The Carmine Revolution had kicked into a lower gear ever since Ves backed off and allowed his colleagues to take the word.
It didn't matter because the flames of the revolution had already spread. People needed time to process what they learned and discuss the implications of piloting Carmine mechs with their buddies.
In the meantime, the other participants of the Swarm Project were not weak. Each of them represented the elites of their respective factions at their generation range. Their design philosophies may not be as exciting as his own, but they were helpful in other ways.
Many listeners had become thoroughly convinced of the value of having an organic super-large enhanced cockpit.
Just the fact that it could effectively preserve their Blood Pact and subsequently their right to pilot a Carmine mech turned it into a precious possession that had to be preserved at all cost!
