0600hrs Yamatai Time
Gemini Star Fortress
Two massive hyperspatial portals opened, space rippling as the two hulking forms of Hotaru and Himitsu emerged into realspace, several First Expeditionary Fleet vessels moved into position using graviton arrays to maneuver the two Iori's into position next to Gemini. The two Star Fortresses showed signs of neglect, obvious from their stay at one of the depots. Missing much of their internal systems, weapons and other necessary components the Seventh Standard Fleet Genesis Engineering Group (7th SF GEG) had their work cut out for them.
Star Fortresses arrived, secured and awaiting inspection Taisho. Gemini's AI alerted Katsuko; who had been at her usual table in the Dreamer's Cafe, a small establishment she frequently visited since she got to Gemini nearly a month before. The Taisho nodded, acknowledging the telepathic communication with the AI and finished the last drop of green tea from the decorative ceramic cup and set it back down on the table.
Blue hair held back in a tight ponytail with a single black hair band, her overall appearance had not changed much, but everything else had. She grabbed the datapad and headed out of the cafe, winking at the young Yamataian girl clearing off one of the other tables.
She passed a few enlisted in the corridor, "Good Morning Ketsurui-sama.." they uttered, she gave them a nod. The name had taken a little getting used to at first, but it had become quickly the only thing she would answer to...Motoyoshi had become a name of disgrace for her, it brought memories that she would of rather not had.
When Yui had offered her the reigns of the Seventh Standard Fleet, she was surprised, assuming she would sit at a desk somewhere in the Ketsurui Military Sector until she finally retired or was tossed out. She accepted, honored to be given the chance to show her new family that she had not lost her nerve or her ability to command.
She had selected Gemini for its facilities, knowing that the First Expeditionary Base had one of the best track records of all the KFY facilities she reviewed. It would serve as the rebirth for both Hotaru and Himitsu which would then become the centers of power for her new fleet.
She boarded the Shuttle, quietly looking over some of the initial findings of the Genesis Engineering Group and waited to go see her former home, Hotaru, for the first time in what seemed to be an eternity.