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10. "TEASER 3: OWaW 21: Sea Trials"
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   Last one of these for this episode. OWaW 21 will come out next, then The Scarlet Devils Go to War Act III, for timeline smoothing purposes.

"Ah, Mogami," said Gryphon as she approached. "There you are. Let me introduce you to our new team member."

Before he could go on, she got close enough to the little group that she recognized the engineering officer's face—and halted in her tracks, staring at him in astonishment. Gryphon and Shizuka glanced at each other, puzzled, then turned to see that the newly arrived engineer was looking at Mogami with almost exactly the same expression.

"My gods," said the engineer. "So it's true."

"... Toshi?" said Mogami, her voice faint with disbelief.

The engineer's voice was no louder as he replied, "Mamoru."

Mogami blinked hard a couple of times to clear the tears gathering in her eyes, then threw her arms around the man, rocking him back on his heels. "Toshi! Man, am I glad to see you! Where did you come from?!"

Then, seeming to realize for the first time that the man she'd just hugged was wearing the uniform of an officer, she recoiled, squaring hastily up and saluting, her face crimson.

"I-I mean, Lieutenant Nishimura! I'm so sorry! Please forgive—eep!"

Her hasty apology was cut off as Nishimura, his face breaking into a wide smile, grabbed her up in a bear hug. "Never mind about that. You're alive!" he said, slapping her heartily on the back. "I knew it." Pushing her out to arms' length with his hands on her shoulders, he went on, "Didn't I tell you? Not even the Neuroi could kill Mamoru Satō." Then, releasing her, he tilted his head, his smile becoming slightly rueful, and added, "Although I guess it's doubly wrong to call you that now, isn't it?"

"You know about... ?" asked Mogami, looking awkward.

"Admiral Sugita briefed me before he sent me over here. To tell you the truth, I wasn't sure I believed it until I saw you."

"Well, he didn't bother briefing me," Gryphon put in dryly, "so I'm just going to assume from context that you two know each other already."

"Toshi was the chief of my division when I first joined the ship," Mogami explained. "He was detached to take the officer candidate course just before we left for Archangel." To Nishimura, she said, "I thought they were sending you to Etajima."

"That was the plan, but someone decided it made more sense for me to take the course at Vickers here in Britannia rather than ship me all the way home and back again," said Nishimura. "And these aren't really real," he added, indicating his shoulder boards. "It's a provisional commission."

"It's real enough that I probably shouldn't have been so familiar with you. Sorry about that. I was just so glad to see a face I recognized from... before," said Mogami, a trifle awkwardly. "It must have been quite a shock when Admiral Sugita told you about me. Or, well, two shocks."

Nishimura laughed. "Only one," he said, and then explained to her puzzled look, "Did you seriously think nobody knew you were a girl, Satō?"

Mogami blushed crimson. "How—when did you figure it out?"

"Oh, within a week or so. Find me another engine room crewman who never, ever takes off his shirt," Nishimura said with a grin.

"Then why didn't you report me?"

"You were one of my best men! So to speak. Why would I want to be the one to end your career? Everybody in the division felt the same. Better to let you think we were all a bunch of idiots than lose someone we all knew we could count on."

Mogami felt herself tearing up again and didn't fight it this time. "... you guys..." she sniffled.

"Come on, pull yourself together, Satō," said Nishimura with gruff compassion—mostly, both Gryphon and Shizuka suspected, to keep himself from following suit.

"Yessir. Sorry, sir," said Mogami, doing her best to comply.

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   RE: (frag) OWaW 22 Star Ranger4 Apr-02-18 3
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   RE: (frag) OWaW 21 Gryphonadmin Aug-21-20 8
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