Kantai Collection Quest: Pacific Strike 33

Hey guys, finally back after that one week break! Anyways, worked my way up to the Mahan and caved in and bought totally-not-Portland! Anyways, on with the quest!

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You are the former United States Navy warship USS HOEL, now returned as a shipgirl and ready to kick Abyssal ass!

This was it. The big day.

After days, even weeks of preparation, it was now finally happening. Constitution's refloating ceremony was beginning in a few short minutes, and pretty soon you'd be sailing alongside the venerable ship of sail, carrying the President of the United States himself, in front of the eyes of practically the ENTIRE nation!

So, you know, no pressure!

"We're set to begin in five minutes!" One of the organizers announces. Currently, you were all gathered in a covered drydock, just out of sight main crowds, the excited mumblings and talking with which you could hear even from in your sheltered hiding place.

"Okay, everybody line up!" North Carolina instructs as she paces up and down the dock, eyeing all the gathered shipgirls cautiously. "Who's leading the line?"

>You are, of course!
>Somebody else is, actually.
>Other

>>You are, of course!

>You are, of course!

Live, from Veeky Forums, it's somehow FRIDAY NIGHT
This week, WoWS releases the USS Sharkbait Indianapolis, which is most famous for being the emblematic symbol of USN cockups after Iowa's #2 turret.
D-day is on June 6. Have you remembered your veterans?

>>Somebody else is, actually.
Obviously, it would be the Showgirl leading!

>You are, of course!

>>Somebody else is, actually.
Portland leads the way!

>>Other
Make sure Kidd isn't plotting to kidnap/ransom the president for candy

>>You are, of course!

>not mentioning Midway
Why though
>You are, of course!

>>Somebody else is, actually.

Because we managed to salvage Midway well enough to trade 4 for 1

T-that took me a moment to figure out.

I consider it to have started on the third however.

>>You are, of course!

At least it's not Arizona's #4 turret :3

>>You are, of course!

>You are, of course!

Since ship girls are pretty much celebrities (in a sense) to the general public, does that mean we have merchaindise, and stuff from celebrity endorsements?

>inb4 'Wait, we have our own cereal and action figures? Does that mean I can get free stuff?'

>He was destroyed!

Well I guess that means we'll have fans wanting us to sign things and ask us weird questions.

ABYSSAL REVOLUTION WHEN?

ALL HAIL WOEL, QUEEN OF THE DEEP

>Somebody else is, actually.
NO PRESSURE, SWEET PEA~

The day Constitution manifests as a shipgirl cameo.

"Well, I am, of course!" You raise your hands and wave them about wildly. "Destroyers always take the lead, right?"

"I suppose." North Carolina sighs. "All right then, everybody form up! Remember, we're basically the opening act. We go out, do a few laps around the harbor, and then circle back to link up with the Constitution when it finally launches. Nothing more, nothing less. Understood?"

"Of course." Portland nods obediently.

"Naturally!" Atlanta says cheerfully.

White Plains silently gives a thumbs up.

"Again, are we UNDERSTOOD?" North Carolina shoots a suspicious look to you destroyers, particularly the Luce, Wren, Daly, and Kidd. She hadn't forgotten about the hell they had raised last night. By the time the Fletchers and Bensons had been separated, the mess hall had been reduced to a disaster zone.

Even worse, it looked like Heerman and Johnston also joined in on the "fun".

Of course, the Captain and North Carolina were FURIOUS. The poor Fletchers would have been struck from the festivities had it not been for the timely intervention of the President, who laughed off the affair with a simple "Girls will be girls!" Of course, being the Commander In Chief, neither the Captain nor North Carolina had any room or authority to object.

So they just had to settle for three weeks of ice cream rations withheld, a fate worse than death for any destroyer. Still, the specter of sweet deprivation did nothing to contain the enthusiasm of the younger destroyers, eager to show off in front of a crowd of people.

"Yes!" The Fletchers chime.

"Three minutes. If you have something to take care of, you do it NOW." North Carolina sighs.

And that's when your phone rumbles in your pocket. You quickly pull it out and see the caller is Woel.

>Answer it, see what she wants.
>Don't answer it. You don't have time right now!
>Other

That'd probably be today actually, if only for the dramatic timing

>>Answer it, see what she wants.

>>Answer it, see what she wants.
Yello?

>>Answer it, see what she wants.

>Answer it, see what she wants.

>Answer it, see what she wants.

>Answer it, see what she wants.

>Don't answer it. You don't have time right now!
Text her back that we'll call her back in a few minutes unless it's REAL important.

>>Answer it, see what she wants.

>>Answer it, see what she wants.

>You too can be a BATTLESHIP

And Kiyoshimo is their biggest fan and buyer

>>Answer it, see what she wants.

>>Answer it, see what she wants.
"Hey, this'll have to be a quick one--I've got a formation in three minutes."

>Answer it, see what she wants.

Well, you still had a couple of minutes. You had time for a quickie.

"Yo!, what's up?" You greet your sister/clone, making sure not to say her name out loud.

"Hey, just calling in to wish ya luck!" Woel sounded much happier and livelier. "I'm watching everything on the TV, so I can't wait to see ya in your big moment!"

O-oh right, this was being nationally broadcast. Of course Woel would be watching.

It also sounded like wherever she was, it was somewhere crowded. You could hear multiple people talking in the background.

"Well, thanks a lot!" You laugh with a tinge of nervousness.

"One minute!" North Carolina gives the final warning.

Oh shit!

>One more question! (specify)
>Let's get this show on the road!
>Other

>>Let's get this show on the road!
Thank her and demand pics of her in her maid outfit once again

>"one more minute"
"How's LA treating you? Making any friends?"

>Let's get this show on the road!

Seconding.

Don't be lonely.

>Let's get this show on the road!

>Let's get this show on the road!

"Did you go to Disneyland again?"

>Let's get this show on the road!

>>Let's get this show on the road!
Gotta go! It's almost time!

>Let's get this show on the road!

"Anyways, I gotta go! I'm still waiting on those maid pics!" You say.

"Jeez, shut up about that already!" Woel whines. "All right, I won't keep ya! Go knock em dead!"

You quickly pocket your phone again, and just in time, as you can see the organizers and Navy personnel at the mouth of the drydock hurriedly wave at you all, signalling that it was time to go.

"No pressure, Hoel!" Johnston teases, pinching your cheek.

"You're only leading the entire formation." Heerman adds, pinching your other cheek.

"Jeez, knock it off!" You squeal as you bat their hands away. "Let me focus!"

You take a deep breath and fire up your boilers, throttling forward to a gentle cruising speed. Your optics are temporarily blinded as you steam out into the open air, and immediately, the immensity of the event hits you full force like a blast wave.

Lining the shores are what have to be hundreds of thousands of people, way, WAY more than the few tens of thousands the organizers were expecting. You could even see spectators crowding the rooftops of the buildings near the shore in an attempt to get a better view. The entire shore was just a wave of human flesh and excitement.

(cont)

In addition, there was a veritable fleet of civilian boats out in the bay as well. Everything from recreational speedboats, high class yet, and simple commercial fishing boats. Whatever was even vaguely seaworthy was out in the water today, though naturally, the ad hoc fleet was kept corralled by a line of police boats.

"Come on, Hoel, you're practically a dead fish out there!" Portland tutted. "Wave to them or something!"

Oh right!

You plaster a big, genuine grin on you face and wave to the crowd as you speed along the water, sticking to the planned route while the rest of your task force follows, similarly smiling and waving at the crowd.

"All right, last lap." North Carolina says as you make about three laps around the harbor. "Let's make this one to remember."

Ohohohohoho, did she really just say that on recorded comms?

>Stick to the script.
>Give them something to remember!
>Other

I FINALLY MADE IT FOR A THREAD! PRAISE THE SUN!

>>One more question! (specify)
>>Has Mary let you scare any of the tourists yet?

>>Stick to the script.

>>Let's get this show on the road!

>>Stick to the script.

>>Give them something to remember!
WE HAVE FREE REIGN!

>Give them something to remember!

>Give them something to remember!

>>Stick to the script.
Dis is da official stuff, no shenanigans!

>>Give them something to remember!
ha and captcha was boats!

>Stick to the script.

>Give them something to remember!

>>Give them something to remember!
Give them Swan Lake?

Heh. Showboat digging her own grave.

>>Give them something to remember!
Fire your guns in the air! MURICAAAAAA!

Doesn't Kidd have a parrot? We can use him for that!

>>Give them something to remember!
So, who's skirt should we flip up?

>Stick to the script.

>>Give them something to remember!
Have Johnston give them some fanservice!

I have a better idea. Lift Johnston's SHIRT up instead!

>>Give them something to remember!
Away the DC lockers, firefighting stations and render hose salute!

>Give them something to remember!

So Merc, how's totally-not-Portland! working out for you?

>>Give them something to remember!
>>Other
Depth Charge Fireworks! Use our bat to launch them!

Quick question.
How again does one roll the dice here?

Heheh, maybe you really should give them something to remember! You gaze out to the massive crowd, and grin. They were just BEGGING for more.

And who were you to refuse them?

The only question was what should you do...

>Fireworks show!
>Do a close shore run!
>Get up close and personal with the civvie boats!
>Other

>>Other
Fire Hose Salute! ON NORTH CAROLINA!

It's safe, looks pretty and we shouldn't get in trouble?

>>Get up close and personal with the civvie boats!
A handshake here and there should do nicely

>Do a close shore run!

>>Fireworks show!
DEPTH CHARGES AND BASEBALL BATS HO!

Seriously though, how again do you roll a dice here?

Very carefully

>>Other
Or we could not, and stick to the script.

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>Do a close shore run!

See the 'options' field? Type 'dice+XdY' with the X being the number of dice, and the Y the dice you're rolling

>Fireworks show!

I know that, I've seen Wrenloft's rolls on VMQ.

As in, what should I type to make a roll?

>Fireworks show!

Ah. Thanks.

It's the first goddamn stickied post whenever you open up the main Veeky Forums page--look that up.

>>Get up close and personal with the civvie boats!
least dangerous

>Do a close shore run!

>>Fireworks show!

> Get up close and personal...

>>Other
Firehose salute! And if Showgirl or the civvies just HAPPEN to get caught, well...

>>Fireworks show!
With torpedoes!

Okay, let's narrow this down a bit...

>Fireworks show!
>Firehose salute!
>Whynotboth

>>Whynotboth

>>Whynotboth

Now we need some Ironclad Ara Ara

>>Whynotboth

>>Whynotboth

>Whynotboth

>Whynotboth

>Fireworks show!