The grass is always greener etcetc. (after the announcement)

[smileys]

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[It's pretty late in the day, but there's still some activity in the hangar as a green unit is docked in one of the unoccupied stations.]

And...there! Good work, all of you; I'll take it from here. Thanks for the help!

[May waves over at the group of technicians, who either nod, give a thumbs up or wave back, and proceed to depart. They've got a lot of other things to do after all.

Soon enough, only the Lynx and her machine are left. She places a hand on her hip and looks up at Merrygate's mostly featureless head.]


Finally. Back to business as usual, then.

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Ah...!

[May has continued to do what she's been doing in some of her spare time since she arrived: that is, checking out the wilderness surrounding Fort Alhambra. While she's outdoors, she's got a green long-coat on over her usual attire. Seems like the history of the place has drawn her here.]

So, this must be what they were talking about...

[Before her lies what looks like a gigantic piece of armor that was probably once part of a mecha. Goodness knows what it used to be attached to though, because exposure to the elements has reduced it to a large rusty piece of metal. There are probably more strewn across the area.]

Comments

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[srwjunker]

Russel has been watching the Merrygate's crew for a bit but didn't want to disturb them while they were working. It's only now that he steps forward to speak up.

"So that's your NEXT I take it? A curious machine but I won't lie to you. Kojima tech unsettles me given what it can do. Then again It might just be what we need for some of the things crawling out of the Pacific if we can't get a Jager deployed in time. Err I'm sorry my name is Russel Bagman I'm with with Halloween Plan test group here in the Unity group."

Russel offers May his hand to shake.

[smileys]

[And May gladly accepts.]

May Greenfield, Global Armaments. It's nice to meet you, Russel.

If you're worried about radiation, don't be. Merrygate doesn't carry any Kojima weaponry, and I'm being restricted from using Primal Armor anywhere near population centers.

The Unity Group is a peacekeeping group after all, and GA isn't looking for trouble.

[srwjunker]

"Ah all right then, then we shouldn't have any major issues then. I'm glad to see you have a sense of restraint with your machine then. We should be able to get along fine, still that's a pretty high performance machine all things said and done isn't it?"

With the shake over with Russel seems to be taking a moment to get a better look at Merrygate.

"Good to see nose art as it were is still alive and well in some places."

Seems Russel noticed the machine's logo.

[smileys]

High performance? ...You could say that, but Merrygate is really nothing special among Nexts, and there are probably many other machines here that do better. I still wouldn't trade her in for anything else, though.

[The nose art comment gets her attention soon after.]

Hm? Doesn't the Halloween Plan have an emblem of its own? These kinds of touches are a display of piloting pride, you know.

[srwjunker]

"You should like me and my own machine. It does't have one yet and there's not been time yet to paint the squad logo on my machine or my commander's. I should make sure to get that done before she gets back..."

[smileys]

Hmm? Does that mean she's not the expressive type?

[srwjunker]

Russel almost seems to want to flail for a moment like a certain green frog puppet of yesteryear. However he does not, he does however speak.

"No! She's quite expressive! One of the most expressive people I know!"

[smileys]

Then there shouldn't be a problem, right?

Let her watch you work. This is the kind of thing the commanding officer should approve of too.

[srwjunker]

"You'd have to meet her to understand. Given you are here? You very likely shall run into her sooner or later...She isn't your typical CO, you see."

There may already be rumors about what Katina paints her machines with, floating about the base already. It normally doesn't take too long.