Hayate could only grin and agree with the admiral as things spiraled further and further out of control for poor Jeremy and Laura. While yes she did find the situation to be extremely funny she also had some sympathy for the two targets of the admiral's fun and games. The "Princely" captain as she was dressed couldn't help but idly remark "Well it seems that we've got quite the attendance this time around" she couldn't help but smile broadly. The fact that the admiral was a pirate couldn't have been more hilarious in her eyes.<br/><br/>She decided that as hostess she should address her guests and as such a microphone came down on a cord next to her which she promptly took and began to speak "Welcome one and all to this little gala of mine I'd like to thank each and everyone of you who decided to come and bonus points to everyone for remembering to dress accordingly." she grinned and then added "The festivities tonight are dedicated to my good friend Captain Jeremy Black and his crew aboard the<em>Musashi</em>for tolerating all of my crazy antics over the several months that we've known each other and also to honor their heroic deeds against the Lazerus corpation at Elphera....or however you pronounce it I seem to have forgotten" the last bit had been added more for comedic effect than anything. "SO be sure to give a big old round of applause for them and also be sure to stick around for the fire works that we'll be shooting off at the end of the gala!"