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RE: Sakamoto Ryoma - Yaoquizque - 02-07-2013
"Well, it is a bit late for that, don't you think, mister let's-watch-..."
"While i appreciate your outspokenness, miss Sanada, please remember who you are talking to. I am humbly advising you to return to the propriety one can expect from an officer." said the admiral, cutting her in half as he was feeling the lady needed a good slap on her fingers, metaphorically speaking.
"Hm... My apologies."
"Besides, you can be certain concern was the reason making us watch the procedure, not your well known beauty."
Ishikawa was observing them both, mildly amused to see one of them using the tricks he came to recognize in order to cover her embarrassment.
"That said, you appear to be indeed heavily injured. Were you saying you allowed her to fly?" he asked, gazing at Ishikawa.
"Well... Not really. I rejected her request to return to active duty and ordered her to take some rest..."
"That sounds reasonable." nodded the admiral.
"... But she didn't listen. The Commander Sanada never listens anyway."
"Totally untrue. I listen all the time. But it isn't really my fault if you often say totally unrelevant things which are totally not true anyway."
"Right.." said Ishikawa after having meaningfully looked at Sakamoto.
"Well... I'm afraid you will have to listen this time, miss Sanada. Take a few days off and let your body heal. It's not like your duty won't await your return."
The woman nodded in a way that clearly showed she wasn't planning to do so in any way.
"Will i have to assign someone to guard you?" asked Sakamoto, frowning slightly.
"No..." She said after sighing.
"Fine. I will return home. I owe Amaya an explanation anyway."
"Very well. You are free to leave. Ishikawa-san, you will receive your orders via neural network. Sanada-san, rest well."
The admiral bowed casually, and observed them walking out. The woman was already annoying her companion.
"... classified. Can't talk about it."
"Very funny. Just because i didn't tell you about mine. Tell or i will..."
He had a poor smile. Unruly and oblivious youth; Yet fearless and audacious. He came to imagine them in two or three decades, when they would have had their share of losses and happiness...
"Sir, the liaison with the northern fleet is ready."
"Thank you."
Leaving his thoughts here, he followed the officer.
RE: Sakamoto Ryoma - Yaoquizque - 03-24-2013
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With no support remaining, Umi brought her scorched ship around Fuji, masking herself from the damaged but very much intact vanguard of Nagata. The Chrysanthemums had eventually been quite useful in distracting them, in that regard at least.
She had managed to pick up a few pods, unsure of who was there. Flicking on her comms, a response came through...
"Who am I talking to? I could not pay attention to who I picked up during that mess."
"Captain Ishikawa. Move to our RV point, please." relied a man's voice gravely.
"H-hai. Are you injured?"
"I'm fine. Mostly. Did you pick up anybody else?"
"I did."
The bomber had almost reached the Shikoku gate, to meet the heavy support through there. Takada started to scour the channels for the encrypted channel she'd been instructed to use.
"Are there any others awake? There were two of you in bombers, hai, and I believe I was able to get the pod of the captain of our gunboat. The final comms message sounded as though he was injured in the explosion."
"I'll take a look. Tell me when we're approaching Kyushu." replied the man.
She was tempted to tell him she was heading to Shikoku system, but she abandoned that idea, focusing on her navigation and the scanner instead.
Meanwhile, the man quickly checked the other pods. The two officers seemed to be unconscious but not hurt too badly.
"They will only be in further danger if we all are, I doubt their injuries are too serious. Our pod design is well-suited in the rare occasions it is needed." she simply said after a while, worried about the fleet potentially chasing her ship.
She then attempted to reach their base and, having found the correct channel, sent an encrypted broadcast : "Shirayuki, this is Takada. Requesting support to pull out from New Tokyo. I am nearing the gate to Shikoku now."
"Copy. You will have to reach our position. We are standing by near Kyushu jumphole in Sayiun cloud, Shikoku System. Are you being followed?"
"No, they were distracted by the 'Sisterhood' who were hassling us from Ainu. I should be with you in a moment, although I do not know how safe we are. Would Nagata not have the Taus locked down already, starting with the Nagumo?"
"This was foreseen. This vessel is a light carrier and isn't exactly attached to the Kyushu division. The carrier has an authorization to refuel on Myoko. We shall discuss further about it once you docked"
"Hai, that seems most sensible. You should have us on scanners soon, if there is no interference from the nebula."
She then flicked shortly to the internal comms, "Brace yourself for docking with the light carrier Shirayuki. We can talk further once you are out of the hold".
The man responded curtly. "Alright. See you in the hangar."
"You are free to dock. Do so swiftly. We don't want a patrol to catch our signature."
RE: Sakamoto Ryoma - Yaoquizque - 03-25-2013
Takada was still somewhat shaken by the attack as she clambered out into the hangar.
Opening the hold, Ishikawa stepped out beside her. He stretched a bit and winced, emitting a painful "Ow."
Holding his left shoulder with his right hand he then turned around to Takada.
"This went pretty bad.."
Giving her a smile as if he wanted to mitigate the negativity of his sentence, he however added : "Thanks for getting me out of there though."
Brushing the hair from her eyes, the officer smiled back.
"It appears I was the lucky one, you've not entirely escaped injury".
That said, the smile playing on her lips faded away and she added in a concerned tone :
"Even after those pirates fell, there were too many for us..."
As she stepped towards Ishikawa, they were interrupted by another pilot who offhandedly interrupted the conversation they just began.
"So you're back. And without your ship, as usual. How pathetic." said the officer wearing a Commander uniform.
She then pretended to have only noticed Takada and stared at her.
"Who is this?"
Before anyone could reply, she added point-blankly after having reported her attention to the man :
"Nevermind. So. You're coming?"
"Oh. Hello Junko. Nice to see you too." Said Ishikawa, preferring to not lecture the woman about that rude behaviour she just showed to the officer who saved him.
He however added calmly : "This is Umi-san. She was part of this mission and the only one to make it out. Thankfully she managed to tractor our pods."
Junko considered coldly the other woman she was already seeing as a rival.
"Good evening."
"Hai, I have... heard of her." whispered to herself Takada and, deciding to mask the beginning of anger she was feeling against that perfectly unpleasant woman behind perfect politeness, she said : "Konnichiwa, Commander. I think we have the pod of Ujisato and perhaps the crew of our gunboat, no severe injuries to any of them."
She then gazed at Ishikawa, looking vaguely worried "Coming where?"
"I wasn't talking to you but to the one who just smiled to you." replied coldly Junko.
"hm." muttered Ishikawa, starting to frown slightly. "Coming where indeed? Maybe we could all have a drink together. I'm not sure when the admiral expects a report.."
"A drink?" repeated Junko with disdain. "You can't be serious."
The least thing Takada wanted was to spend more time with that unbearable woman. She humbly said :
"I know am only a low-ranked woman, but this is not the time. Our element of surprise has failed, the Admiral knows we are against him. Kusari is not safe."
"We should be for a few days... That's at least what they say on the bridge..." Said the Commander in a bored tone as she was observing crew members retrieving the wounded.
"Sakamoto will be very busy right now. I'm not sure what plans he has made for the case that we would fail."
"Go have a drink with your new friend then." said Junko, turning away to leave them.
"Hell Junko. What is with you today? Where are you going?"
"I'm returning to my cell."
She then stopped to gaze at him with a strange expression. Sighing she uttered :
"You're back, which isn't that bad, after all.."
The woman then smiled cruelly and added with a sweet voice :
"Even if you miserably failed..."
"Perhaps if we had more pilots, it could have gone more fluidly... I guess there were not enough to be trusted?" pondered quietly Takada while giving a side look at Junko.
The woman decided to ignore that barb. She shrugged instead, raising slightly her arms.
"Hardly surprising anyway... Since i wasn't there to save the day?"
"Of course.." replied with irony Ishikawa. He then frowned, his gaze getting lost in the distance as he was reflecting.
"The presence of those chrysanthemums made everything more complicated."
"Hai, I do not know what drove them to interfere so much. Nor that Dragon that was with them. They proved a sufficient distraction for my escape once ordered, however."
"See? Once again a woman did better than all you oh so manly pilots. In very truth, i don't know how you could even fly decently without us baby sitting you, Hi-De-A-Ki."
"She did well." simply replied Ishikawa, unflinching.
"I would not say that our other pilots are bad though. Maybe I should go to Sakamoto immediately.."
"Fine, go do that. Have fun."
"I would think our honourable leader would want to be informed, indeed." sentenciously said Takada.
"Sure. The Admiral stupid will be for sure delighted to hear his oh so smart plan succeeded. Just as planned."
Takada gazed at her, aghasted by such an amount of disrespect. Ishikawa didn't have any other reaction than saying :
"You can come along and tell him this yourself if you want. I'm sure he'd like to hear your opinion."
The woman crossed her arms in a show of defiance.
"And why do you think i was enjoying the comfort of the cabin assigned to me here while you were having fun outside with Miss survivor right there?"
RE: Sakamoto Ryoma - Yaoquizque - 03-26-2013
"Oh, so you did tell him already." said Ishikawa, frowning while he was staring at Junko.
He then added : "I guess that wasn't a good idea after all."
"Who said it wasn't? Those quarters are quite comfortable..." replied in a bored tone the woman.
"I appear to have been left out of the loop here. What has happened onboard here?" pondered quietly Takada, somewhat choked.
Takada noticed her taking a sweet voice to answer, as if she was discussing about a trivial subject.
"Not much? Sakamoto asked me to get lost."
"Hm... Anyway we should move. And I'm sure you can come along. No need to be stuck in your 'cell'." finally said Ishikawa.
They began to walk in the corridors heading to the main bridge, Takada walking between the two officers and at time giving a side look at one of them.
"And the ship is on course for the Myoko?", she finally asked timidly after having shaken her head slowly at the tense atmosphere.
"I believe so. It was its original course..." replied Junko, the hands in her uniform's pockets as if she was sulking.
"So, how mad is he at you?" finally asked Ishikawa as they were closing to the bridge.
"Hmm, let me think..." wondered the woman massaging her chin "I guess he began to lose it when i told him he was an idiot."
"Great.." the man said after a sigh. "Did your forget that he is an admiral?"
"So what? I should just shut up and congratulate him no matter what? Especially when he does stupid things?"
The woman then pouted while gazed away before going on.
"I said 'With all due respect' before stating my opinion anyway. So it isn't my fault."
"You simply can't call him an idiot! No matter what you said before." stormed Ishikawa.
"Why not? Honesty is an important thing..." said quietly Junko. She then asked "Don't you think, Miss 'let's save the day'?"
"How did you even make it to commander.." was wondering Ishikawa while rubbing his hand on his face.
"Because of my unmatched skills, of course." she replied point blankly.
Takada was reflecting on what she could answer, and as the couple was remaining silent, she risked :
"An opinion is only as valid as its truth, in my eyes. However, some are best left unsaid to avoid consequences. No matter how 'comfortable' they are to the proud."
"She's right." asserted Ishikawa "There are things you just don't say to an admiral."
"Pfft... Such a little sheep you are." replied coldly the woman. And after a while : "But i admit i was a bit angry... I'm usually more subtle."
"Subtle? Sure.. Try to be subtle now." said the Captain as they were stepping on the bridge.
"A sheep who did not lose her ship, even without her herd. One who has not lost any favour with our leader too." whispered to herself Takada while staring with irritation at the unbearable Commander.
RE: Sakamoto Ryoma - Stuffz - 03-26-2013
Personnel on the bridge was working with diligence. Among that hectic but well organized mess, they noticed a few officers leaning over a large console, studying a stellar map.
Ishikawa cleared his throat and his eyes searched for the admiral. He quietly advanced into the bridge.
The circle opened up as the officers were leaving some space to the group.
"Ah... Ishikawa. I'm glad to see you made it back in one piece." Said Sakamoto.
"The news aren't quite good. The two other spearheads didn't have much success either. Several units were lost on both sides... We are heading to Myoko to requisition units to cover the losses."
"Admiral Sakamoto," Umi bowed, "You have already been informed of the situation?"
Ishikawa nodded. "I'm sorry that we couldn't do more. The resistance was quite strong."
The admiral gave them both a reassuring look.
"We followed your actions on the tactical grid array. We still can access to it, but i expect our credentials to be revoked anytime soon."
He made a gesture towards the console.
"Have a look. Nagata's force are regrouping in Fuji orbit"
Ishikawa glanced over the console. "Do you think they will attack us?"
Sakamoto smiled, as he had planned this thoroughly.
"They have no reason to. This heavy unit is following the mission that was assigned to its crew a month ago. They have no reason to suspect we are onboard."
Ishikawa nodded, a little bit relieved. "Ah. Very good. What are the further plans then? We won't be able to surprise them again..."
Sakamoto nodded gravely. "Sadly, yes. It didn't go as planned."
"Told you." almost whispered Junko mischievously.
Ishikawa gave Junko an angry look before turning back to Sakamoto. "There still must be a chance though."
"Sanada Junko." said the Admiral, noticing her.
"I thought i requested you to calm down in your quarters."
"And as you can see i'm perfectly calm now." replied the woman, withstanding without failing the calm gaze of the admiral.
Ishikawa understood she would rather die than losing that stare contest and quickly said something before things would get even more tense.
"I'm responsible for her presence. And I'm sure she will act calm now, otherwise you can hold me responsible for her actions." He stopped for a moment. "Could I however .. ask what she did while I was gone?"
"Hmm... The officer Sanada didn't appreciate to not be assigned to one of the spearheads. But i needed to keep some forces here to cover the light carriers cruising in Shikoku."
He turned his head to look at Junko.
"Then... She began to yell when she saw here things weren't going as expected."
She pouted. "I didn't yell."
"Sure you didn't." replied Sakamoto in a dry tone. "What did you say again when we lost track of Ishikawa's bomber?"
"Pffft" replied the woman before walking away angrily.
"Here we go.." Sakamoto added without surprise.
"Concerning your question, we are currently waiting. Our next move will depend on what course of action Nagata will choose."
Takada spoke up "Hai, I would expect him not to take very long to declare action against us publicly. How long would we have 'time to rest', repair our ships etc. by your estimate, Admiral?"
He turned towards one of his specialists.
"Hard to say." Said the officer.
"Nagata is known to be straightfoward.. But Nagata isn't himself anymore, as it seems... Either way, they took prisonners. Sooner or later they will track down the responsible person." that said, he gave a look at the admiral.
Finally he added : "Twelve hours? A day?"
Sakamoto grunted. "There aren't a million ways to act right now. We must secure our assets by leaving Kusari. And wait for a favourable moment to strike again."
"That will be for the best. Do you need me here? Otherwise I would go and get some rest."
"Take some rest. Those gentlemen and i will follow the evolution of the situation."
He then nodded at Takada :
"Takada-san, feel free to retire as well if you need to rest. The last hours must have been difficult, especially when you were forced to turn against your own brothers."
Takada saluted. "Hai, Admiral. My loyalty remains with you, and will do what I must if I can."
He nodded benevolently. "And i thank you for that. I'm afraid the next weeks will be quite difficult for we all."
"You have chosen to do what is best for Kusari. I will recover for the next while." She turned and followed Ishikawa out of the bridge. Meanwhile, the admiral got back to the stellar console, discussing with his staff.
"Well, he didn't seem too angry." He stopped once they made it out of the bridge. "Junko?"
The woman was nowhere to be seen, as it seemed.
"hm. Umi-san. Did you see where she went?"
She shook her head. "I did not. I'd have to repeat your question of how she's stayed at such a rank."
"hmph. She's a good pilot. Just not very diplomatic. Maybe she went back to her room." He sighed. "I'll go look for her. You can come along if you want."
It was obvious Takada wasn't quite tempted by this perspective. "I would rather avoid her I think. Perhaps we can speak later, but for now I will find somewhere to relax and think."
"That's fine. Have some rest. I'll see you around."
And with that they parted. Ishikawa on his way to find a grumpy Junko and Umi trying to get some rest.
RE: Sakamoto Ryoma - Yaoquizque - 06-15-2013
A man finally opened the door and stood before them while rubbing his face.
"Erh... Where are your clothes?"
"Ho!" Muttered the man, eventually noticing he was facing two women.
"So... This is your Admiral?"
"No. I don't know who this is..."
"I am..."
She cut him in half.
"We don't care. Where is Sakamoto?"
The man stepped aside to let another person take his place.
"Oh... And you are almost naked too. Wonderful."
"Sanada... It is late. To what do i owe this rare pleasure?"
"So this is your admiral now?" whispered Kyoko.
"Yes." replied her friend in the same tone. And then out loud. "Good evening, errh... Admiral. Sorry to interrupt..."
"Why are they naked?" whispered again Kyoko.
Junko only frowned and was about to tell her to be quiet when Sakamoto asked :
"Who is this person?"
"She's hmm... A friend. Sort of. She came with quite some troubling news."
"Which news..?"
"That our location was discovered by the Naval Forces."
Sakamoto gravely considered them two while reflecting.
Half a minute later, he said :
"Here is what we will do. You two will be moving to the bridge. I will be meeting you there in a few minutes."
As the two women were walking towards the bridge, Kyoko asked :
"Hm... That was odd. Do you think those two are...?" She joined her two forefingers in a suggestive way to illustrate her words.
Junko shrugged.
"He can be whatever he wants for all i care. Now follow. I want this to get over with as quickly as possible."
"You're tired of me?"
"Of course."
Kyoko shrugged as she was used to.
"Fine. Next time, i will just let you rot in hell."
RE: Sakamoto Ryoma - Yaoquizque - 03-06-2016
The woman body had been severely burnt. Despite the massive doses of morphine administered, she was pathetically moaning.
"Can she hear us?" asked someone.
She attempted to move her head to see whom that familiar voice belonged to. The room was horribly tilting; she did not think that flicker of her head could have made it even worse.
The bandages did not help. She could barely see a small strip mainly made of the room ceiling. Keeping her eyes closed was so much better. It was tempting to just quit struggling and let nothingness absorb her. Whatever was next could not be worse than what was in the present.
She forced herself to open her eyes once more. How much time did pass? Minutes? Hours?
'The voices. Focus on the voices', she thought. They were too far away.
'They are abandoning me.'
The woman wanted to scream but was only able to moan. They were leaving, letting her rot with only this insufferable pain as a last companion. Nobody cared if she would die tonight or tomorrow.
"Do not panic. I am here with you." Said the same voice in a soothing tone.
Someone was holding her hand. A thumb caressing softly its back. This was a welcome distraction from the pain, and she found the will to bob her head enough to see who was this presence.
The man looked terribly sad and worn out. Was he sad for her? She was certain to know him, but couldn't make the connection yet. All she could do for now was to reply to his gaze. They did not lose eye contact as the man said :
"I am deeply sorry. All this is my fault."
His fault? What happened... She did not remember. A strange feeling was slowly growing in her.
"I talked to the medical personnel. There is little chances you will survive those injuries. If you do, recovery will be long and painful. But I trust your will. You can make it." gravely asserted the man, before smiling mournfully to her.
She knew him. It was certain. She opened her eyes wide as she eventually remembered.
"A..Am...."
She stopped as she noticed a tear was trickling down his cheek.
He looked enquiringly at his orderly.
"It was the last one." She said while gazing away, embarrassed by his depressed appearance.
The man nodded as to thank her and began walking to leave the facility, soon followed by the orderly.
"Eto... Sakamoto-dono?"
"Speak." ordered the man rather bluntly.
"Are you alright...?" timidly asked the Orderly.
He sighed before replying "No, Baba, no. All those losses... I should have avoided this."
"But... You did your best. We all did. Who would have thought Imperials were ready to strike without any mercy?"
"I should have foreseen it. I wanted to believe they would not accept to murder fellow Kusarians for some sordid power struggle. And those paying the price are the ones we just visited in that hospital."
"But this is not your fault!" she bursted.
The man turned away brutally to face her. "Tell that to the men and women who died during Nagumo's assault or are about to!"
She lowered her head as a hangdog expression was appearing on her face, as if she was expecting him to suddenly beat her down.
After a moment, he eventually sighed and patted her shoulder.
"No, Baba. I was the one in command. There is no use trying to escape responsibilities."
They remained silent for a short while. After having massaged the back of his head thoughtfully, the man eventually added :
"Perhaps it's a sign... Perhaps I should not be allowed to command anymore."
"Masaka... Sona..." muttered the woman in an embarrassed tone.
He turned around suddenly, resuming his walk.
"Regarless. We are not done cleaning this mess. Come now, this day is far from being over."
"Hai..." eventually replied the orderly before following him.