Everything was starting to come together.
The Larkinson mech design project reached closer to completion. After testing the first iteration of the mech, Ves and Gloriana gathered a wealth of data which they used to refine the design even further.
Overall, they found plenty of small issues in the base platform and the four configurations. Due to the nature of modular mech platforms, most of the problems they ascertained originated from the mounting mechanisms of the configuration parts.
Due to the necessity of allowing the parts to be swapped by mech technicians during active engagements, Ves and Gloriana had to make a lot of compromises in terms of integrity.
If they wanted to make a more solid mech, then they had to sacrifice the modularity of the system.
If they wanted to make the mech even easier to switch configurations, then they would have to introduce even more vulnerabilities!