5902. Shoukaku is not obsessed with rain. She just likes it.
5902a. Seriously, how do all of you come up with these ideas?

Yokosuka

"Why are we in this storm again instead of our nice, dry quarters?" asked Sakawa.

"Someone has to check the storeroom, and we drew the short straws." answered Yahagi.

"Yeah, and all the bigger ships get to stay inside. Two hundred Kanmusu assigned to this base, and we're the only two out in this deluge."

Before Yahagi could reply, the sound of humming could be heard over the rain. The two cruisers stopped in front of the carrier dorms, watching as a figure in a yellow rain coat skipped, skipped, out the door. The figure spun and twirled as if the rain didn't exist. They watched as the mystery girl pulled of her hood, revealing herself to be Shoukaku. The carrier closed her eyes, smiling as she stood in the rain, apparently basking in the downpour.

When Shoukaku left, Sakawa and Yahagi looked at each other. "Ok, that was weird." said Sakawa.

Later that week.

"Um, Mother?" asked Kaga(DDH).

"Yes, Kaga-chan?" said Zuikaku.

"Is Shoukaku-obasan obsessed with rain?'

Both Zuikaku and Kaga(CV) blinked, momentarily wondering if they'd misheard their daughter.

"Obsessed with what?"

"Rain. Sagawa saw her twirling in the rain earlier this week, and all the other destroyers think she's obsessed with it."

"Kaga-chan, Shoukaku-nee is not obsessed with rain. Now, she does like rain more than most people, but that's it."

"But, why was she dancing in the rain? That's kinda odd, right?"

Zuikaku pondered that for a moment. "Actually, I don't know about that one."

"Why don't you ask her when she, Taiho, Tosa, and Akagi come over for dinner?" said Kaga.

That Night.

"So, anything interesting happen while I was gone?" asked Tosa.

"Well, actually, Kaga has a question for Shoukaku-san."

"What is it, sweetie?"

"Earlier this week, Sakawa and Yahagi saw you dancing in that thunderstorm, and all the destroyers in class are saying you're obsessed with rain, and I wanted to know if that's true or not."

Shoukaku looked bemused. " Oh, it's not an obsession. More like a hobby. Back when I was a steel-hull, I got caught in a thunderstorm on my shakedown cruise, and for whatever reason, I've enjoyed the rain ever since."

"That's it? No strange happenings or weird superstitions? You just like rain?" asked Zuikaku.

"Yes." replied Shoukaku. "Sakawa and Yahagi really need to work on that imagination of theirs. The things those two come up with never cease to amaze me."