R&D

[abugslife]

[Fort Alhambra, the hangar. For some time, Hetepheres' engineering team was working on a project - and it's near its culmination now, as the final testing is going on. The testing consists of Heph standing in between several strange-looking scanners, all of which are connected with cables to Scaraber's currently open cockpit. Several raw-looking, obviously still in construction drones, each larger than a person, are flying around in the air, often accompanied by commanding gestures from the Gebian general.]

Hmm. Phantom limb control could use some precision adjustment... But most of the system is working excellently. The data obtained from the Fort Severn battle turned out to be the breakthrough we needed. How much time will you need until the battle version is complete?

[A Gebian aide nearby chirps something in response. Two other Gebians are sitting on two of the drones zooming around. They seem to be having fun.]

Comments

[abugslife]

Some of it are secrets, ones I cannot just share with everyone - even after peace between our species is established, scientific and engineering teams are the ones who should hear about them first and foremost.

But I can tell you about the rest. There are strong comm systems in the horns, for example.

[broken_puppet]

A fairly common adaption even in robots designed in our world. The Gespenst and Huckebein units have antenna reminiscent of rabbit ears and Japanese TSFs use similar horns on their units.

Anyways it would appear that your remote units are working now. The motion controls do seem particularly complex though, would that not interfere with your piloting to control them?

[abugslife]

It would not. The reason for that is twofold; first, it is not full motion control. Thanks to my piloting chip, I am able to move the Bitles around like phantom limbs.

Second, Scaraber itself controls in exactly the same way.

[broken_puppet]

It would appear that the Gebian designs for motion control are different than human ones. Our systems are a much more direct following of the pilot's motions. I guess the cybernetic nature of your body and the implanted systems make for a more efficient transfer process.

[Lamia seems to become more thoughtful as she finishes her statement.]

Not unlike the W Series and the units they pilot.

[abugslife]

The mech follows the movements of the pilot down to the most minute of details. Phantom limbs serve the purpose of controlling parts of the machine the pilot lacks, such as Scaraber's extra arms and wings. And the Bitles, soon.