“I didn’t realize how bad your situation was,” Beth said sadly. “But I guess it’s stupid of me not to have thought of that—I remember how it was when I first started out, I don’t know if I would have made it financially if I’d gotten so unfairly trashed right out of the gate.<br/><br/>“There is stuff you can do to make extra money, like posters and merchandizing, doing commercials, and all that. I have to admit, even I’m pretty worried—I’ve got my team about to start on a second<em>Lissa</em>in case things go poorly when I do finally fight Herman. But I’ll tell you what—if you really do run out of money, I’d be willing to let you go through my spare parts collection. Mike, my crew chief, is kind of a pack rat when it comes to mech equipment. Also, I could maybe delay my own project a bit and loan you my team for a few hours here and there.” Beth wished she could offer more, but the truth was she did need to think of her own career first, even if she badly wanted Mira to make it as well.