<div class="floatright">(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/jillvader/mw-nmfkmpkarimonero_zps55a1bf27.jpg)</div>”You are right there,” Kari admitted. “Four ‘Mechs that we know are operational, and they’re going to require a lot of work. There are a couple more that might be salvageable, but that’s going to be a lot of work. And even then, we came off that mess with no salvage to speak of. If we get through that, we might even need to use the remnants of our supplies as a down-payment on getting ourselves back in shape.” Her tone was frank, and she knew that Emily expected no less.<br/><br/>“Trust me, if we can get something good, I’m going to grab a hold of it and not let go,” she continued, her tone a little more on the playfully aggressive side. “I know that’s going to be hard, given our state and all, but you never know what might happen until we give it a shot. I know that Solaris jocks are going to be hard to work with, but I figure that if anyone can break ‘em in and teach them some discipline and turn them into an effective force, it’s you.”  She wasn’t going to say that it was because Emily sounded like everybody’s mom, something that she used to great effect.<br/><br/>However, she also could see that there a certain anger there, one that could still be a problem. Kari didn’t know what it was about Emily and the Clans, but she could tell this wasn’t the time. However, she did want to make her faith in her newfound second known. “I trust Harper, yes.” Kari explained. “I’ve known him for years now. He was my father’s closest friend, and did more to keep the unit running then anyone else. He also…” she took a deep breath.<br/><br/>“Damien was there for my father at the end. I only know what happened because of him. That’s something you need to know.”<br/>