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Ragtag Hustle Kancolle - Winter 2016 Event Edition

Eve of the Operation
Admiral: "Hello and welcome back, ladies. Due to some unforeseen circumstances I have had to take quite the prolonged New Year's leave, but rest assured our plans for sorties and daily missions are going as scheduled. Though with the period of inactivity our expeditioners have worked extra hard in our transport missions, everyone give them a big applause."

(Everyone present gives their applause to the expeditioners.)

Admiral: "All right. Now on to the next agenda. As you all might have known, our operations will start really soon. Like, real soon. Even though the operation seems to be a pretty short campaign, if possible I don't really want for us to take our own sweet time doing it... though, if there's a chance to follow behind the veterans' trails and finish the enemy stragglers off, we'll do exactly that-- yes, Nagato?"

Nagato: "Admiral, I don't really mind if that's what you have in mind, but given that this is a short campaign, we could actually start building up a good reputation and good portfolio here... by going all out against the enemies' full bulk of their offensives. Knowing that this is a short campaign, the enemy will probably plan for a blitzkrieg with the most extreme of their elite units. This is where we should size up a formidable force of our own to meet theirs, and inflict a significant blow to their morale by defeating them via a decisive battle... Do you not agree with this?"

Admiral: "Good point, Nagato. But unfortunately I would rather see through the enemies' weak points and slam them as hard as we can than having a clean ratio of 50:50 distribution of power between both sides. As it is, my first and foremost priority this time is to complete the operation. Like that. Also, according to headquarters, this operation is modeled after the so-called Operation Rei-go that some of you might have known and experienced... or should I say, a second coming of it." (brings up the slide containing the event banner)

(A moment of silence ensues before some shipgirls react towards the banner in various ways - some were stifling their laughter, some burst out into laughter, some were awed as if they're supposed to do so, and a certain someone is... in disbelief.)

Kasumi: "Hold it!! What's up with that banner, you tra--"

(Before she can complete her sentence, however, the Admiral immediately returns her a sharp glare.)

Admiral: "Tra--?"

Kasumi: "Ah! Umm, uh, excuse me. I mean, Commander! What's with that banner!? Is that caricature with a moustache supposed to be me!?"

Admiral: "Headquarters' idea. Not mine. Well, if someone calls this cute, though, I can see why, I'm personally a bit taken with the design myself. Do you really hate it that much? Well, the other two who appear here are also cute in their own way. Except for what I'd suspect would be new equipment of our enemy on the right, I imagine this is pretty pleasing to look at."

(Upon hearing this, two more girls present - Ooyodo and Ashigara - feel their cheeks turning a pink color - though well hidden by the darkness in the room lit only by the projector.)

Admiral: "All right. Back to talks regarding the operation... Ashigara, Ooyodo, and... Kasumi. Though, after contemplating over our plans for the operation - we're still going to have you in the operation, but in our own way. We don't really need to play the 'historical replay' game here, so we'll change plans a lot as more intel comes rolling in. And so without further delay, I have taken hold of the first few intel regarding the first location we'll need to plow through to proceed with the operations, so watch and be in awe... I mean, here it is."

(He switches to the next slide.)

Admiral: "For our first operation, we're going to clear the area infested with Abyssal light fleets and a few submarines. We'll go with a fleet that will steer away from being too near to the land bases - and focus on our objectives. We'll follow the vets as our signal for our first strike. And for this I will enlist..."

(Next slide.)

Admiral: "All right. Verniy, Isuzu, Fusou, Yamashiro, Hiyou, and Junyou. Will you please stand up so everyone can see you?"

Verniy: "Я здесь (YA zdes')... I am here." (Author's notes: Yeah, Google Translate. Please don't get mad at me...)

Isuzu: "Well, looks like it'll be the usual search-and-destroy against the submarines, isn't it."

Fusou: "Eh? Me and Yamashiro...? Yamashiro, we somehow made it..."

Yamashiro: "Yes! Nee-sama!"

Hiyou: "Whew. Looks like I'll be under your care for this operation as well."

Junyou: "A-yup!"

Admiral: "All right. So for our first sortie for the campaign, we're going to go with these. All right, everyone, we'll be dismissed for now - and I want everyone to be on standby at your battlestations in a few hours, we'll be launching in a few moments after that."

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The Campaign
Admiral: (Bar the submarines first thing after setting out into the open waters for this area, it's pretty smooth sailing all-around... Let's see, we're near the bulk of the submarine force, it's time to crush 'em... hm?)

Submarine Princess: "So my prey have come.... Heh heh...Ha ha h--"

Admiral: "OH PISS OFF! IT'S YOU AGAIN!?"

Submarine Princess: "..."

(beat)

Submarine Princess: "AAAAIIIIIIEEEEEE!!! YOU AGAIN!? WHY IS IT YOU AGAIN!?"

Admiral: "That's my line you filthy excuse for a fish! ... Oh well. You don't have that pesky Battleship Princess with you here today, do you?"

Submarine Princess: "Hah! I could do without her around. Better prepare yourse--"

Admiral: "ALL SHIPS, ANTI-SUBMARINE FORMATION! GIVE HER ALL YOU GOT! SEND HER BACK TO THE BOTTOM!"

Submarine Princess: "A sucker punch!?"

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The Final First Strike
Verniy: "Ugh...!"

Submarine Princess: "Hehehehe... how did you like it? Serves you right... for being so cocky..."

Hiyou: "... Admiral, at this rate we won't be able to end this. Not even Isuzu is able to do much it seems..."

Admiral: "Well, I'd be damned... We're falling back."

Submarine Princess: "Heheheh..."

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The Final First Strike, Round... 16
Submarine Princess: "Tee hee hee... Try as you might, my prey... you're not goi--"

(Scene cuts to Isuzu accompanied by Ooyodo and Yuubari carrying a full load of depth charges. Sensing all the sonar pinging around her, Submarine Princess starts to get nervous.)

Admiral: "Do her in."

Submarine Princess: "AAAAAAAIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!"

Admiral: "BECOME SCRAP! SCREW YOU AND YOUR STUPID ABILITIES! EAT SHIT AND DIE!"

(The shipgirls look at Admiral, somewhat amused.)

Fleet: (He's getting more fond of using that abusive language... Did something happen during the time he was gone? ... Well, at the very least we know he's a normal human being and not a machine now.)

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[ E-1 done. Story to be continued with E-2 next ]