Ari stood as confident as possibly while trying not to come off as confrontational. She was outnumbered, and outgunned exponentially. So she would have to tread these waters very carefully.<em>Arizona</em>watched<em>Shinano</em>, and<em>Kentucky</em>very carefully. Looking for any sign of deceit, veiled threats. Yet so far, it appeared that there were none that she could detect.<em>Shinano's</em>confusion was looking quite legitimate. Though the most surprising thing, so far, was that Arizona and the other ships of the Island were under observation for six years. She stood their and blinked when that registered. "Six years?" She asked for clarification. "May I ask why you have been observing us, and made no attempt to contact us in that time?"<em>Arizona</em>asked in curiosity. If it is true that they've been observed by Shinano, then who else was observing them that they didn't know about?