1330/Intro: Two Daughters and the Lonely Supply Fleet

Intro: Two Daughters and the Lonely Supply Fleet
Date of Scene:	13 January 2015
Location:	Great Ocean - Southern Loop
Synopsis:	Kuma makes her appearance and is lost... Nagato and company finds her!
Cast of Characters:	327, 524, Lyria Mason, Nagato, Shigure

---

Shigure has posed:
    Well, now it's time to sit and wait! Kuma /hates/ waiting, but it's what she was made to do. Escort and protect!

    "MMmm, I hope Nagato-teitoku comes soon, I'm starting to run low on fuel, kuma~." she muses softly, turning her eyes skywards. "I should launch my Reimitei again..." she muses, then 'digs' in her 'backpack' before coming up with a floatplane she then HEAVES it into the air, the Fairy in the cockpit holding on for dear life. "Ku~Ma~!"

Allie (327) has posed:
     Ping! Ping! Allie was riding on a Search and Rescue boat, which was rapidly sailing towards the source of the beacon. While it may not have been the actual intent of the beacon, Allie was reading it as an S.O.S beacon of someone in need of rescuing! As such, Allie was standing there on top of the bow of the boat, using small anchors to keep herself safely in place with her Search and Rescue systems pinging the area.

     This wasn't guaranteed to be friendlies though, so instead of a full search-and-rescue armament, she was equipped with her usual weapon loadout for combat, though most of them were holstered and powered down still at present. Once they were in range of short-range radio broadcast, the Artille sent out a radio message, <"This is Search and Rescue unit 142. We have picked up on your S.O.S. beacon. We are approaching to assess your situation. If you hear this, please respond.">

Nagato has posed:
    Navigation fairies were not meant to travel outside of the Fleet Daughter's own world and for the supply ship and escort to get lost was an inevitable outcome to happen. Never the less, Nagato is skating over the water with a small girl done up in a red 'summoner' like outfit in tow who is holding a long scroll painted to look like a flight deck. She perks up and skates alongside the Admiral-ship, straightening out the scroll which hovers in front of the carrier-ship. She places a few paper sillhouettes of planes on the deck and with a few hand signs, they launch off and morph into scout planes. "Launching the seaplanes, Kuma should be near."

    Nagato, the white dressed battleship, nods a bit, looking out towards the sea as her boots propel her across the water. "Radar is picking up aircraft to the northeast. Friendly signature it seems. Direct them towards there, Ryuujou." and with a point, Nagato turns to head off towards the indicated direction.

    The radio broadcast reaches the two, Nagato giving a light nod before returning the message. <"This is Fleet Admiral Nagato, Unit 142, please inidcate your direction. We're heading to pick up our supply ship and escort from a navigation failure. Are you here to assist as well?">

General Zod (524) has posed:
    Standing on the bow of the S&R boat is a dark metal armored figure, face obscured by a nearly opaque forcefield in a vaguely skull-like shape, black cape fluttering in the wind as he remains silent. His arms folded, he watches and listens to the goings on, standing on the deck like a mast, unmoved by the rocking motion of the boat. He's probably showing off how unflappable he is. Zod merely... watches and listens for now.

Shigure has posed:
    Kuma's eyes are closed, as she focuses on her seaplane. "Ryuujou-chan! Nagato-teitoku!" she exclaims, snapping her eyes open and looking in the direction they're coming from. The scout plane banks and does a flyby of the Battleship and Light Carrier, before returning to its launch ship.

    The Search and Rescue message gets her attenion. <"Kuma-class Torpedoe Cruiser, Kuma! I'm escorting a supply convoy but our navigation fairy got us lost, kuma~. It's okay though, Admiral Nagato is here so we'll be okay~, kuma~!">

Allie (327) has posed:
     <"Greetings Fleet Admiral Nagato! I'm Allie of the Confederacy Search and Rescue division. I have come with Search and Rescue unit 142 to assess the situation and assist as necessary. I am closing in on the becon's position with the Search and Rescue boat."> Even though it was a peaceful mission, Allie was glad to have Zod along. The search and rescue unit itself wasn't really combat capable, and it sounded like there were two-three possible people there, so if they turned out to be an ambush, there'd be little she could do to stop it. Beyond running away quickly, of course.

     "Hopefully this will be a simple, quick operation..." Allie murmurs. Having Lyria onboard as well made Allie a little uneasy, though she didn't seem to be a large threat, just staring out amazed at the water. "Are they your friends?" She asks curiously towards Lyria, as the boat approaches the supply convoy, preparing to pull up alongside it. Kuma's response get an amused little look from Allie. "<Kuma-class? That sounds almost like a Shinki designation. I'm an MMS type Lynx, myself! Also don't mind the man standing on the bow. He's an escort for my safety, mostly!>"

Lyria Mason has posed:
Lyria had found her own way in to respond to the becon she was on a small one person sea craft which was zipping along, she took note of the S&R Vessel it was alien and intresting ot her but she was also aware there were Confederates i the area and she'd move to be careful with that. She wondered about what did it run on? It wasn't magic or there was a good chance it didn't either way she's trying to not get distracted at the alien ocean that is before her s she makes her wau contact the fleet Admiral.

<This Is Lyria Mason Union ally, Admiral Nagato, I'd picked up becon eariler and I'd come to offer my help.>

Nagato has posed:
    <"A pleasure, Allie. I trust that you're not here for other means then?"> Nagato questions, spotting the seaplane from Kuma's repitorie. "We're close, Ryuujou. Recall the planes." Ryuujou gives an enthusiastic nod as those seaplanes come back, landing on the scroll while Ryuujou does a cute little dance from a successful scouting mission. "All planes recalled, ma'am!" the energeitc carrier replies with a salute.

    <"I wish to thank you for coming to the scene, a bigger escort group is good for the supplies. We'll lead to fifty miles outside of our safe zone in which we'll be able to navigate from there. I do appreciate the assistance."> Nagato gives a light smile at the Union allie's voice. <"Thank you, Miss Mason. Your assistance is appreciated.">

    It doesn't take too long for the Battleship and Light Carrier to arrive close to Kuma and the supply ships, "Kuma, sitrep please."

Shigure has posed:
    Kuma salutes Nagao. "Aye aye, kuma~." she replies. "Five supply ships from Homeland Command. Fuel, Ammunition, Steel and Bauxite, as well as more Resupply Mixture and assorted sundries, kuma. Also, relief crew for the resupply yard and a new crew for the shipyard!" she finishes happily. "But, what's a Confederacy? Is that like those old movies, with the men in funny outfits, kuma~?"

Nagato has posed:
    Nagato nods, "Good good, this will keep Hikari going for a few months at least." she states, "And a releif crew, new crew. And it would suit if we could find another Navigation Fairy that's a bit more reliable." she places her finger on her chin and hmms, "The Confederacy is supposedly a great nation that the Union has been fighting and its part of our job to stop it, however, this incident contradicts data that we have at the present. Let's be cautious when dealing with this group."

    Ryuujou nods a bit, "Plus they wear funny outfits too."

General Zod (524) has posed:
    Zod frowns inside his helmet. These new faces were similar to the Abyssal Fleet and their enemies. If they acted like the others, this could be troublesome. He glances at the supply convoy and radios in as he turns to Allie. "Be ready for trouble." He intones to her as his stance loosens up and he looks around for signs that attackers may be inbound. After all; you do not send an armed escort if you are expecting an uneventful passage.

Allie (327) has posed:
     <"I just picked up on the unknown S.O.S. signal, and am here to answer it! We have food, water and medical supplies in case the navigational errors have taken you off route for long enough that your caravan's supplies may have run short."> Allie pauses as she listens to Nagato continue. Hmm. Okay, so resupply and refuel doesn't sound like it'd be necessary to pass over much beyond possibly water, though that was one of the more important things to pass over.

     Allie sent a couple of bursts of her flight systems, taking herself so that she was hovering between the two boats. She produced a flag from her slipway, waving the brightly-colored yellow flag. <"The supply boat is in the water beside your ships where the flag is. I'm the tiny person with the flag!"> Yeah she definitely didn't look intimidating. In fact, she could possibly be confused for a well-armed fairy! Maybe. Except she was terrible at doing more than a hover!

     Allie gives a glance towards Zod, before giving a small nod towards Zod as he loosens up. She takes a soft inhale, beginning to use her scanning systems to begin to attempt to assess the actual ships, and attempt to scan for weapons both visually and doing simple scans to attempt to pick up weapons and possibly see if she could spot any armaments openly on the decks of the supply convoy. Just in case of danger.

Shigure has posed:
    The supply ships are just that. Crewed by Fairies of varying sizes, not humans, but they have storage containers stacked up within their cavernous holds. Cursory scans indicate fuel oil for old-type boilers, steel sheets, bauxite containers and munitions of varying caliburs and types, but no weapons. The Fleet Daughters are obviously armed, Kuma has her backpack with a cannon mount, as well as ankle-mounted torpedo racks. Nagato is equally obvious in her armament, while Ryuujou might be an anomaly, as she's only toting that scroll, but it looks like a flight deck, so...

    Kuma herself blinks, and looks over at the waving flag, turning and 'skating' on over. "Kuma? Hey, you look like a Fairy, kuma! So cute!" those big, deep brown eyes are sparkling as she stares up at Allie.

Nagato has posed:
    Nagato is quite obviously armed as she's out and about as an escort for the Cruiser, the large cannons strapped to the metal struts around her. <"Water would be good for our Fairies here. Medical supplies and food are not nessecary at this time, no one seems to be injured and everything seems to be okay."> she gives a nod, looking toward the bright yellow flag. <"I see the flag and the boat, Allie."> "Kuma, Ryuujou, rendevous with the Confederate supply party and be on guard. Let's see if they can be negotiated with. Stay behind me."

    Ryuujou gives another energentic nod and starts to sail off towards the Confederate Rescue Boat, a few plane-papers drawn from her jacket in a preperation atttempt. "I have the torpedo bombers on standby!" And with a confirmation nod, Nagato sails off towards the Confed boat. <"Allie, we are en route to rendevous with you and the supply boat, as such we're coming in peace.">

Nagato has posed:
    Nagato pauses, looking behind her. There was Ryuujou but... She looks ahead.. "Kuma! Back in formation!"

Shigure has posed:
    Kuma blinks, then looks back at Nagato with a plaintive look in her eyes. Her adhoge bounces as she sighs and skates back to fall in beside the Flagship. "Kuma is sorry, kuma."

General Zod (524) has posed:
    Zod hmms and turns to retrieve water jugs. The smaller 5 gallon ones should suffice for such tiny beings.
    He radioes <Permission to deliver water supplies to your crew?> after he re-emerges from below deck with two 5-gallon jugs of drinking water in each hand.

Allie (327) has posed:
     Materials, ammunition. This didn't seem like a heavily armed ship, but it was definitely resupplying some sort of army most likely. Allie shifts her hand up to lift her helmet off of her head so that her face was visible when Kuma addresses her, her flight systems keeping her hovering in front of Kuma. "A-ah? I guess... I'm a Shinki, we're little robot companions more or less!" A little robot companion outfitted with a bunch of guns and mounted weapons. Also an artillery cannon on her right shoulder, it seemed! But they weren't aimed, in fact they were in a neutral position and not powered up.

     As the flagship closes in, Allie looks up towards Nagato, floating in place with a slight bob, rapid bursts of thrusters keeping her hovering more or less at head-height. Give or take. <"Understood!"> She slips the flag back into her slipway, smiling towards Zod as he retrieves the water jugs, a smile spreading on her little face. Good! Okay. This seemed like it would end peacefully, most likely!

     Allie once more turns towards Nagato, looking up towards her as she hovers there. Her assumption that they were neutral was beginning to falter a little. After all, they were carrying ammunition. But still. <"We're here for a peaceful mission as well, so you shouldn't have to fear either~."> That and she was fairy-sized, so they totally outnumbered and outgunned the confederate forces there, right?

Nagato has posed:
    As the escort fleet gets into position, Nagato gives a light nod, "Of course." she states, pointing to one of the standard ships piloted by fairies. "You can set them on deck, the fairies will drag them into the holds themselves." Her attention soon gets turned towards Allie, almost a fairy but not like a fairy. This one seems to be armed but inactive. "Very well. A Shinki." she looks towards Ryuujou and Kuma, a light smile given towards them before turning back to the Confederates and Lyria. "Lyria, shall you join our boats and we'll give you a lift back to Hikari? And to you Allie and your ally, we can allow you to accompany us up to ten miles out of our base, is this acceptable?"

Shigure has posed:
    Kuma just looks up at Allie with those big sparkling eyes... Ryuujou probably knows that look. The cruiser wants to pet and brush and play dressup with the Shinki. She keeps herself in formation though, don't make the Admiral angry, after all.

General Zod (524) has posed:
    Zod sort of just... floats several feet off the surface of the ocean towards the convoy ship. He isn't acting threatening, and he certainly looks alien compared to what the newly unified Fleet Daughters would be used to. Might freak out the little fairies if they're prone to that kind of thing.
    Finally he very carefully sets the water down on the deck, trying to avoid crushing anyone or upsetting the balance of any fairies on deck.

Allie (327) has posed:
     A fairy but not a fairy, she was really more like a doll, even having ball joints and screwholes with screws in them visible for Nagato to seem! A little robotic doll with synthflesh. "That is acceptable, though it seems as if it would be unnecessary to accompany you beyond delivery of the water, unless you are in need of a lead to help you find your way?" She asks curiously towards Nagato. She kind of wanted to test herself against these three, but she also wasn't suicidal! Allie slowly hovered back down, resting on the bow of the search and rescue ship so that she could look at Kuma, Nagato, and Ryuujou without using as much energy on her thrusters.

     Kuma is given a somewhat nervous smile. Something about the way she was looking at her made her wonder if she was going to come back from this mission, or if she was going to end up captured for a new master. Meep! That was a little scary to think about. Though at the same time it meant she probably wasn't going to be hurt by her without really good reason! As she relaxes, Allie pulls out a ... jellycan from her slipway, a gingerbread cookie flavored one, which is obviously marked along the front of it. She opens it to take a sip of the flavoured lubricant. <"So how did you get lost out here? Did your navigational systems fail or something?"> She asks curiously of the group of ship-ladies.

     Meanwhile, Zod was transporting water, which Allie watched with a small smile. Yep, definitely peaceful. Soon enough they could probably safely depart unless there was sudden reason for combat! <"Thank you for escorting me and delivering the water, General Zod! I really appreciate it~!"> Allie transmits over the radio to Zod, she was grinning behind her jellycan, not that he could see it easily. Yep she was being leisurely right now. Which likely helped with the non-threatening and non-aggressiveness of her mission.

Nagato has posed:
    The fairies don't seem to mind Zod boarding the ship with water, though they do look at him a bit strangely. Ryuujou follows the man with her eyes as well, something about him feels a bit off to the light carrier, though she sails up towards Kuma, a smile upon her face "That 'Shinki' is adorable, isn't it? Should get one of your own if it's something that can be taken." she turns towards Allie with that same bright smile and sparkly eyes.

    Nagato has that stoic look on her face, giving a nod, looking between the supply ship and Zod. "Thank you for your assistance, sir and Allie. We are grateful for it." She gives a light bow before catching the eyes of her subordinates. "Kuma, Ryuujou? Please stop staring at the fairy like you want it for your own. If you want to play with the fairy, we have plenty back at HIkari." Turning to face Allie at the request. "I've charted the water on the way here, I believe we can take care of ourselves past a certain point, but the additional escort is acceptable. As for unloading, we have a full crew of unloaders at the sea port, we will be fine unloading the ships." the next question was given and she looks to Kuma for the answer.

Shigure has posed:
    Kuma blinks out of her little trance as Ryuujou speaks to her. "Do... Do you think there's more like her?" she asks in a conspiratorial whisper... that is until Nagato booms her orders. Kuma jerks and winces, before standing bolt upright, saluting. "A-Aye aye, kuma~!" She then shifts position. "Taking point position, kuma! I'll keep my eye out for enemy submarines!"

    She skates over the water to the head of the convoy, hefting her recon plane again, to HEAVE it into the air with a powerful throw. "Go Go Reimatei-chan!" The propeller buzz strikes up and the floatplane begins to lazily circle in a holding pattern around the ships. <"Recon plane deployed Admiral!"> she transmits to Nagato, before signaling to the convoy to move out.

Lyria Mason has posed:
Lyria picks up the order to head out and at this point she moves to get ready to head out on her little ship. Kuma and Nagato do get her attention and she watches with a little bit of wonder a the tiny planes are formed, then launched. She takes a moment and will make note to ask them about this later. For now they got a becon to follow up on. As for the feds they havne't tried anything major yet right? So she's not going to pick a fight here unless they start shooting, to to speak.

General Zod (524) has posed:
    Zod stands on the deck and watches the little fairies scurry about, and wonders at the efficiency of the things compared to... well... /his/ crew. After watching them for a few moments to make sure they don't need help moving the 55 gallon drum somewhere, he departs, floating slowly upwards to avoid disrupting the crew's work (though the deck does rattle something fierce as Zod ascends...), joining Allie in flight. <You're welcome. I'm glad we didn't misunderstand each other and come to blows.> He radioes to the Fleet Daughters.

Allie (327) has posed:
     Being called adorable caused Allie to blush ever so slightly, though it would liekly be difficult to see with how much pink she was wearing, and the fact she had the jellycan that she was sipping at. Aaaand then Nagato starts giving her the same eyes as Nagato. She takes a deep breath, before offering helpfully, "Shinki are purchasable at a wide variety of locations for a reasonable price and in many different models to suit your needs! ... No other Artille will ever be as good as me though." Allie gives a firm nod. Yep. She was the best artille, really!

     "Okay, I'll go with you to the ten mile point as designated, I'm sure it's going to be an uneventful trip, especially with so many Elites around!" She nods quickly. Aaaand then Kuma talks and ... throws a plane? Allie tilts her head, before sipping at her jellycan again. "My sensors aren't picking up any notable underwater energy sources at present, thankfully! There should be no worries." Allie comments as she sits on the edge of the ship, humming absently. She waves to the search and rescue team to start plotting a course to follow alongside the convoy, just in case anything /did/ happen, but she doubted it would. Lyria is given a curious look, and then... wait. Kuma just threw a plane. That plane was /her/ size. She stares up at the plane curiously. "...I am going to have to talk with Miss Armadia later I think..." Allie mumbles to herself.

     At present, Allie is resting on the search-and-rescue boat to conserve power, as her flight systems were not particularly good or efficient! <"Yes! A misunderstanding would have been bad, since this was just a search and rescue mission, or recon mission if you turned out to be hostile."> Their ship was not exactly stealthy or well-armed. It was a search and rescue ship, after all. While it had weapons on-board, those were almost all to defend against potential pirate attacks. Because pirates.

Nagato has posed:
    "Industrious little helpers yes?" Nagato turns to Kuma as she heads in the direction towards Hikari. "Well then, if we shall be off? The waters are calm at the moment and I do not predict that they will give us trouble. Kuma's one of the better submarine hunters we have and with you two, I do not fear anything will wish to stop this escort." She turns around and starts off, "We will keep a slow pace to allow your ship to keep up. Fifteen, twenty knots should be a good pace."

    "I've reported to HIkari and Kongou will be expecting us Kuma, Amatsukaze and Shimakaze are getting the docks ready and Houshou will have dinner ready for us." She turns her head behind, "While I'm afraid I don't have much to offer, I shall leave a note in my report to command over the assistance you've given us today."