Post by Aromancer on Feb 3, 2023 14:54:45 GMT -5
Tomoko was proud of herself.
Following the... unfortunate events at the Holy Remunun Empire, she'd impressed her superiors enough to be given more responsibility! Commodore Kaizen had placed her under the command of Lieutenant Krayg on a peacekeeping mission to Notice Island.
The island was a mostly peaceful one, located close to B-1 and home to many wealthy nobles of the North Blue, but ever since the notoriety of the Bellamy Pirates had started to spread, many of the less fortunate folks on the island had gotten it in their heads to try their own hands at piracy. Not only that, but over the past year or so, it seemed many more pirates than normal were attracted to Notice's shores. The marines had issued a couple more ships filled with crews to the island in the hopes that a stronger military presence would dissuade less savory individuals from attempting to stir up trouble for the well-to-do elite.
That Mellifera Tomoko had been assigned to one of these ships was a big deal. It showed that she was valued enough that she could be entrusted with the safety of some of the most important people in the North Blue! Never mind that her ship seemed largely populated by younger, greener recruits, she was second here only to the Lieutenant himself!
Or at least she was nominally. In practice, Lieutenant Krayg seemed to keep ordering her to do all the administrative labor, while he took counsel from other crewmen. Petty Officer Jones wasn't as high-ranking as she was, but he seemed to have Krayg's favor. But Tomoko was sure that she would catch her superior officer's eye so long as she did everything he asked to the best of her ability.
She had just finished compiling a report, and was getting ready to deliver it to the Lieutenant's office, when an alarm rang out on Notice Island: a pirate attack! Tomoko dropped her papers and dashed towards her station by the Lieutenant's side. "Mellifera Tomoko, reporting for duty, Sir!"
Following the... unfortunate events at the Holy Remunun Empire, she'd impressed her superiors enough to be given more responsibility! Commodore Kaizen had placed her under the command of Lieutenant Krayg on a peacekeeping mission to Notice Island.
The island was a mostly peaceful one, located close to B-1 and home to many wealthy nobles of the North Blue, but ever since the notoriety of the Bellamy Pirates had started to spread, many of the less fortunate folks on the island had gotten it in their heads to try their own hands at piracy. Not only that, but over the past year or so, it seemed many more pirates than normal were attracted to Notice's shores. The marines had issued a couple more ships filled with crews to the island in the hopes that a stronger military presence would dissuade less savory individuals from attempting to stir up trouble for the well-to-do elite.
That Mellifera Tomoko had been assigned to one of these ships was a big deal. It showed that she was valued enough that she could be entrusted with the safety of some of the most important people in the North Blue! Never mind that her ship seemed largely populated by younger, greener recruits, she was second here only to the Lieutenant himself!
Or at least she was nominally. In practice, Lieutenant Krayg seemed to keep ordering her to do all the administrative labor, while he took counsel from other crewmen. Petty Officer Jones wasn't as high-ranking as she was, but he seemed to have Krayg's favor. But Tomoko was sure that she would catch her superior officer's eye so long as she did everything he asked to the best of her ability.
She had just finished compiling a report, and was getting ready to deliver it to the Lieutenant's office, when an alarm rang out on Notice Island: a pirate attack! Tomoko dropped her papers and dashed towards her station by the Lieutenant's side. "Mellifera Tomoko, reporting for duty, Sir!"