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[Crow]

"Hmmm... this place is huuuge, but I think I at least know what the building looks like..."

The girl began to hover upwards, before sitting atop a tree.

"That's it!" she points towards a direction. "That's the building right there, I think... I see big buildings, but I don't see any sign of Zeppy or Hiei-chan..."

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[Thepotatogod]

--Woz--
Interaction: Crow

Woz glanced up the tree where the black clad kitsune landed atop of, who soon pointed at a particular direction of a building of the island. Though he has yet to visit the building in question, Woz thinks that perhaps there are spies in the island...This may something worth investigating.

"Alright." Woz nods as he turned to the direction of the building in question, "Come with me now. I'll need your help identifying your friends." He says, allowing the child to walk ahead of him.

 

[Crow]

As they were on their way, the young one would stop at the sight of someone.

"Where is that Laffey? We agreed to have our duel around this time... maybe settling things a month beforehand was a terrible idea. Mmhmmhmm... as expected, she is still a-"

"AAAAHHHH!!!!"

It was rude to point, but the young fox did it anyways.

"HIEI-CHAN, Y- YOU GREW! V- VERY BIG!"

"... -chan? I think otherwise, Akagi. It is more likely that you have shrunk," the horned woman was confused.

"B- but I was like that yesterday, and the day before yesterday and... and..."

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[Thepotatogod]

--Woz--
Interaction: Crow

"Hmm...Is that right..." Woz rubbed his chin as he watched the endeavor occur between the apparent Hiei and Akagi--the latter surprised by the grown woman that stood in place of her friend. He turned to the little Akagi, now realizing her name by Hiei and the resemblance to a certain black kitsune...It would've made sense considering what he is. He turned to Akagi, asking, "What do you think the year is?" Woz led with the obvious question, presumably to determine whether or not she came from another time period.

 

[Crow]

"Hmmm... I think there were some things in that strange room that pointed to it being 2019... there was nothing from later years..." the young Akagi said, scratching her head.

"Us KAN-SEN don't age physically the same way humans do. I've looked like this for a long time, never looking younger before or older after, and so will others of my kind, as far as I know. If Akagi simply came from the past, like say, the old war or before, she'd have the shape and size she does today - well, not like this, I mean the actual Akagi, but you understand what I'm saying," Hiei explains.

"But I am the actual Akagi."

"You are a bit adorable like this, you know? Even tinier than Laffey," Hiei giggles, "I suppose I'll lend whatever help I can to get you back to normal since I can't find Laffey anywhere."

"... normal?"

"As you were yesterday, anyways."

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[Thepotatogod]

--Woz--
Interaction: Crow

"Hm...Perhaps we should investigate the area you woke up, Akagi-chan." Woz suggests, rubbing his chin as he listened in. Apparently, this Akagi is not from the past. She seems convinced that she's the only Akagi. Perhaps if she meets the Akagi we know, perhaps she'll change her mind. . .Then again, perhaps the place where they woke up could help with their search. "Besides, we still have the matter of dealing with another Hiei up and about. They seem to have been separated, I fear." He says

 

[Crow]

"And where might that place be, exactly?"

Akagi points.

"Hmmm... I think that's the warehouse," Hiei adds. "Well, let's head there."


The tiny Akagi, only recognizing the straightforward path, decided to jump and climb to achieve that, while Hiei took the normal, walking route. When they all reached the place, they would see a familiar face - Akashi, unpacking and loading things with one of her trusty sidekicks Shiranui.

"Why do we have so many Lawson collabs?"

"We don't have that many- what?"

Akashi's eyes widen at the small Akagi, circling her and pondering.

"This is strange..."

Akagi points to the insides of the warehouse. "That's where we woke up."

"... my gods," Akashi gasps, "well, at least that explains everything. But that just implies another problem, however..."

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"Master! I'm so glad you're AAAAHHHH!"

A potted plant fell on Sirius' head as she barges into the office.

"Sirius, are you OK?"

"Master, your-"

"I'll just replant Montmorency ASAP and keep him as far away from the door as possible," the blonde Commander says as she helps Sirius up, before opening a full closet of plant pots and continuing the conversation, "so, what's so important that you need to skip past Belfast and QE to me?"

"Actually Master, Queen Elizabeth sent me, and Belfast is the important matter."

"Is it OK if I settle some things first?" the blonde Commander looks towards Pookybear, "my friend there's getting a bit of that morning crankiness. Thought I'd drop him by the cafeteria before anything else."

Sirius repeatedly bows towards the caged Pookybear, "I'm terribly sorry for all that happened last night! Sheffield as well..."

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Some familiar people - alongside one somewhat-familiar one that certain individuals could've sworn they saw beforehand - were heading into the cafeteria, the latter parts of their conversation audible.

"The Graf Zeppelin I'm used to is normally very intimidating. I mean, a lot of the Ironblood girls are, but my point still stands - this shrunk-down Zeppy is good company. Upsy daisy!"

"Unhand me, kidnappers!"

"You and I have a very different intepretation of 'good company', you know that?" Katsuo adds.

"Do we, now?"

"Don't you think that she'll get rather crossed once we turn her back to normal?"

"You mean maaaaaybe," the redheaded Commander responds to Katsuo's warnings.

The group approaches those who were already there.

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[Flintstone]

Kaladin had awoken earlier than most (old soldier's habits died hard, he supposed) and had spent much of the early morning practicing various spear and hand-to-hand katas. Even if he wasn't in his own world, that was no excuse for him to allow himself to get rusty. As he put his jacket back over his shirt, he sucked in some Stormlight to ease the inevitable aches and to restore some of the energy he expended on his workout.

Once he arrived at the base's cafeteria, he got his breakfast (which consisted almost entirely of foods he had never eaten before) and made his way to where a few others he recognized were sitting. He gave a nod to those at the table, sat down, and immediately began to eat his breakfast starting with the eggs and bread as that was the food he recognized.

 

[PopcornPie]

"If you can't remedy the despair of someone so far, why not you remedy the despair of someone nearer for a change?" Yuubari suggests.

"Uh... yeah! What she said!" Akashi adds, "anyways, I think us three should go soon - get to work, set the store up... time is money, so I can't afford to open a second late nya! If you need us, you know where to find us, right?"

During this time, Jupiter and S- I mean, that snow rabbit from yesterday walked in for breakfast.

"Oh right, now that you're... you know... you, you can't eat meat anymore, right?"

"You don't understand." Senko repeated, flicking her ears. "I worked for Kuroto's ancestors years ago, and I was renowned for quality service. I don't wish to break that streak." Though, there was a point to be made. Her situation was even more worrying, all kidnapped and impersonated like this. She couldn't be safely returned to Kuroto if she didn't take care of herself...

...Yet she still wanted to take care of others first.

"Do you need help with the shop?" Senko perked up. "My tails are great for collecting and disposing of dust."

"No go, huh?"

The blonde Commander ponders.

"I kinda want to eat breakfast now. You're hungry too, aren't you, little guy?

Pookybear sighed, falling limp and nodding. Might as well eat...Brain food is the main ingredient of an escape plan, is it not?

"Master! I'm so glad you're AAAAHHHH!"

A potted plant fell on Sirius' head as she barges into the office.

"Sirius, are you OK?"

"Master, your-"

"I'll just replant Montmorency ASAP and keep him as far away from the door as possible," the blonde Commander says as she helps Sirius up, before opening a full closet of plant pots and continuing the conversation, "so, what's so important that you need to skip past Belfast and QE to me?"

"Actually Master, Queen Elizabeth sent me, and Belfast is the important matter."

"Is it OK if I settle some things first?" the blonde Commander looks towards Pookybear, "my friend there's getting a bit of that morning crankiness. Thought I'd drop him by the cafeteria before anything else."

Sirius repeatedly bows towards the caged Pookybear, "I'm terribly sorry for all that happened last night! Sheffield as well..."

The critical injury of an innocent potted plant was, to Pookybear, a bad omen. And, apparently, someone named Belfast had gone rogue. Or been kidnapped. Something important and bad. The hamster's tail slid beneath his legs. His best friend was far away from him on this island, and he didn't know what was going on! She wasn't able to decide between Jamaa and Erinn yet...But if he didn't go to protect her, she wouldn't live to make her choice!

Some familiar people - alongside one somewhat-familiar one that certain individuals could've sworn they saw beforehand - were heading into the cafeteria, the latter parts of their conversation audible.

"The Graf Zeppelin I'm used to is normally very intimidating. I mean, a lot of the Ironblood girls are, but my point still stands - this shrunk-down Zeppy is good company. Upsy daisy!"

"Unhand me, kidnappers!"

"You and I have a very different intepretation of 'good company', you know that?" Katsuo adds.

"Do we, now?"

"Don't you think that she'll get rather crossed once we turn her back to normal?"

"You mean maaaaaybe," the redheaded Commander responds to Katsuo's warnings.

The group approaches those who were already there.

Smartypaw tilted her head. All that nonsense, and they were still fooling around with the beam? Or was she not the only one who didn't go back to the way she was before? If only she could ask, without giving up her identity.

 

[Crow]

"Well, I do need a bit of help unloading things at the warehouse before I start tending to the shop, dem shelves aren't gonna stock themselves up, nya," Akashi adds before she prepares to leave, "why not you tag along with us? With us around, there's definitely something you can help us with - lifting, unpacking, sweeping..."

(Note: If Senko agrees to go, she will be present around the warehouse before Woz, Hiei & small Akagi arrive as in Post 557.)

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Quite a bit was happening within the cafeteria.

"Guten morgen Kaladin, almost didn't notice you there!" the redheaded Commander greets, "had a good night?"

the blonde Commander, with Pookybear in her pocket, approaches the table with Jupiter and the white rabbit. She gently placed Pookybear on the table. "Hey Jupiter and friend. Can you two help me take care of my little friend here - Pookybear they called him? I have important errands to run, so I can count on you to give him breakfast, right?"

She left with a wink directed towards the rabbit, before leaving quickly, grabbing a slice of the redheaded Commander's buttered bread on her way out.

"You owe me one!"

"Just get another!"

"Yeesh, people these days," the redheaded Commander looks to see his plate empty as she turns to the side to see Zeppy chewing.

"I Mnnneed a gddd mllll frr tthh gllry uf tthh Irrnnbludd," those were the sole words that came out of Zeppy's mouth as it continued to be filled with food.

The redheaded Commander looked left and right, shrugging her shoulders as he looks at YOU, the audience.

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With every chore listed, Senko's ears got a bit higher. Lifting? Well, she wasn't very strong, but she could improvise. Unpacking? Did that include organizing? She could do that! Sweeping!? She was practically a master at that! "Yes, yes! Allow me to display my centuries of practice and excellent service!" After politely exiting the table, and flawlessly realigning her chair, Senko followed with her tails high and waving.

As soon as she stepped foot in the warehouse, Senko hastily departed from Akashi, making a beeline for the nearest box. "You just say where you want these~!" She chirped energetically, gently placing the technology beside her.

Shortly after she started, the warehouse employees were joined by Akagi, Woz, and Hiei. "You, there, good to see that you made it out." Senko waved to Woz.
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As soon as he was placed on the table, Pookybear seemed to have a stroke, freezing in place with his eyes wide. Those eyes bounced up and down the rabbit's body, over and over again, until he was absolutely positive that they weren't deceiving him. Oh, no, he would know that fluffy fur anywhere, not to mention those dangling ears! "Cheekiqua! Cheekiqua!" He smushed himself against the cage, his stubby tail wagging like it had never wagged before.

Smartypaw was just as joyful, though she was much better at hiding it. "Pookybear! I'm glad you're okay, too!" She whispered.

Pookybear grew angry as he continued to study his friend's fur, folding his ears. "Squeemitaw! Cheeskakaspots!"

"Oh, no, Pookybear, my spots weren't taken off. They were covered up!" Smartypaw whispered back. "I'm assuming a disguise until we can finally escape this island! I've got to play the role of a pet rabbit. So, for the time being, we don't know each other. Okay?"

"...Kaaaaaayyy..." Pookybear's ears fell.

Crow

 

[Crow]

Akagi looked a bit different from what Senko might remember from seeing last evening - shorter, tinier, for starters.

"We might need to pause work for a bit. Because I have some creeeeping suspicions, nya," Akashi adds as she walks around and analyses the small Akagi. "This here is clue one. If I'm not wrong, there should be four tiny ones that came from wherever this small Akagi came from."

"Wha- what is the cat talking about?" small Akagi was confused. "And there were three of us!"

"I'll explain on the way."

On the way?

Akashi points with the tools popping out of her long sleeves - to the blonde Commander and the Royal Navy maid Sirius running in the distance.

"Nyahaha, my Akashi senses are picking something up from them."

"You mean the thing that lets you find money on the ground?" Shiranui deadpans.

"Yeah, that one, but it can probably do other things, nya," Akashi assures.

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"What'll you do after escaping?" Jupiter casually asks the white rabbit that is definitely not Smartypaw. "There's lots of things out in the ocean - Sirens, Sardegnians, natural wildlife... yeah, I think Sardegnians are more of a threat to you than a threat to any one of us - and in a very different way from us too."

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[Thepotatogod]

Woz
Interaction: Crow

"I believe I'm in need of a further explanation." Woz says to Akashi as they mutter something about her senses as well as there being 4 minis roaming about. "What do you mean by there's 4 of them?" Woz presses as he follows along with the crew, curious about what they mean.

 

[Crow]

Chore time was being interrupted for a little pursuit.

"Yuubari and I were performing experiments with exactly four Wisdom Cubes with some of the tech you got us yesterday. During different periods of testing, Belfast, Akagi, Hiei and Graf Zeppelin were closeby when it began to shoot lasers. We stored the Mental Cubes in the warehouse, since nothing happened to them, and in the morning - those shiny blocks were no more."

"Now that you mention it, I did feel something funny when I walked past Akashi's shop last night and saw a blinding light," Hiei adds, "I just thought it was their usual fare and trudged on."

"I need more clues and cues to draw a good conclusion, because anything could've happened - shrinking, an entirely seperate copy - but the thing is - there are four of them - and right there is our second!"

Right now, they were close to a dorm area atop a regal grassy field. In addition to some new faces, they would see the ones they were pursuing.

"Oh?"

A conversation was taking place as a little crowd of shipgirls surrounded a commotion. They saw what was in the middle of it.

"I'm telling you, Servant - I can't have my head maid shrunk for the rest of her life! Please tell me Belfast is going to return to normal by the end of this!"

"I don't know, QE, she is kind of cute," the blonde Commander started to do the old upsy-daisy upon the little one. "She's like a... Little Bel. I wouldn't mind having her as my legally-bound adopted daughter, nyeeheehee."

"Master, please, my sister has to return to normal," a shipgirl walks forward with a bow and curtsy.

"Alright, alright, I'll go consult Akashi on this," the blonde Commander turns to the side, looking towards the gang. "Oh, how convenient."

She looks at the little Akagi.

"I'm sensing a pattern here."

"OK, Akashi, how many?"

"Don't you mean how much?" Akashi grins towards the crowned one, referred to in the recent conversation as 'QE'.

"Akashi, this is serious! You can't just shrink people and laugh it off!"

"Are you assuming I did this?"

"... Are you the reason why this Little Bel stands before us?"

"... Yes, nya."

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[PopcornPie]

"I'll use seagulls." Smartypaw answered plainly. "Did you know that seagulls can fly for six months before getting tired and landing? All I need to do is grab one, and I'll fly into the sunset!"

Pookybear seemed to grimace at the idea.
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"Oh? Clues?" Senko perked up. "There is a mystery afoot? Why, Akagi, how did you get so small?" Honestly, the kitsune was tempted to scoop her up.

She wasn't really following what was going on too well. Mental cubes? Lasers? Shrunken shipgirls? How many? How many what? There were more questions buzzing around in Senko's head than there were dust particles in her tails!

 

[Crow]

Jupiter, while worried, seemed to continue encouraging.

"Well, I was about to suggest using planes instead, but if you prefer seagulls, they do draw a lot less attention in naval waters, which have a lot more risk than your usual whale or shark if they see you as a threat. If you stay on, you could easily avoid the Sardegnians... or any of Azur Lane's branch-headquarters if they see you as a threat.

... do you know how to guide one? Pilot it, like a plane, or a ship?"

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"I don't like being a mystery! And I already said, I was always this small! Why does everyone think I was bigger before?" the small Akagi pouts, "and us three didn't meet Little Bel at all!"

"Who are you?" Little Bel addresses the gang, "my name is Belfast, but it looks like everyone wants to call me Little Bel. Everyone also thinks I was big before, but I don't remember being big either."

"Yeah, this mystery may or may not be my fault, nya," Akashi scratches her head, her tools rubbing her scalp, "most likely the latter."

"Oh, right! Pattern!"

"Don't shout so loud, Servant!" QE scolds.

"But QE, I remember now! I saw my kouhai hang around with a smaller Graf Zeppelin! She was treating her the same way I would've treated Little Bel if we spent more time together, nyehehe..." the blonde Commander grinned as she places her palm on Little Bel's head.

"You saw Zeppy?" small Akagi's eyes sparkled, "where?"

"Cafeteria."

"Yeesh, I never realised Ark Royal had a sister," rolling her eyes at the blonde Commander, QE then faced Akashi, "and yooouuu! Just because we're grateful that you're whisking our problems away bit by bit doesn't mean you get to make new ones!"

Akashi tips her nonexistent glasses.

"I'm surprised you're the first one to confront me on this, Queen Elizabeth. I assumed you'd be the last person to see this as a problem. You're wise and smart deep under all that bossy nature after all, and without the pressure of war, it stays dormant until something triggers it. You'd know, wouldn't you?"

"What are you getting at Akashi?"

Akashi whispers into QE's ear, only to end with QE's sour frown slowly turning upside down.

The blonde Commander grabs one of Akashi's sleeves.

"Ooooh, this is baaaaad. Do you all have enough juice for another round of running? I don't want to be near her highness when she gets a funny idea. And Akashi's funny ideas are extra funny. Not the cute kind!"

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[PopcornPie]

Smartypaw's ears drooped. "No...I don't." She lamented. "I'd have to learn on the fly." There was a weak chuckle. "But why would I be seen as a threat? The philosophy is 'live and let live.' Unless they're phantoms, of course..."
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Senko's ears laid across her head. "Are you sure it wasn't someone tampering with that ray again?" Throughout her stay, although it was brief, she didn't see anyone with an unusual size. As a pure outsider to the argument, Senko awkwardly decided to return to her unpacking.

Unfortunately, one of the shipgirls got upset. And, supposedly, when that girl got upset, everyone in the vicinity needed to run. "R-right away!" The kitsune stammered, giving herself a head start.

Crow

 

[Crow]

"Well, that's just how it is here - if you ride a plane over naval territory, they'd try to identify you. If you can't confirm yourself as non-threatening or an ally... well... a moralistic faction would take you prisoner," Jupiter explains, "when you're in a constant battlefield, a cautious lifestyle is pretty important."

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"I swear! We're through with that, nya! We were strictly testing new tech on its own, nya, but not on peo-"

"Well, thaaaaat's the cue," the blonde Commander grins as she dashes, Akashi swaying in the air like a flag while Little Bel was held in her other arm.

"-ppppppppppppllllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeee!"

"There goes my one chance at the truly perfect life, my Servant will be duly punished for this," QE pouts as the gang flew into the horizon. "Oh, right, I can just ask Akashi when she's free."

How frightening.

Anyways, as they arrived at the cafeteria, they would find no sign of a 'small Graf Zeppelin' or the redheaded Commander.

"Nyeh, must've left. Hey Jupiter, have you seen where my kouhai went?"

"He must've left when I wasn't looking..."

"Sneaky. Very sneaky. It can't be possible that no one here noticed. Unless it is..."

"Even if they noticed him leave, they wouldn't know where she left to," Jupiter continues, "but I think I heard him say 'wait, Zeppy, don't leave!'."

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[PopcornPie]

Smartypaw's ears drooped. "So what you're saying is, it's either be stuck on this island, or be stuck in someone else's prison cell." She smacked a paw on the table. "Ergh, I should have portaled out of here the minute I had my quill back!" She was sick of this place, she just wanted to split off and figure things out from here.
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"Is it safe to come out?" Senko appeared within the cafeteria, having been hiding in the supply closet. "Heavens...might someone explain to me again what's going on? Will Akashi be all right?"

Crow

 

[Thepotatogod]

--Sougo Tokiwa || Woz--
Interaction: Crow P PopcornPie @CafeteriaClub

"Goodness, me..." Woz gasps aloud when the whole debaucle within their arrival onto the cafeteria transpired, placing his hand on his chest as he narrowly avoided getting strung up on the rushing captain. "Let's hope she's fine..." He says following them as they soon ended up inside the cafeteira.

"Oh, hey Woz." Sougo greeted his brown clad prophet. "I've been waiting a while...Have you eaten yet?" He asked, as he finally finished eating.

"Did you...Pay attention to what's been happening?"

"Nope!"

 

[Crow]

"The 'stuck in someone's prison cell' part is only if you're using a plane. Using an actual bird will make the ones who would consider that treat you as part of the local wildlife and be ignored by them... you'll probably be on some social media site though," Jupiter adds.

"... you know, you're solely thinking of how to fly, what if you swam? Or ride on something that rides the waves. Dolphins are pretty up there in terms of the food chain, if you're still thinking of riding animals, and they know how to deal with sharks."

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"Nyeeeeever... do that... AGAIN!"

Akashi was crossed by the blonde Commander's actions as begin to spin around from giddiness, shortly recovering. "And you made me miss my chance at a great deal, nya!"

"I know exactly what she was asking you for, Akashi! Only one thing QE could be looking for is a brea- wait, where's Little Bel? Ah! My parental instincts are failing me!"

"You have no parental instincts, nya! You never did!"

"Well, then your Commander has even less!"

"You- wait, you might be right."

Little Bel opened the supply cabinet.

"Is something the matter?" she asks a frightened Senko.

"Basically one of my lab experiments made little versions of some of the shipgirls in our base and they're all over the place, whether I shrunk the existing ones or made new copies is up for debate," Akashi explains to Senko, now that her face has been revealed, "we're gathering them before I can return to my work. Right now, we're looking for a smaller Graf Zeppelin. She was here, but it looks like she left."

"Oh yeah, those W Riders were with my kouhai and the small GrafZep too. They're not here anymore, so I'm guessing they left alongside those two.

It's not like we can just sniff their tracks out or anything...

... OH RIGHT! Akagi constantly talks about my kouhai's scent, maybe she can do something."

"Nothing here smells familiar," the little Akagi adds.

"It appears that there is a serious case of amnesia going on," Hiei adds, "not surprisingly, considering that I don't remember what happened when I turned into a 'little Hiei', not a single bit. But for her to forget about someone she was so obsessed with..."

"Yeah, that's a problem, I guess, nyeehee. How about Taihou? I've seen her voice get scary when she talks about how my kouhai smells like another woman. That has to amount to something, nyeehee..."

"I would prefer not to incur her wrath."
"Not gonna happen, nya."

"It's our easiest bet. Besides, my little Albacore should know where she is. I can ask Albacore where Taihou is, we find her, we recruit her help, viola, problem solved."

"Your funeral, nya. Or everyone else's if everyone else wants to jump in on your plan. I'd much rather bet on someone in this room having a ridiculously good sense of smell, even if it is a tall order. Telling Taihou that you're 'finding her Commander', especially if you're a woman, is an even taller one." Akashi says, looking around the table that the four who left previously sat.

"Akashi, what are you doing?"

"Isn't it obvious? I'm seeing if those four left anything behind. That's how it works in movies - give dog item belonging to person, dog takes mental note of smell, dog sniffs person out. At least one of them might've forgotten something"

It seems that whatever proposals being made in this conversation were made under the assumption that the redheaded Commander, the little Graf Zeppelin, Hikaru and Katsuo were in the exact same place, and thus, to be able to find one would help find the other three.

The blonde Commander believes that finding Taihou would help. Akashi, disagreeing, prefers to bet on someone else having a ridiculously good sense of smell.

In any case, there were no objections for other suggestions.

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Smartypaw's ears fell. "I'm not crazy about swimming." She admitted. "And, you know, I'm not crazy about heights either, not to mention how difficult it would be to stay on a seagull's back...Oh, it's no use!" The rabbit wailed, pressing her paws to her eyes. "I'm stuck here, and I don't even know what to do with my life!"

Pookybear patted her on the cheek.
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"Oh, that's all?" Senko wiped sweat from her brow. "Kitsunes make good pest hunters if it's called for. I can probably smell something."

Crow

 

[Crow]

"Hmmm... ah. there is one possibility I haven't brought up yet," Jupiter says, "plus it's got the lowest risk compared to all the other options."

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"Sounds like a plan. Alright, now we just need to find something that has one of their scents..." Akashi says. "I don't see anything here. How about you guys?"

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[PopcornPie]

Now, Smartypaw was no psychic, but she knew just what Jupiter was getting at. "No. No. No. No. NO." She snapped, curling her lips back to reveal sharp little chompers. "I told you why I won't, and I'm sticking to my stones!"

"Yeh!" Pookybear folded his arms, pushing out his fuzzy lip.
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"Well, they're just smaller versions of Shipgirls who are already here, are they not?" Senko twiddled her fingers. "What if I just took the scent of something their normal-sized counterparts owned?"

Crow

 

[Crow]

"No, no, not that. Whatever suggestions I'm giving will end with you as Smartypaw," Jupiter assures, "remember - I'm supporting your decision. But if you want to stay a bit longer, that'd be fine too. We could spend some time together before you leave."

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"Not a bad idea, nya! Graf Zeppelin's the only Ironblood Aircraft Carrier, so any Ironblood aircraft eventually belongs to her and smells like her. Or she smells like them... Lucky for you, I've got some BF-109Ts and Ju-87Cs in the store. I'll go get 'em ASAP!"

Akashi takes a mad dash.

"Wow."

She returns almost just as quickly.

"Here they are, nya!"

Ah yes, the classy old hand-fitting planes, only found here if you don't count toy replicas, previously established to grow under the guidance of an Aircraft Carrier. Their scent was subtle to the human nose, yet the odour of German engineering was distinct if you could whiff it clearly.

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