A civilian ship, sir! It appears to be some kind of cruise ship transporting women and children back to England.
Hm, the blonde German stared through the periscope. It was as his soldier said. There were women and babies. No gun ports that could be seen... On the railing there was a petite woman with her man... Ah, she must be with child, hand on belly, blank look from the man, the loving nuzzle and bewildered slash mildly terrified look from the man. It would be a shame that they would have to die this day, he hated to even think about it. He closed his piercing blue eyes for a moment to push away the pain. He reopened them again. There was a woman with an actual baby up on the second deck, she was waving madly with one hand, she seemed to be screaming and pointing. We've been spotted, prepare to fire the guns. He pressed his lips tightly, it was what had to be done. Orders were orders.
Yes, sir! The blonde German looked back through the scope, people were panicking, running madly and tripping over themselves, some were heading to the life boats, but those two, that expecting couple was just staring at him, it seemed as if they were just boring straight into his skull. Something about them seemed familiar. He just couldn't put a finger on it. A movement out of the peripheral caught his view from the scope.
Sheisse.
And that's how it's done, Alfred, love. England turned and smirked triumphantly.
But you didn't sink it. Alfred pursed his lips.
Yeah, but now they'll think twice before trying to attack civilian ships. Especially when it could be a trick.
Uh, right, well... I'll see you once you get changed out, Arthur. America eyed England, looking up and down. Arthur tried to hide his blush as much as he could as he turned around and whisked away to go back and change into his proper attire. The rest of the crew would stay suited up, just in case another German ship came along. He'd only promised the General and his boss to dress up the first time for moral reasons.
Poor Germany.
I would think, since the nations are supposedly supposed to feel their people's pain that they would know and feel the tragedy of losing every single life lost during a war. Then I wonder why they'd ever go to war in the first place? But then I remember they're not real and no one has to bear that much pain and life is good again.
Yuck, that would be awful if you could feel everyone's pain. Blegh.