>>4948874
...Do I win?

>>4948874
>>Find History Club, follow up leads. The usual.

>>4948874
>>4949146
Shit clicked post before adding my comment. Welcome back qm, how was the family?

>>4948874
>>Find History Club, follow up leads. The usual.

>>4948874

>Find History Club

So QM, did you see the news about the Panther II restoration?

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>>4948874

You head to lessons after the tanks are put away. Ruby has to be dragged away from the L/100 by all four of you which sits proudly next to Werewolf. Lessons go quickly, with reminders about exams, elections and the half-term all coming up soon. You also remember the match you’ve been signed up for to pay for the film which all adds up to make next week a busy one.

>Find History Club, follow up leads. The usual.

At lunch, you head for the classroom that the History Club usually uses as a gathering place, all four of them are there, and they’re pouring over the photocopies you gathered from the docks.

“No one questioned what you were all doing with stacks of paper?” You ask as you take a seat at the table they’re all sitting around.

“People stopped questioning what we do halfway through second year,” Caesar snorts. “We could be doing opera in the hallway and they wouldn’t bat an eye.”

“Interesting,” you say eventually. “So, what do we have?”

“Well, the company, Nagayama shipping is defunct by now. Thankfully, Kochi has digitized most of their old records, so we don’t have to go digging again,” Erwin begins. “The company was set up by one Hisako Nagayama who’s brother went on to found the Nagayama corporation which is one of the biggest companies in Japan today.”

“But it gets better,” Oryou grins. “Hisako Nagayama was married to one Tomoyuki Yamashita who was the Military Governor of Japan to the Philippines at the end of the Second World War.”

You immediately see where they’re going. “And the schoolship made a lot of trips to the Philippines, didn’t it?”

“A lot. More than the next sixty years combined,” Saemonza adds.

>“Are you telling me this is war crime gold?”
>“So one of the largest companies in Japan was funded by dirty money.”
>“I guess we’re not going to find a massive pallet of gold then.”
>Write-in

>>4949150
They're great thanks. It was good to see them after two years even if they are exhausting at times.

>>4949210
I did. Some kind twitter-er @'ed me. It's very cool, hope it goes well.

>>4949238
>>“Are you telling me this is war crime gold?”
>>“So one of the largest companies in Japan was funded by dirty money.”

>>4949238
>>“Are you telling me this is war crime gold?”
>>“So one of the largest companies in Japan was funded by dirty money.”

>>4949238
>“Are you telling me this is war crime gold?”
I mean the swiss did the same and they are the bank of banks

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>“Are you telling me this is war crime gold?”

“Well, I couldn’t tell you for certain that this ridiculous amount of gold was all stolen, but yeah. It probably was. Especially since Yamashita was executed for war crimes after the war.,” Caesar says.

“There goes any chance of us keeping it,” Erwin sighs dramatically. “Here I was planning to retire at seventeen and live the rest of my life in luxury.”

“Well I mean it’s not like the government’s going to give it back to the Philippines anytime this decade,” Oryou shrugs. “If it still exists that is.”

You let the two of them descend into politics and turn your attention back to Caesar.

>“So one of the largest companies in Japan was funded by dirty money.”

“So it seems,” she nods. “The question is what do we do with that information? We’re going to keep digging anyway since we want to see if there’s anymore to it, but aside from that, we might’ve hit the end of the road.”

“We could sink the Nagayama corporation,” Saemonza suggests. The four of you look at her and she just shrugs. “What? We write up and publish our findings, the world notices and investigates, Nagayama gets fined into oblivion and justice is done.”

“That’s slightly optimistic, don’t you think?” Erwin asks.

“Maybe,” Saemonza shrugs again. “But it’s better than doing nothing because we can’t find any treasure.”

“Let’s just keep investigating,” Caesar interrupts. “More evidence if it exists can’t hurt our case. It’s been seventy years so a couple more weeks won’t hurt anyone.”

You can tell that all of them want to move on from investigating, but none challenge Caesar’s decision on the matter.

“Hopefully we find something in Nagayama shipping’s old records. An address or something,” Caesar says, returning her attention to you. “Who knew this ship had such history buried away in it?”

Evening Free Time
>Update Anzu on your investigation.
>Talk to one of the other schools about their movie making.
>Head over to the History Club and see if they need any help with the papers.
>Write-in

>>4949830
>>Update Anzu on your investigation.
And general Council hanging out.

>>4949830
>Update Anzu on your investigation.

>>4949830
>>Update Anzu on your investigation.
Anzu’s the politician so she should have more of an interesting idea on what to do with this information. Also I don’t care if the golds war crime gold, I don’t see why we shouldn’t keep it or why should even snitch on the company who looted it in first place

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After lessons, you head for the warehouse where more filming is being done. You don’t have any lines, so you just help contribute to the background noise of tank engines and maneuvering. You also get access to a couple stretches of road for a short while, so the film club takes advantage of that to get some action shots of the lot of you going around the track. Your crew also has no problems with that as it means that none of them are required apart from you to stick out the top of the tank and Max to drive it.

You spend a solid hour just going round in circles, changing positions and speed as Eiga dictates. You don’t do any position changing given you’re effectively the final boss, but the rest of the club does.

>Update Anzu on your investigation.

As practice ends, you make your way over to the student council.

“Girls,” you greet them as you arrive and accept a hug from Yuzu. “I have some information you might be interested in.”

“Great, let’s walk and talk,” Anzu says, gesturing towards the door. The three of them talk a moment to retrieve their bags then you set out with them back towards their office.

“Let me guess, it’s the gold?” Yuzu asks as the four of you walk.

“Yep, it’s the gold,” you confirm. “It was picked up by a company called Nagayama shipping after it was brought here from the Philippines.”

“And then what, it disappeared?” Anzu asks. “Any relation to the Nagayama company?”

“We don’t know, and there seems to be,” you reply.

“Hmm,” Anzu considers that for a moment. “Have you considered blackmail?”

“Prez, no!” Yuzu groans immediately. “Don’t jump to things like that!”

“What? We’re not going to find any physical gold. At least this way we get something out of it.”

>“The History Club wants to investigate further anyways.”
>“A couple of the history girls thought we should take it public. Reveal the dirty origin.”
>“How would you go about doing that properly? Hypothetically speaking?”
>Write-in

>>4950099
>>“The History Club wants to investigate further anyways.”
>>“A couple of the history girls thought we should take it public. Reveal the dirty origin.”

>>4950099
>Write-in
I doubt we could do much damage with this information, although this company might be interested in paying us to keep this secret

>>4950099
Supporting >>4950113

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>“I doubt we could do much damage with this information, although this company might be interested in paying us to keep this secret.”

“That’s the spirit!” Anzu cheers. “Big companies hate stuff like this. Enrollment at Ooarai is set to increase next year so maybe we can use it as an opportunity to get another tank or two out of them to keep it quiet.”

“Now there’s two of them,” Yuzu sighs, getting a pat on the back from Momo.

“What are you whining for? Fritz is thinking pragmatically, that’s to be commended!” Anzu argues back as you head up the stairs past the bridge and towards the student council office.

The discussion is paused as you reach the office. Yuzu fishes around for a key in her handbag for a moment then opens the door. When you enter, Momo and Anzu head for the sofas in the corner while Yuzu heads for her desk. You hear her open a fridge and pull out several cans before heading back to where the three of you are sitting.

She puts them down on the table in front of you. Most of the cans are quickly snatched up, but you take a can of iced coffee.

“Fritz,” Momo begins, getting your attention. “If you want my opinion, you should find all you can, compile your evidence and send it to a historical journal. You’re a historian, right? This would be a great start to a career in applied history. Ooarai isn’t going under anymore, so there’s no need for blackmail.”

>“But…new tanks!”
>“We’re not really done yet, but we’ll see when we’ve exhausted our leads.”
>“That’s a good point. There should be a budget for new tanks next year, right?”
>Write-in

>>4950206
>>“We’re not really done yet, but we’ll see when we’ve exhausted our leads.”

>>4950206
>>“We’re not really done yet, but we’ll see when we’ve exhausted our leads.”
the situation has held for a long time, it'll hold till we're done.

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>“We’re not really done yet, but we’ll see when we’ve exhausted our leads.”

“I suppose that’s the best course of action right now,” Momo nods. “Just keep it in mind.”

“I will,” you promise.

“Enough of that,” Yuzu declares with a clap. “We’re off duty now! No paperwork, no meetings, no tanks!”

“I like tanks though,” you protest.

“Too bad,” Yuzu says. “No talking about them!”

“Fine,” you sigh as you sip your iced coffee. “So exams, how do you guys feel about those?”

“I thought we said no work,” Momo says immediately.

“What, got something to hid, Kawashima?” Anzu asks.

“Wha- no!” Momo splutters angrily. “I have nothing to hide! I’ve been preparing for exams as hard as anyone else!”

“The lady doth protest too much, methinks,” you add immediately jumping on the opening you’ve been given. She shifts her glare to you and you just smile back at her, sipping from your iced coffee.

“I’m going to get the highest marks in the year. Just you watch!” She declares.

“I won’t be holding my breath,” Yuzu mock whispers.

The four of you continue late into the night with you and Yuzu eventually retiring back to your apartment.

Friday 13th October (Day 179)

That morning, the two of you get up and get ready. You’re mildly surprised to find out that Yuzu has taken over part of your closet and you never noticed when she pulls out a fresh set of school clothes.

When you enter the warehouse, you’re immediately accosted by Eiga.

“Hey! Hermann! Good to see you, can we talk?” She asks. She doesn’t give you an opportunity to answer instead walking you over to the theatre.

“So, one of the Angler-girls suggested a tank fight to cap off the movie, and we thought that was a great idea. I’ve got the girls choreographing it now. The plan is for it to end up with you guys out maneuvered and in the river. Don’t worry though, I’ve already talked to the automotive club about it and they said it can be repaired.”

>“Well, I don’t know how you’re going to make it look like Werewolf’s going in the water, but good luck.”
>“Sounds great, but my tank isn’t going in the water.”
>“They definitely said that?”
>Write-in

>>4950376
>>“Well, I don’t know how you’re going to make it look like Werewolf’s going in the water, but good luck.”
Surely they mean to CGI it into the river?

>>4950376
>>“They definitely said that?”
>>“Well, I don’t know how you’re going to make it look like Werewolf’s going in the water, but good luck.”

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>>4950376

>“Well, I don’t know how you’re going to make it look like Werewolf’s going in the water, but good luck.”

“I think you misheard me,” Eiga replies. “I said-”

“No, I heard you just fine,” you reply with a smile. “I said that I don’t know how you’re going to make it look like Werewolf’s going in the water, but good luck.”

“What you’re not going to-”

“I don’t know how you’re going to make it look like Werewolf’s going in the water, but good luck,” you repeat for the third time. That seems to get the message across as Eiga realises you’re not going to be taking Werewolf for a swim.

“Aside from that minor issue,” you continue, “a fight to cap it off sounds like a great idea to me. Let me know once it’s been scripted properly.”

With that you turn and leave the theatre. You idly wonder if you’ve been a little hard on her but then you remember she suggested sinking Werewolf and decide you haven’t been.

When you reach your crew and let them know about Eiga’s idea for the fight, they share your enthusiasm for the fight itself as well as your distaste at the idea of sinking Werewolf. The tank himself is similarly hesitant to be submerged for no good reason.

“Say, Fritz,” Ruby pipes up afterwards. “How about Frederick?”

“What about him?” You ask.

“Well, he’s a first production run, right?” She asks. “Weren’t they built with the river forging system?”

A quick inspection confirms that Frederick does in fact have the system fitted. While you don’t have the snorkels required, they aren’t hard to either make or find.

>Tell Eiga, with a bit of creative camera work she can have her tank in the river.
>Don’t tell Eiga, she has no right to tell you sink your tanks like she did.
>Write-in

Lunch
>Check what the ‘fight’ is going to be like with the film club.
>Do a sport (Volleyball/Swordfighting)
>Talk to Hoshino about the gun.
>Hang out with the Council as usual.
>Write-in

>>4951013
>>Don’t tell Eiga, she has no right to tell you sink your tanks like she did.
>>Talk to Hoshino about the gun.

>>4951013
>>Don’t tell Eiga, she has no right to tell you sink your tanks like she did.
>>Talk to Hoshino about the gun.

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>Don’t tell Eiga, she has no right to tell you sink your tanks like she did.

“It’s a good idea, Ruby but I don’t think we’ll tell her,” you decide.

“Really? Why not?”

“She doesn’t have any right to tell us to sink our tank like that,” you reply. “Perhaps if she’d asked nicely instead of ordering us or came to us for advice on how best to film it, we could go through the trouble of going for a swim in Frederick, but it grind my gears how she went about it.”

“I suppose,” she murmurs back. “Imagine the hours of maintenance if Werewolf went under. Pumping out the oil and fuel tanks, redoing all the lube, getting the water out and drying everything off inside.”

“Mhm, and I don’t fancy doing that anymore than I have to,” you finish. Ruby seems satisfied with that explaination so leaves it there. Eiga’s probably smart enough to figure something else out anyway.

>Talk to Hoshino about the gun.

At lunch, you head back to the warehouse to find the automotive club. They’re exactly where you expected them to be, in the engineering corner. They have their car suspended from the Engineering tank’s crane with the four of them inspecting the bottom.

“Is that safe?” You ask, eyeing the crane warily.

“Crane’s rated for more than double the car’s weight,” Nakajima replies. “It’ll hold.”

“And if it fails?”

“Then we die,” Hoshino shrugs. “Simple as.”

You’re taken back momentarily at how blasé she is before deciding to just ignore it and press on.

“I’m here about the gun we recently got for Werewolf.”

“The long one?” Suzuki asks. You nod an affirmative. “Me and the girls gave it a once over, you’ll be slinging shells pretty hard with that thing.”

“That’s the plan,” you reply. “Once the movie’s done, how long do you think it’d take to fit?”

“Well, this week’s busy,” Hoshino hums. “We can’t change it till the movie stops filming on Sunday, and we won’t really be able to get any work done over the days of the movie festival or exams afterwards. Is there anything on Friday?”

“The open day,” Tsuchiya adds. “On Friday.”

“And the match begins Saturday afternoon,” you mutter.

The girls share a look between themselves before Hoshino turns back to you.

“Look, thanks to the engineering block and tank, we could probably fit it over Friday night, but would Saturday morning be long enough to get used to it? Otherwise, we could leave it for afterwards?”

>Do it on Friday. A morning should be enough for Ruby to get used to it.
>Wait till afterwards. No point in rocking the boat right before a big match.
>Write-in

>>4951466
>>Do it on Friday. A morning should be enough for Ruby to get used to it.

>>4951466
>>Do it on Friday. A morning should be enough for Ruby to get used to it.

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>>4951466

>Do it on Friday. A morning should be enough for Ruby to get used to it.

“Friday, if you could,” you reply immediately.

“Are you sure about that?” Suzuki asks. “It’ll be a lot to ask from Ruby, and you.”

“We can do it,” you reply confidently.

“Well, you know better than us on that, so we’ll take your word for it,” Nakajima says. “Friday evening we’ll get that gun put in.”

“Great, thanks girls, I owe you one,” you reply. Nakajima immediately waves you off.

“No way, Fritz, you’ve had our back all year. This is like, making it even at best.”

Lunch finishes shortly afterwards, and you head for lessons. They’re more revision sessions than actual learning at this point given the short time left till exams. You and the rest of your crew are forced to use the time productively since you’re skipping a year. Thankfully, between the five of you and the Student Council, you’re able to get enough work done that you’re not worried for your grades.

That evening, you head for the warehouse as usual. There’s no filming planned for today, so the time is instead being used to plan the end of the movie and give the more technical side of the club a chance to do some special effects and editing.

You’re once again whisked away to the film club’s headquarters in the theatre where Eiga starts to pitch her new plan to you. Miho is also present at the table which has a map of Ooarai on it.

“So, Fritz. What’s going to happen is that as Anglerfish beats you and wins the race, you open fire on them. This’ll begin a cat and mouse chase through the city till you reach the river. At that point Anglerfish team, out of ammo, will ram you and send you into the river! Don’t worry though, we’ll cut there then continue in the water, so your tank doesn’t get wet!”

>“Guess I best brush up on my swimming then.”
>“Sure, sounds good to me.”
>“You should’ve led your pitch earlier with this.”
>Write-in any suggestion to the contrary.

Evening Free Time
>Let your crew know of the arrangements for the new gun.
>Go plan your next move with the history club.
>Talk to one of the other schools about their movie making.
>Write-in

>>4951737
>>“Guess I best brush up on my swimming then.”
>Let your crew know of the arrangements for the new gun.

>>4951737
>>“Guess I best brush up on my swimming then.”
>>Let your crew know of the arrangements for the new gun.

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>“Guess I best brush up on my swimming then.”

“Well, we’ll have divers on hand from the scuba club just in case, but yes! Make sure you can swim so you can deliver your lines from the water!”

“We have a scuba club?” You ask. You share a look with Miho who just shrugs, apparently, she didn’t know either.

“We have lots of small and niche clubs,” Eiga tuts. “The film club for example – you didn’t know we existed!”

“The second-best funded club, small and niche?” Miho asks, eyebrow raised.

“Well, small funding wise,” Eiga backtracks slightly. “I suppose we aren’t really niche since we have the most people – but that’s beside the point!”

You share another look with Miho then decide to just roll with it.

“Sure, whatever you say, Eiga,” you reply. You spend the rest of evening practice going over the plan for filming on the weekend.

>Let your crew know of the arrangements for the new gun.

That evening when you reach your shared apartment building, the rest of your crew is prepping to go out. Max and Leo with Saori, Ruby with Hana, and Axel god knows where. You stop all of them before they can get out the door.

“What’s the hold up?” Ruby complains, trying and failing to shove you out of the way.

“The hold up,” you reply, “is an L/100. Care to know more or are you in too much of a rush.”

That does the trick and suddenly all four of them are willing to wait a few minutes longer.

“Spill,” your gunner demands.

“We can’t get to work until the movie is filmed and the automotive club is busy for most of the week,” you begin. “That means that the earliest that the gun will be done is over Friday night.”

You see the gears whirring in your gunner’s head.

“That means that we’ll only have Saturday morning to practice,” she deduces.

“Yep, I’m letting you know now so you can make the most of that morning,” you say. “If you need anything from me or the others, let us know.”

“Sure!”

The rest of your crew also signals their approval before you let them get on their way. That leaves the rest of the evening free.

>Find your sister, bother her.
>Invite Yuzu over, have a quiet night in.
>Go find the student council, they’ll be around somewhere.
>You've not done anything with Rabbit team in a while.
>The history club is probably up to something fun.
>Write-in

>>4952264
>>You've not done anything with Rabbit team in a while.

>>4952264
>>You've not done anything with Rabbit team in a while.

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>You've not done anything with Rabbit team in a while.

You decide to send a text to Azusa asking what Rabbit team is doing. Not thirty seconds later, they let you know that they’re going into town and you’re invited to come. You agree to meet them at the gangway in about twenty minutes.

After changing into casual clothes, you head to the gangway. When you arrive, you see all six of the rabbits waiting for you.

“Hi Commander!” Azusa shouts as she waves to you. You wave back and continue making your way over to the group of first years.

“Hello girls,” you greet them as you arrive. You’re quickly swarmed by all six of them excitedly trying to explain what they’re planning to do. Unfortunately, since they’re all talking at the same time, you can’t understand any of them. You hold up a hand to stop them, then pick one at random.

“Karina,” you go first.

“Right! It’s a good thing you’re coming as we’re stuck in a three-way tie on where we want to go!”

“I see,” you say as you slowly begin walking, leading them down the gangway. “Who wants to do what?”

“Well, a new indoor shooting range opened up! Me and Yuuki want to go there! Aya and Ayumi want to go Karaoke, and Azusa and Saki want to go get bubble tea!”

“Saki does, does she?” You ask looking back at the girl. As always, her head is in the clouds.

“She does,” Azusa nods. You take her word for it.

>Indoor shooting range
>Karaoke
>Bubble tea
>Write-in

>>4952455
>>Karaoke

>>4952455
>>Indoor shooting range

>>4952455
>>Indoor shooting range

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>Indoor shooting range

“The shooting range sounds fun,” you say as you approach the bus stop.

“Hurray! I knew you’d pick the cool thing!” Karina cheers.

“Maybe if I post pictures of me doing it, I’ll be able to get a boyfriend!” Yuuki gushes. Aya and Ayumi don’t seem too fussed about it, and Saki is Saki, but Azusa is sporting a mighty frown.”

“You alright there?” You ask as you board the bus.

“Yeah… I’ve never shot a gun before,” she replies.

“You haven’t? Do you not have a pintle gin?”

She shakes her head.

“Have you fired your tank’s gun?”

“Not personally.”

“Well, trust me on this, firing a gun personally is a lot different to just experiencing it.”

“We’ll see,” she says sceptically.

You soon reach the high street and the seven of you hop off the bus. A short walk later and you’re in front of the shooting range.

You walk in and you’re immediately struck by how secure everything looks. The windows are several inches thick, and the door made of solid steel. Ahead of you is a counter with a sheet of thick glass between you and the clerk inside.

“Greetings!” He says with a shallow bow as you approach. “Welcome to the new Ooarai shooting range! Will all of you be shooting today?”

“Yep, all seven of –”

You’re interrupted by a light elbow to the ribs.

“Probably not a good idea to give Saki a gun,” Aya whispers when you lean down.

“Right, six of us will shoot, and one spectator,” you correct yourself. Each of you pay after your offer to cover it is rejected and you move through a side door into a briefing room. There’s a TV which plays a short video: treat the gun as if it’s loaded, don’t point it at anything but the target, listen to the range marshals, and so on.

After that and being given hearing and eye protection, you’re finally released onto the range where handguns are sitting spread across six of the ten lanes. You each take up your positions, and watched by two steely eyed marshals, you start shooting.

>Roll 1d20 Bo3

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>4952777

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>4952777

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Just a note fellas, I’m going to be attempting my Basic Motorcycle Training Certificate tomorrow, so there will be little to no updates.

Service will resume as normal hopefully tomorrow evening.

>>4952980
Rad, hope you ace it qm. See you tomorrow

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>4952777

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>>4952777

>Rolled 6

You do alright all things considered. Usually when you’re shooting a gun you have a steady stream of bullets to correct with and the targets, you’re aiming for are a lot bigger than the paper at the end of the range. You still manage to land all your shots on the target though, even if not all of them are on the bullseye.

You finish your magazine, then put the gun down, step back and observe the Rabbits.

Karina’s certainly having fun if the way she’s bouncing up and down is any indication. It means she keeps missing her shots, but she’s having fun at the very least. Yuuki is similarly enthused though you’re not sure whether that’s because she’s enjoying it or because of what it will do for chances of finding a boyfriend. Aya and Ayumi seem to be alright with it. Aya fires the main gun for Rabbit team, so the impact is likely a bit less on her and from what you remember, the shooting range wasn’t Ayumi’s first choice.

The real surprise is Azusa. Before the shooting began, her hesitance was clear for all to see. Now, she seems to be loving it. You eventually go back to your stand to empty another magazine and when you take your second break, you’re joined by most of Rabbit team. Azusa however doesn’t stop. The pattern repeats itself several times, until you and the rest of Rabbit team retire to a nearby bench with Azusa working her way through all her ammunition and what the five of you haven’t shot.

“Someone had fun,” you tease her as the lot of you make your way out of the shooting range.

“It was a novel experience,” she replies, slightly embarassed but trying and failing to keep a straight face. “I’d like to try it again someday.”

>“My gunner’s pretty good with this stuff, maybe you could ask her.”
>“I’ll come with you next time as well then.”
>“Well, this range is only a bus ride away.”
>Write-in

>>4953784
>>“I’ll come with you next time as well then.”

>>4953784
>>“My gunner’s pretty good with this stuff, maybe you could ask her.”
>“Well, this range is only a bus ride away.”

>>4953784
>>4953930 = 1


>>4954131 = 2

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>4954260

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>>4953784

>“My gunner’s pretty good with this stuff, maybe you could ask her.”
>“Well, this range is only a bus ride away.”

Azusa considers that for a minute. “Yeah, I might just do that, thanks Commander!”

“No problem, Azusa. I’m sure Ruby would be more than happy to help you.”

“Yeah! And anytime I’m in Ooarai, I can just come here!” She seems to be getting more excited as she thinks about it.

“We also have a dozen other guns, pintle mounted or otherwise,” you muse. “I have my MG-131 for example.”

“I’d forgotten about those,” she murmurs. “Every other tank has a hull machine gun of some kind!”

“They sure do,” you reply. “And I’m sure the owners wouldn’t mind you having a go.”

You spend the rest of the ride back talking guns with Azusa. You no nothing compared to Ruby, but you know enough from dealing with weapons almost daily to hold your own.

When you reach the schoolship, you hug each and everyone of the Rabbits as they say goodbye. Once they’re on their way, you make yours back to your apartment.

Saturday 14th October (Day 180)

That morning when you wake up, it’s to a message that you and most of the Sensha-Do club are needed for filming from early afternoon. That’s fine by you, as it gives you the morning free. You sit up in bed and scratch the recently reappeared Otto’s neck.

The message is followed by another from Eiga, this one specifically to you, your crew, and Anglerfish team. It’s a reminder that this is an important scene where Anglerfish team manages to overtake.

You skim it, then put the phone away ready to make the most of your morning.

>Have Erika and/or Yuzu over and make brunch.
>Go see the history club and plan your next move.
>See what the volleyball club does in the morning.
>Meet up with another group (Anglerfish/Leopon/Anteater)
>Write-in

>>4954337
>>See what the volleyball club does in the morning.

>>4954337
Have the student council over for brunch.

>>4954337
>>See what the volleyball club does in the morning.

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>See what the volleyball club does in the morning.

You consider just lying in a little bit longer or having someone over for brunch for a moment. Then you remember that the volleyball club is usually always doing something worth looking into, so you decide to investigate that instead.

You get up and decide to put gym clothes since whatever they’re doing is probably going to be physical in some way. You eat a small breakfast, then make your way to the sports centre where they usually set up shop.

You arrive to an odd scene. One half of the sports centre is set up with a volleyball court. The other has several tables set up with books, pens and notes strewn across it. You watch for a moment as the Ducks play volleyball. They continue non-stop for a few more minutes before an alarm goes off.

They pause, take a breather, and begin making their way over to the table.

“Oh, hey, Commander!” Noriko greets you as she sees you. “What’s up?”

“I just wanted to see what you guys are doing,” you reply. “What are you doing?”

“We’re revise-volleyballing!” Akebi chirps. “We alternate between revising and playing volleyball!”

“Hence the notes on one side and the volleyball court on the other,” you say.

“Exactly!” Taeko nods. “It’s very effective!”

“Is it?” Shinobu deadpans.

“Well, it’s fun!” Taeko corrects herself. “And we get to play volleyball which is always a plus!”

“The volleyball club for a reason huh?” You ask.

“Exactly!” Taeko replies with a small clap. “Do you want to join us?”

>Join for the volleyball, not the revising.
>Join for the revising, not the volleyball.
>Join both.
>Write-in

>>4955099
>>Join both.

>>4955099
>>Join both.

>>4955099
>>Join both.

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>Join both.

You don’t even have to think about it.

“Sure,” you reply, immediately beginning your warmup stretches. The second you do, they also abandon their work and prepare to play volleyball, no doubt more eager to do the volleyball half of their session.

You decide against calling them out on it, and after finishing your stretches, you hop onto the court with them.

As always when playing volleyball with the Ducks, it’s intense. You can tell they’re a little winded from their playing before your arrival, but you can also tell they’re doing their best not to let it slow them down.

Set, jump, spike, block. You go almost nonstop till the timer goes off ten minutes later. The volleyball is dropped and the four of them make their way to the table.

“Now, we work for twenty minutes,” Noriko explains through huffed breaths. It’s a bit hard to work when everyone’s trying to recover from the intense volleyball a few minutes earlier, but some work gets done. That’s enough for the club to call an end to the work twenty minutes later and go back to volleyball.

The cycle repeats for an hour and a half, till it’s time to leave so you can get ready for filming. You help them pack up, then head home to shower, change, and eat.

You reach the warehouse just under an hour later. It’s buzzing with activity, far more than usual, as both film club and Sensha-Do club members move about. As you enter, you’re handed a script by a member of the film club that walks off before you can ask them anything.

You flick through it as you head to your tank, and see that it calls for you to lose control as Anglerfish passes you to win and open fire on them.

>Protest Eiga’s decision, that’s not the character you’ve been playing all this time.
>Accept the decision, the tank fight to cap it off needs to begin somehow.
>Take it to Kuta or Yusa to discuss. Maybe they can help?
>Write-in

>>4955476
>>Take it to Kuta or Yusa to discuss. Maybe they can help?

>>4955476
>>Take it to Kuta or Yusa to discuss. Maybe they can help?

>>4955476
>>Take it to Kuta or Yusa to discuss. Maybe they can help?

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>Take it to Kuta or Yusa to discuss. Maybe they can help?

You read it and sigh. You’d rather not do it like this. You give it a think before deciding on cornering one of Eiga’s subordinates. Yusa is a little less eccentric than Eiga, and Kuta can probably be nudged in the right direction a bit easier than any of the others.

Kuta is hard to find. She either isn’t in the warehouse or can do a very good job of not being found when she doesn’t want to be. Yusa is thankfully easier to find. You find her next to the theatre, talking to a couple of the girls from the art club. She sees you approach and sends them on their way before turning back to you.

“Hermann,” she greets you. “How can I help you?”

“I wanted to talk to you about the script,” you reply. “I think that the way Eiga’s written it for the beginning of the fight is at odds with how I’ve been portraying the character.”

“Is it now?” She hums as she re-reads the script. “Hmm, I suppose you have a point, but is it too big a stretch of the imagination that the bad guy could get angry? Even if he hasn’t before.”

“But losing control completely?” You retort. “That’s a little out of left field, don’t you think?”

“Eh, point,” she shrugs. “Could you not just take it on the chin so we can get filming? We only have today and tomorrow morning to film. Changing the script could put the entire thing in jeopardy.”

“I’m not asking you to move the heavens and the earth,” you frown. “Just change the motivation a bit.”

“So, what do you have in mind?” She asks. Yusa doesn’t give you a chance to answer. “I can ask her to maybe tone it down a little bit, but at the end of the day, it has to be you firing that first shot to start a tank fight. It would probably be best if you just went with it.”

>“Glad that you asked…[insert idea here]”
>“Toning it down is all that I ask.”
>“Sure, fine. We’ll go with the script as written.”
>Write-in

>>4955784
>>“Glad that you asked…[insert idea here]”
Can’t think of a good streamlined idea but maybe a mix of a toning down and something along the lines of Herman’s character and rest of the crew gradually getting more upset about not being able to get rid of the Anglerfish girls and maybe one of the girls says some slick shit to them through radio and that’s the reason they open fire. Not exactly sure if that’ll do though

>>4955814
+1
So.ething like this, our cool exterior cracking. Might be hard to do a build up with so much of the lines already done.

>>4955784
>Have Fritz pound his fists on top of the turret going “NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN!” like in a certain movie about an (in)famous German

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>“Glad that you asked…”

“I think it would be better if we toned it down from losing control to getting upset gradually,” you explain. “Hell, maybe one of the Anglerfish girls could say something over the radio? I think that’d fit better than the current script.”

“Maybe,” she hums before sighing. “This would’ve been easier if Eiga hadn’t let herself get talked into putting a tank fight into the movie. Give me a minute.”

You do so, and remain silent as Yusa mutters to herself, pondering what to do.

“Okay, I think I have something,” she begins. “How about, you’re getting angrier as they get closer, but it can be a kind of cool anger, not hot. Then, as they pass, their radio operator, Sara-”

“Saori,” you correct.

“Right, Saori,” she nods. “Says ‘excuse me’, then you reply ‘no, excuse me’ and open fire. How about that?”

“What do you mean by ‘cool anger’?”

“Well, hot anger would be like ranting and raving and stuff like that,” she replies. “But we can get a lot of shots of you frowning and sneering and stuff like that to make it clear you’re not happy with the way things are going.”

“And you’ll be able to convince Eiga to make the changes?”

“This much? Yeah, probably,” she replies. “Any more than this and you have to go talk to her yourself, because I am not going to deal with that Eiga.”

You decide against asking what ‘that Eiga’ is.

>Agree, it’s a decent compromise.
>Disagree, go find Eiga.
>Relent, go with Eiga’s original script.
>Write-in

>>4956525
>>Agree, it’s a decent compromise.
Kinda of a dumb one-liner but it’s fine

>>4956525
>>Agree, it’s a decent compromise.

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>Agree, it’s a decent compromise.

“Sure, we’ll go with something like that,” you nod. “It’s better than Eiga’s plan anyway.”

“Debatably,” Yusa replies. She notes something down on the clipboard she’s carrying before turning her attention back to you. “You can head back to your tank now. I’ll handle this and update the script. There shouldn’t be any major changes for more of the cast.”

“Right, thanks for your help,” you say. She doesn’t acknowledge your response, instead marching off, into the theatre. You decide to take her advice and head for your tank. Your crew are already there, kitted up and ready to go. You don’t have to do much, just get up and into your cupola. The Sensha-Do club begins to set out a few moments later behind Miho and you duly follow.

Miho guides you to a part of the road that’s been blocked off specifically for filming today. Since it’s a weekend, you don’t think the city will be too inconvenienced, but your time is limited all the same.

A few minutes after you, the rest of the film club arrives. Most of them were already on set, preparing and placing cameras, but a few more arrive by truck and at least one group by air, as you see a couple of the aviation club’s helicopters landing nearby as well. Things are more or less ready by the time you arrive, but the final preparations give you a few minutes to do something before filming begins.

>Find Eiga to make sure the changes have gone through.
>Talk to Anglerfish team about their starring role again.
>Talk to one of the other groups about their supporting roles. (Public Morals Committee/Student Council/Duck team)
>Write-in

>>4956976
>>Talk to one of the other groups about their supporting roles. (Duck team)

>>4956976
>>Find Eiga to make sure the changes have gone through.

>>4956976
>Talk to one of the other groups about their supporting roles. (Public Morals)

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>4956976

>Talk to one of the other groups about their supporting roles.

Duck team = 1

Public Morals = 2

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>Talk to one of the other groups about their supporting roles. (Public Morals Committee)

You decide to take the time you have to go talk to the Public Morals Committee, people that you don’t talk to. You have nothing against them, but you usually have no reason to talk to them outside of business.

They’re by their tank, tactically scuffing themselves. At this point in the movie they’ve already been taken out due to their failed attempt on Anglerfish team and are dirtying themselves to reflect that for when the camera pans to them.

“Commander Hermann,” Sodoko greets you with a nod. “How are you?”

“I’m well thank you,” you reply. “How are our Public Morals representatives feeling about the movie?”

“Good,” she replies with a small, satisfied smile. “We were quite surprised to be considered for a bigger supporting role than merely appearing in the movie. Being an actress has been an experience. I know for certain both Gotou and Konparu enjoyed it.”

The two girls perk at their name and one, you think it’s Gotou replies. “It’s funny. Before this the closest I got to acting was detaining a member of the film club.”

“Sounds like quite the story,” you reply.

“Just protecting the honour and integrity of the school,” she shrugs. “Nothing much.”

“You don’t say,” you say amused. You chat with the Morals Committee a little bit longer before filming is ready to commence.

You head back to your tank and mount up. Once you’re ready, you pull away onto the racetrack and slowly work your way through it. The rest of the club form in their positions either behind you in the race or off to the side somewhere if they’ve been knocked out.

“Alright, Hermann,” Eiga’s voice crackles through your ear. “Cameras are rolling from the moment you reach the halfway point.”

>Order Max to drive aggressively. You need to make Anglerfish work for the overtake for it to be convincing. Maybe even have Leo coordinate with them.
>Order Max to keep it cool. You only have a limited time to film, so you can’t waste it on flashy moves.
>Ask Eiga what she wants for the overtake, she’s the director so she should decide.
>Write-in

>>4957288
>Order Max to drive aggressively. You need to make Anglerfish work for the overtake for it to be convincing. Maybe even have Leo coordinate with them.

>>4957288
>>Order Max to drive aggressively. You need to make Anglerfish work for the overtake for it to be convincing. Maybe even have Leo coordinate with them.

>>4957288
>>Order Max to drive aggressively. You need to make Anglerfish work for the overtake for it to be convincing. Maybe even have Leo coordinate with them.

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>Order Max to drive aggressively. You need to make Anglerfish work for the overtake for it to be convincing. Maybe even have Leo coordinate with them.

“Hey Max,” you begin as you approach the halfway point.

“Yeah Fritz?”

“Make them work for it,” you order. “Leo, talk to Saori, make it look good for me, okay?”

“Sure thing.” As expected Leo has no issue with being told to talk to his girlfriend. “What will you be doing?”

“Well, someone has to be sticking out of the tank to deliver lines,” you grumble. They’ll have to be dubbed over, since there’s no way any microphone could pick up what you’re saying over the noise of your tank and the wind, but you still have to make the movements.

You pass the halfway point, and you hear Eiga shout ‘action!’ Immediately, you have your war face on.

“They’re going to start gaining on us,” Leo says for your benefit. You’re then able to use that to shout ‘they’re gaining on us’ to be dubbed in later.

That’s how it continues for the remainder of the lap. Leo will coordinate with Anglerfish team to come up with some cool looking attempted pass, then pass that information on to uou to ‘order it’ just before it happens. Anglerfish team even nudges you with their tank once and you hit them with a flat glare on instinct.

Eventually, you reach the final stretch of the course where Anglerfish is meant to overtake you. Leo duly informs you, and as you hear them approach you, you turn to glare at them again. Miho’s unfazed, but you do it anyway.

“Saori just said excuse me,” Leo reports.

>Reply ‘No excuse me’ as they pass and open fire.
>Reply something else and open fire.
>Write-in

>>4957916
>>Reply ‘No excuse me’ as they pass and open fire.

>>4957916
>>Reply ‘No excuse me’ as they pass and open fire.

>>4957916
>Reply ‘No excuse me’ as they pass and open fire.

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>Reply ‘No excuse me’ as they pass and open fire.

You go with the line you’ve been given.

As you say it and Anglerfish pass you, you begin to rotate the turret in Anglerfish team’s general direction. You’re pointed at them a couple of seconds before they cross the line, but you wait till they’re over it before ordering Ruby to fire.

She duly does so, and Werewolf’s gun roars. Nothing comes out since you fired a blank, but a building just past Anglerfish erupts as if it had actually been hit. Anglerfish team starts zigzagging and a moment later when you cross the line,

“Cut! Cut!” Eiga shouts over the radio.

“You heard the lady, Leo,” you say as you hear that. “Pull us over.”

He duly does so, and a moment later, the Panzer IV pulls up next to you.

“That was a thrill, wasn’t it, Fritz?” Miho asks as she pops out the top of her tank. “I know it wasn’t an actual fight, but it sure felt like one!”

“I wasn’t expecting the explosion,” you admit, looking at the building. “I wonder how the film club got permission for that.”

“The building is scheduled for demolition,” Yusa says, appears from nowhere. “A promise to thank them in the credits was enough to get them to set off an explosion for us.”

You share a look with Miho. “That’s pretty cool,” she says for the two of you.

“We’ve gotten quite close to a lot of different companies in the city in our time,” Yusa replies cryptically. “Now, I need the two of you for dubbing and to go over the tank battle that’s going to be filmed tomorrow.”

“I suppose this has to be done today, doesn’t it?” You ask.

“If you want a finished movie, then yes,” she replies. You sigh dramatically before hopping out of the tank to follow her.

“Axel’s in charge!” You shout. You immediately hear a thump as he pre-empts Max doing anything stupid.

Things for after the dubbing & planning
>Find the history club, think on a plan to continue the investigation.
>You’ve done enough work, tonight should be date night. (Write-in a plan/I’ll decide one)
>Erika hasn’t been appearing in your apartment recently, it’s probably nothing, just check in on her.
>Write-in

>>4958373
>>Erika hasn’t been appearing in your apartment recently, it’s probably nothing, just check in on her.
That’s slightly concerning, let’s check on our little sis

>>4958373
>Find the history club, think on a plan to continue the investigation.

>>4958373
>>You’ve done enough work, tonight should be date night. (Write-in a plan/I’ll decide one)
Maybe something with the whole student council?
How much more to get the Council group scene?

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>4958390 = 1

>>4958393 = 2

>>4958630 = 3
Who knows? Maybe tomorrow, maybe a month?

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You hear a cry from Max about how unfair that was before the rest of the crew reminds him, he’s the cause of 90% of your problems. It isn’t very many numbers-wise, but statistically it is.

You leave Axel to it and follow Yusa to one of the helicopters with Miho. The aviation club student piloting it is vaguely familiar, and you return their nod as you hop aboard and strap in.

It’s a short hop from where you’re filming back to the schoolship. From there, instead of going to the warehouse, you head to the main school building. Yusa leads you to a classroom that’s been hastily soundproofed by wrapping insulation over the windows and recovers the door with more once both of you are inside.

The recording and voice acting itself isn’t hard, your lines are short given they were shouted in the heat of a tank race. What is hard is keeping a straight face as you see Miho go into commander mode in a classroom. Miho has a similar problem, but Yusa helps you get through it with a judicious application of glares and nudges to the rib.

>Find the history club, think on a plan to continue the investigation.

You say goodbye to Miho and Yusa as you leave the main building and head for the house that the history club shares. You knock on the door, and you’re let in by Saemonza.

“Here to discuss the trail of gold?” She correctly guesses. She leads you through to the lounge where the rest of the history club is relaxing.

“Hey Mackensen,” Erwin greets you. The rest of them are watching a documentary on Rome, Caesar probably picked it.

“We’re going to snoop around General Yamashita’s old home in the area where Nagayama shipping was active,” Caesar explains. “It’s been abandoned for a while, so we shouldn’t run into any trouble.”

>“Sure, count me in.”
>“Do you want to do a helicopter search?”
>“Not planning to take it to Nagayama?”
>Write-in

>>4958850
>“Do you want to do a helicopter search?”

>>4958850
>>“Sure, count me in.”
>>“Do you want to do a helicopter search?”

>>4958850
>>“Sure, count me in.”
>>“Do you want to do a helicopter search?”

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>“Sure, count me in.”
>“Do you want to do a helicopter search?”

All heads turn to Erwin the moment you say that.

“What?” She asks, slightly confused.

“You’re the pilot,” Oryou replies. “Why didn’t you think of that?”

“The place is so small it’s barely worth it,” Erwin argues. “It’s not like we’re searching Mount Fuji again!”

“We’ll take one anyway,” Caesar declares, ending the brewing argument. “We’ll ask the aviation club if we can borrow one of theirs.”

“Probably for the best, unless you know someone else with one they can lend us,” you joke.

“Most humorous,” Oryou replies. You don’t think they found it very funny.

“When are we planning to go?” You ask.

“On Monday and Tuesday is the culture festival, as you know,” Saemonza says. “On the second evening we’re planning to use the time to investigate this instead.”

“So Tuesday evening?” You ask.

“Aye, Tuesday,” Caesar confirms. “Though if you’re busy on that day and want to reschedule, we’re not too fussed.”

“The next day would be Sunday next week,” Erwin frowns. “The day before the end of term, no way we want to do it then.”

“We don’t want to lose Mackensen though,” Saemonza points out. “He’s probably going back to Germany straight after his match.”

“I haven’t planned that far ahead yet,” you admit.

“So Sunday is still open,” Saemonza adds. “For now.”

>“I’m fine with whatever day you guys are.”
>“Tuesday evening sounds good if Erwin’s alright with flying.”
>“Sunday’s good, there’ll be nothing pressing to limit us.”
>Write-in

>>4959131
>“Tuesday evening sounds good if Erwin’s alright with flying.”

>>4959131
>>“Tuesday evening sounds good if Erwin’s alright with flying.”

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>“Tuesday evening sounds good if Erwin’s alright with flying.”

“Of course I’m okay with flying!” Erwin replies, puffing her chest out. “I’m one of the best pilots on Ooarai!”

“The best pilot on Ooarai who was in tears when it rained while she was flying?” Caesar asks innocently.

“Hey! It was basically a hurricane! Plus that was months ago!” Erwin retorts immediately.

“I remember the windsock not moving,” Oryou says quietly.

You move in between them before Erwin can retort. You position yourself right in front of her and lean down.

“Erwin, Tuesday night. Will you be able to fly?”

“Yes,” she answers confidently. “Yes I will.”

“That’s all I need to hear,” you answer as you stand. “Be ready for Tuesday.”

“Aye aye,” Saemonza says quietly. You take your leave after that. You know it was mostly harmless teasing, but you’d rather have a confident helicopter pilot than not.

Sunday 15th October (Day 181)

That morning, you wake up to another message from the film club, this one is only sent to you and Anglerfish team, letting you know you’re needed to film the final fight.

You forward it to the group chat you share with your crew to make sure they read it, then roll out of bed.

You feed Otto and let him out when he paws the door - he’s probably heading for Anzu. A short walk later, and you’re at the warehouse.

You’re quickly dragged into the briefing room where Miho and Eiga are already going over the plan. It’s more or less a cat and mouse chase to the river where you’ll be knocked in, though Eiga assures you only you and your crew – not your tank – will be going in the water.

>Roll with it, cat and mouse is a trope for a reason - it’s pretty good.
>Suggest the fight is more even, your tank is too vulnerable for that to be possible.
>Suggest something else, cat and mouse is a bit over used (what?)

>>4959387
>>Roll with it, cat and mouse is a trope for a reason - it’s pretty good.

>>4959387
>Roll with it, cat and mouse is a trope for a reason - it’s pretty good.

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>Roll with it, cat and mouse is a trope for a reason - it’s pretty good.

You have no problems with it, and as such, you don’t voice any complaints. Eiga is keen to spend as much time as possible on filming, so the second everyone is in agreement, you’re loading up and shipping out.

When you reach the town, you realise why Eiga was rushing, the path you’re taking cuts straight through the busiest street in Ooarai. She must have some serious persuasive powers to get the mayor to shut down the high street on a weekend. That, or the city council just likes the Sensha-Do club that much.

You soon reach the starting point, that being around the corner from the finish line where you took a shot at Anglerfish team.

“Ladies! Speed up!” Eiga bellows. “Literally! You need to be going full speed by the time you get to the cameras!”

Miho looks back to you for a moment before giving an order to Mako who promptly increases speed.

“Max, match them,” you order. He doesn’t verbally respond, but a moment later, the turbine you call an engine starts to whir and you take off after them. You follow Anglerfish team for a minute, and even let off a blank shot against them. More accurately, it’s aimed at a nearby discreetly marked building. There’s a puff of smoke and rubble said building as the small explosive set there explodes. Unfortunately, it’s not as big as an actual tank shell explosion would be, but you’re not allowed to destroy these buildings.

You follow Anglerfish team as far as you can, but their tank is smaller and lighter than yours and able to make turns you don’t bother thinking about. Thankfully, Eiga took that into account and subtlely marked different turns for you to take.

That’s how you find yourself rolling north through the largest street in Ooarai. Every so often Miho will appear from a pre-planned position and snap a shot at you, with you snapping one back in return. They mostly miss, a building nearby ‘exploding’ when you do, but occasionally they ‘hit’. You see a bit of Miho’s spaced armour pop off, and you’re surprised to see some of yours come off too. A quick chat with your team confirms that Eiga approached them and they knew it was going to happen but didn’t tell you just to screw with you. Dicks.

Any cool one liner you want to say?
>“You don’t want to stay out and play? We won’t hurt you…much!”
>“I’ll let you take a free shot if you say please!”
>Write-in
>No, keep it professional.

>>4960080
>>No, keep it professional.

>>4960080
>>No, keep it professional.

Also, >post-blowjob Miho

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>No, keep it professional.

You decide against any one-liners. You may have spit out a couple over the course of the movie so far, and you may be ‘cold angry’, but at the end of the day, it’s your character to do with as you see fit, and that includes making him a smooth operator. The only things you say are orders to your crew, as you would in an actual tank fight.

You slowly crawl through the city, following Anglerfish and the subtle markers the film club has placed for you. Your head is screaming at you, telling you it’s the wrong way to go about hunting a team like Anglerfish team. You should be using your speed and your smoke to keep them guessing just as much as you are. Ultimately, you decide as another ‘shell’ detonates against Werewolf’s turret, you blame Max as your head wouldn’t have been as vocal if you’d known about the pyrotechnics and he’s as good a scapegoat as any.

You edge closer to the river, guided both by the signs and Eiga’s voice in your headset. It’s a one way conversation given you’re mostly on camera throughout your drive, but she’s useful enough when it comes to directions given she’s lived in the city most of her life.

Anglerfish team darts out in front of you, and you order Max to give chase. A burst of speed through the side street they go down puts you squarely in front of the river, with Miho zipping around to get behind you.

“Cut!” Eiga yells as they close in. You can hear Anglerfish slamming on the breaks behind you., and they screech to a halt inches from you.

“Time for your swim!” Miho shouts from behind you between giggles. “I hope you packed your floaties!”

>“Joke’s on you, I hear the water’s lovely this time of year.”
>“If you’re looking to take a dip, you’re going the right way Nishizumi.”
>“Art requires sacrifice Miho!”
>Write-in

>>4960399
Seems like pre to me.

>>4960561
>>“Art requires sacrifice Miho!”

>it's definitely post-bj, with the pube stuck to her face.

>>4960561
>>“Joke’s on you, I hear the water’s lovely this time of year.”
I never liked the pube left on face pics

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>>4960576
I was under the impression that was a stray hair...

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>“Joke’s on you, I hear the water’s lovely this time of year.”

“In the middle of September? A week before we switch to winter uniforms?” Miho asks, eyebrow raised.

“What, you’ve never taken a cold shower before to toughen up?”

“Uh, no?” She falters slightly.

“Exactly! Lovely water for that!” You don’t take cold showers either, but Miho doesn’t need to know that.

“Alright! That’s enough faffing about!” Eiga bellows as she marches on set. The film club members that had been resetting the cameras to film your swim double their pace as she arrives. “We’ve given back most of the streets to Ooarai, but we still have this one, and they’d like it back!” Eiga spends another five or so minutes just barking orders at the film club members around her.

“I wonder how they don’t just get sick of her?” Ruby asks, appearing through Max’s hatch.

“Probably because she’s so good at her job,” Leo adds, appearing from his own. “We’ve only been shooting for a week at most, and under the pace she’s set, we’re almost done.”

“She’s also,” Max grunts. Ruby disappears a second later, and he appears out of his hatch. “A very good director from what I can remember.”

“The best,” Eiga retorts joining your conversation. “Certainly the best this side of Japan, probably the best on the other side too.”

“You need something from us?” Max asks.

“I need you all to dive in and come to the surface so I can film it,” she says. “No rush, we’re just blocking a dozen or so people from their homes and businesses.”

“We get the message,” you sigh as you stand up on your tank. The rest of your crew slowly join you. “The cameras rolling?”

“Yes, whenever you’re ready.” Eiga quickly backs her way out of the shot. You share a look with your crew before taking a breath and jumping in.

Cold. Is your first thought. The water isn’t freezing, just very, very cold. You’re under water for a few seconds before instincts kick in and you’re swimming for the surface.

You’re the second person up after Axel who apparently just moved closer to the bank then stood up. The rest of your crew resurface a few moments later.

“Cut! Help them out!” Eiga orders. Immediately, film club members appear at the bank and a small rowboat just upriver. It’s unnecessary given you’re all strong swimmers, but you appreciate the caution.

Anglerfish are standing at the side of the river, and Saori immediately gets to babying Max and Leo. Hana does the same for Ruby, and you and Axel are left to the tender mercies of Miho and Yukari. It’s pretty good.

>Find Eiga, badger her about the movie.
>Go home, find something warm to cuddle. Yuzu, Otto, you’re not picky.
>See how much Anglerfish team is willing to baby you.
>Write-in

>>4961382
>>Go home, find something warm to cuddle. Yuzu, Otto, you’re not picky.

>>4961382
>>Go home, find something warm to cuddle. Yuzu, Otto, you’re not picky.

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>Go home, find something warm to cuddle. Yuzu, Otto, you’re not picky.

You enjoy the gentle ministrations of Miho and Yukari for a few minutes longer before you push yourself to your feet. Werewolf is still sitting on the edge of the river and while he’s unlikely to go anywhere, it isn’t a definite, and you’d rather not leave him there while you recover.

The five of you remount Werewolf and take a small amount of solace in the shield from the wind. You start up your tank and a moment later, you’re on the road. The streets have been reopened for traffic, so you have to carefully slot yourself into traffic. Thankfully, most drivers are used to the odd tank on the road and having 40 tons on the next heaviest vehicle helps when it comes to getting right of way.

It’s a short journey to the schoolship. You less weave your way through traffic and more push your way through, but none of the drivers really seem to mind. You stay with the tank as long as it takes to get Werewolf parked up and mutter a goodbye to him and your crew before heading back home.

You send a text to Yuzu letting her know you’re back and heading home. When you do reach home, Otto is there, sitting on the bed. He seems rather surprised when you dive in and grab him, but he doesn’t seem to care about it.

You don’t know how long you’re lying down for, but you wake up later when you hear the door open. There are quiet footsteps, then the door to the bedroom creaks open.

“Heyo,” Erika says softly. “You ill?”

“Not yet,” you reply.

“Yuzu told me to tell you she’s on her way. You want something to eat? I could maybe cook something. Your kitchen is well stocked.”

>“Just don’t burn it down.”
>“Wait for Yuzu before you do.”
>“Maybe we should just order in.”
>Write-in

>>4961648
>>“Wait for Yuzu before you do.”

>>4961648
>“Just don’t burn it down.”

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>“Wait for Yuzu before you do.”

“Why, I’m not going to burn down your kitchen!?” Erika demands.

“Think of it as a bonding experience,” you murmur. “Between the two of you.”

“We’re plenty bonded! I’m cool with her and she knows I’m a badass!” Erika retorts.

“She does, does she?” You ask quietly. “She shouldn’t be too long.”

“God fine,” Erika sighs dramatically. “The things I do for you.”

“Love you!” You shout after her.

“You too,” she grumbles reluctantly. You hear her shuffle off to the kitchen and begin to pull out what ingredients you have. There’s the occasional crash or bang as she drops something, but otherwise there’s no indication that she’s cooking.

The door opens again a few minutes later. It’s probably Yuzu, and that’s confirmed by the pleasant drone of her voice from the kitchen. The kitchen is now in good hands, so you let yourself drift into a slightly deeper slumber.

“Good morning,” Yuzu says, gently nudging you awake. You blearily blink yourself awake and see that it is not in fact morning. “Food is ready if you are.”

“Mhm,” you mumble back as you get up. You feel slightly ache-y as you do. Apparently jumping into a cold river during autumn isn’t the smartest idea. Who knew?

Regardless, you get up and head for the table. Erika is sitting at the head of it, covered in ingredients, but looking very pleased with herself. The kitchen is similarly messy, but at least it’s not burning. On the table is a simple stew. Meat, potatoes, vegetables. You even thing you see a bit of seasoning on it.

“Erika cooked,” Yuzu explains. “I just helped a little.”

>“How much is a little?”
>“Good job then, Erika.”
>“I hope she’s also going to clean too.”
>Write-in
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>>4962068
>“Good job then, Erika.”

>>4962068
>>“Good job then, Erika.”

>>4962068
>>“Good job then, Erika.”
>>“I hope she’s also going to clean too.”

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>“Good job then, Erika.”

“Damn right it’s a good job,” Erika chuffs. “Now eat!”

You’re handed a small bowl of bread to have with it. You share a look with Yuzu who just shrugs innocently before dipping the bread in the stew. You decide to follow her lead and take a bite. Your first thought is that there’s no way Erika’s cooked this because it tasks far better than anything she’s ever cooked. That’s not a high bar given Erika’s cooking is mostly biohazardous, but the stew you’re tasting is genuinely good.

“The stew’s pretty good, Erika,” you say after you finish your first bite. “And you made it all by yourself?”

“With a little help,” she chuffs again.

You look to Yuzu for an explaination.

“Just a bit of guidance,” she explains. “Nothing too major.”

That explains it, you reckon. Erika probably cooked it all herself, but Yuzu was standing right behind her making sure it tasted alright.

The three of you finish off the stew in a comfortable silence. As you’re putting your bowl in the sink, you look at the mess that Erika made and decide that’s a problem for another day.

With dinner sorted, the three of you drift towards the sofa. Erika browses the channels before finding a movie she likes, a Clint Eastwood one from the looks of it. You can’t tell it from the other dozen or so cowboy movies he’s done, but it’s entertaining enough, so you relax onto the sofa with Yuzu on one side and Erika on the other.

“So, Hermanns,” Yuzu begins. “The end of term is coming up next week, any plans?”

“I’m going to visit home,” Erika says immediately. “It’s been waaay too long.”

>“I’m probably heading home too. I haven’t seen the folks in a while.”
>“I have no idea. I’m probably going to decide at the last minute.”
>“I’ll probably stay here. I don’t know if I have anything to do at home.”
>Write-in

>>4962225
>>“I have no idea. I’m probably going to decide at the last minute.”

>>4962225
>“I have no idea. I’m probably going to decide at the last minute.”

>>4962225
>>“I have no idea. I’m probably going to decide at the last minute.”

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>“I have no idea. I’m probably going to decide at the last minute.”

“Fritz!” Erika immediately begins to complain. “What do you mean you haven’t decided yet!?”

You turn to your sister, Yuzu snickering quietly in the background. “I mean what I said. I haven’t decided on whether I’m staying here or going home.”

“But think about Ma and Pa!” Erika argues. “They’ll be heart broken if you don’t come back! Devastated!”

“Are you sure about that?” You ask her, eyebrow raised. “I think they’ll survive if I don’t.”

“You think, but you don’t know!” Erika insists.

“Well, if you decide that your parents will survive another week without you,” Yuzu interrupts. “We’d be happy to have you at our house. Neither of my parents dislike you, and the boys don’t mind you.”

“Don’t give him any ideas!” Erika orders, leaping over you to attempt to silence Yuzu. At least, that’s what Erika wanted to happen. What happens is that she lands on your stomach winding you. You crumple instinctively, locking Erika in place. Yuzu just sits in place, watching amused.

Erika tries to squirm over you, but you quickly grow tired of receiving elbows to the stomach, and you move her back to her position on the other side of you. You see Erika considering another attempt, but she either sees how tired you look or no good reason and decides against it.

“If you are going to come home, you should probably book soon since flights will get expensive,” Erika finally says.

“Money isn’t really the problem right now, honestly,” you admit.

“That’s not a good attitude to have,” Yuzu tuts, lightly smacking your arm. “How does the saying go? Look over the cents and the dollars will look after themselves?”

“See! Listen to Yuzu, she’s smart!” Erika declares. “Book early! Avoid extra costs!”

“Weren’t you attacking her a moment ago?”

“Only metaphorically,” Erika retorts. She says it so confidently it takes you a moment to realise that makes no sense.

“Erika?” You ask slightly confused. You see a brief flash of embarrassment on her face before she beats it down and looks back indifferently.

“I say what I mean and mean what I say,” she shrugs. “If you don’t understand me, that’s a you problem.”

You can only sigh. “Where did our parents go wrong?”

“April 16th seventeen years ago,” she answers. You just glare at her.

>Spend the rest of the day sitting in with two of your favourite girls.
>Insist you go out and do something (what?)
>Hint to Erika she should probably leave soon if she doesn’t want to be scarred for life.
>Write-in

>>4962706
>>Spend the rest of the day sitting in with two of your favourite girls.

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>Insist you go out and do something (what?)
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>>4962706
>>Spend the rest of the day sitting in with two of your favourite girls.

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>Spend the rest of the day sitting in with two of your favourite girls.

“I think the mistake was a year or so later,” you reply, pushing her back into her seat. She collapses back into it.

“You have to come up with your own joke,” she sighs dramatically as she makes herself comfortable against you. “But I suppose I’ll let you off just this once.”

“How kind of you,” you reply drily. Yuzu on your left just watches the two of you amused. You hold your arm out to her and she takes the invitation, also making herself comfortable against your side.

You spend the rest of the day doing nothing but watching whatever movies Erika chooses to put on. They’re mostly westerns, and Erika tries to explain the plot about confederate gold and bandits and something or the other to you, but it’s confusing at times. You can however appreciate the well-choreographed fight scenes as well as the characters.

You wake up late in the middle of the night. The TV is still on, and Otto has found his way onto your lap, but it’s dark outside. You take a minute to enjoy the warmth from all three bodies surrounding you before going about sorting them, so the situation is more comfortable. Yuzu and Erika are deposited on your bed, and you fold out the sofa into a makeshift one. You also leave Otto on the bed where he’ll be a little more comfortable, but the cat loyally follows you back to the living room before depositing himself on your chest.

You wake up slightly panicked and late for school in the morning. It takes you about five minutes to realise that there is no school. Technically that’s due to ‘revision time’ but more realistically, everyone is going to be using it to go to the Saunders Culture Festival.

>You should go too. Rouse the girls and get moving.
>It’s on for two days, there’s no rush. Make a big breakfast and find out more about it first.
>Write-in

>>4962719
Fr fr oppression against us flint-chads #singlivesmatter Pic rel

>>4962903
>>It’s on for two days, there’s no rush. Make a big breakfast and find out more about it first.

>>4962903
>>You should go too. Rouse the girls and get moving.
We are spending at least part of the second day with the history club, so let's not waste time.

>>4962903

>It’s on for two days, there’s no rush. Make a big breakfast and find out more about it first.

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>It’s on for two days, there’s no rush. Make a big breakfast and find out more about it first.

You decide against rushing off to Saunders half-cocked on an empty stomach. Instead, you decide to repay what Erika and Yuzu did for you yesterday, and promptly realise that Erika’s mess is still present.

You therefore amend your plan slightly and deal with the worst of the mess first. Dishes chucked into the sink are rinsed and left to dry. Pans necessary to cook with this morning are washed and those that aren’t shoved underwater, and the counter is cleaned enough for your eyebrow to stop twitching at the sight of it.

With that dealt with, you get to cooking. You decide against anything fancy, just making some sausages, hash browns, beans, and bacon. You don’t have any mushrooms even though you had some. A brief look in the bin reveals that someone attempted to cook them yesterday, and failed miserably.

Breakfast isn’t a very fancy affair. Yuzu and Erika eventually stumble out of bed, lured by the smell of food. You serve the two of them, and after a few moments for them to eat and wake up, you get down to business.

“So, the culture festival is today,” you begin. “Does anyone have any idea what’s special about it?”

“Well, from what I know, the second day is mostly dedicated to the movies the invitees produced,” Yuzu says. “As far as I know, the first day is just sort of a normal festival but more Saunders-y.”

“As far as you know?” Erika asks, eyebrow raised. “You’ve never been before?”

“Well, Ooarai has never been invited before. Probably because Saunders didn’t even know we exist,” she explains with a shrug. “I can’t really blame them given we didn’t do much.”

“Still kinda rough,” Erika says patting Yuzu’s leg sympathetically.

“Eh, sticks and stones, you know?” Yuzu replies. “Apart from Saunders festivals being more American than any other, soldiers from Yokota are present.” She considers that a moment. “Maybe that’s why it’s more American. They probably have a lot of money to spend.”

“Saunders is pretty rich already though,” Erika chips in. “Do they really need more money?”

“Do you think they’d say no?” You counter.

>“Well, the soldiers we met in Germany gave us an engine, so hopefully these ones are cool too.”
>“Festivals are always good. Hell, it’s a chance for you to woo Rosehip, Erika.”
>“Wonder what kind of culture will be on display, since it’s a culture festival and all.”
>Write-in

>>4963272
>>“Wonder what kind of culture will be on display, since it’s a culture festival and all.”

>>4963272
>>“Festivals are always good. Hell, it’s a chance for you to woo Rosehip, Erika.”
Isn't Layla their shared side piece as well?

>>4963272
>“Festivals are always good. Hell, it’s a chance for you to woo Rosehip, Erika.”

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>“Festivals are always good. Hell, it’s a chance for you to woo Rosehip, Erika.”

Erika just glares at you. You see her contemplating jumping over the table to get to you, but thankfully for your table she decides against it. She holds it for a solid thirty seconds before sighing and turning to Yuzu.

“Why couldn’t you have had higher standards? I haven’t been able to make fun of him for being a loser since you started dating him.”

“Uh, sorry?” Yuzu offers, clearly not expecting that. “Is it that hard to just ask her out though? You know she likes you.”

“It’s far harder than that!” Erika insists. “Neither of you would know!”

“We wouldn’t?” You ask, making eye contact with a bemused Yuzu. “We were dating within-”

“La la la la la la la la, I can’t hear you!” Erika interrupts. She continues for a minute till she’s sure you’re not going to bring it up again.

“I thought you were sixteen, not six,” you say as she finishes. Erika just blows a raspberry.

With Erika done being difficult, you manage to enlist her help to clean up what’s left of the mess she made cooking. It’s quick work between the three of you and you split up to get ready to go.

You don’t have much to do. You just change out of your pyjamas and make sure that Otto has enough food to last him the day. Erika and Yuzu take a bit longer, but you just put that down to girl stuff and leave it at that. During the night, Ooarai’s schoolship has berthed in Nagasaki. You’re about a hundred or so meters away from Saunders’ schoolship, but it’s so big in comparision, that it’s still casting a shadow on the deck, mightily confusing most of the wildlife that calls it home.

Erika and Yuzu meet you at the ramp into port, and the three of you make your way to Saunders.

>Investigate those soldiers Yuzu mentioned.
>Find Kay, see what she has to say about the festival.
>Investigate the ‘culture’ side of the festival.
>Investigate the food stalls vigorously.
>Write-in

>>4963308
Maybe, maybe not.

>>4963419
>>Find Kay, see what she has to say about the festival.

>>4963419
>>Find Kay, see what she has to say about the festival.

>>4963419
>Find Kay, see what she has to say about the festival.

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>Find Kay, see what she has to say about the festival.

“How about we go find Kay?” You suggest. “She’ll probably know the ins and outs of what’s happening here.”

Neither of them have any better suggestions for the moment, so they roll with it and follow you deeper into the schoolship. A quick bout of texting reveals Kay’s right at the centre of the whole thing, and the three of you alter your path. It takes time to reach her given the size of Saunders, but you soon make your way over to her.

She’s standing next to a massive screen. Perhaps the biggest screen you’ve ever seen. It’s set in the middle of a clearing on Saunders’ training grounds and the only reason you didn’t see it before is because of the sheer height of the buildings on Saunders, especially compared to Ooarai.

“Hey guys!” She shouts, waving at you when she spots you. “How are you?”

“We’re good, thanks,” you reply. She gives you a firm handshake which you return before looking up at the screen.

“That’s a big screen huh?” You ask.

“For you,” Erika replies immediately. That gets a laugh from Kay.

“Someone’s already in the spirit, huh?” Kay laughs. “But yes, it’s a big screen. It’s so big we had to flood some ballast on the other side to make sure the ship doesn’t list.”

“Is that safe?” Yuzu asks.

“Well, we are in port, and we can pump it out whenever we want, so it should be alright!” Kay answers.

“Could you tell us a little more about what’s going on here?” You ask.

“Sure,” Kay nods. “Well, it has it’s standard festival stuff, obviously, and the giant movie screen is going to be playing the movies everyone filmed most of the day tomorrow. Aside from that, there’s a tour bus taking people around Saunders, as well as a normal one just to get around. There’s games and stuff near the other end of the ship, too.”

“What about the soldiers?” Erika asks.

“Who?” Kay looks confused for a moment before slapping her forehead. “Oh right! The soldiers! They’re mostly harmless to be honest. Think of them as tourists that are too loud. They have a stand somewhere to show off their ‘Army in Japan’ Sensha-Do club, but that’s it. Any of them get to rowdy, just give them my name, and watch them melt. Word of advice, use the bus if you want to see everything, because Saunders is way too big otherwise.”

>Take a tour bus, see some of the history behind Saunders.
>Go to the festival stuff, see if it’s any different from the others you’ve been too.
>Seek out those ‘Army in Japan’ fellows, see what the fuss is about, if any.
>Write-in

(If you don’t get on the tour bus)
>Take a bus, Kay is right on Saunders’ size.
>Don’t take one, you’ll be able to experience a lot more even if you see a lot less.
>Write-in

>>4963915
>>Seek out those ‘Army in Japan’ fellows, see what the fuss is about, if any.

>>4963915
>>Go to the festival stuff, see if it’s any different from the others you’ve been too.
I’m confused on the bus vote, are the top choices guaranteed on using a bus or do we have to vote from the bottom choices as well to use a bus or not if we don’t go with the tour bus vote?

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>>4964196
>>Don’t take one, you’ll be able to experience a lot more even if you see a lot less.
No wait, after rereading I’ve realized it’s the latter

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>Go to the festival stuff, see if it’s any different from the others you’ve been too.
>Don’t take one, you’ll be able to experience a lot more even if you see a lot less.

“We’ll take it under advisement,” you promise. “We’ll be heading out now.”

“Have fun!” Kay chirps. “Have some for me too since I’m stuck here making sure we don’t sink the schoolship!”

You think she’s joking, but you’re not a hundred percent sure she is. You therefore decide not to try convincing her to tag along.

“Is Layla around?” Erika asks.

“Course she is,” Kay replies. “As for where, who knows? It’d probably be best to call her yourself and ask since she’s avoiding mine.”

“Something the matter?” You ask.

“Nah, she’s just avoiding work,” Kay snorts. You chat to Kay a little longer before leaving her to it and heading out.

You decide to check out the festival first, you’ve been to plenty since you’ve come to Japan, including one on Saunders before, but you’re eager to see if this one’s different.

The three of you walk into town, content to take the scenic route. The buses take the main roads which are faster, but you get to see some of the culture. Old buildings that don’t exactly fit the surroundings, a plaque dedicated to some old hero, a statue or two that look older than the schoolship. It’s not a lot, but it’s a lot more than what you’d seen before of Saunders.

You soon reach the area where the festival is and it looks slightly different, but it’s still a festival. The stalls are bigger, and the food is bigger too. There are several different variations on the burger, each far bigger than what you’d usually see in Japan. There’s also a wide variety of stands dedicated to hotdogs and other fast food, as well as mega-sized desserts.

There are rides too. Most of them are things you’ve seen before, like a bouncy castle or a ferris wheel, but there is a roller coaster. It’s short, probably due to issues with the wind or some such, but it’s still a roller coaster going fast.

Finally, there’s a movie theatre. It’s playing several movies, on several different screens. You quickly realise that they’re past entries for the film festival, though whether they were winners or not, there’s no mention.

“Layla’s around here somewhere,” Erika announces. “I’m going to go find her.”

“Not Rosehip? What if she gets jealous?” You tease.

“Rosehip isn’t on the ship yet,” Erika sniffs, ignoring the second half of your comment. “See ya.”

>Go with her to see Layla.
>Investigate the festival food.
>Take Yuzu on the fastest ride you can.
>This is a culture festival, check out the movies.
>Write-in

>>4964379
>>Take Yuzu on the fastest ride you can.

>>4964379
>>Investigate the festival food.

>>4964379
>Take Yuzu on the fastest ride you can.

>>4964379
>Investigate the festival food.

>>4964379
>>Take Yuzu on the fastest ride you can.

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>Take Yuzu on the fastest ride you can.

“See you,” you say back as Erika darts off. You watch her go for a moment until Layla’s familiar form appears to greet Erika. They chat for a few seconds, look back to you, then disappear into the crowd.

“Not going to say hello?” Yuzu asks.

“Nah, I’d just be holding them up,” you reply. “Delaying our plans too.”

“Oh?” Yuzu quirks her eyebrow. “What exactly are our plans?”

“We,” you grin. “Are going to find the biggest, fastest ride in the park and we’re going to ride it.”

“Are you sure about that?” Yuzu asks.

“A hundred percent sure,” you reply.

“There’s one problem,” she says. “There are so many of them.” She manages to keep a straight face as she gestures to the funfair which only has two roller coasters, but plenty of other rides.

“We’d better get started then,” you say. You take her offered hand and the two of you speed-walk over to the funfair.

The first ride is a tough choice. There are a lot of good ones to choose from, but eventually you pick the taller of the two roller coasters based on the reasoning that gravity makes things go fast and a tall ride will have more of it, and it doesn’t disappoint.

It’s a pretty standard affair. The two of you take your seats and the train of seats slowly makes its way to the top of a series of drops. You then proceed to go down those drops at high speed. The experience is only made better (or worse) by the swaying of the ship, adding to the motion of the ride. One girl ends up being sick during the drop. You hope it didn’t hit anyone.

Pick as many as you want, but it’ll leave less time if you want to do something else.
>Slugger, all the riders are in a small ball shaped compartment which is then slung up and forward by what looks like a very large slingshot.
>Electromagnetic drift, the other roller coaster. Relies on magnets instead of gravity to get to high speeds. Apparently.
>The spinner. You are locked in a set of seats that spins. That spinning seat of seats is spun with the others while you’re going up and down. Pretty self-explanatory.
>Bumper cars. A carnival staple. Comes in both child cars and adult cars.
>Tunnel of love. Who knows, you can’t see inside it from here.

>>4965000
>Electromagnetic drift, the other roller coaster. Relies on magnets instead of gravity to get to high speeds. Apparently.

>>4965000
>>Electromagnetic drift, the other roller coaster. Relies on magnets instead of gravity to get to high speeds. Apparently.
>Tunnel of love. Who knows, you can’t see inside it from here.
There's no way we can skip this one.

>>4965000
>Electromagnetic drift, the other roller coaster. Relies on magnets instead of gravity to get to high speeds. Apparently.
>Bumper cars. A carnival staple. Comes in both child cars and adult cars.
>Tunnel of love. Who knows, you can’t see inside it from here.

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>Electromagnetic drift, the other roller coaster. Relies on magnets instead of gravity to get to high speeds. Apparently.

“So, Electromagnetic Drift,” you say as you eye the ride. It’s spiral-shaped, the train rising high before spiraling down into smaller and smaller circles till it reaches the ground. “Is it safe?”

“It uses the same technology as the high-speed trains,” Yuzu explains.

“So, they aren’t touching the tracks? That doesn’t sound safe at all.”

“Do you see any of the trains going flying into the sea?” Yuzu counters. You watch it go up and down twice before you’re satisfied.

It’s fast. Also, way more expensive than any ride has the right to be, but it’s fast. The rails are angled inwards, so the train doesn’t go flying off the tracks, which is just as well, because the g-forces border on oppressive as you spin in tighter and tighter circles at the same high speed. Yuzu next to you is pressed into your side. It’s a good thing you sat on the inside, otherwise, she’d have been squashed.

You exit the ride a minute later, very dizzy. Apparently, that’s very common, as they’ve put a bench nearby for riders to use to regain their bearings.

“That was fun,” Yuzu groans, head in hands. “But let’s not do that again for a while.”

“Agreed,” you groan in response. “Up for something slightly less intense?”

“What do you have in mind?”

>Tunnel of love. Who knows, you can’t see inside it from here.

Yuzu is skeptical of the Tunnel of Love at first, especially since she can’t see inside it, but eventually, curiosity wins out and she agrees.

You pay the schoolgirl manning the ride and help Yuzu into the boat before getting in after her. It’s shaped like a swan, and then you set off.

The ride is very calm. You gently drift through the tunnel, occasionally bumping into a wall. It’s designed like a park by a lake inside, which would be alright in a lot of places, but you’re on a school carrier on the sea, so the effect is somewhat muted.

“RAAARGH!”

Yuzu jumps from the seat onto you at the scream, and you do the same, though you’re kept from moving by Yuzu. A jump scare, in a tunnel of love. You suppose it makes sense in that it made the two of you get literally closer, but you’d have appreciated some warning.

There are a few more scares before the end of the ride, each as effective as the last at getting the two of you to jump. Yuzu storms out of the ride, apparently done with it.

>Take a tour bus, they probably won’t have any jump scares.
>Some food and drink will help the both of you calm down.
>Check on the ‘Army in Japan’ stands around the place.
>Write-in

>>4965107
>Some food and drink will help the both of you calm down.
>>Check on the ‘Army in Japan’ stands around the place.

>>4965107
>Some food and drink will help the both of you calm down.
>Take a tour bus, they probably won’t have any jump scares.

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>Some food and drink will help the both of you calm down.

You take a second to collect yourself before jogging over to Yuzu.

“Hey, do you want to go get something to eat? I see a massive burger calling our name.”

“I..yeah,” she sighs collecting herself. “It’s past lunch time anyway, so we might as well get something.”

You place a hand on her shoulder and steer her out of the funfair. The food vendors are set up just outside, and you’re quickly able to start picking. You only get a burger and fries, but it’s a big enough serving to feed the two of you, with you splitting the burger two thirds to one and the chips closer to fifty-fifty. You wait for Yuzu to have eaten most of it before you say anything else.

“Feeling better?”

“Yeah,” she says. “It was pretty funny looking back at it, but I did not appreciate the bait and switch.”

“I wasn’t expecting it either,” you muse. “I thought it would just be a leisurely cruise.”

“And it turned out to be as heart pounding as the other rides, hmm?” Yuzu jokes.

“I suppose it did,” you laugh. “Which one was your favourite?”

“Electromagnetic drift,” she replies. “I knew you had some muscle, but being pushed against them?” She squeezes your bicep for good measure.

“What can I say?” You reply with a quick flex. “Sensha-Do does that to a man.”

You flex for a little bit longer and exaggerate a bit. You feel slightly ridiculous, but a laughing Yuzu is better than a sulking one. You soon finish eating, and the two of you take a short walk around the town as you digest your food and consider what to do.

The tour bus or seeking out the US Army’s stands are both still options. You also have a text from Kay asking you to find her whenever you’re free, but not to rush yourself.

>Check on the ‘Army in Japan’ stands around the place.
>Take a tour bus, see more of Saunders.
>Go find out what Kay wants.
>Write-in

>>4965613
>>Check on the ‘Army in Japan’ stands around the place.

>>4965613
>>Go find out what Kay wants.

>>4965613
>Go find out what Kay wants.

>>4965613
>Go find out what Kay wants.

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>Go find out what Kay wants.

“Shall we go find out what Kay wants?” You ask Yuzu as you notice the message.

“Well, we’re not doing anything else right now, are we?” She replies. “Let’s head back then, shall we?”

You text Kay an affirmative and ask where she is. She shoots back a message saying she’s in her office in the schoolship’s tower. You have no idea how to get there, but a quick question to the nearest Saunders girl sees you on a bus heading in that direction.

You reach the tower, and you’re mildly surprised to see it guarded by two girls dressed like MPs. You share a look with Yuzu, who just shrugs before moving forward.

“Hi, we’re here to see Kay,” Yuzu says.

“That’s Commander Kay to you,” one of them snaps back. She stares you down while the other makes a call, presumably to Kay. A moment later, they open the door, and look at you expectantly. You just shrug and walk in, Yuzu following you.

“Friendly people, ey?” You joke once you’re in the elevator and out of earshot. Kay’s office is clearly marked on it, so you press the button and head up. The elevator is fast, so it’s a short trip.

You walk out into Kay’s office, and as with everything Saunders has, it’s big. The office is at least double the size of the Student Council office on Ooarai, and it’s filled with stuff. A movie corner in one place, a trophy cabinet in another, piles and piles of paper related to tanks and running the club. Kay is seated at her desk and waves to you as you enter.

“Hey! Doing okay!?”

“We sure are, nice place,” you say. You take a seat on one of the chairs opposite Kay, and you’re slightly amused to realise it’s bigger than Anzu’s, let alone the chair Kay is sitting on.

“So, what do you need?” You ask.

“Tomorrow is the film part of the culture festival, as you know,” Kay begins. “The films will be playing from about ten in the morning till the evening, with breaks in between and all that. We usually judge by a committee made up from the tankers of the different participating schools, so I thought ‘why not extend an invite to my good friends from Ooarai?’ I had Miho in here not half an hour ago.”

“So, you’re inviting me to judge?” You ask.

“Sure am,” Kay says with a smile. “No pressure though, it’ll be long.”

>Decline, you have the trip with the history club to go on.
>Accept, you can rearrange the trip with the history club.
>Write-in

>>4966046
>>Decline, you have the trip with the history club to go on.

>>4966046
>>Decline, you have the trip with the history club to go on.

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>Decline, you have the trip with the history club to go on.

“Well, I appreciate the offer, Kay,” you reply. “I’m afraid I’m going to have to pass though.”

“Really? You’re breaking my heart, Fritz,” Kay says.

“Your guilt tripping would be more effective if you weren’t grinning like a shark,” you say drily.

“What can I say, I wear my heart on my sleeve,” Kay shrugs. “I can understand though – sitting through eight hours of movie? It can take a toll on you.”

“I imagine it would, but the only reason I’m declining is a prior engagement. Myself and the history club are going on an expedition.”

“Ooh, I love Indiana Jones,” Kay sits forward, more interested. “Anything interesting?”

“A research project into Ooarai’s past, right Fritz?” Yuzu chips in.

“More or less,” you nod.

“Boo,” Kay sticks her tongue out. “I thought it’d be something interesting like a hunting Nazis or buried treasure or something.”

You share an amused look with Yuzu as Kay inadvertently suggests exactly what you’re doing. “What can I say? We find it interesting.”

“Sure,” Kay says, finally relaxing back into her seat. “Well, I’m not your CO, so I can’t make you, much as I’d love you to be there. How are you finding the festival so far?”

“We’ve had a lot of fun on the rides most of today,” you answer. “Big portions at the stalls too. One burger fed both of us.”

“Mhm! We sent specialists to the USA to make sure the servings are the same size they are there,” Kay boasts. Before she can continue, Yuzu speaks.

“I have a bone to pick with whoever designed your tunnel of love,” she frowns. “It’s designed to look like a normal calm one and yet it has jump scares! Ridiculous!”

“Oh yeah, blame Alisa,” Kay snorts. “Surprise surprise, she’s still single.”

“If that’s what she thinks is romantic, I’m not surprised,” Yuzu grumbles.

>Head back to Ooarai and get an early night. You have a long day tomorrow.
>Go into Nagasaki, have a look around.
>Walk around the Saunders schoolship, burn off some of the calories you’ve eaten.
>Write-in

>>4966474
>>Walk around the Saunders schoolship, burn off some of the calories you’ve eaten.

>>4966474
>Head back to Ooarai and get an early night. You have a long day tomorrow.

>>4966474
>>Walk around the Saunders schoolship, burn off some of the calories you’ve eaten.

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>Walk around the Saunders schoolship, burn off some of the calories you’ve eaten.

The two of you chat with Kay a little longer, then take your leave. You consider heading home, but Yuzu suggests going on a walk around the carrier before you leave. You have nothing planned for early tomorrow, so you quickly agree, and you begin walking the perimeter of the ship.

“What a nice day, huh?” Yuzu asks as the two of you walk towards the bow. “Aside from…a certain experience, I haven’t had this much fun in ages.”

“Hmm, how long has it been since the last festival?” You muse. “We didn’t see much of the culture today though, did we?”

“I don’t think many people did,” Yuzu says with a shrug. “Can’t say I blame them given the games and other attractions they could have a go on. I’ll be honest, I’m ninety percent sure that it was just an excuse for another party for Saunders.”

“And the other ten percent?”

“Is only mostly sure,” she answers, earning an amused snort from you.

The two of you continue your walk towards the bow. Saunders is quite a bit bigger than Ooarai, so you agree to just go to the bow, then back to the ramp amidships.

You soon reach the bow where it opens into a park like on Ooarai. It’s facing into town right now since the schoolship is in port, but you can imagine that it’d be a great view at sea. You begin to move forward into the empty park, but Yuzu stops you and points to something. You squint in that direction and realise that it’s Erika and Rosehip, just sitting and chatting. You watch for a couple minutes, but nothing else seems to happen.

>Shout “Hurry up and kiss her!” To get Erika to make a move
>Watch, wait, and hope.
>Leave them to it and go home.
>Write-in

>>4967213
>Leave them to it and go home.

>>4967213
>>Leave them to it and go home.

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>Leave them to it and go home.

You watch for a moment, before shaking your head and gesturing away.

“You don’t want to see how it ends?” Yuzu asks curiously as she quietly turns away. “Wouldn’t your mother want pictures of something like this?”

“She would, but I don’t think Erika would appreciate it too much,” you reply honestly. “I’d be in constant fear for my health if she ever found out.”

“I guess that’s good enough reason,” Yuzu nods. You walk in silence for a few minutes more before she speaks again. “I don’t think anything’s going to happen tonight.”

“Why not?” You ask, slightly amused. “I didn’t know you were a love expert – taking lessons from Saori?”

“No, nothing like that, there just weren’t any fireworks,” she says. “They made the difference for us, you know.”

You’re slightly confused for a moment before you remember. “You mean actual fireworks?”

“Mhm,” she nods. “Fireworks. Really made the difference in my opinion.”

“I suppose they made things more…explosive,” you answer, earning yourself a huff and a punch to the shoulder.

You make small talk with Yuzu as you head home, just chatting about the upcoming weeks. Apparently, talk of the Unlimited-lite you’ll be competing in has got around and several teams have asked Miho to enter them. You’re limited to two per school though, so there’ll be decisions to make, both about who to bring and the distribution of equipment that’s illegal for Sensha-Do, but legal in events like the Unlimited class.

You eventually reach home, and the two of you slot yourselves into bed then fall asleep.

You wake up late in the morning the next day. Early enough that if you hurry, you can make it for the beginning of the movies, but late enough that you don’t really have much time to waste. As you begin to get up, you notice Erika, sprawled across the foot of the bed, sleeping like the dead. She must’ve been out late yesterday. You hope things went well for her.

>Wake her up so she doesn’t miss the movies.
>Let the scent of breakfast wake her as you make it, she probably won’t care if she misses a bit of the first one.
>Let her sleep, it’s obvious she needs it.
>Write-in

>>4967618
>>Let the scent of breakfast wake her as you make it, she probably won’t care if she misses a bit of the first one.

>>4967618
>Let the scent of breakfast wake her as you make it, she probably won’t care if she misses a bit of the first one.

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>Let the scent of breakfast wake her as you make it, she probably won’t care if she misses a bit of the first one.

You decide not to wake your sister yet. Instead, you shuffle her over to your recently vacated position. Otto immediately notices the new body and makes himself comfortable against her, freeing up Yuzu so you can wake her up and get ready.

She heads to the bathroom to get ready, while you head to the kitchen. You haven’t had much time to restock over the past couple of days, but you have enough to make some eggs and toast.

Yuzu appears soon after you’re done and takes her position opposite you. The two of you eat in relative silence till Erika appears, Otto in hand.

“Yo,” Erika grunts as she takes a seat.

“Yo to you,” you reply as she digs in. “Have a good night?”

“Hmm,” she takes a moment to think about it as she munches away. “It was alright.”

“Just alright?” You ask, nudging her.

“You’re not getting any more out of me,” Erika grumbles. “It was alright, bordering on good.”

“That sounded like more,” Yuzu says innocently. That earns her a tired glare before Erika goes back to her eggs.

You and Yuzu soon finish eating and offer to wait for Erika before leaving. She says not to bother and stumbles back into your bedroom, though whether that’s to shower or sleep you don’t know. Even worse, Yuzu informs you she has some errands she needs to run quickly. You offer to go with her, but she assures you that you wouldn’t want to come, and she’ll be back before the movies begin anyway. You reluctantly let her go and promise to save a seat for her.

>Find seats by the Student Council, they’re probably going to be watching somewhere.
>Go sit with the judges. You may not have been invited to judge, but they have the best seats.
>Find your crew and sit with them. You’re sure their opinions will be…interesting.
>Write-in

>>4968651
>>Find seats by the Student Council, they’re probably going to be watching somewhere.

>>4968651
>Find seats by the Student Council, they’re probably going to be watching somewhere.

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>Find seats by the Student Council, they’re probably going to be watching somewhere.

You make your way down from Ooarai, into port, then over to Saunders. Thankfully, Saunders and Ooarai are berthed next to each other. You feel sorry for the girls from St. Gloriana who must walk the entire length of the port, or the Pravda girls who have to arrive by boat and helicopter.

All of the other attractions are still open, but a glance in their direction shows you that no one is going that way. Instead, as expected, everyone is heading towards the Saunders Sensha-Do training area where the massive cinema screen is set up.

You follow the crowd and soon reach the screen. It’s then you realise that Saunders have really gone all out. A makeshift amphitheatre has been set up behind rows of seats on the ground. There’s also an awning covering the entire seating area which would help to protect from any rain, though the forecast is clear for now.

You consider the task of finding the Student Council amongst the masses of bodies for a minute before deciding against it. A quick text nets you a position and you weave through the crowd to them. You find the meeting point when Anzu bounces off your stomach. Thankfully for Anzu, Momo was behind her to keep her upright. Thankfully for Momo, the Saunders schoolgirl behind her is able to push her upright.

“Watch it! I’m walkin’ here!” The very short girl snaps at her. Momo doesn’t have a chance to retort before she’s disappeared into the crowd again.

“Friendly huh?” Anzu asks rhetorically. You can see Momo getting angry, so you quickly change the subject.

“Shall we find somewhere to sit?” You say at Momo. “Do you have any preferences?”

“The middle,” Momo says. “It’s obviously the best sound wise.”

“Nuh, uh! The back is the best,” Anzu retorts. “No neck strain from looking up!”

>Agree with Anzu, relaxing at the back is the best.
>Agree with Momo, the sound experience in the middle is unmatched.
>Compromise? Middle but slightly back?
>Write-in

>>4969131
>>Agree with Anzu, relaxing at the back is the best.

>>4969131
>Agree with Momo, the sound experience in the middle is unmatched.

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>>4969411
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>>4969530
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>Agree with Anzu, relaxing at the back is the best.

You’re torn between the two seating choices. On the one hand, Momo is right about the sound in the middle being better, especially since that’s where the judges are going to be sitting. On the other hand, you’re going to be in those seats for a long time and you’d rather not be too uncomfortable.

You weigh the two choices in your head before deciding that since you could potentially be here all day, you’d rather be comfortable doing it.

“Momo, Anzu’s got a point you know?” You say. “We’re going to be here for hours, might as well have a little bit of extra legroom while we do.”

You can see Momo consider arguing, but she bites her tongue and nods. “Yeah, we don’t want to be so cramped we call it quits.”

“Glad we’re in agreement!” Anzu declares. The three of you make your way through the crowds, and luckily you’re able to find four seats together. They’re across two rows, but it’s preferable to sitting apart, so you take one of the rear seats and leave the front ones to Anzu and Momo.

Yuzu arrives a moment later, just as the opening credits are beginning to roll. She takes the seat next to you and you turn your attention to the screen. They roll for a moment, but you don’t see any names you recognise yet. Then, finally the title is revealed, also revealing who is behind the movie.

>The Woman with the Golden Tank by St. Gloriana’s
>The S Team by Saunders
>The Godmother by Anzio

>>4969941
>The S Team by Saunders

>>4969941
>>The S Team by Saunders

>>4969941
>>The Godmother by Anzio

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>The S Team by Saunders

It opens on the Saunders cafeteria, which is big. Probably bigger than the warehouse you keep all your tanks in. The camera ignores most of the crowds to focus in on one girl sitting by herself at a table.

You realise it’s Alisa a moment later. The camera follows her as she gets up, grabs a tray, buys her lunch and sits back down. You’re beginning to wonder if it’s a mistitled documentary before the action starts.

The doors leading into the Saunders cafeteria slam open, and smoke grenades are thrown in, which causes chaos as many of the schoolgirls start to flee. Alisa, however, doesn’t get that chance and is captured by masked assailants. The last you see is her being bundled into a van, which departs at high speed.

It then switches to a news report on a TV. “Breaking news, the Governor of Saunders’ daughter has been kidnapped from her school earlier today. The People’s Revolutionary Schools Committee has claimed responsibility and is demanding an end to freedom, good food and tankery for her return. Currently there has been no comment from the Governor.”

The TV then blinks off, and the camera zooms out to reveal Kay and Naomi in military garb in a small, dark room.

“Looks like our next mission,” Kay says as she stands.

“Looks like a convenient way for the Governor to get rid of us,” Naomi drawls, cigarette in hand. You’re slightly amused to realise it’s made of chocolate.

“Well, that’s our job isn’t it? To be expended for the greater good?” Kay retorts. Naomi has nothing for that, dropping the cigarette and crushing it under her foot.

After that, the action begins, and it doesn’t stop. Apparently, the People’s Revolutionary Schools Committee is based on an island. Saunders then proceeds to bombard said island, using tanks parked at the edge of the school ship. Said tanks then board LSTs to be deployed on the beach where they’re met by T-34s and the odd KV. What’s more interesting, is Kay, Naomi, and their crews using Sherman DDs to sneak in while the bulk of the island’s forces are distracted.

The movie culminates in a fight between Kay and Naomi in their Shermans against Layla in her Pershing, the two eventually flanking and defeating her to rescue Alisa.

The movie ends, and the credits roll as the Saunders troops evacuate and the island blows up. You sit up as you notice a pair of F-4 Phantoms fly over the island as it does.

“What did you think?” Yuzu asks. “Looked pretty good to me.”

>“Why didn’t we get Phantoms in our movies?”
>“How typically Saunders.”
>“Maybe we should get Sherman DDs. Might help improve our tactical mobility.”
>Write-in

>>4970247
>>“How typically Saunders.”
>>“Maybe we should get Sherman DDs. Might help improve our tactical mobility.”

>>4970247
>“Why didn’t we get Phantoms in our movies?”

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>“How typically Saunders.”

“Very typically Saunders,” Anzu drawls. “The only suprising thing was them winning through a bit of cunning in those Sherman DDs rather than just pushing through with the initial landing.”

>“Maybe we should get Sherman DDs. Might help improve our tactical mobility.”

“The skirts aren’t too expensive, and we have the Shermans,” Momo muses. “Though I can’t imagine that the propellers will be anything other than a hassle ninety percent of the time.”

“But think about the other ten percent,” you say. “More importantly though, why didn’t we get Phantoms in our movies?”

“Because we filmed a racing movie,” Anzu shrugs. “Didn’t see the point in going through the hassle to get them for one.”

“But we could’ve got them?” You ask. “They do that kind of thing?”

“Sure. The Self Defence Force is decomissioning them so they’re happy to use them for publicity stunts now,” Anzu says. “Still a lot of effort though.”

You chat for another fifteen minutes, before the next movie comes on.

“The Woman with the Golden Tank,” you read quietly. A spy film then, though you’re not sure how that will mesh with tanks which are the opposite of stealthy.

You quickly realise that it’s St. Gloriana’s film when the first person you see on the screen is Assam. She’s wearing a suit, and her hair is pulled back, but it’s Assam. She enters a fancy building that looks like a cathedral, which you realise is a building on the St. Gloriana’s schoolship since it doesn’t look like a cathedral inside. She walks up into an office where she is greeted by ‘Rukuriri-penny’.

“I’d like to see D,” Assam says.

“Certainly, double oh, A,” Rukuriri-penny replies. She’s let through to see Darjeeling. Who gives 00A the mission to go to Yokohama, find a gang leader driving a golden tank that killed an agent and take them out. Thankfully for the movie, there’s no sayings, though you can tell from the way Darjeeling’s gripping the teacup, the temptation is there.

In lieu of a sports car, she uses a Daimler Armoured Car which is very fast for an armoured vehicle anyway.

The rest of the movie goes exactly how a modern spy movie would be expected to go. 00A goes to a party where all the gang leaders are meeting up. While at the party she meets Rosehip, who is the female lead. A charming word and a PG-13 implied sex scene later reveals she’s is, or rather was, the Woman with the Golden Tank’s girlfriend and that if they head to the parking garage downstairs, they may be able to catch her.

They don’t, and a tank chase ensues, which eventually ends with the golden tank (a Crusader) being destroyed in a straight gunfight since it couldn’t see the Daimler fast enough, but Assam and Rosehip could see her.

>Go tease Erika about Rosehip’s movie appearance.
>Talk to one of the schools about their movie (Darjeeling & St. Gloriana’s/Kay & Saunders)
>Get someone else’s opinion on the movies so far (who?)
>Write-in

>>4970543

Pick 2 movies that will play before you have to leave for your search
>The Godmother by Anzio
>The Last Tiger by Black Forest Academy
>Ooarai Drift by Ooarai Academy
>KV-2 by Pravda High School

>>4970543
>>4970546

>Tease Smolika
>The Godmother & Ooarai Drift

>>4970543
>>Go tease Erika about Rosehip’s movie appearance.
>Ooarai Drift by Ooarai Academy
>The Godmother by Anzio

>>4970543
>Go tease Erika about Rosehip’s movie appearance.
>Ooarai Drift by Ooarai Academy
>KV-2 by Pravda High School

>>4970543
>>Go tease Erika about Rosehip’s movie appearance.
>>The Godmother by Anzio
>>Ooarai Drift by Ooarai Academy

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>Go tease Erika about Rosehip’s movie appearance.

The second the intermission begins, you know exactly where you want to be.

“I’m going to find Erika,” you announce as you stand up.

“Go easy on her,” Yuzu huffs, slightly amused. “Especially if Rosehip is there as well.”

“No promises!” You shout back as you weave your way through the crowd. Half of the crowd is up and moving, either heading to the toilet, or to acquire snacks for the next several hours of movies. A few are leaving all together, but you barely notice them.

You head down the rows of seats till you reach the middle, but slightly to the left and back. The amphitheatre is big, so you stand in the general area of Erika’s preferred seating and look around. It takes a couple of minutes of searching the amphitheatre, but you spot the familiar head of hair and make your way over to her. To your delight, you spot Rosehip approaching as well.

Erika quickly spots your approach and glares at you. “Don’t start.”

“Damn,” you reply grinning.

“Fritz Hermann, don’t you dare!” Erika says again glaring at you.

“Just god damn,” you reply, ignoring her warning. “Was Rosehip hot in that movie or what?”

You can see her thinking about lunging at you, but thankfully there are enough people around to make that a hazardous decision.

“Fritz!” Erika whines. “Not here at least.”

“What? I’m just commenting on the movie we all watched a few minutes ago,” you grin. “You know the one with the scene where Assam and Rosehip bang.”

“Where the agent and the girlfriend bang!” Erika shouts back, fuming slightly. Further reply is cut off as Rosehip comes into earshot. She’s carrying a massive box of popcorn and an extra-large bottle of coke.

“I’m back with the snacks!” Rosehip declares as she arrives. “Oh, hello, Commander Hermann. I didn’t notice you there!”

>“Please, it’s Fritz. We’re basically family at this point.”
>“I see that I’m interrupting your date. Apologies, I’ll take my leave.”
>“You looked great in your movie, Rosehip. I know Erika agrees.”
>“That’s a lot of drink when you might be sitting still for several hours.”
>Write-in

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>“I see that I’m interrupting your date. Apologies, I’ll take my leave.”

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>>“I see that I’m interrupting your date. Apologies, I’ll take my leave.”

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>“I see that I’m interrupting your date. Apologies, I’ll take my leave.”

“You’re not interrupting anything!” Rosehip assures you. There’s a second of silence after that. “It’s not a date either!”

“What is it then?” You ask. “As far as I can see, the two of you are out seeing a movie together. If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck…”

You don’t finish the saying and instead wait to see what they’ll come up with to explain it away as not being a date. By now they should have just given in and made it official, but both stubbornly cling to the fiction, so all you can do is prod them.

“It’s an intimate get together,” Erika finally declares. “Not a date.”

“So, a private and personal meeting between two people?” You ask. At this point both are red as Rosehip’s hair, so you decide to leave it there. “Sure, whatever you say. Have fun getting together.”

You then take your leave before they can retaliate.

>The Godmother by Anzio

You reach your seat as the opening credits for The Godmother start to roll. It’s clear in the first several seconds it’s an Anzio movie when a caption appears on the screen. ‘New Sicily, Japan’.

It opens on an idyllic shot of Anzio’s schoolship. The camera zooms into a building, then a window, then into a room where a meeting is taking place. Anchovy is sitting at the head, with Pepperoni and Carpaccio standing behind her. Opposite them is another girl, and all of them are suited up.

“So, what you’re tellin’ me,” Anchovy begins. “Is that your boss wants to bring drugs into my city?”

“And you’ll get a cut of the profits too, Duce Al-chovy,” the girl nods nervously. “I was one of the chief chemists behind AB-POS, so I can assure you, it’s addictive as hell – you’ll be raking in money from the junkies in this city.”

“I see,” ‘Al-chovy’ says, nodding. She says nothing for a moment before standing. “Right, I have to discuss this with my associates. Pepperoni, take care of our friend here.”

“Sure thing, Duce!” Pepperoni nods, stepping towards the chemist. Anchovy and Carpaccio make their way out of the room, revealing an indoor garden with colonnades that the two of them walk under.

“We can’t bring drugs into the city,” Al-chovy declares. “We’ve spent too long working the Senate to lose them over something like this.”

“Are you sure, boss?” Carpaccio asks. “It’s a lot of money.”

“Somethings are more important than money,” Al-chovy declares. “I won’t risk the family for a bit of extra cash.”

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They go back and forwards for a bit before Carpaccio acquiesces and leaves to tell the rest of the family of Al-chovy’s decision. Al-chovy returns to the meeting room, only to find Pepperoni dragging the chemist’s body.

“What happened!?” Al-chovy demands.

“You said to take care of ‘em, boss! So I did!” Pepperoni says proudly. “I was just about to put her to sleep with the fishes!”

“No, you idiot, I said take care of her, not take care of her!” Anchovy berates her. “Make her a cup of tea! Not kill her!”

“Oh,” Pepperoni laughs embarrassedly. “That would make sense given how cordial you were being earlier… Haha!”

That sets the tone, and drive for the rest of the movie.

By killing a chemist of a rival gang, they’ve opened themselves to a gang war, so the ‘Anzio family’ decides to strike pre-emptively. Al-chovy gets a spy embedded in the family to arrange a meeting with the head of the other family to give Pepperoni a chance to take them out. Unfortunately, ‘Don’t kill the one wearing the blue shoes’ gets garbled in translation and their own agent is wacked.

The plan to cut off the leadership of their rivals and end the gang war before it can start therefore fails. The rest of the movie is the Anzio family surviving the war, much to their rival’s dismay. A car bomb fails as the car gets impounded for being illegally parked. An assassin captured because a bucket of lobsters about to be prepared for dinner falls on him and are very angry about it. A failed drive-by because the driver took his car to a garage owned by Carpaccio’s sister’s boyfriend’s father-in-law who recognises them and cuts the brakes. The movie doesn’t take itself seriously, and neither do you. The only tanks in the movie at all are the CVs as stand ins for regular cars and the P40 pulling half a limo behind it for Anchovy to use.

“A tank limo, huh?” Anzu mutters. “It would probably be cheaper than an actual one. What’s the most powerful tank we have?”

“Power to weight wise? Probably Werewolf,” Momo answers.

>“Don’t get any ideas, Prez.”
>“And where would you get the money for one of those?”
>“What happened to just being a custodian till the next Student Council can take charge?”
>“You wouldn’t be able to afford our fees.”
>Write-in

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>>4971350
>“You wouldn’t be able to afford our fees.”

>>4971350
>>“You wouldn’t be able to afford our fees.”

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>“You wouldn’t be able to afford our fees.”

“Probably not,” Anzu admits. “But I control Koyama!”

“You do, do you?” Yuzu asks, slightly amused.

“I do,” Anzu nods. “At least until the end of the week, then I have no power over anyone anymore.”

“And what a sad day that’ll be,” you say drily.

“I’m glad you understand, Fritz,” Anzu nods as she dramatically wipes away a tear. “Truly, a dark day for Ooarai.”

Anzu’s lamenting the loss of her powers continues throughout the short intermission. However, she stops when she sees ‘Ooarai Film Productions’ flash up on the screen. Now, it’s your movie playing. Just in time too, as it’s the last one that you’ll be able to watch before you leave with the history buffs.

The film opens on a shot of a dandelion in the grass. It stays on the dandelion for a few seconds before you begin to hear the clattering of tracks approaching. A second later, the dandelion and the grass it was on has been torn up, and the shot switches to a tank drifting around the corner of a track.

It’s Anglerfish team, and as the commentators on the race they’re in say, they’re about to win and secure their place at the Monaco-Ooarai 500. The camera follows them for the last few turns of the race, which they win handily.

Then there’s an introduction to all five members of the team. It seems the film club has just played on their personalities, as Mako is still the prodigy driver, and Yukari is now the tank racing nerd instead of just the tank nerd. Saori and Hana are explained away as race engineers which helps justify the extra crew in all the other tanks too.

From there, you’re able to recognise most of the scenes in the movie. After a brief interlude of Anglerfish at home, it moves to the introductions to the other racers. The other teams get their introductions first, but yours is the longest non-main protagonist one. It’s also the coolest, and others seem to agree from the way a few of the tank drivers around you nod appreciatively at Max’s drift into the pit.

The movie continues, there’s Anglerfish getting acquainted with the new course, you meeting and threatening Anglerfish for the first time, and the introduction to your henchmen. When Erika appears on screen, you can faintly hear her shouting ‘that’s me!’ You feel sorry for the ears of the people sitting next to her.

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The race starts soon after that. Anglerfish slowly work their way up to the front third of the race, having started from the back after a ‘mishap’ courtesy of Erika during their qualification lap. Most of Anglerfish working their way forward doesn’t involve you, but there’s the occasional flash to you talking to your subordinates by something or another. You have to admit, the film club was smart to be filming inside the tanks, as it’s given them a lo of footage they can use in response to other scenes if necessary.

The film continues exactly as you knew it would. The attempts to knock them out of the race fail, and Anglerfish make it all the way to the front of the pack. You cringe a little at the ‘no, excuse me.’ One-liner, but it gets a couple of laughs, so you suppose it isn’t too bad. The fight is well shot, though you can tell the film club aren’t experts at filming tank battles as they aren’t able to cover everything interesting about it. It isn’t too bad though; you reckon as you watch yourself get thrown into the river. Besides, they did a good job with the rest of the movie.

As it ends, you get a text from Caesar, letting you know that they’ve brought a helicopter to Saunders to pick you up. You excuse yourself from the council and promise to fill them in on anything you find on site.

You head for the helicopter and when you arrive, you find yourself in the middle of a debate on which move was best so far.

>The Godmother. It was the funniest movie there.
>The S Team. Who doesn’t love a good action movie?
>The Woman with the Golden Gun. Because it helped embarrass your sister.
>Ooarai Drift. You were in it, ergo best movie.

>>4972190
>>The Woman with the Golden Gun

Should be

>The Woman with the Golden Tank.

My bad.

>>4972190
>>Ooarai Drift. You were in it, ergo best movie.

>>4972190
>>Ooarai Drift. You were in it, ergo best movie.