Ves and Mayra chatted some more about the unusual circumstances of the planet. Eventually, they drew back to the original topic of the meeting.
"Have you figured out any way to shield our mechs and machines from the breakdown effect?"
Mayra frowned a bit. "I've poured a lot of time and effort into this very issue. Did you know what I learned?"
"What did you find out?" Ves asked.
"The mech models that I've personally designed are breaking down ever so slightly less. It's not only due to my mastery of their designs and my modifications. I've performed an extensive statistical analysis and there is an outside factor that can't be attributed to what I've mentioned before. The only mechs this protection applies to are my own mechs!"
Ves didn't doubt her words. A Journeyman Mech Designer wouldn't botch something as simple as a statistical analysis.