The new mechanic walked down the repair bay with their superior, eyes scanning the elite units theyβd be servicing during their stay.
βThatβs an interesting design.β They gestured to a squat mech with a pair of rotor blades.
Their boss chuckled, an over-familiar gloved hand clasping the mechanicβs shoulder.
βYeah, itβs an experimental build focused on air support.β
Experimental, the word brought just a small sting of unease after finding out what made this batch of mercs so special. They hoped the gulp wasnβt too audible.
βTell me about the pilot.β
The head mechanic leaned against the railing, a mutual fog of moroseness plaguing the conversation.
βWell, I donβt know much, Iβm definitely not itβs handler, but yβknow how it goes in these parts. Some fidgety little murder junkie, so far along that it identifies more with its mech than itself as its physical body.β She cracked a toothy smirk as she took a deep breath, gesturing to the olive drab assault mech.
βAs far as itβs concerned, that is how it wants to present itself.β
βSo it identifies as an attack helicopter?β
The elder mechanic lit a cigarette, eyes drifting off to nowhere as she pondered her apprenticeβs question.