I've been stewing on this idea of kansen getting smashed at a bar but didn't know how to start it. This silly story was inspired by "Horny Maru" written by Arguing Pizza. Do not try this at home or at the bar. Drink responsibly, folks.
Akagi wasn't sure what to think when Prinz Eugen brought Kaga and herself to The Quarter Deck. Or more accurately, Prinz Eugen dragged Kaga and Akagi felt the need to tag along. The seedy looking bar was frequently visited by the standard-type battleships from the Eagle Union, all of whom had good reason to turn the entire Kido Butai into pelts. Despite her own strength, even she knew not to get within knife-fighting range of those girls. Aircraft carriers operated beyond the firing range of battleships on the sea and out of melee range on the ground.
"Well ladies, here we are," said Prinz Eugen. The Iron Blood heavy cruiser suggested that the Crimson Axis and Azur Lane factions get together to put differences behind them and the Commander readily agreed, as long as no one was allowed to use live ordnance. He couldn't actually stop them physically but he had their honor and their word that nothing too terrible would happen.
"This place doesn't look like much," Kaga observed, her ears twitching as she could make out the faint sounds of music inside.
"Not to mention this door looks filthy," added Akagi, her nose scrunching up. Whether it was at the sight of said door or from her heightened sense of smell, Eugen didn't really care.
"It's not a bad place actually." Eugen moved to push the grimy door open, not with her hand but with her mechanical shark-like rigging. "The drinks are good and it's a nice place to relax."
The fox sisters weren't impressed with what they saw. However, their host was still holding the door open and it would be rude of them to turn away now. So together, the First Carrier Division stepped in.
"Hey, careful you bootl- I mean, excuse me, Akagi nee-san."
"Ara, you mind repeating that again?"
The two carriers would have been able to squeeze through the door but they failed to account for their fluffy nine tails. Said tails ended up squishing together or getting tangled as the fox women tried to go this way and that, bickering under their breaths as they bumped shoulders.
The various kansen already inside the bar turned to look at the spectacle, some already laughing while others just watched curiously.
"Go this way so I can pass through."
"Just stop moving around so much."
"Guh, disgusting. I can feel grime on my fur."
"Then hurry so we can leave this predicament."
Now that the door was open, they could clearly hear singing in their own language. Apparently, a karaoke machine had been set up for the occasion.
Mogami was currently singing "Baka Mitai" in a somber tone, her sisters echoing her chorus as they backed her up. No one seemed to mind the foreign language or how slightly off their tone was. Minneapolis and Pensacola seemed to enjoy it, the two Eagle Union heavy cruisers shoulder-to-shoulder with each other in front of the group and mumbling along with beer bottles in hand.
Back and forth the two foxes struggled until a sudden force from behind shoved the both of them through, making them stumble into the dimly lit bar.
"Guten abend," greeted Scharnhorst curtly, the gruff one-eyed beauty shoving past them and going straight to the bar top.
"Sorry, but you two looked like you needed a hand," Gneisenau added as she followed her sister, pushing her glasses up. "You were holding up the line."
Looking past the battlecruisers, they saw several kansen from all the different factions with annoyed expressions. Eugen was still holding the door, a teasing smile on her face. She just watched them act like fools instead of speaking up or even helping them out.
"Apologies for the delay," said Akagi, shooting a quick glare at Kaga.
"Hmmph."
"How about we go get some drinks and mingle, then?" Eugen sashayed over to them. She saw no need to hold the door open anymore, the rest of girls were big enough to open it themselves.
"Very well, lead the way."
The trio made their way to the bar top. Unsurprisingly, behind the counter were Akashi and Shiranui. They had just finished serving drinks to the Ugly Sisters before noticing the two Sakura carriers.
"Ah, irasshaimase," greeted Shiranui with bow. "This is quite the rare sight."
"It's nice to see the esteemed First Carrier Division out and about, nya," added Akashi. "So what'll it be?"
Before they could answer, a large weight pushed in on Akagi's left side while another pushed in from Kaga's right side, effectively pinning the pair together once again.
"Well, ain't this a sight for sore eyes. It's the famous Sakura foxes. Hey Penn, you seeing this?" Nevada spoke as she put an arm around Akagi's shoulder.
"Oh, I see them alright. Didn't think they'd actually come down here," replied Pennsylvania, mirroring her partner's motions on Kaga while grinning, the scar on her face adding a fierce look.
"Oh my, I think I see Leipzig over there. I should go check on her." Eugen casually slipped away. She did not want to get between that.
"Are you serious?" Kaga hissed out.
"Ahem. Hello to you, too, Nevada-san, Pennsylvania-san. I do hope you plan on keeping things civil?" Akagi said calmy, although her twitching ears and tails told otherwise. She wouldn't mind burning the two battleships a bit; they've exchanged blows several times before in training exercises.
"Oh, don't you get your tails in a bunch. You got nothin' to worry about." Nevada waved off her concerns.
"Just welcoming our new comrades to the Quarter Deck," Pennsylvania added. "First rounds on us, how about that?"
"I...do not mind," Kaga answered, not sure if she was in danger or not.
"That's what I like to hear. Hey Akashi, get us the usual. Put it on our tab," Nevada said cheerfully, clapping Akagi's back a little too hard.
"Coming right up, nya."
"Please don't bleed on the countertop, we just cleaned it," Shiranui commented as she floated off to serve a group of destroyers.
Soon, four mugs of beer slid across the counter. It certainly looked and smelled normal. It's not like Akashi would actually drug her superiors to get some extra coin from certain Eagle Union girls.
"C'mon, have a seat. Your legs must be killin' ya after walkin' over here." Nevada took one of the mugs as she sat in one of the vacant bar stools, taking a swig from it.
"Of course, how thoughtful of you," Akagi said with a bit of sarcasm, also sitting down.
Pennsylvania sat down as well when she noticed there were only three stools, leaving Kaga to stand. "Oh, this is awkward. Akashi, bring out another chair, will ya?"
"Sure thing, nya."
A loud scraping sound could be heard as the minty green scam cat dragged something out. Akashi lifted the item and brought it around the counter, setting it down behind Kaga for her to sit on.
It was a Monobloc chair.
The four women simply stared at it. Even the battleships started to feel bad for Kaga. If one listened closely over Mogami's slurred singing, they would have heard Shiranui chuckling to herself.
"Hey, you can use this chair if you want. I'm fine with standing," Pennsylvania started.
"No, it's fine. I don't mind," Kaga replied stoically. She proceeded to sit in the white plastic lawn chair, fanning her tails out a bit to make herself more comfortable. For some reason, she could feel a sense of power emanating from the plastic. She chugged down a bit of her beer. "This isn't so bad."
"I see..." Akagi took a sip of her own drink. "So why are you two here?"
"Ahh~" Pennsylvania set her glass down with a satisfied sigh. "Just treating our new allies, nothing wrong with that."
"Yep," said Nevada, nodding along. "Besides, all of that's in the past, now."
"We still sometimes wanna smash your faces in," Pennsylvania added. "Most of us do, but that would be counter-intuitive to this whole alliance."
"So instead, we're all gonna get smashed at this bar," Nevada chimed in before turning away with an embarrassed expression, scratching her cheek. "And, we kinda owe you for covering our sisters during that commission."
Akagi remembered that; a mixed faction fleet got caught in a Mirror Sea while returning from a commission. Among those were Oklahoma and Arizona, who tried to defend their allies from Siren bombers with their average AA guns. Enterprise of all people rushed over to the First Carrier Division because they were the closest and requested their help. The fox sisters weren't fools to let a grudge get in the way of a dire situation, so they sailed out regardless of being asked or not.
The three aircraft carriers actually worked quite well together, their planes making quick work of the Siren drones while the heavy hitters took care of the surface fleet. After all was clear, both Oklahoma and Arizona actually thanked them with only some nervousness from the latter before making their way back to base. Enterprise gave a small smile and said, "We're all allies now, no need to fret over the past. I still don't really like you guys, but you can count on us. I'd appreciate if you could get Zuikaku to tone it down, though. I have my own junior to worry about."
Back in the present, Akagi had finished her beer while Kaga was already on her second one. The battleship girls on either side of them also drank in silence.
"Hmph, we were just doing the right thing. Enterprise didn't even need to ask us," Akagi said.
"What better way to show up Enterprise than beating her kill count?" Kaga added, waving Akashi over for another refill.
"It's not a game, Kaga, but it was amusing to watch her try harder," Akagi nodded along, starting on her second drink. "Where is she, by the way?"
Nevada and Pennsylvania exchanged a look before responding.
"Huh, that's interesting. You actually call her 'Enterprise' now," Nevada mused.
"You guys were always about 'Grey Ghost' this or 'Grey Ghost' that," Pennsylvania pointed out. "And to answer your question, E is somewhere around here but it's starting to get crowded." She made a show of looking around, squinting in the dimly lit bar.
Some time during their conversation, the Colorado-class sisters had taken over the karaoke machine. The result was obvious.
"Dammit, not again," muttered Nevada.
West Virginia strummed her guitar, singing "Country Roads" as loudly as possible. Colorado and Maryland didn't even know why they were there if their youngest sister could just solo the whole song.
"Enterprise has earned our respect as a formidable rival," Akagi clarified. "I will call her Grey Ghost every now and then, but such a powerful ally deserves to be addressed properly."
"And she's kind of fuckin' hot," Kaga muttered quietly into her fourth glass.
Pennsylvania choked on her drink. "Grhk- kuh,wut?!" She started pounding her own chest, coughing and hacking.
"Nani kore? Daijoubu?" Kaga reached over, smacking the scarred woman on the back to help clear her airway.
"You just said somethin' weird," Nevada said, turning to look at Akagi. "You heard her, right?"
Akagi's ears twitched. "Kaga is correct. Power attracts many, friend and foe alike. It only makes sense that powerful individuals will be quite attractive to some." She took a big gulp. "Gaah! I really needed this. Oi, Akashi. Mou ippon!"
"Hai, hai!"
"Just think what kind of expression the Big E would make as I pin her down and ravish her," continued Kaga. "Such power and motivation..."
The two Eagle Union battleships looked back and forth between the two somewhat inebriated foxes and each other.
"Now that I think about it, Enty is quite the looker," said Nevada thoughtfully.
"You're kidding me right now," deadpanned Pennsylvania.
"You know, Pennsylvania-san," Kaga interjected, setting down her sixth glass. "You aren't half bad yourself." The white fox eyed the other woman's exposed cleavage appreciatively.
"Aaand with that, I'll take my leave." Pennsylvania quickly stood up to escape from the fox's predatory gaze. "Let's go, Nevs."
"Yeah, yeah. Enjoy the drinks, ladies." Nevada followed after her friend.
"Ara, you made them leave, Kaga," said Akagi in a mocking tone. "Perhaps you should keep your 'ghost fantasies' to yourself next time."
"Silence, bootlicker. I hunger for more power. Shiranui, I request chicken skewers." Kaga declared absolutely.
An angry vein throbbed in Akagi's head. "I think you've had enough for now, you're becoming quite rude."
"WE are relaxing, after working so hard under YOUR command. I require this leisurely activity."
"You realize the Eagles only paid for the first round, and yet here you are chugging your... is that your seventh glass already?"
"Of course not, this is number nine. Besides, you're on your third one so don't chastise me." Kaga burped. "Shiranui, the skewers."
"I heard you the first time, baka kitsune."
"Oh, and how do you expect to pay for all this?" Akagi questioned.
"Easy, you're paying. You are the elder sister after all."
The pair continued bickering as Shiranui burned the chicken skewers. Akashi looked on curiously, wondering if she should call Amagi to stop them.
"Nyeh, it'll be fine," the cat concluded. As long as the coin kept flowing, Akashi will be a happy kitty.
"Drink, drink, drink, drink!"
The small crowd cheered the competitors on for a random drinking contest. Tennessee winced as she downed her tenth shot of whiskey, the burning sensation tickling her throat.
Across from her was Laffey, the diminutive destroyer actually keeping pace with her. Tennessee heard rumors about how Prinz Eugen playfully challenged Laffey at the Halloween party. The heavy cruiser apparently passed out while Laffey kept on chugging.
"Bah, is this the best you Eagles can do? I can do this all day," Jean Bart slurred off to the side. The swashbuckler wasn't one to turn down a challenge and promptly entered herself in. No one complained; the more the merrier and and this will help boost camaraderie.
"That's the spirit, hahaha! Hyuuga, give me another before I fall behind," exclaimed Ise merrily. She also decided to jump in against the 'Legend of Laffey' and was currently quite red in the face.
"Nee-san, stop clinging on to me so much," whined Hyuuga. Despite being buzzed herself, she was still of sound mind to confiscate her older sister's naginata before handing it off along with her own to Myoukou for safe-keeping. The public morals officer seemed reliable enough, but she refused to step into the Quarter Deck herself.
"Laffey will win, yes. You silly battleships stand no chance, mmm." The destroyer herself spoke in her usual sleepy tone so it was hard to tell if the alcohol was even taking effect. Or perhaps she has always been under the influence. No one knew for sure, not even the rest of the Benson-class sisters or her close friends had an idea.
"Shit, I think I'm gonna hurl," murmured Tennessee after finishing her fifteenth shot. Luckily, California was there with a trash bin ready.
"Oh, um, hang in there sis. I've got your back." The younger sister placed a calming hand on Tennessee's back. The older sister fought the urge to throw up before hesitantly reaching for shot number sixteen. How the heck was Laffey on number twenty?
"Tenn, I don't think this is a good idea." Arizona reached over and gently placed a hand on Tennessee's, stopping her from grabbing the shot. The gentle battleship instead gulped it down herself. "You should call it quits, Laffey isn't stopping soon until twenty-five or everyone else passes out."
Tennessee shot a half-hearted glare at her predecessor before conceding defeat. She actually helped her out by 'disqualifying' her because no one else was allowed to take another person's shot, and she really didn't want to barf everything in front of their comrades. "Fiiiine, just tell me when it's over, I'm gonna nap."
"Hah, givin' up already, ma cherie? Gimme anotherrrr- " Thunk.
Massachusetts checked on the Vichya battleship who was currently faceplanted on the table. "Jean Bart has tapped out. Only Ise is left." She turned to face the Sakura woman. "Good luck."
"Luck can only get you so far but I thank you all the same." Ise slammed her nineteenth shot down. "Let's keep going, little usagi!"
"Foolish nee-san," said Hyuuga. "You cannot hope to defeat her."
"I must still try. What kind of older sister will I be if I give up so easily?" Ise countered back.
"Nee-san..." Hyuuga looked to Ise with admiration in her eyes.
"One day we shall fly to the stars, together as sisters. This shot is for you." Ise tipped her head back on number twenty- and promptly fell over as the chair tipped over with her, the now empty glass tumbling on to the wooden floor.
"Laffey wins again, scoring twenty-two. Wooohoo!" Javelin cheered, Ayanami and Z23 looking on worriedly at the knocked out battleships.
"Oh, this is embarrassing." Hyuuga scooped her sister up before carrying her out of the way. "C'mon, let's go home."
"Thanks for joining us!" Oklahoma waved after the retreating pair. She turned back to the rest of her allies. "Wow, that sure was somethin' else. Congrats, Laffey!"
The destroyer simply gave a thumbs up and burped out a small, "Thanks."
Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the First Carrier Division still bickering.
"Commander won't like that if they started fighting," she thought lazily to herself. She'd keep an eye on them just in case, to prevent too much collateral damage.
"Royal Flush! Haha!" Drake laughed as she collected her winnings.
"Again?!" Cheshire pouted in defeat.
"Was zur Hölle?" Mainz was flabbergasted as the Royal Navy heavy cruiser won yet another round. She didn't have any money left to bet with and had to hand over a bag of coffee.
"I swear, you're either cheating or awfully lucky," complained Seattle. "But there's no way you could be cheating, Odin already checked."
Said battlecruiser hummed in acknowledgement as she forked over some cash. "Violators will face the wrath of Mjolnir."
"That's just a regular mallet you picked up to pound mochi," Mainz pointed out. "And Odin uses Gungnir. Mjolnir belonged to Thor."
"I can use both when the mood strikes, Frau Mainz."
"Meh, you win some or you lose some." Georgia popped a bottle of beer open. She still preferred oxy-cola but this was a nice change. "But she's been winning almost every round. Is there a pirate curse or something?"
"I don't like this game." Creaking metal could be heard as Roon clenched her fists onto the steel table. "I don't like losing."
"Peace, Roon. We are doing this for the Commander's sake," said Saint Louis as she placed a calming hand on the other heavy cruiser's shoulder. "You agreed to this to make him happy, oui?"
Roon breathed calmly through her nostrils before visibly relaxing. "Ja, ja, you are correct. The Kommandant's smile will be worth it." She dismissed her clawed gauntlets, revealing crumpled and torn cards. "Ah, apologies. I got lost in the heat of the moment."
"Nah, don't sweat it. I got another set right here." Georgia fished out an extra pack of cards and tossed it to Odin, who began shuffling to deal everyone their hands.
Ibuki and Izumo were content with watching from the sidelines, sipping on sake.
"By the way, should we worry about them?" Seattle asked as she pointed a thumb over her shoulder to two arguing foxes.
"Nah, I hear they always bicker in the past. Let them work it out. C'mon, let's keep playing so I can keep winning," said Drake, pulling out another bottle of rum.
"I can always bonk them with the hammer if they get too rowdy," Odin remarked.
"Take it easy there, All-Father." The others chuckled along with Georgia, even Odin who didn't mind the jab.
"Scheiße, that can't be good," cursed Prinz Eugen as she looked at the two fox carriers from a distant booth.
Normally, she wouldn't mind letting them get it out, especially since she was familiar with some misgivings Kaga had whenever in a drunken mood. Bismarck and the Commander, however, would be sorely disappointed in her since she was the one who dragged Kaga (and Akagi) out to let off some steam. Eugen wasn't really thinking clearly when she decided to leave the foxes to deal with the imposing Eagle Union battleships, but now she regretted letting them get out of hand.
"Schwester, you should probably go check on them," said Weser.
"I agree, as much as I want to see them blow each other up," Hipper added dryly.
"Will I even come out of the crossfire unscathed?" Eugen was no stranger to pain but she didn't want to find out how hot fox fire could burn steel plating.
"Um, you did leave them in a rush even though you brought them here," Leipzig spoke up nervously. "Fishy says that's quite rude of you." Her rigging made a weird barking sound in agreement.
"Mhmm, mhmm." Nurnberg nodded along, eyes closed as she enjoyed her own drink.
"It can't be that bad, I've taken some of their worse so you should be fine," Enterprise pointed out from across the table. "I'd help you out, buuut..."
"Bwahahaah, Enty, why do you keep fighting so haaard? Don't be so meeean and talk to meee!" A drunken Yorktown was bawling her eyes out on her younger sister's right arm. Who knew she'd be a clingy drunk?
"Mmm, so warm and soft, hmmm," Hornet mumbled in her sleep, using her older sister's lap as a pillow and indulging in the gentle head rubs. Turns out she made a good Laffey impression after drinking too much.
The legendary aircraft carrier was stuck between her two sisters, quite literally exemplifying her middle child status. Wasp, on the other hand, was snickering at her half-sister's misfortune while wearing Hornet's hat.
"Oh man, I'm so sorry E, but this is too cute. Let me take some pictures, yeah?" Wasp pulled out her phone to snap photos. "Vestal is gonna love this."
"Yorktown, please. You'll make me spill my drink on Hornet," chided Enterprise, not at all upset with Wasp. Very rarely did all four of them get together. She gave a helpless look towards the Hipper-class and Leipzig-class sisters. "Sorry 'bout that."
"Good luck, schwester," Hipper said with a smirk. "You'll need it, hehe."
"You know I don't like that 'L' word," Eugen bit back. "No offense, Enterprise."
"None taken. Now hurry, I think they're bringing out their fire."
Prinz Eugen's head turned back towards the bar top. Yep, red and blue flames were starting to manifest as the two foxes stood up and started shouting at each other. Akashi and Shiranui could only watch helplessly because of their smaller statures.
"Oh, that can't be good," muttered Nurnberg.
"Of course not," Eugen snapped back. She looked for the nearest big hitters. "Nelson, Rodney! Help me stop them!"
"What?!" "Oh, how exciting."
The trio made their way towards the arguing First Carrier Division, with some complaining from Nelson and a quick reminder for Rodney to put her cannons away. As they got closer, they could hear some of the shouting match.
"You're always hogging Shikikan's attention and trying to one-up everyone!" Kaga shouted.
"You're too hot-headed and always itching to fight!" Akagi shouted back.
"Me?! You keep trying to challenge Enterprise every chance you got!"
"And you keep challenging everyone else, even Amagi-nee-san back then!"
"At least I'm not so damn bossy!"
"You're just too stubborn!"
"Ahou da!"
"Bakatare!"
"Bootlicker!"
With a snarl, Akagi threw a red shikigami at Kaga, which she easily ducked. Kaga retaliated with her own blue one, which was simply sidestepped.
"Okay, that's it. Where's my mallet?" Odin moved to get up from the group of PR ships and follow after Eugen and the two Royal Navy battleships. They had to stop this before some alcohol got ignited, and the sisters were about to get physical and throw hands.
However, faster than any of them could react, a white blur sped past them followed by a metal clanging sound. Laffey decided to intervene, holding a steel chair in one hand and a steel table in the other hand to push the foxes apart.
"No fighting, Commander will be sad," she said drowsily. "Sad Commander will, hic, make Laffey mad, yes."
"What form of power is this?" Kaga questioned as she was held back by a little destroyer with a mere chair.
Akagi, on the other hand, went headfirst into Laffey's table and knocked herself out, leaving an impressive indentation of her face on its surface.
Everyone in the bar watched dumbfounded as Laffey stepped in between two of the strongest carriers and held her ground.
"What in the world is in that bottle she carries?" Georgia thought back to her own stash of oxy-cola, wondering if she should be worried.
"Ahh, I'm on fire!" Yukikaze ran around, shrieking as a small flame burned on her tail. "Put it out! Put it out!"
"Hold still, you idiot!" Shigure tried to help her but in her haste, poured booze instead of water and made the flame grow even bigger. "Ah, crap."
"You dumbass dog!" Yukikaze cried out louder.
"Lanuage!" Shiranui called out to her sister. "And stop, drop, and roll or you'll make it worse."
Meanwhile, Eugen had Kaga sit back in the plastic chair to calm her down. Rodney and Nelson picked up Akagi and lay her down in a vacant booth. Odin walked back to her table, slightly dejected she didn't get to bonk anyone tonight.
Jean Bart, however, chose that moment to wake up. Hearing all the yelling, she thought a good old-fashioned bar brawl was underway.
"It was getting, hic, quite boring in here." Jean picked up a bottle and smashed it on Massachusetts's head, who barely flinched. "Lets fight! Wooo!"
"Are you serious? Calm the fu-" Massachusetts wouldn't get to finish her sentence as Tennesse stood up and decked Jean in the face.
"That's what I'm talkin' about, let's go JB!"
"Bring it!"
"Sis, wait. Stop!" California moved to grab Tennessee.
"Cali, I think we should get out." Arizona pleaded. "There's no way we can stop all this."
To prove her point, a bunch of other kansen started joining in on the impromptu bar brawl. Chairs and tables went flying, bottles went smashing, and an intoxicated Maya was singing "Bury the Light" at the vacant karaoke machine.
"Ah hell. Hipper, if you will?" Enterprise covered Hornet's ears, who began stirring from her slumber. "Shh, calm down. It's okay. Go back to sleep, now."
"Already on it." Hipper, with the help of Weser, projected her barrier around their table to block any incoming projectiles. "This is kind of hilarious, I admit."
"Yep, it really is." Wasp threw a bottle at someone, while Yorktown cheered her on.
"Crap, I think this is partly my fault," said Pennsylvania as she took cover behind an upturned table. "I got Kaga started on her drinks."
"Nah, Eugen brought them along knowing clearly what would happen. This is pretty fun, honestly," said Nevada next to her. She blocked several bottles with the flat face of one of her turrets. "C'mon, lighten up a little, Penny."
Eugen valiantly tried to stop Kaga but the drunken fox was already out for some action, bashing and brawling with other drunken kansen while mumbling about power and approaching storms. Akagi stirred from unconsciousness before Rodney accidentally knocked her out with a turret while turning around.
The destroyers were some of the worst; the hyper-active little ones in particular were speeding around the place and making a whole mess of the place. The more mature ones like Ayanami and Z23 tried to stay out of trouble, with Javelin holding on to Laffey so she wouldn't go off again.
"Almost reminds me of Guadalcanal," Washington mused.
"You mean how I'm taking all the hits while you just sit there? Yeah, it really does," South Dakota replied back, blocking hits with her massive shields.
Eventually, the brawling died down as all the participants grew tired from exhaustion or passed out on the spot. Maya finally stopped singing as she slumped over the karaoke machine, Yukikaze and Shigure were still tumbling on the floor and arguing, and Akashi and Shiranui finally poked their heads out from behind the counter.
"Oh, this is really bad. Shikikan will be very upset with this," said Shiranui.
"Last call, nya?" Akashi cried out in a weak attempt to stop everything.
The sound of broken glass, drunken moans and groans, and arguing destroyers were all she heard. That is, until the door slammed open.
"Kirov, reporting!"
"Kuso, the Northerners are here." Akashi cursed her luck.
From that day onward, the Commander ruled that destroyers (and submarines) would no longer be allowed in the Quarter Deck due to the danger it posed for their smaller statures. He punished the brawlers by making them fix and clean everything, while leaving Akagi and Kaga at the mercy of Amagi, and making Prinz Eugen face Bismarck and Friedrich der Große to explain things.
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I might have gone a bit overboard but it's fun to include so many characters, even if only a little. The Ise sisters and Wasp, for example, barely get recognition in fanworks.
Also, I updated my AO3 profile with a list of stories I have in idea. The titles are subject to change and the order they are listed in may not necessarily be the order I upload and post them. Anyways, hope you enjoyed this silly story.
Edit: I'm actually not sure if Yukikaze has a tail or not (or if she's even a cat) but just roll with it. If anything, I can swap her and Shigure's position since the latter has a fluffy dog tail.