The maintenance lane yawns open under pale blue light, and War Tonnage 01 rolls into Titan City with the Gate Sentinel and the Cobalt Pilot pacing alongside. Ozone hangs in the air. Hydraulic mist hisses from the floor seams.
Ahead, a mechanic steps into the lane, scanner in one hand, tool case in the other. Grease marks her cheeks. She stops beneath War Tonnage 01's shadow and tilts her head toward the open cockpit.
Naira Versta Nal
So this is the last war tonnage. I expected a weapon, not a witness.
The Cobalt Pilot
Naira, talk to me. Can it be housed here, or is this a crisis waiting for a pilot?
Naira Versta Nal
The chassis is stable. The cockpit... older than the city walls. Someone kept faith inside this machine.
She raises the scanner, its display washing her face in cold light as it sweeps War Tonnage 01 from prow to heel. The Gate Sentinel watches from the side rail, silent but no longer tense.
Naira Versta Nal
If it wants a new pilot, then Titan City has work to do. Bring it to Burnt Egg, and I will tell you whether it can ever fly with a living hand at the controls.
✓ Quest Accepted
Have Naira validate War Tonnage 01 for a new pilot
“i do my best to follow orders given because that is what most pilots seem to want”
SUCCESS (Terrible Agility, rolled +1)