Erich smiled slightly and nodded at both Elisa and Ranna. "I'll see what I can do about letting the company have access to the battleROM recordings, if only so people can brag about how many kills they got while completing their missions. Personally, I'd have loved to get ahold of the Spider and Locust's ROMs, too, so I can see what the hell they were doing for the two fastest 'mechs in the inner sphere get jumped by an Atlas, of all things; Hell, even my Brick is more nimble than one of those slab-sided monstrosities."<br/><br/>He shrugged slightly, the movement setting him adrift until he pulled himself back down to the deck with a subtle movement of his right foot against the railing he had next to him, the movement letting him lean close to Elisa for a moment, allowing him to whisper so only she could hear it. "If Jack's on the level, he'll be welcome. If he's trying to pull a grift, well, we'll keep his 'mech and introduce him to the lift torch of a dropship. We take care of our own after all."<br/><br/>Erich's attention returned to Ranna, the years of experience telling him that she was going to say something stupid, but he decided to entertain her anyhow. He paused for a moment, looking at the stripped-down hulk of the Awesome he had been piloting for nearly twenty years; it always pained him to see the damage dealt to the massive 'mech, even moreso as his personal mission had not succeeded. Shaking off some unbidden memories, the veteran's attention returned to the Hatchetman pilot. "Alright, let's hear it. and, just so you know, Lance structures will be in a 'free-floating' form until after we've picked up another contract; It'll do us all good to work together in Lance Elements so we can see how our various 'mechs can work together, instead of just having me and Alroy playing hopscotch with big guns."