slap.

"It's one of those days, isn't it..."

Back with Tantalum and Trey...

"Ah! It got into my eyes!" Ark Royal exclaimed.

"Where have you two been this whole day?" Enterprise, closing her eyes, exclaims as she uses her hat to fan the sand away, "did you two come here from a desert?"

Midrick Crow P PopcornPie Yamperzzz​

 

[PopcornPie]

"Protector?" Yuchino poked her head up. "That is very strange behavior for a protector." She sniffed the air, wondering if a Royal would smell any different. She jumped backwards when Ark Royal came back down with a loud sound, accidentally straying towards the training ground.

Suddenly, Yuchino smelled something she could, and would trust: seafood! The little girl whirled around, drooling, and eagerly squeaking for her share of the crab meat.

Crow

 

[Crow]

"That's right! A Protector of Destroyers! Wherever there are Destroyers, I am certain to be present!" Ark Royal declares before Yuchino runs off. "Wait, where are you going?"

Yuchino would gaze upon some very, very familiar faces.

"Oh, it's you. Do you... want?"

Laffey holds Javelin's stick towards Yuchino, as if feeding the fish in a koi pond, or monkeys in a zoo. There was the cooked crab Yuchino smelled.

Finely smoked, and by that, I mean on fire.

"Yuchino," Jupiter, as expected, came along, "what are you doing here? You shouldn't be this close to an outdoor class, it's dangerous... just look at Laffey, and this is just an exercise, not even the real thing."

"Oh, you know Jupiter? That's great!"

"... well, we recognise you, but who are those guys back there?" Ayanami points her sword towards Tantalum and Trey, with a freshly-cooked fish still attached to it.

Midrick Crow P PopcornPie Yamperzzz​

 

[PopcornPie]

Yuchino was shrieking. "Nooooo! You ruined it!" She defeatedly waved the smoke away. "You're supposed to have them cold! Lukewarm at most!" She folded her arms tightly, mumbling not very pleasant things about the way food was prepared around here.

"Jupiter, I wanted her crab, but she ruined it!" She whined. "A-and she's ruining a perfectly good fish!" She limped up towards Ayanami. "Noooo! Why don't any of you eat your seafood the way it's supposed to be eaten?" She waddled a little ways away from the group, caught a fish, then used a pointed stick to ensure its death. Then, without any sort of cooking process or proper preparation, she bit down.

Crow

 

[Crow]

The gang covered their ears - except for Ayanami, who manually removed the ears on her head and placed them in her pockets.

"OK, who let this brat in here?" Amazon scoffs as she covers her ears, "where are her parents?"

"Yuchino, most of us cook food here. Not cooking food that just swims around in the ocean like that is how you get diseases..."

"Obviously she's been eating that way for a long time and she hasn't been diseased. She knows what she's doing," Laffey adds as she wolfs down the whole burning crab, "let her be."

"Just like a bear..."

"Nyeeheehee... some people just don't appreciate the gift of fire that Prometheus has graced us with!"

There stood another familiar face - a second Commander, so to speak. She was toasting her marshmallows over an infernal Laffey.

"Commander, please set an example..." Amazon rubs her temples at the actions of her Commander.

"Eeeeehhhh? Commander? What are you doing here?"

"Making the greatest Eagle Union delicacy of all - S'mores! OK I'm done."

Placing the melted marshmallows between some wafers and chocolate, she grips the newly-made s'more using her teeth, before taking out a fire extinguisher and spraying Laffey with it, then walking away. As Laffey shook the fluffy carbon dioxide-infused foam from body like a dog, all that was left was a beard that made Odin cower in fear.

"Hohoho... Laffey Christmas Skin... now available at Akashi Shop..."

The class laughed, except those who didn't like to laugh, and those who weren't in the mood to laugh. And Ayanami.

"EVERYONE!" Amazon exclaims. "THAT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH FOOLING AROUND FOR TODAY! GET BACK IN LINE"

It was loud enough to be heard by various others, namely those near the cafeteria and those still around the docks.

"Did Amazon-sensei say something?"

"Ayanami, your ears!"

"I'm sorry Javelin, lip-reading isn't one of my talents. You'll need to speak up."

Meanwhile, Bataan ran towards Yuchino.

"Yuchino, you can't do that!"

Midrick Crow P PopcornPie Yamperzzz

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