<em>Zara </em>could only throw up her hands at that and give a long-suffering "<em>Ufffffffa.......</em>" at<em>Bayern</em>'s remark. "Well, at least I've managed to effect the proper repairs to my hull and given myself a good cleaning." she sighed a little, before giving<em>Effingham</em>a little smile. "<em>Grazie</em>for the ride, my lady." she said, as she crouched down and then vaulted over the railing; she flew high into the air and landed gracefully on her own deck. With that done, she began to dispatch her sub-nodes. A half-dozen or so chibi-Zara's trundled off her gangplank and along the pier, carting wheelbarrows, trolley-trucks and push carts to load up on Nano-Materials; internally, she rearranged things so that the spaces where the ammunition magazines had been on the original<em>Zara</em>were converted into Nano-Material Storage Areas.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>For her part, heavy cruiser<em>Effingham</em>gave Zara a little nod as she slowly pivoted around on her axis, keeping station with her ward<em>Chokai</em>and slowly steamed back to the base that had been her home for many years, and now would be so no more. "I think I'm going to miss this place, weird as it sounds." she confessed to Cho, as she pivoted around once more and side-kicked to tie up at the quayside, just behind<em>Zara</em>as it happened. She then thought for a moment, and then waved to Cho. "Come alongside me, I'll transfer your share of Nano-Materials to you." she called over.