#kanncolle

Admiral: Frame it up in your room, or something like that.

Admiral: I don't believe that the fairies will pose too much of a problem for you two, but we'll work something out if anything comes up.

Soaring Crane: I understand that you would go to us to discuss something related to the deck, sir, but I'm not quite sure what you plan to achieve by giving it to us.

Admiral: Well, I know I'll never be sure what kind of remodels will come in the future, of course including whether or not anyone else aside from you two will be using that particular component at all.

Admiral: Still, if someone does end up needing the catapult for her remodel, I would like the two of you to give it to her just before the conversion.

Blessed Crane: So it's like a "Welcome to the club!" gesture from us to her?

Admiral: Yep.

Soaring Crane: And no one aside from us will know that we are holding the deck?

Admiral: Exactly. Only you two, me and the main office will know about this.

Admiral: And I should expect my immediates-in-command to keep it quiet as well?

Flagship: Definitely.

Admin. Chief: Leave it to me.

Res. Chief: Why ruin the surprise?

Admiral: Good. Well, you should keep up your part as well, cranes reborn under our fleet.

Soaring Crane: Yes we will, sir.

Admiral: You know, to face reality or something like that.

Flagship: To get over the fact that you lost the auction for Hiroshi's winter booklet?

Admiral: Well, sort of. (I'm nowhere near as salty anymore, anyway)

Admiral: And what do you know, her last tweet was from September.

Flagship: She's doing well?

Admiral: Yeah, she's drafting up a 4koma and stuff.

Flagship: That's good, so we have a chance?

Admiral: We should. Fubuki and Murakumo got their Kai 2s in January and April respectively, well before September came around.

Admiral: I say we sit tight, relax and wait for the news to come from the devs.

In which I try to use my severely limited academic knowledge to interpret a headcanon. WIP and, of course, headcanon warning.

Admiral: Yamashiroooo! Let's plaaaaayyy~!

Mountain Castle: Geh, just when I thought I was free from you-- Hey, stay away!

Autumn Rain: Oh, you're here, admiral? It's that time of the year, isn't it?

Admiral: I don't really celebrate these holidays, but I guess so.

Mountain Castle: I'm amazed... you can... keep a straight face... with all this... strength, sir...

Admiral: Hahaha, the resistance of a superdreadnought battleship is nothing to me, dear Yamashiro, especially from a beautiful one such as yourself!

Admiral: You could say that your looks have betrayed you by giving me strength, sister of Fusou!

Mountain Castle: Curse you, misfortune of the world...!

Autumn Rain: I'm happy that you two get along as well as ever.

Autumn Rain: Oh, looks like someone's here to pick you up, sir.

Flagship: So you were here, dear? As I expected.

Flagship: ...Well, it has been a while since we've had any time off work, so I'll wait for a bit before taking you back.

Don't be too rough with her, okay?

Admiral: No problem, I know what I'm doing~

Mountain Castle: What? --Save me, sister! Shigure! Anyone!?

Autumn Rain: It actually has been a while. Just a little bit is fine, right?

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Admiral: As you can see, as a monogamous Admiral, this is a cause of concern.

Admiral: My particular inclination towards Amagi and Littorio is far more personal and controlled than this phase. This is uncontrolled, malignant, almost inhuman.

Admiral: (Because I'm lusting for a boat rite wwww)

[Audience]: ...

CT2: So should I keep some distance from you, or...?

Admiral: The exact opposite.

Admiral: Like I said, I would like your permission for me to investigate your human characteristics to try and accelerate my (and maybe others') getting over this phase.

Admiral: And don't worry, I do not engage with any of you girls other than the bae over here.

Flagship: ...You better not, got that?

Admiral: All clear.

Res. Chief: ...I still have doubts about this from a shipgirl rights kind of perspective, but I'm not well-versed with that.

Admin. Chief: Well, Ise is free right now, so...

Res. Chief: Don't bother. It'll all soon be over anyway, even without doing this whole thing.

Res. Chief: Just know that saying something like "let me do this and that to you for the sake of me and my wife" will ring nastily on people's ears, sir.

Admiral: ...That does sound ugly, indeed.

Admiral: It's your choice, Kashima. You're only collateral, but you'll feel your share of the heat either way.

Admiral: I'll keep it professional to the best of my ability. While essential for the study to be conducted, there is zero obligation on your end to cooperate, so do not hesitate to decline if you don't feel like it.

Admiral: I formally apologize for what I said before, I meant no ill intent or blame when I used that term.

CT2: ...It's alright, sir. If you would like to continue? I'm fine.

Admiral: You sure? Alright then.

Admiral: Anyways, large quantities of people falling for new ships is a common and expected occurrence during the seasonal operation period.

Admin. Chief: Data shows notable responses to Amatsukaze and U-511/Ro-500, as well as Isokaze and Prinz in their own respective operations.

Admin. Chief: (and Hamakaze, Urakaze and Taigei back when they were introduced, but that's beside the point.)

Admiral: Definitely. The reason why I'm concerned with the phenomenon this time around is, well...

Res. Chief: You're affected?

Admiral: Yes, I am currently in a contracted phase of indiscriminate attraction to the shipgirl form of the second in the Katori-class:

Admiral: Training cruiser 'Kashima'.

CT2: ...You did say something like that back then.

Flagship:

Admiral: Kashima?

CT2: Yes, Admiral?

Admiral: What I'm about to say is for my own sake as well... I need your cooperation with something.

CT2: What is it?

Admiral: Putting it simply... I'd like for you to let me study you.

CT2: ...Eeh!?

Flagship: What was that?

Res. Chief: Umm.

Admiral: Look, I can explain. I know Yuubari holds the definitive authority for technical research and experimentation around here, but training cruiser mechanics aren't what I'm looking for.

Res. Chief: I would guess, with Katori already past level 80. What's the idea?

Admiral: I'm just going to go over some analyses and surveys about you perceived as a girl, Kashima.

Admiral: See, I'm sure everyone in this room knows about the trend going around the internet lately. Oh, I'm talking about the Pixiv images I showed you last time.

CT2: Ah, yes, the drawings of 'me' set up on that illustration site, right?

Admin. Chief: We're talking about the mass charming occurrences that coincided with this operation, then.

Admiral: The Kashima Syndrome.

CT2: 'Syndrome'? I'd never, um, I wouldn't dare to--

Flagship: It's alright, no one here thinks of you anywhere like that. You can stand to be more delicate, Admiral.

Autumn Rain: Yes, admiral?

Admiral: When all this is over...

Admiral: We're going out shopping.

River Wind: Shopping, eh? That doesn't sound too bad.

Admiral: All of your sisters, we'll go out, get some gorgeous threads, have the fanciest tea and cakes. So--

River Wind: We're not that dumb to go anywhere too far, sir.

River Wind: It's you who need to chill with the sorties. Didn't E-3 and E-4 teach you that?

River Wind: And you've heard the reports from the other bases. This is nothing like the summer nightmare you had.

Admiral: Yeah, I know that. Thank you, I guess.

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Autumn Rain: ...Looks like I don't have anything to say, Kawakaze. You've come to know him well.

River Wind: He's just easy to understand like that, sister. Plus he kinda is technically our brother-in-law, so...

Admiral: I still can't get used to that title.

River Wind: Heheh, you're going to have to sooner or later, 'brother'.

Autumn Rain: ...And sir?

Admiral: Yes?

Autumn Rain: Tell Yuudachi, Sendai and the rest that you care for them too.

Autumn Rain: The final operation's routing is no reason to give us special treatment.

Admiral: But you girls being my sisters-in-law does, doesn't it?

Autumn Rain: Ah, um...

River Wind: Yeah, it feels just as weird to us as well, huh.