Barlow Rakovshchik and Idni Zenokon did not fully comprehend the depth of how the Auto Heretic mech line violated the most central precepts of the Mech Trade Association.
Even if they did, their choices would have remained the same.
This was because the significance of being able to pilot a mech was too great.
Individuals who were over a century old and had labored for many years for a solution to the genetic aptitude problem were far more excited at this precious opportunity than the average mech enthusiast.
The longer their dream had been denied from them, the more they yearned for it to come true!
Now that they discovered that a strange mech designer who originated from the galactic rim not only managed to achieve a critical breakthrough in this research, but also translated his galaxy-shaking innovation into real reproducible mechs, how could the two leaders of the NMRI possibly resist?