Venerable Joshua didn't even know where to begin.
When the mech designer he admired for so many years asked to be treated as an expert mech, Joshua blanked out for a moment.
The suggestion sounded so absurd that Joshua didn't even think it was possible. Even if he somehow managed to produce a reaction, the chances were great that something horribly wrong might ensue!
During his pilgrimage to the MTA's sector headquarters, the friendly and knowledgeable instructors over there taught him about the dangers of exposing his mind to others.
Expert pilots possessed extraordinarily strong minds and wills, which not only enabled them to resonate with an expert mech, but also allowed them to impose their mental strength on others.
Most of the time, this was fairly harmless as an expert pilot's willpower was only able to induce psychological pressure onto other people.