(The Medical Wing) Blue, blonde and purple wrote:As the hug commences, Twilight muttered something under her breath.
"A phone call was impossible?"
Straightening out her clothes, she waves then. "I'll check out the bar for now. I'll see you guys later."
"B-but!" Kaylee stretched out her hand towards Twilight, as she began to leave: "I thought we were gonna.. hang out..."
Kaylee looked down, she seems a little sad and heartbroken.
Derpy wrote:"So tell me, how are you and Ashley? And Grace... I haven't seen her in far too long." She said with a sad look in her eye.
Rogue Fire wrote:"Sounds like you really need this festival as a break" Rogue chuckles to Kaylee "But they really assigned all the relocation organisation to you as a captain? Surely that's an admirals job?"
"Yeah, it.. usually is" Kaylee said, taking a hold of her elbow: "But the admiralty is stretched thin.
There's a lot of changes coming to the Union Navy. This base relocation is just a part of it.
Following recent events, the Union military has re-evaluated its current defense strategies and adopted a new plan. Something that will allow us a fast response, no matter the location and nature of the threat"
Kaylee looked at you, with a serious expression: "...the purpose of the Union Navy, is to safeguard the entire worlds population. If something like Slavegear or Digital Waltz happens again, we need to have the means to deploy fast, and with adequate firepower to challenge it.
The entire Union Navy is going over a massive re-organization plan. The amount of work is indescribable, most of it classified, that's why.. I didn't have much free time to call..."
Kaylee looked away: "...that's why, I was hoping.. this festival.."
Her expression was becoming sad and Ash quickly stepped in: "And as part of the plan, command ordered us to go over Submarine retraining"
"Yeah.." Kaylee released a small smile: "They want us to learn how to navigate a sub"
She looked up:
"That's actually what we've been up to, ever since the Slavegear incident. It was all very hush hush, very classified, so I couldn't talk about what the navy had us do. But they recently declassify some of the info.
We've been training for a little over a year now, before you know it, we're all gonna be living in a yellow submarine" she smiled.
Derpy wrote:Shaking the past off, she gestured to Sable with a smile, who was staring and scanning everything with unbridled curiosity. "Which reminds me! We've been busy- We named her Sable Grace. V'tara wanted a changeling name but 'X'pltl' doesn't exactly roll off the tongue."
"Hello Sable!" Kaylee brightly smiled to the filly: "Its very nice to meet you"
She looked back at Derpy with a smile: "Grace would be honored to hear I think." Kaylee stretched her hand a bit and pressed the cargo elevator button on the wall.
"Grace is doing okay. Finally retired to a peaceful family life. She's spending most of her time with her grandson. Kevin and Elisabeth had a child, did you hear?" Kaylee grinned:
"Living back in one of the quiet coastal villages in Equestria. Elisabeth works as a nurse, Kevin's going over military training for a spec ops unit. Grace is spending time with the kid"
Ash giggled a bit: "What, did they dump the kid onto her?"
"No they didn't dump the kid on her" Kaylee laughed: "They're just working around the clock, living together in the same village. And Grace is thankful for every moment she spends with her grandson"
Ash starts laughing: "Yeah, I bet Kevin's like: '
Heeey mooom, we birthed a child so please raise him for us while we run off to work'."
"Oh my god, stop" Kaylee said, trying not to smile as she stepped into the elevator.
After a moment, Kaylee looked at everyone and her eyes widened a bit:
"Oh! Right, Elisabeth is my older sister. Kevin is her husband. And Grace is Kevin's mom. We all met and hung out together, during the Architect wars"
She placed her hand on Derpy's shoulder and grinned.
Derpy wrote:They passed a touchscreen built into the walls, jolting another question Derpy had tucked away for later. "Kaylee, what exactly happened while we were gone? You didn't have that level of technology when we were here..."
"Yeah, ever since the worlds nations united into a single super country, everything's been on the rise. Technology advances, economy, magical research, you name it.
Borders are mostly symbolic at this point. With a Union passport, you can travel anywhere in the world and study in any university of your choosing. Its been pretty cool" Kaylee said grinning.
"Yeah-" Ash called: "And an equal amount of crazies has emerged in response. Marek, Hawkins.."
"I like to view the glass as half full" Kaylee shrugged, stepping out of the elevator and into the med-wing.
You notice a familiar face right away, Dr. Riza from Nyx seems to be working in the medical wing, feverishly going over the inventory. Her pet lizard was still sitting on her shoulder, emitting quiet raspy noises every few moments.
As you enter, Riza turned around and her eyebrows flew up in alarm: "...you're not gonna blow up my clinic again are you" she immediately called.
Ash grinned: "Oooo.. someone is still salty.."
"Play nice you guys" Kaylee said walking inside, just as the telephone rang on Riza's desk: "Oh my god, are you kidding me.. I just walked IIIIIIIIN" she whimpered.
"There, there" Ash patted her on the back, as Kaylee went to answer the phone.
"So" Ash called, turning around and looking at everyone: "What'cha guys been up to these past few months?"