Could have gone a lot worse....

[actuallyselfish]

After the battle in Paradigm City, the Sol Machine known as ShelLancer trudges it's way back into the hanger bay, docks in a gantry, and powers down

A weary figure in mechanic's overalls clambers out of the cockpit, and after a bit of flailing, descends on one of the cherry picker platforms.

"What the heck was I thinking?" Dido groans, slumping down onto a bench. "I panicked, made stupid calls. And that Decepticon leader thinks I'm a turtle ninja transformer now...!"

She smiles. "...but Hot Damn, I saved some lives out there! Not bad, Dido. Not bad at–"

She looks up at ShelLancer...and finally notices the major damage it's taken: melted armor, broken off spikes, and an endless amount of scratches and dents. All of which needs to be fixed.



"–AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

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[herodrawing]

Freaky thing, what're you talking about?

[actuallyselfish]

"Back when I was on the design committee for ShelLancer, I pushed for it to be equipped with lightweight ceramic armor." Dido explained.

"Ceramic's cheaper and easier to replace, and I thought ShelLancer was just going to be a big publicity stunt for Solaris. You know, hauled out for disaster relief and Kaiju runts."

Sweat trickles down her temple. "If I hadn't been overruled that day, those Decepticons would have blown me to bits."

[herodrawing]

I guess we can't afford to take things not seriously. Everything's gotta be made combat ready and such.