Is It Still A Mech?

"Professor Larkinson, are Carmine mechs still mechs? I do not mean this as an insult to you and your work, but we have always been taught that a mech is unique from every other comparable machine because it is piloted by a human through the use of a neural interface. If the so-called Blood Pact works on completely different principles, then it should operate much differently from a traditional man-machine connection. Do Carmine mech pilots have to develop a completely new set of piloting skills in order to operate a machine through this Blood Pact?"

That was a rather interesting series of questions, and one that Ves felt the need to address before he was finally ready to unveil his products.