Ves spent several hours in the public eye. He not only held a press conference with various reporters from the Protectorate and other states, he also held an interview for the Rimward Star Herald.
He reiterated much of the same points he mentioned during the press conference. He also revealed some innocent details about the Bright Warrior design and the Quint.
In addition, he had an opportunity to present an image of himself that was a bit more eccentric and exaggerated than he was in reality.
Though Ves hadn't outright donned his crazy hat during that time, he put on a lighter version that hopefully made him appear less than right in the head in some instances.
He didn't care whether people thought less of him. He always kept Master Willix's words in mind that his mechs should do the talking in these cases!
As long as he continued to design great mechs, all of the criticism and naysayers against him would lose their sting.