Azur Lane: A Royal Pain

Punch Out

"That was some battle..." Jack mumbles as he rests in his quarters, sporting quite a few injuries from that wayward shot: he had to get a new uniform as his old one was practically painted red with his blood and he has bandages all around his arms from the shrapnel, easily concealed by his uniform and gloves. Another large piece of shrapnel nearly took off the commander's left leg and as a result he carries around a shiny black cane. Eventually someone drops by his quarters to pay a visit, and her long blonde hair, red eyes and her mostly red and white outfit, paired with black stockings, are more than a dead giveaway. "The king has arrived I see." Jack chuckles as he finds himself looking at King George V. Her cape has a few tears from the last battle they fought in but otherwise nothing too serious. "Is it fine if I just call you Georgie? We are off duty after all."

"I suppose you can." She replies, her heavy cannons hidden away. "What am I supposed to call you then commander?"

"Just call me Jack." Jack chuckles. "That extends to the rest of the fleet as well. I can't even remember the last time we took a break."

"Those doggone Sirens kept bugging us until you finally decided to go all out on them." Georgie chuckles. "I swear they must have been going "Bollocks!" in their heads as they realized you brought out the entire fleet."

"Wasn't going to bring out any less." Jack chuckles as he slowly gets up, using his cane to steady himself.

"We're all fairly young so it still surprises me that you have to use that." Georgie giggles.

"Are you calling me old?" Jack asks, fake glaring at the king.

"Most certainly not." Georgie replies before the two laugh. The two eventually head out into the living area where the fleet spends their off time. Not too far from the commander's quarters is the academy and a little off to the side are the dorms where they rest up.

"I'm just a little surprised that you took time to visit me." Jack says.

"I am your secretary after all." Georgie replies. "You can't expect me NOT to check up on my higher up after a battle like that. Pretty much the entire fleet was horrified by how much blood you had lost. Practically your entire uniform was painted red!"

"And that was just the least of it." Jack chuckles, looking down at his left leg. "Had it not been for the medics and their quick hands I would have had to get this amputated."

"Poor Hood looked like she was going to throw up." Georgie replies.

"I wouldn't blame her." Jack says. "She'd never seen that much blood before." And with that the two enter the dorms where some of the girls are waiting around. The first one to approach Jack was a girl with long, dirty blonde hair and ocean blue eyes, and she sports an Edwardian-style dress complete with hat and a British flag capelet. "I didn't worry you too much Hood, did I?"

"You had me very worried, yes." Hood replies. "I'm just glad that you're even alive commander!"

"Please, just call me Jack, and that goes for the rest of the fleet." Jack says, putting a hand up. "We're not on the battlefield right now. Plus I think we're all long overdue for a break wouldn't you agree?"

"Did I just hear break?" Another voice calls out as her head peeps out from a corner. Her short hair has been styled into a braided crown and she has red eyes much like her sister, and she wears a similar outfit, only she wears white stockings as opposed to black.

"Yes Wales, I think we're all overdue for one." Jack calls out. "As long as you call me Jack, I'll simply call you Wales."

"Fair." Wales replies as she emerges from the corner.