231 Mind Games

General Tennant was doing his best to come up with a way to keep the capabilities of the new Mecha secret, but there simply didn't seem to be a way, short of pulling them all back to the ship so the unexpected arrivals couldn't see them. 

"We could just lie through our teeth. Make up some absolute nonsense and see how long it takes them to catch on. It might even help flush out the traitors." His adjutant suggested. 

"Abraham Kepler is a distinct pattern of Transport vessel, a one-off that would be hard to mistake for anything else. The mecha we could play off as someone else's though, and really get the incoming troops worked up." General Tennant answered, a plan slowly forming in his mind. 

He started scribbling down notes on his pad, then handed them to the adjutant. "This does not get entered into the system, and only the ship's crew involved will be notified. Use Mecha Bay 1, I know First Battalion's support staff will be willing to play along."