Talk:United States Navy in Exile/@comment-13740085-20160217065235/@comment-14850713-20160221055325

IC:

A squadron led by the aviation battleship Clemenceau and her consort, the battlecruiser Gascogne, shadow the Tennessee and Colorado from a distance. Despite being 2 of the largest and most heavily-armed ships in the fleet, they give the Americans a wide berth knowing fully well that they are terribly outsized and outgunned, even if their 3 escorts, the catamaran heavy destroyers Forbin, Castor and Pollux, are counted. Still, Clemenceau's complement of 36 strike fighters gives enough comfort for the squadron to see its observation mission through.

In the High Command operations center thousands of miles away, an officer watches the proceedings on a large screen. He knows that the 2 U.S. factions have been holding talks, but it looks like it's going nowhere. He looks outside the window, pondering the consequences of continued division. He remembers his friend, Adm. Neil Guy and their last battle, the thousands of lives it cost, the consequent surrender at Aubrey and exile. There wasn't even time to say goodbye. Now the real USN, at least to him personally, is back and Neil's son is one of its commanders. Maybe a chance to reach out is presenting itself. They fought each other for honor, himself for an alliance that AFOH has committed to defend if attacked, Guy for a flag he pledged to defend right or wrong. That opportunity will surely come soon, he thinks to himself. But as he watches his ships churn through the cold Antarctic waters, he wonders if the world will be better for it.

OOC: Is Undying the vanilla version of Tennessee? When are you commissioning it in AFOH? Also, maybe it's time we have "Chester Guy" command F Force.