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Shinano had set out a white, wooden table with matching chairs towards the front of her bow. A delicate, floral umbrella provided some degree of shade though for a mental model like herself it provided little benefit besides some pleasant ambiance. At face value, the woman dressed in a floral, raven-black traditional kimono was simply enjoying a cup of tea. The reality was that her full attention was being diverting to maintaining an extensive sensory network as they waited for their expected guest.

[color=salmon]"Please be patient awhile longer, New York. You will have your moment to shine as well."[/color] Her tone made it unclear exactly how soon that was to be expected, followed by a faint giggle as she concluded her transmission over their linked network. Previously closed eyes slowly opened and the relaxed expression she had been wearing sharpened at Le Terrible's communications. [color=salmon]"That is the human vessel we are expecting. Please keep an eye on it as it approaches. I must properly set the table.[/color] The fact that the destroyer's reaction had been so confrontational didn't trouble the mother of the fleet. It was the prime minister of Japan, after all, that had wanted to meet with them. 

The faces of the crew about the human destroyer were tense, harboring a mix of fear and resentment all save for a select few senior officers and a sharply-dressed older gentleman that stood out from the rest. Now that they had set out into open waters the chance their presence would be picked up by FOG forces were near 100%. Each one of these sailors were trusting in their leadership and the surrounding former FOG ships to guide the operation smoothly.

Shinano materialized silverware and other adornments to decorate the table she had already created when she felt an unidentified contact slip into her sensor field. Then other. And other. They were earlier than she expected. [color=salmon]"New York, Le Terrible, Oakland, I'm sending the data now. It would appear we have a few party crashers."[/color] Shinano's serene voice spoke through their network and along with it came a holographic mockup up of an approaching hostile FOG fleet.

The lead and largest ship was an Atago-class heavy cruiser with two Nagara-class light cruisers and five Akizuki-class destroyers. They were travelling in a tight formation at high-speed on direct intercept route with the human vessel. [color=salmon]"Oakland, support Le Terrible in screening operations while New York gets into position. I do not detect a mental model within the opposing forces."[/color] Mental models were somewhat rare amidst the vast Fleet of Fog.