A-kun: I'm alive! In the wrong book though. But I'm gonna keep doing this until a new chapter is released. There's a lot of skins in AL. So I'm not gonna run out anytime soon. 

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Skin: Howe's "Noble Rouge"

One night in the many, eventful days in the Azur Lane base, Caster was getting his 'alone' time. Walking around the massive base. Which he can never grow tired of. Every scenery and buildings that the girls built, will never get old for him.

Caster wouldn't do this a lot back then. And even if he did, he would always have someone with him at all times.

His arm recovery is getting better at a steady pace but Caster's condition does not reflect the optimistic scans. He couldn't feel it physically, but the feeling of his left arm being close to him at all times has given his mental stability a beating.

After walking for a mile, he didn't realize where he was now. So he raised up his head. And he heard something. Somewhere far away.

He couldn't discern where the sound was coming from... But he saw a road...

It connected his remote base to the outside world.

He has reminded him of the new girls that have appeared on this same road. Seeing this base for themselves.

Since he had nothing to do, and every paper for the night was signed, he sat down on the concrete next to the gate. Waiting.

The cold wind was... Making him drowsy...

"Who are you?"

Caster woke up in cold sweat. Then a pair of legs appeared in front of him.

"Are you perhaps... The otherworlder?"

He still didn't raise his head up and he was strangely timid for some reason. But a nod is all the response he can make.

She offered a hand to get him up from the ground.

"I heard the car... And I was in the area... So I waited..."

Howe didn't know what to feel... She expected no one since it was nighttime. But as she looked at her new 'Commander', he looked very down. Suffice to say she is already worried.

But Caster felt the worry and wanted to make it go away immediately. He just knows every nuance in a social situation.

"Your sister, Wales. She's in my office." He said as he pointed at a building. "That's the building where my office lies. Go meet her, and she'll show you to your dorm."

"Thank you, Commander. How about you come with me? You seem alone right now..."

Caster was taken aback. He thought that she was about to pull the 'I don't like being alone.' card.

'I guess she's a bit tone-deaf. That's fine.' He concluded.

"Don't worry about me. It's a normal night for me to walk around on my lonesome. Just go."

"Good night, Commander. See you tomorrow." Howe took a bow in front of Caster. He showed a little smile at the gesture.

She took a step back and walked away...

'Just how long can I keep doing this...?'

'Without hurting them more...'

'Day after day...'

Word Count: 494 Words.

3:12 PM
07/12/20