After the general meeting, Ves talked with each of the expert candidates in private in order to hear their initial demands.
He started with Joshua first.
"In the decisive battle, we need to pair you with a mech that can allow you to threaten an enemy warship." Ves spoke. "Two out of four of the Bright Warrior configurations are suitable for this purpose. A lancer mech will allow you to perform a single overwhelming attack while a rifleman mech will give you substantially more reach. Which one do you prefer?"
"I'm used to piloting the lancer mech configuration, but I can brush up my marksmanship skills if you need me to. It's just.. will either be able to allow me to fight against a warship?"
"Breakthroughs will always allow you to exert more power than usual. This is especially the case when you reach Unity of Man and Machine."
"I'm not Jannzi."
