"Ahead one-half, aye."<em>Effingham</em>and<em>Abbeydale</em>signaled back as they churned up a wake behind them as the armada set out. Off to the side,<em>Zara</em>steamed up alongside<em>Bayern</em>to chat with her and keep her from being bored. For the moment,<em>Effingham</em>'went dark', as she decided to make a call to someone. It had been quite a while since she'd done this, so she wanted to try and get in touch with someone she knew from her time before being assigned to Fleet Squadron 224.