<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=194682.msg11540060#msg11540060">Quote from: Mac84 on 12-08-2015, 19:14:50</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><em>Arizona</em> wasn't really responsive to <em>Effie's </em>touch as she sat there, and zoned out. In her Core, the revelation of what was discovered shocked her to her system. The Object was a FOG Data nod. A storage device that was meant to hold onto data for later analysis. However, looking into the record, It held every single report that the Group sent to the Contact over the past seventeen years. All the way down to the very first report that <em>Arizona</em> sent to it, saying that she reached the patrol zone, and was commencing patrols immediately. Everything was in there. It was not copies but the actual data reports. The Node was modified to reply with several responses. Yet the most used was: "Report Received, continue as ordered." The Last report recorded was sent by <em>Effingham</em>, whom had won the right of Flagship for the Patrol period immediately before <em>Arizona</em> did.<br/><br/>When <em>Suzu</em> approached and helped <em>Arizona</em> to her feet, the Battleship appeared hardly there. She was led back to her ship, and back to her room. There, Arizona simply plopped down onto the bed, and curled into a small ball. She felt lost. She always had a direction before. To follow her orders, and perform her duties. But now, now there was no duties, nor orders as Their mission has been shown to be false. What was she, was they, to do now!? <em>Arizona</em> felt lost, but worst of all, she felt like she let her Fleet down. Would it have been better if they never left the island? Simply continued on their course like nothing's changed and simply waited for the contact to return? No, that was no better than what they were doing.   <br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/><em>Suzu</em>could see that something was really wrong with<em>Ari</em>as she seemed unresponsive to almost anything. She hoisted their flagship up and carried her princess style back to her cabin where she laid her on her bed.<em>Suzu</em>for whatever it was couldn't help feeling a lag in her computer processor seeing her flagship in such a state so she did the only thing she knew she could do and that was to be silent protector. She laid a blanket over<em>Ari</em>. "I don't think you made the wrong choice in coming here." she said and then like a quiet sentinel knelt down and sat on the floor against the wall just letting her presence be there for<em>Ari</em>should she need her.<br/><br/>______________________________________________________<br/><br/>After seeing<em>Ari</em>being carried away by the ever present and dutiful<em>Suzu</em>the ever forward<em>Arashi</em>was at a bit of an impasse as to what to do next. Sure she always needed to find<em>that</em>sub but these were her friends as well so they needed her help as much as she needed to find her life's passion. Of course before she could think of something<em>Maori</em>came out from her hiding place and resumed her conquest to take over the world's candy.<em>Arashi</em>just shook her head. "And you all said I had a few screws loose." she said ruefully.<br/><br/>______________________________________________________<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=194682.msg11540060#msg11540060">Quote from: Mac84 on 12-08-2015, 19:14:50</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"> Maori watched as all this transpired. She didn't understand what was going on, and why that Scary Battleship was suddenly looking so haggard. Though as the she was led away back to her ship, and the others started to come around her once again. trying to be friendly, and neighborly. Maori did a quick peek, and made sure that the scary battleship was far enough away. When she felt it safe, she jumped out from behind <em>Effie</em>, and took a proudly defiant stance. "HA HA HA! Yous all know well. The Lord of Gumdrops is pleased. Yous all will make fine Minions for the mes conquest of da world's candies!" She declared triumphantly as if she just defeated the Great UN fleet 17 years ago single handedly. <br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/><em>Texas</em>had stood by and watched<em>Suzu</em>carry<em>Ari</em>back to her cabin. She to much like the smaller<em>Arashi</em>was at a bit of loss as to what to do when<em>Maori</em>made her "bid" for power.<em>Texas</em>simply could not believe what she was seeing. When she was finished her hammy speech<em>Texas</em>facepalmed herself before walking towards her clapping her hands together. As she spread them apart it relieved she was carrying a large wooden hammer. She walked up to<em>Maori</em>and reared back before swinging it. The "two-ton" hammer struck the other mental model with a long "bonk" with the force to knock bent over at the waist. "Hush you." she said letting the hammer disappear back into nanites.