No matter how many fires burned in the Bright Republic, work never ceased.
Ves detested getting tangled in the recent problems that popped up. He would much rather lock himself up in his design lab and engage in his true passion, which was designing mechs!
Though Gloriana was still capable of contributing to the projects, she still wanted to take some time off to adjust to her mentally exhausted state.
That made his time at the design lab a lot more drab and lifeless. Ves had become so accustomed to collaborating with his girlfriend that her abrupt absence made him feel as if he was missing a limb.
In his recent period interactions with Raymond, the Larkinson elder behaved a lot more reticent in his presence.
Ves sensed that Raymond was quite conflicted by what he heard.