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With the assistance of a tug HMY United States manouvers to dock at Shinkyō.
With quite an eventful series of, at times, unexpected events before the Tour had even officially kicked off the Empress was pleased as the United States settled into her berth for the next few days, Shinkyō. Both the capital and largest city of the Empire, and one which had faced horrors inflicted upon it at the hands of the Ardian Empire, Sutāraito couldn't help but think of some of the shared historical experiences they had and how, despite their similarities and experiences, one man could find the right wedge to attempt to drive them irrevocably apart. Her initial meeting with the Emperor had been a stroke of fortune; certainly she had sought ambitions beyond what even her closest advisors said was possible and yet somehow they had found a way to come to fruition. As she often did during their traverse of local waters and dockings she found herself on the port bridge wing, curious onlookers abound would receive a wave from the Empress as the transit and docking were completed without issue.
It would not be since the Dunwich Summit the two had last spoke in person and she hoped that she would prove to be a welcoming and attentive host for an honoured guest of the First Empire. For their first day she had arranged some light activities, opportunities that would allow them to get to know each other on both a professional and personal basis; if her reports were accurate the Emperor didn't have much time to partake in fly fishing these days so she had arranged for Olympic's former and now future tender, Traveller (https://i.postimg.cc/GhnPzWLF/Traveller.jpg) to depart from Rokkenjima as to arrive roughly at the same time as the United States. While not ideal for the task at hand she would serve their purposes greatly beyond the practicality of any attempt from the United States.
She hoped that the Emperor would then take an invitation to helm Traveller and show her some of his treasured sights in the area, a further opportunity to learn from each other on a more personal basis. Following their fishing and sight seeing the Empress would welcome the Emperor to the State Dining Room for a spread of Rokkenjiman-Daitōjin dishes, and they would retire before the next day which would see the addressing of some matters of state. For her part Sutāraito had been working on a proposal for a project which would be jointly completed and worked upon; while the bid had failed to host the World Cup she felt they could still take an action which would symbolize and accomplish the spirit of their joint bid. She was truly excited to share that with Eijirō and hoped that he would be supportive of her proposal. The third day of the visit had been allotted an open schedule for the Emperor to determine events on Daitōjin soil, something the Empress looked most forward to.
When the time came for the Emperor to board the United States the Empress said with a smile "Your Majesty, welcome aboard the United States. I am honoured that the first stop in my Tour of Good-will is with you; I feel as if it's been a bit of a long voyage to this point, what with my stops abroad even prior to its official start. I think I've prepared a day of leisure for us both to relax, better get to know each other, which are important if we're going to be working together for a great part of the future yes? I hope you don't mind, and I apologize that the vessel isn't quite ideal, but I've made arrangements for us to start off with some fly fishing aboard Traveller; aside from the Olympic she is one of two vessels of the original incarnation of the Blue Star Line left in existence. Now I've never been great at fishing in just about any capacity so I'm sure I'll learn a thing or two from you. When you're ready, we shall proceed," she concluded with a warm smile.