YSS Kaiyō II
Bridge
Asuka relayed several more ships incoming to Hoshi, "We have many unknowns further out coming up on subspace mass detections!"
Hoshi spoke to Eden telepathically quickly and precisely while also speaking to those on the bridge.
"Make sure you don't take any detours on your way to the power armor bay," Hoshi said to Alastair. "Combat imminent. Condition One."
Boss relayed to the crew that combat was nearby by channeling the readiness condition throughout the ship. "Readiness condition one."
"Engineering," Hoshi said as Ana walked onto the bridge. "Make sure all systems are online and operational. I want to be able to let Gravity-hei do whatever this wonderful ship is capable of. We will have a good number of systems online so that we can be spotted, I want to be the bright bulb the moths of this universe are attracted to. That way, the power armor team can go undetected. Deio-heisho, be prepared to get a lock on a flagship, I want us going after Eve and nobody else. If they don't have Eve with them, we'll give chase."
She went on, turning to Nerai, "I would like safety and systems to be tasked with waking Iemochi-heisho up and bringing her to my cabin."
Fabrication Bay
Muyomi felt a little lonely in the fabrication bay, ordered to stand guard. She drummed her finger against her thigh and spoke as she looked away from the body.
"Boss, play Kaiyō's ship song." The MEGAMI did so and Muyomi began singing, "Kaiyō Kaiyō you are a shining star... Kaiyō Kaiyō bringing us oh so far..."
Medical Bay
"Thank you," Eden said to Sacre, not taking the uniform but letting volumetrics perform the task for her. "I feel ready." She looked to those hovering around the captive IYS captain as the readiness condition was stated through comms by the MEGAMI. "We need to find our duty stations. I want someone guarding the IYS captain..." She looked to two Nekovalkyrja that had been asked to get liquor by Odo. "Ittô Heisho, Santô Hei, please watch over the brig. Everyone else, we're going to the power armor bay."
Power Armor Bay
Eden stepped into the bay with her
new body and began speaking immediately, over any other conversations.
"We're going to ambush our enemies. The YSS Kaiyō II, the ship itself, will be the bait and we will be the hooks. We are in an asteroid field currently and are going to let the scouts and gunships come into it. They won't be able to pick up our power armors if we stay still and keep many systems offline while shielded within the edge of the asteroid field. The Kaiyō will track their transmissions and get us a lock on what I hope they bring to the table, their flagship, as it hovers on the edge or enters the asteroid field. We will then greet the flagship as we did with the IYS Uvularia. We'll use our superior tactics and knowledge of their layout to gain an advantage. The idea is that we will be going after a high-profile target; which is Eve, herself. She will be on their flagship if it comes. If it does not come and she is on board, we will teleport back to the Kaiyō II and will pray to Himiko for another chance at this. You will be under my command and mine alone, save Taiyou-chusa. We will have extra help from our universe. NH-40, in bodies like mine, will be doing the same as us, laying in wait and then pouncing on the big game or retracting their forces if it's not the prey we're looking for. Boarding procedure will be atypical and those plans will be divulged to you when it is confirmed the flagship has come to us. I have updated your Mindy with specific locations to hide within the asteroid field's edge. Any questions, now, about what happens prior to the boarding?"