The Waves Don't Forget

A Break

"Mom...shouldn't you take a break after that?"

"No, I'll be fine. It's been well over a century since that day, and I got over it long ago."

Kurfürst shifted in her seat, her armor making the chair groan a bit from the weight, even if the chair was designed to take on the naturally heavier bodies of the shipgirls. She looked over to a clock, seeing the time it was before humming.

"Well, I suppose that's all we should talk about today. It's quite late, and I spoke through the entire first century of my life." She stood from the chair, readjusting the hat on her head.

""Aww...""

She smiled to the crowd, as most had groaned at the end of the stories. "Don't worry, tomorrow we'll pick up where we left off. The first century of my life was pretty uneventful compared to the second, so don't you worry about what we will be discussing next."

The recording had ended, and she gathered up her small list of things she took for the talk and waved the others off as they left. Some of the girls hugged her on their way out, and Soobrazitelny even gave her a "business card" that was just the address of her shop.

'That girl has a weird way of forming bonds with others...' Kurfürst smiled and put the card into her chest space, before leaving the room as the last one out. Closing the door as she did, she also saw the two people outside waiting for her.

"I'm guessing you two have more questions?" She had a hand on the door still, but gave her full attention to the two in front of her.

"Not exactly mother..." Bismarck had to crane her neck up a bit to look at Kurfürst's eyes, seeing she was several inches shorter than the behemoth of a Battleship. "Mostly, this is something Tirpitz here wishes to ask you, not me."

"Very well. What is it you needed Tirpitz?" Now that her attention was on the snow white Battleship, she seemed pretty fidgety and nervous.

"W-Well...I was hoping I could...c-could..."

Bismarck sighed. "She wants to stay over at your home for the night, and she also asked me to come along." Her mother's eyes briefly went to her, then back to Tirpitz as the Battleship had a blush of embarrassment on her face.

"I'm completely fine with that. I'll be leaving shortly, so gather what you wish to bring and meet me at the gates in half an hour." She let go of the door, walking off down the hall as she heard Bismarck drag Tirpitz away.

Naturally, there were a few girls still running around, seeing it wasn't exactly too late in the day to sleep. Many of them were preparing for it, and some offered short conversation for Kurfürst as she left the building.

The cool Hawaiian air brought a smile to her face. Her pink right eye glowing softly in the darkened base, illuminating the scattered light posts lighting up the streets and runway that were commonly used by men, cars, and ships alike.

The gate was still guarded, but by a new batch of soldiers this time around compared to before, as well as another girl who was leaning on the wall next to the gate. Her eyes have been tracking Kurfürst as she came into view, her bitter Lime colored eyes tracked her, and her slitted pupils almost gave her a predatory style.

Kurfürst stopped in her tracks, waving hello to the guards and turning to look at the base. She kept that for a few minutes before she heard the soft steps of tough heels slowly approach her.

"H-44, correct?" Kurfürst turned to meet her gaze, the woman being the same height as Friedrich, who was already two inches shorter than herself. "That's my Hull number, I prefer to go by my given name of Großer Kurfürst."