Hello! Thanks for coming back! Sorry I took a while. My mind was stuck
for a while with White and Black. ^^ Once again, I am trying to avoid
pronouns, but when absolutely necessary I will use feminine ones to be on
the safe side. ^_^V
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"One hour to go," Paiway reminded the crew from the medical station, relayed over the general intercom. "One hour before 8 o'clock."
"What are you so worried about, Pai?" Amarone replied from the bridge. "Bart isn't known for his punctuality."
"I thought you have had enough of snooping around..." Duero quietly noted, not lifting his eyes from the keyboard of the clinic's main computer.
"Well, for the most part," Paiway twiddled her little thumbs-then took out her green frog puppet. "But wouldn't YOU want to know too why Bart is going to the vice-captain's room tonight, kero-kero?"
"He is?" Duero stopped typing for a second and looked at his nurse.
The nurse nodded her puppet's head.
The worthy doctor put a hand to his chin, and the eye unhidden by straight black hair began to sparkle. "Omoshiroi...."
"Told ya," Paiway quipped.
"So Pai has finally told you, Doctor?" Parfet sweetly inquired from the engine room. She punched a few buttons and informed Paiway, Amarone, and Jura. "The video hookup is almost complete. It will be live, in closed- circuit TV! We'll be ready just in time for it."
Amarone almost replied to the transmission, when BC suddenly peered over her shoulder. "Ready for what? Is there an attack I don't know about yet?"
She quickly cut the transmission and looked sheepishly at BC. "Oh, no, everything's fine, vice-captain. It's something about Meia's party, don't worry." Then she tried to hasten the event they wanted to see. "You go on back to your quarters, vice-captain, and take your beauty rest. The three of us here have everything under control."
"Ah....if you say so," BC raised an eyebrow, and exited with the soldierly grace unique to herself.
Not that BC was unwilling to leave the Nirvana to Amarone's capable hands, but there was something odd about her responses that made BC wonder what was going on. Probably another one of those snooping video feeds, BC correctly deduced. After all, she had been with the crew long enough to know about these things. Slightly annoying, but harmless. BC decided to ignore it and head back to her quarters.
In the lower decks of the Nirvana, the chief pilot was trying out a few new clothes he managed to pick up from Talark.
"Whaddayathink?" he asked Hibiki, as he posed before him.
"Gimme a break, Bart," Hibiki commented, sitting up on his bed with hands behind his head. "You're just going to see the vice-captain...."
"HOW do you know?!"
"Don't give me that-----don't tell me you didn't know the crew locked me up with that woman a few months back!" Hibiki declared. "Absolutely NOTHING happens on this ship that those 150-something girls don't know about!"
The pilot sweatdropped. Hibiki was right. "Demo saa," he continued, "I still have to look presentable to hi---um----he---um-----the vice- captain, ne?"
"Just one question-------WHY?!"
"Why what?"
"Why the heck are you doing this?! I thought you were through with the vice-captain!"
"And I am...."
"Well, then..."
"Well, I need the vice-captain's advice on a few things..." Bart rubbed his shiny head.
"And just what kind of advice is that ol' stiff vice-captain going to give you?"
"That's what I'm going to find out-------now, will you please tell me if I wear this shirt or this one?" he concluded, as he raised two shirts for Hibiki's perusal.
Far away in her room, Meia received a video transmission. "Thirty minutes before showtime, Leader!" Dita happily announced.
Meia cut her off.
Dita appeared again in half a second. "Leader, it will be a live feed! The vice-captain is actually going to meet Bart-san!"
"I don't care," Meia nonchalantly commented, as she took off her uniform and put on her sleepwear. "I'm going to bed."
"Ooooh, Leader is jealous of the vice-captain?"
"Nothing of the sort, Dita," she replied. "Now leave me be." She cut her off for good.
Meia, however, started to think about it. The Nirvana pilot was acting rather peculiar a few hours ago. He said he was trying to be nice....and, well...he wasn't too good at it yet, but it felt unusual to have someone trying to be nice to her. Unusual, in a good way. Hibiki had been nice to her, in a sociable way, as a team member. The boss had been nice to her, in a motherly way. The rest of the crew had been nice to her countless times, in a friendly way. But Bart was trying to be nice in another way....and definitely, she did not know how to handle it.
As a wise commander, she decided to learn more about this change in the Nirvana pilot. Sometimes insignificant events lead to situations that require action. It could not hurt to know more, she thought.
Five minutes before 8 o'clock, she laid back in her bed, and pressed a button on her lampstand. "Computer, access the live video feed," she instructed.
Shortly a holographic screen appeared in front of her, showing the interior of BC's personal quarters. The vice-captain was pacing the room, still wearing the sleeveless top and baggy soldier's breeches.
In countless holographic screens all over the pirate ship, crew members were also tuning in to the video feed. Parfet had the whole transmission up and ready to go. Even the two other men on the ship had screens on the event. They were kind enough-or smart enough--not to tell the target, though.
They were not disappointed.
At exactly the time appointed, a knock was heard on BC's door. This was followed by the swoosh of opening and closing.
"Vice-captain," the guest began with his best military tone. "Thank you for having me." He continued with all suavity and confidence befitting the businessman in his genes. "I am sure I have come to the right place. You are the best source of information.."
"Never mind that, Garsus," BC halted the pilot, bedecked in normal khaki pants over tasteful black shoes, a black skin-tight shirt under a smart leather jacket. "Although, I have to admit, you have good taste in clothes."
Meia found her head nodding.
BC waved the guest to a chair, and sat serenely in another chair three feet away from him.
"Now, Garsus, what do you want to know?"
............
Demo saa-However
Omoshiroi-Interesting
Unproductivity-Sorry you were missed in the chapter 2 responses. Believe ep 11. I know it's hard, but believe it. Be thankful that you're not Bart Garsus, poor chap. ^^ Oh, yeah, I already felt sorry for him in ep 3, I felt worse in ep 10. AWFUL, to trick an 18-year-old lovestruck pilot like that!!
Sabbie-I can relate with your boyfriend. When Touya was gunned down in Ayashi no Ceres, I went "Oh, MAN, why?!" I felt awful for Aya. But at the end of Vandread Second Stage ep 10, I felt awful for the entire Nirvana crew, for Bart, for Magno Vivan, for myself, for the general viewing public in Japan and in Asia and in the United States!! Because it's not just being tricked about THAT, it's being tricked about everything else. That's why it's a bomber, and the best one I've ever encountered in anime.
Megane-san_87-You a Kogure fan by any chance? ^^ Thanks for liking it. We'll see what we can do about your requests.
BKM2K3-Thanks for liking it! I hope you're satisfied with the results!
Aoikachina_KWT-Thanks for the support!
The Untalkative Bunny-Yes, I'm continuing!
MarekVII-Thanks for the support. Well, Bart somewhat deserves his reputation, but we do know he's trying to change.
Thanks for reading! Hope you all come back!
.........
"One hour to go," Paiway reminded the crew from the medical station, relayed over the general intercom. "One hour before 8 o'clock."
"What are you so worried about, Pai?" Amarone replied from the bridge. "Bart isn't known for his punctuality."
"I thought you have had enough of snooping around..." Duero quietly noted, not lifting his eyes from the keyboard of the clinic's main computer.
"Well, for the most part," Paiway twiddled her little thumbs-then took out her green frog puppet. "But wouldn't YOU want to know too why Bart is going to the vice-captain's room tonight, kero-kero?"
"He is?" Duero stopped typing for a second and looked at his nurse.
The nurse nodded her puppet's head.
The worthy doctor put a hand to his chin, and the eye unhidden by straight black hair began to sparkle. "Omoshiroi...."
"Told ya," Paiway quipped.
"So Pai has finally told you, Doctor?" Parfet sweetly inquired from the engine room. She punched a few buttons and informed Paiway, Amarone, and Jura. "The video hookup is almost complete. It will be live, in closed- circuit TV! We'll be ready just in time for it."
Amarone almost replied to the transmission, when BC suddenly peered over her shoulder. "Ready for what? Is there an attack I don't know about yet?"
She quickly cut the transmission and looked sheepishly at BC. "Oh, no, everything's fine, vice-captain. It's something about Meia's party, don't worry." Then she tried to hasten the event they wanted to see. "You go on back to your quarters, vice-captain, and take your beauty rest. The three of us here have everything under control."
"Ah....if you say so," BC raised an eyebrow, and exited with the soldierly grace unique to herself.
Not that BC was unwilling to leave the Nirvana to Amarone's capable hands, but there was something odd about her responses that made BC wonder what was going on. Probably another one of those snooping video feeds, BC correctly deduced. After all, she had been with the crew long enough to know about these things. Slightly annoying, but harmless. BC decided to ignore it and head back to her quarters.
In the lower decks of the Nirvana, the chief pilot was trying out a few new clothes he managed to pick up from Talark.
"Whaddayathink?" he asked Hibiki, as he posed before him.
"Gimme a break, Bart," Hibiki commented, sitting up on his bed with hands behind his head. "You're just going to see the vice-captain...."
"HOW do you know?!"
"Don't give me that-----don't tell me you didn't know the crew locked me up with that woman a few months back!" Hibiki declared. "Absolutely NOTHING happens on this ship that those 150-something girls don't know about!"
The pilot sweatdropped. Hibiki was right. "Demo saa," he continued, "I still have to look presentable to hi---um----he---um-----the vice- captain, ne?"
"Just one question-------WHY?!"
"Why what?"
"Why the heck are you doing this?! I thought you were through with the vice-captain!"
"And I am...."
"Well, then..."
"Well, I need the vice-captain's advice on a few things..." Bart rubbed his shiny head.
"And just what kind of advice is that ol' stiff vice-captain going to give you?"
"That's what I'm going to find out-------now, will you please tell me if I wear this shirt or this one?" he concluded, as he raised two shirts for Hibiki's perusal.
Far away in her room, Meia received a video transmission. "Thirty minutes before showtime, Leader!" Dita happily announced.
Meia cut her off.
Dita appeared again in half a second. "Leader, it will be a live feed! The vice-captain is actually going to meet Bart-san!"
"I don't care," Meia nonchalantly commented, as she took off her uniform and put on her sleepwear. "I'm going to bed."
"Ooooh, Leader is jealous of the vice-captain?"
"Nothing of the sort, Dita," she replied. "Now leave me be." She cut her off for good.
Meia, however, started to think about it. The Nirvana pilot was acting rather peculiar a few hours ago. He said he was trying to be nice....and, well...he wasn't too good at it yet, but it felt unusual to have someone trying to be nice to her. Unusual, in a good way. Hibiki had been nice to her, in a sociable way, as a team member. The boss had been nice to her, in a motherly way. The rest of the crew had been nice to her countless times, in a friendly way. But Bart was trying to be nice in another way....and definitely, she did not know how to handle it.
As a wise commander, she decided to learn more about this change in the Nirvana pilot. Sometimes insignificant events lead to situations that require action. It could not hurt to know more, she thought.
Five minutes before 8 o'clock, she laid back in her bed, and pressed a button on her lampstand. "Computer, access the live video feed," she instructed.
Shortly a holographic screen appeared in front of her, showing the interior of BC's personal quarters. The vice-captain was pacing the room, still wearing the sleeveless top and baggy soldier's breeches.
In countless holographic screens all over the pirate ship, crew members were also tuning in to the video feed. Parfet had the whole transmission up and ready to go. Even the two other men on the ship had screens on the event. They were kind enough-or smart enough--not to tell the target, though.
They were not disappointed.
At exactly the time appointed, a knock was heard on BC's door. This was followed by the swoosh of opening and closing.
"Vice-captain," the guest began with his best military tone. "Thank you for having me." He continued with all suavity and confidence befitting the businessman in his genes. "I am sure I have come to the right place. You are the best source of information.."
"Never mind that, Garsus," BC halted the pilot, bedecked in normal khaki pants over tasteful black shoes, a black skin-tight shirt under a smart leather jacket. "Although, I have to admit, you have good taste in clothes."
Meia found her head nodding.
BC waved the guest to a chair, and sat serenely in another chair three feet away from him.
"Now, Garsus, what do you want to know?"
............
Demo saa-However
Omoshiroi-Interesting
Unproductivity-Sorry you were missed in the chapter 2 responses. Believe ep 11. I know it's hard, but believe it. Be thankful that you're not Bart Garsus, poor chap. ^^ Oh, yeah, I already felt sorry for him in ep 3, I felt worse in ep 10. AWFUL, to trick an 18-year-old lovestruck pilot like that!!
Sabbie-I can relate with your boyfriend. When Touya was gunned down in Ayashi no Ceres, I went "Oh, MAN, why?!" I felt awful for Aya. But at the end of Vandread Second Stage ep 10, I felt awful for the entire Nirvana crew, for Bart, for Magno Vivan, for myself, for the general viewing public in Japan and in Asia and in the United States!! Because it's not just being tricked about THAT, it's being tricked about everything else. That's why it's a bomber, and the best one I've ever encountered in anime.
Megane-san_87-You a Kogure fan by any chance? ^^ Thanks for liking it. We'll see what we can do about your requests.
BKM2K3-Thanks for liking it! I hope you're satisfied with the results!
Aoikachina_KWT-Thanks for the support!
The Untalkative Bunny-Yes, I'm continuing!
MarekVII-Thanks for the support. Well, Bart somewhat deserves his reputation, but we do know he's trying to change.
Thanks for reading! Hope you all come back!