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Oh no. This is a flag. Ves is going to be running away from a huge coalition of enemy fleets because the Wodin fleet ran to him after pissing everyone off.
She sneered. "Don't paint every Hexer with the same brush. Besides, I don't consider myself a Hexer anymore. I'm a proud, card-carrying member of the Larkinson Clan. I look out for your interests, not the Hegemony's. As far as this issue goes, I agree with you. One of the biggest flaws of my former people is that we aren't good at diplomacy. This is fatal when you enter into an entirely new region of space that is filled with strong and very different powers. If the Hexers inadvertently cause offense to a powerful faction, then we'll likely suffer as well!"
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
Showing interest is the first step towards defeat when you're vulnerable to money-slaps.
Ves let out a deep breath and pressed his palm against his face. "What do they possibly think they can offer that will get me to agree to this ridiculous demand? We don't need their capital, ships, mechs, people or anything for that matter."
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
"What do you mean he doesn't like Hexers? We're perfect." -Gloriana.
Calabast looked as if she had already expected his outburst. "I believe the Wodins don't have the correct read on you. They're underestimating your dislike towards Hexers."
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
Women are quick to resort to stalkerish behaviour while rationalizing it at anything else.
"You mean.. the Wodins want to travel with us? They're readying a fleet as well?!"
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
The cat is right. You need to undergo rehumanization.
"You're wrong! Who says that I'm not capable of feeling remorse? I reflect on myself all the time!"
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
Supprised she didn't say 'Yes honey, I know a bunch of Hexers who would love this opportunity'.
"Let's talk about it when you return." She said. "Just hiring more assistants isn't necessarily good. Without more high-ranking mech designers to supervise them all, they're bound to go astray. Don't forget that we're just Journeymen at the moment. There are Seniors who have employed less assistants than us, you know!"
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
Again? You've barely digested the last group of hires. The LMC is going to turn into EA fast.
"Have you ever thought about expanding the Design Department?"
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
This is a great way to disillusion anyone who draws a line between Ves's large scale boosting session and the drip feed he gave afterwards.
People cherished something less if they did not have to sacrifice anything to obtain it. Ves wanted to keep his mech pilots motivated, so dangling this mysterious reward after some time would definitely give them another reason to push themselves.
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
That's kinda a bit less than I was expecting. Wasn't the Quint supposed to be Ves'r than the Bright Warrior even before the massive expansion from Joshua's breakthrough?
The mechs piloted by the expert pilots when they broke through during the previous battle were all off-limits to others. The Quint that measured a whopping 150 Ves was the most dangerous of the surviving custom mechs.
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
So after a round of brainwashing?
Perhaps in the distant future where he finally felt secure enough to publicize his methods, every mech designer would eventually make use of the Ves scale throughout human space!
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
He needs the design points.
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The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
I really don't want to know what kind of adventurous play the Hexers like to engage in.
"Maybe I should impose some rules next time." He considered. "It's one thing to listen to my clients. It's another thing to let them walk all over me! I'm not the kind of boy who likes being stepped upon!"
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
Usually the client doesn't design it themselves and tell you to magic it.
Though Ves was not pleased that his territory was being encroached upon, he knew that he had to abide by the demands of his clients.
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
I think it's more that they don't want to associate with a 'strong independent man that don't need no woman'. They recognize that he has skills but they also think he's a wildcard that might descend into a genocidal murderous rampage with superweapons at the drop of a hat. The Hexers want to control male influence rather than saying that they are more intelligent and capable (although there is a lot of that too).
While they were so repelled at the thought of contributing to a mech design that was tainted by a male mech designer, the snobby Hexers had no qualms offering their advice anonymously.
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
Gloriana has a point but she's forgetting (or completely ignoring) that Ves doesn't have the same priority list as her. Hexers are pretty much last on his priority list. Heck he'd probably want to sabotage them if they weren't currently rabidly attacking his mortal enemy.
"DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I'VE WAITED FOR YOU TO BE DONE WITH YOUR FRIVOLOUS GAMES?! THE HEX ARMY IS STARVING FOR OUR MECHS, VES! NOW STOP DILLY-DALLYING AROUND AND DO YOUR PART SO WE CAN FINALLY HAND OVER THE VALKYRIE REDEEMER DESIGN TO THE HEGEMONY!"
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
Authoritarianism's advantage at work.
Since the mech divisions and mech regiments of the Hex Army were much more homogenous than the forces of other local states, they encountered significantly less barriers to sharing know-how and best practices. What worked in one unit of Hexers typically worked in many other units of Hexers.
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
"Wait. Ves can do that?" -Olson. It's like shooting at a fair target only for it to shrink in size avoiding your hit.
Now that the mech pilots of the Blessed Squires became very proficient in controlling the radius of their glows, there was almost no chance that Master Olson and Master Katzenberg's work succeeded in crushing any glows!
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
And that they were useful without being used on mechs.
For a moment, he felt tempted to embed a into his Unending Regalia. He reluctantly set aside this plan when he considered that the effects of Lucky's gems were usually exclusive to mechs. He also felt that it might be a bad idea to keep them on his person for a lengthy amount of time.
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
This is about as helpful as Opposite Essence.
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The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor
100 Ves is the standard of a normal Bright Warrior at full saturation not the Quint. It's an absolute value rather than a % scale.
The mechs piloted by the expert pilots when they broke through during the previous battle were all off-limits to others. The Quint that measured a whopping 150 Ves was the most dangerous of the surviving custom mechs.
The Mech Touch
Sci-fi · Exlor