Janos Wu, with Ranna Krannok in the MechBay<br/><hr/>Janos was walking around the Elemental armor, both of his hands feeling up the finely polished metal that made up its surprisingly thick armor plates. He looked up occasionally at Ranna with a genuinely happy crooked grin on his face. He listened intently at what she said, but his eyes and hands took up all that the battle armor was. As she asked him about his feelings about the destruction of the city. He stopped however, his brow furrowing a bit. He bit into his lower lip and considered his answer carefully. Once again he didn't want to come of as unsympathetic. But then again, perhaps a little honesty between company companions could serve him right.<br/><br/>"Honestly, Ranna? I couldn't care less. It was them or me. I wasn't particularly interested in being used as slave labor, my talents being milked by the CapGov for free, without compensation." He studied the hard points where the Elemental's weapon systems were attached. Interesting, they seemed to be easily demountable. "If I may say so myself, I am probably one of the most gifted engineering minds in the Capellan Confederation, maybe even in the Inner Sphere. I am certain that my designs will be wide-spread and lauded in the future. But I want that success to be mine, not theirs. It hurts me to betray my beloved Capellan nation, but when the chips are down, I always prioritize myself and my needs. Which is why I am here."<br/><br/>It all came out in a bit of a blurt. He had intended to just say<em>it was them or me</em>, but having been distracted by the interesting characteristics of the... omnipoint of the armor, he just emptied his mind upon Ranna. Perhaps she would think of him as odd for it, but then again he was drooling more over this armor than he was over her.<br/><br/>"How about you? Does it bother you that you have probably killed so many innocent bystanders tonight?"