"A worthy motto" said Tetsuo nodding. "The modification does not interfere with my visibility, but I suspect it may give one seeing it a moments pause. Sometimes, that moment is all you need." He began to climb the handholds set into the mechs leg, turning back to address Armina again.<br/><br/>"It belonged to my fathers grandfather. It suffered extensive damage in the battle that claimed his life, but was returned to our family by the remainder of his unit. We have worked to restore it, and upgrade it. My family is not without resources. After I made my decision to leave the combine, the mech was gifted to me."<br/><br/>He opened the cockpit and climbed in, leaving Armina to follow along behind. Likely she had ridden enough times as a passenger to know what to do while he strapped himeslf in and began the powering up sequence.