" Hey Bakkels, I am sorry to say my good fellow, but the only thing you will be cooking up in the next few hours is a ****! " * Whilst attempting to check the men's morale. *

"Captain, please join your 1st officer and come with me. Gemeiner The Enigma, please lead the way to the English crew. I will follow behind."

*Switches the rifles safety catch to "fire"*

"Nothing silly please, gentlemen."

*Sports Lord Justice*

"PO, a word. I've put together a watch system. Unfortunately it'll have to be a 6 on, 6 off, as we don't have enough senior rates or for that matter personnel. You'll lead the second watch with Task Force and Pioneer. I'll have the first watch with Vendor, Takeda Shingen and Bakkels.

"For the moment it'll be just make-work I'm afraid, but as soon as the officers return, no doubt there will be other plans."

*is led to the POW camp*

So, Gefreiter, how does one end up being assigned to a place like this? Must be an awfully boring post...

"What happens here is no concern of yours, Captain. Please keep moving and stop speculating before I begin to suspect that you really are spies."

Sure, sure. Bloody Krauts...

*stays silent until reaching the camp*

" Okay sounds fine, consider it done chief."

*reaches the camp and enters Bunkhouse A*

Mr. Bakkels, please stand guard at the door and make sure the Jerries aren't listening to us.

*Checks the rounds in his Luger.*

"This one looks like he could be trouble.*

Sub Lieutenant (bah, Neal...you had to make my rank one of the words I cannot spell to save my life!) Mookie plops down on one of the bunks. He takes the cigarette from behind his ear and lights it in one singular motion. As he takes a drag he contemplates the situation that he and his shipmates find themselves in. As he exhales, he leans back on the bunk with a sense of resignation.

"Bloody hell....it doesn't sound like these Jerries are going to be rolling out any welcome mats for us. That Oberst fellow sounded downright savage...psh....'Laws of War' indeed. He acted like it was his personal tankers that we attacked. What else did he expect us to do? Invite the crews over for dinner?

In any case, we'll have to set up a watch system. Something about this place just feels off. I don't know what these Jerries are doing here. Damn strange place to put a garrison."

((I'm assuming Mookie gathered the crew in Bunkhouse A))

*turns to speak to the entire crew in Bunkhouse A*

Right, Gentlemen, we have been captured. That is unfortunate, but we must make the best out of this situation. I have spoken with their commander, and these Jerries seem to be a particularly unreasonable bunch, so keep from angering too much or they might get trigger happy. However, do your best to not cooperate with them unless absolutely necessary.

As Mr. Mookie notes, this is an awfully strange place to put a garrison, so I want everyone to report anything strange they see to the officers. Our primary goal will be to escape this place, something which we will do as soon as an ideal opportunity presents itself. I want everyone to be on the lookout for where the Krauts are receiving their supplies from; I don't see an airstrip, so it probably comes by sea. Sub-Lieutenant, I want you to see what you can about making a map of this place based on the reports of everyone, that will help us greatly. Besides that, we'll wait and see what we can find out.

"yea, there's something strange about these krauts. But, theyre krauts, who knows what they are thinking."

*standing outside the bunkbuilding*

Damn this place gives me the creeps. It's cold, wet, desolate. Actually I'm not so sure if I can tell the difference after all between the bottom of the Baltic and the place we find ourselves in now.

*Leans through the door*

"Captain Raptor sir, I take it you already made arrangements for the HMS Nelson to come blow up this castle and pick us up?"

Aye sir. We know the castle's to the west. Chief Tarrasque, take Mr. Pioneer and scout the south of us. Report anything of interest...anything that will be of use in an escape attempt. Lord Justice, take Task Force and see if you can get a handle on what lies to the south of us. Bakkels and I will head north and scout the woods. Captain, would you and Takeda like to see if you can make it to the other side of the castle to see what's over there?

Unfortunately, Mr. Bakkels, the Nelson was unavailable. We'll have to rescue ourselves.

*turns to Mookie*

Yes, I was about to head there myself, I thought I saw something strange on my way here. Hopefully the Germans won't mind us doing a little sight-seeing. Mr. Shingen, come with me, this might prove interesting to your readers in America.

*leaves and heads for a position from which he can see the other side of the castle*

Well lieutenant Mookie, I don't like scouting without my rifle one bit, but the island seems pretty desolate so aside from the Krauts we probably don't have anything to fear. Let's check out those woods.
*lights a cigarette*
By the way, lieutenant, you know that joke about the marine and the sailor? They are standing in a public toilet. The marine finishes first and washes his hands. The sailor just walks to the exit. So the marine says: "Hey, in the marines they teach us to wash our hands after taking a piss!" To which the sailor replies: "Yeah? Well in the navy they teach us not to piss all over our hands."

*Nods at Mookiemookie*

"Aye Sir. I've taken the liberty of setting up a watch system already. It's not ideal, but due to our limited personnel and senior rates, it's the best in the circumstances."

*Hands S/Lt Mookiemookie a scrap of paper with the watch system pencilled in.*

"Mr Pioneer, you're with me. Let's see if we can find anything of use."

Takeda follows behind Captain Raptor, unsteadily and clumbsily trying to keep up with the sure-footed military professional.

'Sir, I have to say that this has been a lot more action than I wanted to see. I mean, captured by the Jerries (you do call them Jerries, right?) and now in a prisoner of war camp in this godforsaken corner of the world. Its, well I'd say its, it could be, or maybe, look, it's not that I am not excited about the job. Oh hell, I'm not excited about the job. I wanted to work for the 'Post, but the patriotic thing was to write for Stars and Stripes. I thought this was going to be a desk job, you know, cushy and light......maybe see some dames in the evening.........you got a girl sir? Hm? 'Cause I heard that soldiers bond over this sort of thing in hard times. I bet these are hard times. You know, really hard times, I mean we're prisoners. Prisoners. And I got into this line of work because I wanted to write color pieces for the 'Post. You read the 'Post, don't you? Of course you do, Everyone reads the 'Post. Does your dame read the 'Post too? Maybe you read it together. It's really good to read it together. Good reading. Good writing. And I'm a pretty good writer. I can write a yarn that will make you think......well you'll say........um.........that was a good yarn. I could show you! Maybe I can write the camp newspaper. I can...oh, wait my typewriter is back on the sub. Hey, slow down. I'm doing my best to keep up here. If I didn't know better, I'd say that you were trying to get away from me, but I do know better. You're a good man, sir. A very good man. I am lucky to be here. And I bet your dame at home is lucky too. If I was to.......'

Takeda stopped short as he and the Captain reached their destination; the far side of the castle before them.

'Golly. What is this place?'

*marches on without talking*

Shut up...shut up...shut up...

*reaches the end of the camp*

...looks like a bloody closed gate. Damn those Jerries. Let's go back inside...

*Has summoned the Oberfeldwebel Ducimes, Gefreiter Tinman764 and Gemeiner The Enigma*

Meine Herren,

Make sure these nosy Brits stay out of the castle unless they've been brought in with an escort...find a Brit nosing around on their own give him the appropiate welcome and bring him before me or Nisgeis. Understood?
Ow and could someone inform Gemeiner the tyrant to shoot any brit on sight when getting to close to their submarine.

that would be all