Hanseatic Republics
Establishing Nation
“Sir, the Busto is now telling us that our assistance is urgently needed. They are saying that the crew of the Hyacinthe refuse to be picked up by them.”
The bridge cheered briefly at this news. The captain nodded, “tell them we’ll do the best we can. Get me a team on the outside of the Viipuri, they can bring people aboard on the outside of the sub. Take as many blankets as you can. The water is not as cold as it is back home, but it can sap a man if they are left wet and exposed. No one is allowed to be brought inside the Viipuri without consulting me first. Oh, and make sure the galley has coffee ready for these sailors.” It was at this point a flare went up. “Set a course for where that flare came from. I assume that’s where we’re needed.”
The Viipuri went about picking up sailors and letting them stand or sit aboard the outside of the hull. The
There were some dead bodies in the water. The Viipuri would not take them aboard, as the Eiffelloretalian Navy seemed perfectly ok with picking them up and the Viipuri did not have the space for them.
Meanwhile on the bridge, Captain Aaltonen was going over his options aloud. “The Busto clearly does not mind our presence here. That is either because they know the Hyacinthe is going to the bottom, and whatever its treasures are will go to the bottom for them to retrieve later... or because they simply just have no idea what they are doing and individuals in the Eiffelloretalian Navy are each taking whatever measures possible to execute some degree of superiority in this sea.” XO Hakala chimed in, “There is a conference in Lars right now on the very subject. This incident if anything reduces their ability to bargain a deal that would be strictly advantageous to them. I might deduce that there is a sense of panic about this among their ranks.”
Aaltonen nodded, “typically the Eiffelloretalians are mostly just cautious about avoiding war. Which is partly why their actions today are so difficult to piece together. They’ve been very aggressive. They even knew our boat was here. That should have been impossible.”
Hakala corrected him, “nearly impossible.”
—“Yes, nothing is absolutely impossible, but if they found us the entire world has a bigger problem. The Eiffelloretalian Navy can detect nearly invisible submarines without any problem whatsoever. We were running on full silent mode. We had the sterling engine going, our plating is sonar resistant... we’re going to have to have a long talk with headquarters on ramifactions of this mission.” Captain Aaltonen paced about again with his hand affixed to his chin in pure thought.
XO Hakala nodded, “Well the at least our mission is not a total failure. In fact, the Eiffelloretalian Navy has likely killed some sailors of the Hyacinthe with the depth charges. Whoever the ramming submarine is, I would have to assume they are also sinking. Otherwise the noise from the water awkwardly smashing into their damaged hull should give them away with such an odd noise. The Eiffelloretalian Navy should be able to find them without a problem. Although I expect at the bottom.”
Aaltonen concurred, “Yes, that submarine is not a priority for us. They caused all the chaos without our help. With passengers onboard we’ll have to set a course for Serenierre. Communications, get in contact with headquarters so they can inform the appropriate people that we’re inbound. Oh, and tell the rude Eiffelloretalian Navy ship Busto that they are lovely people. We should do dinner sometime.”
—“Aye, sir” the comms stated with a slight chuckle.
The bridge cheered briefly at this news. The captain nodded, “tell them we’ll do the best we can. Get me a team on the outside of the Viipuri, they can bring people aboard on the outside of the sub. Take as many blankets as you can. The water is not as cold as it is back home, but it can sap a man if they are left wet and exposed. No one is allowed to be brought inside the Viipuri without consulting me first. Oh, and make sure the galley has coffee ready for these sailors.” It was at this point a flare went up. “Set a course for where that flare came from. I assume that’s where we’re needed.”
The Viipuri went about picking up sailors and letting them stand or sit aboard the outside of the hull. The
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was not really made to have a great deal of people on the outside. It was a submarine after all. Meanwhile the crew also looked at the wreckage of the Hyacinthe. She was leaking oil into the Retalian, and likely whatever she was holding was going to end up at the bottom of the sea. It would be important for the Viipuri to get away from the sinking ship as to not be pulled under. Not that it may present a large problem for the submarine, but certainly the people standing on its exterior.There were some dead bodies in the water. The Viipuri would not take them aboard, as the Eiffelloretalian Navy seemed perfectly ok with picking them up and the Viipuri did not have the space for them.
Meanwhile on the bridge, Captain Aaltonen was going over his options aloud. “The Busto clearly does not mind our presence here. That is either because they know the Hyacinthe is going to the bottom, and whatever its treasures are will go to the bottom for them to retrieve later... or because they simply just have no idea what they are doing and individuals in the Eiffelloretalian Navy are each taking whatever measures possible to execute some degree of superiority in this sea.” XO Hakala chimed in, “There is a conference in Lars right now on the very subject. This incident if anything reduces their ability to bargain a deal that would be strictly advantageous to them. I might deduce that there is a sense of panic about this among their ranks.”
Aaltonen nodded, “typically the Eiffelloretalians are mostly just cautious about avoiding war. Which is partly why their actions today are so difficult to piece together. They’ve been very aggressive. They even knew our boat was here. That should have been impossible.”
Hakala corrected him, “nearly impossible.”
—“Yes, nothing is absolutely impossible, but if they found us the entire world has a bigger problem. The Eiffelloretalian Navy can detect nearly invisible submarines without any problem whatsoever. We were running on full silent mode. We had the sterling engine going, our plating is sonar resistant... we’re going to have to have a long talk with headquarters on ramifactions of this mission.” Captain Aaltonen paced about again with his hand affixed to his chin in pure thought.
XO Hakala nodded, “Well the at least our mission is not a total failure. In fact, the Eiffelloretalian Navy has likely killed some sailors of the Hyacinthe with the depth charges. Whoever the ramming submarine is, I would have to assume they are also sinking. Otherwise the noise from the water awkwardly smashing into their damaged hull should give them away with such an odd noise. The Eiffelloretalian Navy should be able to find them without a problem. Although I expect at the bottom.”
Aaltonen concurred, “Yes, that submarine is not a priority for us. They caused all the chaos without our help. With passengers onboard we’ll have to set a course for Serenierre. Communications, get in contact with headquarters so they can inform the appropriate people that we’re inbound. Oh, and tell the rude Eiffelloretalian Navy ship Busto that they are lovely people. We should do dinner sometime.”
—“Aye, sir” the comms stated with a slight chuckle.