Jal lay in the bed silently, her eyes open in the darkness before she sat up and looked around. After several moments, her curiosity got the better of her, and she spoke, recalling the briefing she had been given regarding Aren's AI Compatriot. "Yvette?"<br/><br/><strong>"Yes Leftenant?"</strong>The AI's quite voice was characteristically feminine, though, by design there was a faint metallic tone to the voice.<br/><br/>"Please bring up the Specifications for my 'Mech, and project onto the screen in this room. I'd like to plan some upgrades, and this seems like a good time." Jal smiled slightly, walking over to the wall screen and looking at the wireframe schematic of her 'mech, then touched the image, pausing its rotation and, using both hands she utilized the touch-sensitive screen to remove the image's armour.<br/><br/>"Opinion; Best location to install a Heavy combat laser for ease of maintenance and low risk of damage, as well as large arc of fire." Yvette paused for a few moments, then caused a section of the 'Mech's body, just to the left of the cockpit, to light up.<br/><br/><strong>"Installing a standard-issue Heavy laser in this location will cause minimal internal stresses to the body of the unit, and will offer a Seventy-degree arc of fire due to variable-angle focusing lenses. Suggestion: Allocate resources for a Second heavy Laser mount on the opposite section of the torso to maintain arc of fire for Approximately One hundred and thirty degrees."</strong>Jal nodded at Yvette's suggestion, opening up a file to write down such suggestions.<br/><br/>"Alright. Conjecture; Primary purpose of 'mech is Long-range Fire support. Currently, 'Mech has a single Two Hundred and Eighty Millimetre Cannon Mounted upon a retrofitted Crane platform at Rear of 'Mech. What weapons Would best increase long-range indirect firepower without interfering with the cannon's operations?" Jal then paused, and smiled slightly.<br/><br/>"Secondary Function of 'mech is Medium-range weapon platform. Currently, only viable medium-range platform is a Single Medium Rotary AT cannon. Query; Would Installing a Second Rotary Unit, be of tactical use, despite likelihood of reduction in Speed and Armour Coverage?"<br/><br/>Jal sat on the edge of the bed, watching as the Wireframe Reformed into what was recognisable as her 'Mech, only with two laser Apertures on each side of the head, a Second Rotary Cannon on the Left Shoulder to Match the one on the right, and a Pair of Missile racks further back upon each flank. Also, each leg, over three and a half feet across due to the heavy armour covering the 'mech, sprouted a series of Metal pods on top of the High Pauldrons covering the knee joints.<br/><br/><strong>"Result. Firepower increase of Approximately Four Hundred and Fifty percent at range between Two Hundred and Eight Hundred Metres. Loss of Armour plating to compensate for increased heat and weight of weapons and Ammunition in excess of two tons. Loss of Mobility in excess of Fifteen Kilometres per hour. Additional equipment includes Four Pairs of AP Pods; Two Shigunga-Twenty Class LRM Missile Launchers, Paired Heavy Lasers in fixed forward mounts, and, due to risk of flanking or rear offensives, Three Defiance Industries B3M-Class Medium Lasers for Point Defense."</strong>As the AI spoke, each upgrade glowed a certain colour, based upon the Generally-considered 'Short-Medium-Long' range Convention of Green, Blue and Red.<br/><br/>Jal nodded, looking at the readout for a long moment, then smiled. "Save Changes and Upload equipment requisition to Aren in Three Weeks. Now, If you'll pardon me, I'm going to try ot get some sleep." Laying down on the bed again, her eyes shut this time, sending her into a deep, dreamless slumber.