DISCLAIMER: I do not own Kantai Collection or any of the shipgirls therein, sadly.

This is in honor of what was announced today (19 Aug 2017).


Grieving for the Past

When she woke up that morning, Portland had a feeling that today would be significant. In what way, she didn't know, but the 'spidey-sense' that every shipgirl seemed to have was tingling. She walked out of her bedroom into the small living room of the on-base apartment she and her sister shared to find...nothing. It was kind of a letdown, if she was honest, but the day was still young. She sighed and headed for the door. Breakfast was calling.

A whimper from a pile of blankets on the couch stopped her in her tracks. When she heard the whimper again - followed by a noise that sounded suspiciously like a sob - she went over to the pile of blankets and slowly lifted them to find her sister ship curled in a ball and clutching her phone. Judging by how puffy and red her eyes were, it was obvious Indy had been crying for some time.

"What happened, Indy?" Portland was shocked; she couldn't imagine anything that would make her sister fall apart like this.

Indianapolis handed Portland her phone before dissolving into tears again. Feeling helpless, Portland glanced down at the screen, and what she saw there made her heart stop. Setting Indy's phone down, she immediately grabbed her own and informed Wright that neither she nor Indy would be reporting for duty, attaching the Twitter post that had gotten Indy so upset, before gathering her sister into her arms and letting her cry herself out, silent tears of her own leaking down her cheeks.


Wright glowered at her phone. Neither Portland nor Indy were coming in today? On what grounds...? She brought up the attached pic:

Paul Allen
PaulGAllen

We've located wreckage of USS Indianapolis in Philippine Sea at 5500m below the sea. '35' on hull 1st confirmation.

Wright felt a lump form in her throat as she immediately sent a reply.

Leave approved...let us know if you need anything. Tell Indy we're all here for her.


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