<hr/><strong>Janos, enjoying some cuisine in the Mess with <em>Alroy</em>, <em>Kara</em>, <em>Lily</em>, <em>Maho</em> and <em>Ranna</em>. Walter entering MechBay.</strong><br/><hr/><br/>Janos listened intently to what Maho was saying, his tongue playing a little with his missing tooth behind his otherwise closed lips. In the end he was a bit surprised about this unit. Graff was just about running along casually in a Marauder that could become a statue at any moment and here this girl was just as casually using MASC like she really needed it in a speedy long range 'Mech like a Sling.<br/><br/>"You know, cutting down that cost is easy enough. I know speed is fun and all that, but the stress of a MASC on such a small unit is really going to show. Even if you do have an endo-steel frame the light weight and thin skeleton is more of a risk with MASC than with the regular stuff. The actuators must wear out pretty quickly, the additional stress might even end up bending some armor plates out of shape. If you were running a Dragon or Phoenix I could understand, they are a bit sturdier, but the speed output only really matters if you are in fights closer than those LRMs permits, and even then it's just a gamble, since if your joints freeze up..."<br/><br/>He slid his finger across his throat while making a<em>ka-boom</em>sound.<br/><br/>"It'd be a shame if such a cute girl got herself killed just for the need for speed. Free up some tons with that MASC and one of the LRMs and give it something more versatile instead."<br/><br/><hr/><strong>Walter in MechBay with <em>Miyoko</em>.</strong><br/><hr/><br/>Walter raised a brow and found himself scratching his beard again. This girl was becoming more down for every day that passed and it would soon end up breaking more than just her. Say what you want, she had more skill than she let herself express, obvious by the way she had managed to sneak out with all the salvage from last run. As she finished off her speech he simply shook his head.<br/><br/>"Denied, Shadowborn." He looked up at her Hawk. "How about I pay you double whatever those hacks at the Outreach markets are offering you and you go buy yourself something lighter. I know someone who might have a deal on a nice Commando or even a Raven if he still got his fingers in the Capellan pockets. We can give the Hawk to Janos or something, he'll have something to play around with and you can always take the girl for a spin every now and then."<br/><br/>He turned and started walking towards his Highlander, brushing off any protests Miyoko had to offer.<br/><br/>"I won't take no for an answer. Just make sure you have enough rooms in your new 'Mech for your bears."<br/><br/>As he arrived at MacLeod's feet he stopped and looked up at it. He had barely touched it since the last time he took it out. The techs had removed all the damaged parts, which made it look like a corpse someone had thrown acid in its face. He patted the old warmachine on its calf and smiled.<br/><br/>"No worries, old boy. I'll fix you up once we dock with the Jumper..."