The silence that followed the enthusiastic announcement of the tiny destroyer was suddenly broken as<em>Effingham</em>'s launched herself over the side of her ship's railings, and tackle glomped the mental model. It was an emotional display like no other from the normally reserved cruiser, that was going to need explanations.<br/><br/>"Ha! Maori, you old pirate you!" she laughed as she playfully wrestled with her. "I haven't seen you since that sortie we made into Norway before you went to the Med! How've you been?!" she asked the destroyer.