Narrator:After finally getting to sleep with his ships, Takeo is now going to the Sakura Empire to go see the photo shoot.

*Takeo and his starter ships eat breakfast, and start heading to Sakura Empire*

Takeo(mind):I wonder who's going to be at the photo shoot? What kind of photo shoot is this going to be?

Laffey:"Commander...there it is..."

Takeo:"Alright, let's stop by the port, then we are going to the photo shoot."

*They arrive at the dock of the Sakura Empire, and look around*

Takeo(mind):I don't see many people around here.

Ayanami:"Now we have to look around for the actual photo shoot."

Takeo:"Sorry, Cleveland wasn't very specific with the location."

Z23:"Well, all we have to look for is a spot that looks like there's gonna be a photo shoot there."

???:"Hey, are you guys looking for the photo shoot too?"

Takeo:"Huh?"

*A girl with short blonde and blue eyes, with a camera in her hands, approaches them*

???:"Are you tryna get photos of Sara too?"

Takeo:"Uh...not really. Wait, who's Sara?"

???:"Sara, as in Saratoga! I heard she's gonna be at the photo shoot, and I rushed over to get some pictures myself."

Takeo:"I see..."

Takeo(mind):Wait, wasn't Saratoga...

Takeo:"W-Well, I'm Takeo, nice to meet you."

???:"I'm Gridley of the Gridley class, nice to meet ya too."

Takeo:"Gridley...oh, you're that camera girl at the Eagle Union, I've only saw you with Saratoga."

Gridley:"Aw, being friends with cutie like Sara is an absolute honor. Wanna see some photos I've taken of her?"

Takeo:"N-No thanks, I'm kind of in a rush to the photo shoot."

Gridley:"Oh, that makes sense. Alright then, I should getting on my way then. See ya, commander."

Takeo:"See you at the photo shoot, Gridley."

Z23:"Commander, let's get looking."

Takeo:"Alright then."

Javelin:"Yay! Time to go on a little scavenger hunt for the photo shoot!"

Laffey:"Zzz..."

Takeo:"And up you go, Laffey."

*Takeo gets Laffey on his back, and they start looking around the Sakura Empire for the photo shoot*

Takeo:"Man, where could it be?"

*Takeo hears someone shouting towards them*

???:"Up on the shrine!"

Takeo:"Huh? Who said that?"

???:"Hehehe...see you at the photo shoot, commander~."

Takeo(mind):Taihou? No, Taihou wouldn't expose herself if she was trying to stalk me, so who was that?

Takeo:"Let's go check at the shrine."

Ayanami, Javelin, Z23:"Ok!"

*They go to the shrine, and find the photo shoot there*

Takeo:"We found it!"

Ayanami:"Nice thinking you check the shrine, commander."

Javelin:"Yay! We found it."

Z23:"Phew...that was a lot of work."

???:"Hey, commander. Knew you were gonna be here."

Takeo:"Huh?"

*Takeo sees a girl with short green hair, yellow eyes, and cat ears, near on of the cameras of the photo shoot*

Takeo:"Uh...who are you?"

???:"I'm Aoba, and I am the main photographer for this photo shoot."

Takeo:"The main photographer? O-Ok then."

Aoba:"Oh, I'm also the one who gave your invitation to Cleveland. It's a pleasure to have you here, commander."

Takeo:"Well, thanks for inviting me."

Aoba:"No probs. The girls are gonna be coming in one at a time from the left side, we have some chairs behind the camera for a little audience, butwe have a spectator's chair on the right reserved for the commander, so the girls can say hi and all that, ok?"

Takeo:"O-Ok...wait, why is there only one chair?"

Aoba:"Hehe, because your girls here are also gonna be part of the photo shoot."

Takeo:"Huh?!"

Javelin, Z23, and Ayanami:"What?!"

Aoba:"Hey, hey. Calm down, I know it might be a bit 'last minute' asking, but we would like to have your ships participate in the photo shoot too."

Takeo:"R-Really? Are you girls ok with that?"

Aoba:"The commander will be able to see you girls in cute clothing~."

*The girls' faces start blushing*

Laffey:"Laffey is in..."

Javelin, Z23, and Ayanami:"Huh?!"

Takeo:"My god, Laffey woke up because of that?!"

Javelin:"T-The commander getting to see us in cute clothing..."

Z23:"Hey, you guys can't be seriously considering this. What if they put us in skimpy clothing?!"

Aoba:"Oh, don't worry about it. The skimpiest clothing we have here are swimsuits."

Takeo:"Swimsuits, what is this? A fan-service beach episode?"

Ayanami:"I accept your offer."

Z23:"You're kidding!"

Javelin:"I-I'm also fine with the commander seeing me in cute clothing."

Z23:"Oh, come on! Ugh...if everyone else is doing it, I-I guess I have no choice."

Takeo:"You four gave in pretty quickly..."

Aoba:"Great, you girls can just go over there and join the others in the changing room, while commander, you are going in the spectator's chair."

Takeo:"Jeez, ok."

*The girls leave and Takeo sits in the spectator's chair*

???:"Excuse me, Aoba?"

Aoba:"Yes? Oh, miss Akagi."

Akagi:"I just want to know if the commander made it yet?"

Aoba:"Yeah, as per your request. Why did you invite him anyway?"

Akagi:"So he can see how beautiful us foxes really are, right, Kaga?"

Kaga:"Indeed, dear sister. We were the ones who navigated him here."

Akagi:"But I wonder, what kind of outfit should I wear?"

Kaga:"I can't help you with that, dear sister. You have to decide on your own."

Akagi:"Oh, come on, I'll help pick out yours if you help pick out mind."

Kaga:"Hmm...alright, fair enough."

*The fox girls go into the changing room*

Aoba:"Alright, let's get this photo shoot started! You ready, commander?"

Takeo:"I don't see why I have to be ready, but yep."

Aoba:"Ok! First region is going to be the Eagle Union, the first ship up is...Enterprise, with her Starlight Oath!"

Takeo(mind):Ok, Enty is up first. I have to at least be calm during the first one.

*Takeo sees Enterprise, and his eyes widen*

Takeo:"E-Enty?!"

Enterprise:"C-Commander?!"

*Aoba starts taking pictures*

Aoba:"Enterprise wearing a wedding dress, it would make any man want to marry her. I can hear the bells already!"

Enterprise:"I-I think that's a bit of an exaggeration."

Takeo(mind):Thank you for this...I'm now going to every photo shoot from now on...

Aoba:"Alright, next."

*Enterprise heads to the right of the stage, and both of them start blushing when she approaches Takeo*

Takeo:"E-Enty, you look..."

Takeo(mind):Come on, be a gentleman!

Takeo:"You look absolutely beautiful..."

Enterprise:"R-Really? You mean it, commander?"

Takeo:"Yeah, I really mean it. Aoba is right, it can make any man want to marry you."

Enterprise:"W-Well, that's..."

Enterprise(mind):Did he just say he wants to marry me?!

Enterprise:"I-I'm sorry, commander. T-This is far too embarrassing."

*Enterprise walks away from Takeo*

Takeo:"E-Enty, wait."

Takeo(mind):Was it my compliments that got her too embarrassed?

Aoba:"Next up is...Eldridge, with The Inquisitive Recluse."

Takeo(mind):Oh, I remember Eldridge, what is she going to be dressed as?

*Eldridge get into camera view, and Aoba starts taking pictures*

Takeo(mind):Oh a cute little schoolgirl outfit.

Eldridge:"Commander...is here?"

*Eldridge's cowlick stands straight up*

Aoba:"Alright, next."

*Eldridge approaches Takeo*

Takeo:"Hey, Eldridge. You looked so cute out there."

Eldridge:"Commander...thinks Eldridge is...cute?"

Takeo:"Yep, even with the little kitty next to you."

Eldridge:"Even with kitty...Eldridge is still cute...thank you commander.

*Eldridge starts walking away*

Takeo(mind):She's still the same robot-like Eldridge that I know.

Aoba:"Next up is...Baltimore with her After-School Ace."

Takeo(mind):Baltimore? Have I met Baltimore before?

*Baltimore comes out, and Aoba starts taking pictures*

Takeo(mind):Another schoolgirl outfit?! Wait, I think I do know her.

Baltimore:"H-Hello, commander. Nice to see you again."

Takeo:"N-Nice to see you again too, Baltimore..."

Takeo(mind):I don't remember her at all...

*Baltimore walks off the stage, and doesn't talk to Takeo*

Aoba:"Alright next!"

Narrator:And it's gonna get longer and longer to read, so let's just end it here. Stay tuned for next time for more of the photo shoot.

Hey bros, it's me, the author! Oh boy, I'm gonna have a fun time with this next episode, it may be a bit longer, but I'll hopefully get what I want in there. Hope you guys are ready for it. Here's the meme of the chapter:

I should do something like that! Alright, everytime I see Yamashiro fanart/Doujinshis/you-name-it, I'm gonna play a full routine of Beat Saber.