Erich tromped into the 'mechbay from one of the service lifts that ringed the large open area inside the dropship's lower hull, reading Miyoko's 'message that had been sent to his personal datapad. Seeing the source of the letter working on her 55-ton 'Mech, he silently thanked the magnetic-soled boots he was wearing, allowing his footsteps to have the loud echoing thumps of impending doom that his size only helped to propagate. "Miyoko. Come on down here."<br/><br/>Looking over the petite Kuritan's 'mech, he examined the battle damage closely; somehow, the young woman had overloaded her 'mech's heatsinks, as the only other damage hadn't even penetrated the armour plate covering the 'mech's body. Once Miyoko had clambered down to Erich's level, he looked her over. "I'm going to be extremely, brutally honest, Miyoko. There is a change in the unit, and it may or may not be for the better; at the moment, everyone is working off stress. If that means splitting up into teams and sneaking off to fuck one another blind, I'm not going to argue with that. But, that discussion can be held at another time."<br/><br/>Looking up at her Shadow Hawk, he rubbed the bridge of his nose slightly, wondering how the damage caused doesn't match up with the impact points he could see. "So, on a related matter, how the hell did you manage to blow half your 'mech's heat sinks, when they're designed to radiate heat, and are armoured enough to ensure they keep working until they take a direct hit from a large-bore weapon? Secondly, in case you forgot, your 'mech's outfitted for Long-range work; think like a sniper, not an in-fighter. If you need to consider getting into close range, we'll have to yank three 'sinks and reinstall the medium laser and SRM-2 rack."<br/><br/>Unzipping his heavy jacket, he peeled the ballistic cloth off, revealing that he wore a dark grey T-shirt underneath, the seams looking like they were straining vaintly to prevent ripping around his biceps. "Look, kid. we can have a heart-to-heart about what went right and what went wrong after we fix your 'mech, but, for now, you're going to have to put the emotional part out of your head, bandage that cut on your arm, or have the doc look you over, and get cracking on fixing your 'mech. Once everything is back up and working properly, then the company is going to have a heart-to-heart."