The old ones in the lane

Part 3: Ocean activity

 Although the sea is pretty dangerous because of Siren, cruising around or exploring is quite popular among the ships. They also have a patrol route to make sure that no Siren ships are trespassing or attacking them. Apart from that, there is some route that goes around the radar range of the Azur Lane girls that helps the ship get a look at them.

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Somewhere around 1940
9:40 AM

HMS Ben-my-chree anchored 5km or 2.7 nautical miles away from the dock. On the board, Ben-my-chree is sipping tea while commanding the 2 Sopwith Tabloids flying around.

Ben-my-chree: When will my work end? Why does the next seaplane tender take so long to arrive? He should have at here 10 minutes ago

*radio* Campania: Sorry sorry sorry, I forgot my schedule. I'll be there in a few minutes

Ben-my-chree: WHY THE HELL DID IT TAKE YOU SO LONG? MOVE YOU FAT ASS HERE NOW. MY TEA IS NEARLY EMPTY

*radio* Campania: Okay okay okay, I'm sorry. There is no need to yell at me

Ben-my-chree turns off the radio and pulls the anchor up to prepare to go back. The seaplane slowly makes its way down into the hangar. After 8 minutes Campania finally arrives

Campania: Why don't you just go back? I said I'll be here in a couple of minutes

Ben-my-chree: Then who's gonna watch the sea, it's dangerous out here

Campania: Hey, you know, I'd think that you are stressed out. Just go back and take a break, okay?

Ben-my-chree agreed and sailed back to the Royal Navy dock, leaving Campania behind.

Campania: Haiz, now it's time for the boring patrol shift. Here comes F22 Campania

An F22 Campania prepares to launch from the "fly off" deck. After 30 minutes, 3 F22 and 1 Sopwith Tabloid are flying in the sky patrolling when they detect an IJN Fuso (Dreadnought) passing by

Campania: Yeah, I just got scolded by Ben-my-chree half an hour ago

Fuso: Ah, that's why I saw Ben-my-chree rumbling something on his way back

Campania: Can't get enough of him, he's a passenger ferry after all. Can you tell me what he says while enjoying this cup of tea with me?

Fuso: ありがとう (thank you), I'll get a break now

Fuso drops his anchor down to secure his ship in place before going to Campania board for a tea break. Meanwhile, 3.5km away, FS Metz (captured Konigsberg) was sailing around when he came across a group of Eagle Union ships doing something suspicious

Metz decided to go and investigate what was happening over there. When he came closer, he saw the USS Lapwing (Minesweeper) standing watching a match between

USS Flusser (Destroyer) in his rigging form

and USS Manley (Destroyer) also in his rigging form fighting against each other

Metz: Guten Morgen, what are you guys doing here

Lapwing: Ah! Hello, Konig... Oh sorry Metz. Flusser and Manley just came up to me this morning asking me to organize a training match between the Eagle Union destroyer class. But looks like they are late so Flusser and Manley start first

Metz: Interesting...

Metz decided to take his time to watch the match between the 2 destroyers. The fight was unfair as Manley was better armed than Flusser with his four 4" guns (102mm), two 1 pounder guns, and twelve 12" torpedo launchers (538mm) against Flusser's five 3" guns (76mm) and three 18" torpedo tubes (450mm) and a bit faster. Still, things turn out to be fairly smooth even if Flusser has a struggling time dodging Manley's attack

While the fight still going, some Eagle Union destroyers arrive at the destination:
USS Bainbridge (Torpedo Destroyer)

USS Balch (Destroyer)

USS Perkin (Destroyer)

USS Preston (Destroyer)

USS Reid (Destroyer)

USS Sampson (Destroyer)

USS Truxtun (Destroyer)

Preston: Sorry, we're late

Lapwing decided to stop the match between Manley and Flusser so other destroyers could have some practice matches against each other. Flusser was so exhausted as he gaps the air because he kept dodging Manley's attack so much while Manley went off to the side

Lapwing: We already agreed to meet here 30 minutes ago. Manley and Flusser already have a match. C'mon' be quick, I don't have all day sitting here watching you guys fighting. Quickly do some warm-up and go into your human rigs form or I'll call Wyoming

All the destroyers do some stretching before getting into their small rigs. Lapwing divided the destroyer into 4 groups to train together while Metz helped him out. Apart from the Eagle Union training, other nation's ships are either on the ground or at the sea chilling like the Imperial Parliament battleship class hanging out 2km away from the dock and the submarine class meeting somewhere around the submarine dock, planning for their trip tonight

Author note: bruh, 20 images, can't put more. Sadge.

P/S: While fixing this chapters, I delete all of the images, gotta add them later