Second-Class Mechs

"Not now."

"Meow."

Lucky landed on his head and treated his hair like a mat.

"Are you getting fatter? You're heavier than last time!"

"Meow!"

Ves no longer bothered with his misbehaving cat and turned his attention back to the four battle bots he almost finished servicing.

A large number of workshop bots were installing the parts he disassembled and repaired. Ordinarily it would have taken at least a week to effect these repairs on his own, but the Scarlet Rose's well-equipped mech workshop came with many of the same advanced tools as those owned by Gloriana.

While the machines all came from Coalition manufacturers, their functions and operation methods closely abided by the standards set by the MTA.

Standardization made everything easier. If an equipment manufacturer refused to conform to standard, then hardly any customer would seek to purchase their products!