As the techs, Walt, and Maho all scarpered into the jumpship with varying degrees of proficiency due to the microgravity causing them to drift slightly while floating in the nearly nonexistent gravity, Erich beckoned Elisa towards the 'Mech bay, just in time to nearly clothesline the new tech, accidentally, of course, with the warrior's heavily-muscled arm. Neatly using the lack of gravity to swing himself around the harnessed, inert armour, which looked to be heading towards the Jumpship's gravity deck, Erich rolled his eyes. "C'mon. May as well show you the butcher's bill, instead of just talking about it. Gives you time to check over your beastie and give it the once-over, too."<br/><br/>With the ease of practice, Erich swiftly found his way 'down' to the Mech bay, where he was not at all surprised to see his 'Mech stripped of all of the torn and shattered armour plate that had been barely hanging onto the Awesome's frame when he had returned to the Dropship; between the low lighting signifying that the Dropship was on its 'night' cycle, and the combination of red support lighting, the occasional blue-white flare of welding torches, and the shadows created by the massive 'mechs nestled in their repair cradles gave the Mechbay a rather spooky air; the silent spectres, like ancient suits of armour ringing a grand chamber, waiting to be brought into battle once more for glory and honour.<br/><br/>Erich leaned slightly against a rather solid support bar, hooking his right ankle behind one of the vertical supports to prevent his floating off due to a careless nudge as he looked at the 'Mechs that stood in the bay. He paused, musing more to himself than any audience. "I won't make bones about it. We got jumped by more forces than we expected and paid for it." His eyes flicked over to the Bay where Yamina's Locust would normally be; at the moment the capellan 'guest's Raven stood in the bay, waiting to be disembarked at Outreach with its pilot. "Going to need to talk to the Orion pilot some, but I think he'll stick on. The Raven pilot's already made her decision, so she's off once we make planetfall on Outreach. Then it'll be a case of hiring on new ones, and sticking them into lance organization so everything makes sense, again."