Effie had gotten up early, as was her wont and the routine she'd settled into over the last few months, and had quietly checked in on<em>Chokai</em>as the<em>Takao</em>-class CA was sleeping. Satisfied that her young charge was happy, she made her way back to her ship, and began to warm up her engines, ready for another day's patrol. So it came as a bit of a shock to the<em>Hawkins</em>-class cruiser when<em>Arizona</em>called the meeting. So startled was she, that she had to ask for confirmation on the matter; and when she got it, she felt a bit shaken about the possible implications.<br/><br/>As such, she double-checked her readiness, and then sent a wake-up call to<em>Chokai</em>to get her up and about, before she pulled out of her nice, comfortable berth, and sailed over to join the conference call. And she was not alone in this, either, as<em>Zara</em>then called out to Effie, asking if she could cadge a lift to the conference and sit in on it; it seemed something had happened overnight that had upset the rather flighty<em>Regia Marina</em>heavy cruiser, and it was weighing on her mind.