Commander's Rounds Volume 1

Entry 77-7: Albert's Odyssey- All Together

Albert had spent some time figuring out how to get the six of them together in a casual, comfortable setting so he could be with all of them in a way that wouldn't make things difficult. He told this to Gangut, and she smiled, then suggested that he just ask for a sleepover so he could spend a private night with the ladies.

He didn't have any other ideas, so he figured it was worth a shot.

Just to make sure that things worked out, he asked the commander for something that wasn't usual for him to ask for- A day off, for the day after the sleepover. The commander seemed a little confused, but once Albert explained the matter, he signed off on it.

And that's how he and the others ended up having a sleepover at Izumo's place.

Her place was chosen was because it was spacious and she didn't have any siblings or other live-in folks to accommodate, and as soon as there was a night when all of them were free, well... There they were.

And Albert was comfortable being around them in their nightclothes, especially since they wanted to talk to each other, too. After all, he wasn't the only interesting person in this group, and by his own reckoning he wasn't even the most interesting person there, seeing as he was now sharing a space at night with six wonderful ships.

"So, he actually bought you that himself?" Eugen sat comfortably on one of the floor cushions, a glass of Foch's wine in front of her. Eugen's sleepwear was actually less skimpy than her swimsuit, but Eugen was never shy about her body, and the translucent black nightrobe that covered her soft, black underthings seemed largely in character for her.

"Just walked up there and did it! You would've loved it, I think. Melissa looked at him like he was from Mars before he explained it was for me." Foch was sitting opposite her, wearing the nightwear that Albert had bought for her from Melissa and a brightly colored green nightrobe over it, though left open all the same to show off what Albert had bought for her.

Eugen put on a genuine smile. "...Of course something like that would happen. It seems to be the way our Albert does things. Not always sure what the way is, but he seems to find it, somehow~" She rolled her shoulders. "...Are those even any good?"

Foch giggled. "I did try them on you know- They are comfy, plus they just fit me and the way I do things, right?"

Eugen mmmed. "You don't need to explain to me how you people do things. I've seen your bikini, and Algérie's for that matter. I'd end up disappointed if your sleepwear was subdued and commonplace. And Albert seemed a bit bowled over himself when he saw you in those, but it's not like we can blame him for that."

Vittorio Veneto walked over to the pair. "You ought to have seen him at the beach. Even though he had seen me in my swimsuit before, it was as though he had seen it for the first time. Regardless of anything, I think he can't really stop finding us to be marvelous."

Foch smiled, and looked between the two of them. "Looks like that to me, too!"

Eugen put her hands in her lap, and blushed a bit. "...I think it'll be fine for us, if people like him, the commander, and that Melissa girl exist."

Vittorio Veneto sat down with the others. Her choice in nightwear was a bit like her choice in swimwear in that it emphasized her various assets and Vittorio herself didn't make a big deal of what she was presenting- her short nightgown was red, and so was everything she wore underneath. "Something on your mind, Eugen?"

Eugen composed herself. and put on her unreadable smile. "Usually~"

Vittorio Veneto shook her head. "We know that you don't usually open up to people. But you also deserve to be cared for as much as anyone else. Being Eugen is enough."