Readying the Living Mechs
Venerable Joshua Larkinson was bursting with excitement.
After a long time of waiting, he could finally take out his Everchanger on a real mission for the first time.
Although no one knew whether the expeditionary fleet would encounter any actual threats that required the intervention of expert pilots, Joshua would eagerly respond if his clansmen needed his help.
Since it took at least several days for the expeditionary fleet to approach the alien wreck, the Larkinson Army had plenty of time to conduct its preparations.
The only downside to all of the preparation time was that Joshua was the only expert pilot assigned to the Spirit of Bentheim these days. Although this allowed him to experience living mechs being designed and produced up close, there weren't any other expert pilots for him to interact.
It allowed him to remain close to his girlfriend whenever she completed her design work, so Joshua never thought about getting reassigned.