"Permission granted; good thinking, Shizen," he said, grinning broadly, as he continued to cut a swath through the smaller enemy vehicles.<br/><br/>His hands moved fluidly, twisting, pushing and pulling the assorted joysticks this way and that, eliciting flowing movements from Gareth, the mech skimming across the ground with ease. Suddenly, a shell exploded in his path, sending Gareth spinning through the air like a top.<br/><br/>"Damn!" he muttered, attempting to regain control of the swirling mech, "This is gonna hurt." Pilot and mech crashed hard into the ground, and he stood again, servos squealing from the strain. "Go!" he called out into the com, hoping the system wasn't damaged in the hit. "Yvette, give me a status report."<br/><br/>Scanning the flowing text, Aren sighed in relief. "That could've been a lot worse; gotta be more careful."