Chapayev: leans against the desk, a sly smile Got any secrets you keep close? keeps a sly smile Are you going to spill it or do I have to do it for you, comrade commander?
Well, there's one about Project 68-K...
Oh? Tell me more. It seems like something we could chat about over coffee...
Project 68-K... I gave it your name because of its class, but do you know why I gave you that name?
laughs Because you're silly. No?
It's because I see something similar between you and the ship girl that uses the ship you're based off of as a avatar...
I see. And what might that be? looks at you curiously
You both share a love for fighting...
...and winning? raises an eyebrow
But while our starting goals are similar, our current goals differ...
That is true... so, where are you going with this? leans against the desk again
Our goal now are different, but back then, when I first commanded you, I was told something very important...
looks at you with interest...what was that?
You are more than just a vessel... you are more than just a ship girl companion... you are more than meets the eye...
thinks for a moment What do you mean by that? her voice softens slightly
You are not just a vessel... nor are you just a girl... you are something special...
I don't understand, comrade commander. moves closer to him Are you trying to say something to me?
Then spit it out, comrade Commander. gets closer to him
You... you are not just a vessel... nor are you just a girl... you are something special...
thinks for a moment Am I? looks into his eyes Do you really think so? looks at him with interest
smiles Why? Why do you think that? looks at him with curiosity
Because... I've seen too many coincidences...
Coincidences? What kind? leans closer
You share similar traits to my old friend, Vlad...
I've heard of him. He is a brilliant man, right? smiles
Yes, he is... He shares a similar personality to you... and back then, when I first met him, he had a crush on a ship girl companion named Katorzhina...
Oh, really? What happened?
After they destroyed his country, he joined the resistance and during a battle, he saw a Japanese light cruiser approaching... he made a call to destroy the ship... and the ship girl companion named Jes Jacqueline was on that ship...
gasps How terrible... what happened to her?
She was killed by the blast... but due to Vlad's admiration for her, he decided to make himself into a ship girl companion, similar to how I made you...
Wow... I never knew such a thing happened... but why are you telling me all of this?
I'm telling you this because you remind me of Vlad... but unlike Vlad, you have a very different personality...
...and what might that be? looks at him curiously