<em>Effingham</em>'s face seemed to be set in stone at hearing this, as the colours seemed to drain out of her mental model, and out of her hull. "W-what?" she asked in shock, her voice shaking at each blow of revelation after the other. "H-how..... when.... wha?" she asked, too taken aback to even form proper sentences. She was not the only one either, judging by the expressions of those around her.<br/><br/>Zara was also listening in, and the Italian cruiser was just as staggered by this as the others. Part of her was wondering if her memories had been tampered with as well, which sent a flash of outrage through her at the very thought, and caused her hands to clench into fists tightly.