The rest of the Elysion pilots, upon flying their newly repaired and overhauled aircraft, came to respect the Starwolf leader, his mechanics, and their mechanical expertise. Their planes handled much smoother and generally flew much better and with quite a boost to their agility and speed. This earned them the Elysion pilots' respect and several invited the Starwolves present to go get drinks in town or for other outings. Then the other Starwolf pilots began showing up and the social calls became commonplace as the camaraderie between both factions of pilots grew closer. Oddly enough though, the Starwolf leader never really left for these occasions, and was often known to disappear to his ship during those times.<br/><br/>The stories that his squadron mates spun detailed him as a technological, tactical, and instinctive piloting genius. Which combined into a young man who seemed to make Valkyries out of spare parts, which everyone knew couldn't be true... Could it? But that wasn't the point. The point was he was brilliant. One of the stories his wingmen (metaphorically speaking since one was a woman) told was that he was in the middle of another project.<span style="color: #00BF00">"He's always looking for ways to improve our tech. To make it faster, more maneuverable, more powerful, and able to carry heavier payloads without sacrificing agility or speed." Niko Chikirez, one of two wingmen of their esteemed leader told. "Last I saw of it, which was more than three months ago, he was taking his design for our Akulas and blending it with the legendary F-14 Tomcats back from earth. He even had a name designated for it. the VDF-114 Leopard. Supposed to be equivalent in agility to the Akula, but able to carry a heavier payload and maintain higher speeds."</span>He explained.<br/><br/>Kira Vilosky, the other starwolf ace pilot of the lead three commented on that.<span style="color: #8080FF">"Last I heard from the simulation crew was that the damn thing had such powerful specs that it broke Mach 20 in the stratosphere and then left orbit like a freaking railgun."</span><br/><br/>Niko laughed.<span style="color: #00BF00">"I knew the boss was fuckin' crazy but i didn't think he was that degree of crazy!"</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"He's a regular mad scientist!"</span>One of the Starwolf mechanics shouted from across the bar, causing all of the Starwolf mercs to laugh hysterically.<br/><br/><span style="color: #8080FF">"That's our boss!"</span>Kira exclaimed.