Originally a rusted relic from a glorious age of American post-war prosperity and the crowning jewel of the nation, the former liner SS United States is taken and commissioned into Eagle Union as an Attack Transport and with the onset of what could...
While the majority of KAN-SEN including United States were busy with RIMPAC, An Shan and Tai Yuan were getting ready for one hell of a video call. It was with a retired KAN-SEN living in Taiwan whose hull has been disposed of but is also one of the few survivors of the former Sakura Empire KAN-SEN left after so many of the ones that survived the Second Siren War had vanished, either by disappearance or flat-out murdered in cold blood, with one exception. The Taiwanese KAN-SEN in question was Tan Yang, formerly known as "Yukikaze" and following an agreement via Facebook chat, they were going to do a video call.
Tai Yuan: You sure she'll tune in, sister?
An Shan: We agreed on the time as her schedule is free. Better get ready then.
Tai Yuan: It'll be nice to see what Yukikaze looks like now. It's given that it has been years since her face was seen on the mainland.
An Shan: Better be ready, Tai Yuan. She might be calling in soon and remember, she's called "Tan Yang" now. She actually doesn't want to be called "Yukikaze" anymore. Don't know why but something must have happened to make her denounce her old name.
Tai Yuan: Whatever it was, must have been painful.
It was then that the screen on Tai Yuan's laptop showed a green circle with the white symbol of a phone ringing with the caller's ID reading as "Tan Yang (DD-12)" and with that, the two sisters knew exactly who it was. An Shan clicked to answer and sure enough on camera was the face of a neko with no tail, white hair and red eyes. While the ribbon in her hair was red instead of black according to the now clearly outdated intelligence reports from the 1940s, it was already clear who it was.
An Shan: Hey, Tan Yang.
Tan Yang: Nice to see you in the flesh, An Shan, even if it's behind a computer screen. I'm guessing the other one is your sister Fu Shun, right?
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Tai Yuan: I'm Tai Yuan. Fu Shun's been dead for 37 years. It's... it's just not nice to talk about it. So, I hear you don't use your old Japanese name anymore, right?
Tan Yang: Yeah, I don't like being called "Yukikaze" anymore. As part of the Dragon Empery, I decided to ditch my past and embrace my new Taiwanese life, so I've preferred my new name "Tan Yang" ever since. The older Eagle Union girls I fought alongside will, at least the ones still with us, also don't call me by my old Sakura Empire name anymore.
An Shan: Understandable. Speaking of your former Sakura Empire KAN-SEN colleges, how's Shigure been? We know here hull was sunk by a Siren submarine back in 1945, but not much since the war ended.
Tan Yang: (Takes a deep breath) She's been deceased for 61 years. Shigure passed away in 1965 despite efforts to keep her alive for as long as possible. It's a bit hard to talk about as I was there three days before she took her last breath.
