Commander's Rounds

Entry 22- Belterprise

"Are you saying you've never been curious, not even once?"

Enterprise blinked. "It's not that I haven't been curious, I just wonder about the practical aspects of it."

Belfast giggled. "I think that it will be easy for us to overcome. It's not like we don't have the means to do so."

Enterprise looked to the side a bit. "You seem pretty confident that it will work out."

The maid gave her a nod. "Of course. I think it will go well. After all, we do understand each other. So I think that it can be done, and we'll even be able to keep it between us for a little while."

Enterprise still had questions. "I'd still like you to explain how."

Belfast gave a small bow. "Certainly. We both have the same eye color, we both wear our hair long, as well, and yours only needs to be lightened in color, mane needs to be darkened. We have the same sort of build, and even the same kind of voice, plus we have the same sort of mentality towards our work. It's not as though I'm asking you to trade places with Leander."

Enterprise blinked. "You've put an awful lot of thought into this."

Belfast shook her head. "It only came to me recently, actually. The rest of the details flowed from there. So why not live someone else's life, even if it's for one day? Neither of us has anything major, so we can devote ourselves to this."

Enterprise thought about it. "And if we're caught?"

Belfast giggled. "We'll just apologize. And besides, it's not like you haven't dressed up and played pretend before- Am I not correct, Santa Claus?"

"NnnNgff!" Went Enterprise. "I mean, yes, I have done such a thing, but never to imitate another living person."

The maid brushed off her skirt. "I think it would be quite an experience for us both. Besides, we may see sides of others that we don't normally see- doesn't that, at least, intrigue you?"

Enterprise thought about it for a while. "...All right. But we'll have to prepare well."

"Of course. I had expected as much." Belfast looked Enterprise right in the eyes. "All right. The first thing you need to know about Master is that he can have strange sleep hours, so he may nap in the middle of the day. When you are present for such a thing, you are to sit and offer him your lap."

The carrier blinked. "This is a thing that you do?"

"It is... And so much more..."

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The two of them took some time to educate each other about the other's duties. They even found a way around the height difference. Enterprise learned how to accept a more humble posture, while Belfast knew how to dress tall, and had enough shoes to maintain enough of an illusion. And so, they got to work together, deciding to dive in feet-first.

After all, the commander had to be met with, and his things had to be cleaned.

And so the switched pair went back to the commander's office, where they ended up encountering one of his meetings with Wichita.

"Wichita, what you're asking me to do is frankly incredible."

The redhead looked right at him. "It's not a matter of whether we should dominate the world, but now it's something that we must do if you want things to work out as you like. Once we defeat the Sirens and capture their military and industrial technology, we will be able to become a superpower in a matter of weeks- we'll be able to fabricate fleets of advanced automated ships practically on a whim."