The Mech Touch

Larkinson veterans were still able to interface with a mech, though only barely.
Their bodies and their brains deteriorated significantly due to aging, causing them to be less responsive and less able to handle the flow of data from a mech.

However, this was still enough to activate a mech and move it to the headquarters of the LMC!

A lot of retired Larkinsons moved into action.

Those who were enjoying their retirement at the Cloud Estate entered into some of the mechs bequeathed by the patrolling Sentinels.

Those who were teaching at the Larkinson Basic Academy at Freslin hopped into mechs as well and headed to the Mech Nursery as fast as possible!

Though Ves hadn ’t explicitly appealed to the Larkinsons outside of the Avatars and Sentinels, they nonetheless offered their support on their own accord!

This was because they wanted to do what was best for the family, and believed that they could do so by showing up and stopping Ghanso from doing anything outrageous!

Though these old and wise Larkinsons were aware that they would be opposing the Mech Corps if they did so, right now the family mattered more!

Of course, this also led to a lot of inner turmoil among these older Larkinsons.

Director Clinton Larkinson who led Ves ’ charity was one of these conflicted veterans.

”I never thought I would be stepping into a cockpit again, let alone stand in the way of the service! ” He muttered with turbid eyes.

The old Blackbeak he borrowed from the Sentinels had been stashed for many months as its assigned pilot shifted to a Desolate Soldier.

The knight mech only received a minimal amount of servicing during this time, making the mech a bit difficult to move.

It didn ’t help that Clinton was actually a disabled mech pilot.
The damage he incurred in a past war had crippled his ability to pilot mech.

Such damage was actually fairly common among veterans.

In truth, the damage to a mech pilot ’s ability to pilot a mech varied a lot.
Clinton happened to have suffered enough damage to reduce his battle effectiveness but not enough to prevent him from moving a mech entirely!

As it was, he could only slowly move his Blackbeak around, and had to take careful steps in order to avoid tripping his machine or crashing against other objects.

There was no way he could fight an expert mech in his state.

This was not the point.
Clinton simply wanted to show his attitude and hope that Ghanso would refrain from doing anything worse.

”I only have to show up.
This fight can ’t go on any further! ” He believed!

Naturally, aside from these veterans who wanted to show their stance, stop Ghanso from doing anything radical or support Ves in leading the family to greatness, a lot of younger Larkinsons made their decisions as well!

Unlike the older generation of mech pilots who mostly experienced a lot of wind and rain, these inexperienced Larkinsons were much more straightforward.

”The Mech Corps should not be our only destination! Ves is right! We don ’t owe the state anything! ”

”I think we can go much further in our careers if we stick with Ves! He ’s a Larkinson, and he ’ll definitely treat us better than a military that only ever cared about using us! We ’re nothing more than thugs to people like General Cavendish! ”

”The way the Mech Corps is using Venerable Ghanso is not right! If this is what the military is truly like, then I made the right decision to join the Sentinels! ”

Almost every Larkinson among the Avatars and Sentinels joined these forces because they believed in Ves.
It didn ’t take much for them to hop into their mechs and gather at the headquarters of the company!

Commander Melkor Larkinson, who was supposed to be recuperating from his recent tour, hesitated a bit longer in front of his mech.

”Ves is going too far. ” He muttered.

Unlike most Larkinsons, Melkor had been with Ves for years.
He had grown somewhat familiar with his cousin ’s unsavory methods.

Nonetheless, even if Melkor disliked how Ves was handling this situation, he couldn ’t do anything except to offer his support.

As the Avatar Commander, Melkor had already declared his allegiance to Ves! As a true Larkinson, he needed to show his dedication to his commitment regardless of what he thought in private!

”I am the leader of the Avatars! I should do my duty and protect Ves regardless of what kind of mess he made! ”

The mech commander threw everything else aside and entered into the cockpit of his personal Crystal Lord.
Though it had been months since he last piloted it, he easily got used to his mech again and left the Avatar base alongside other mechs!

Though Melkor deliberately refrained from issuing any orders aside from granting his men permission to pilot their mechs, every other Avatar had followed suit!

The battle-hardened survivors who served alongside Melkor had entered their mechs and moved out even earlier than Melkor!

With the example of these loyal mech pilots, every other Avatar followed their example!

Only a small portion of them consisted of Larkinsons! Even if these Avatars possessed no ties to the Larkinson Family, they still remembered their obligations to Ves!

The Avatars existed solely to protect their only employer, and to stand at the times at this difficult time was doubtlessly the wrong thing to do!

Even though many of them did not possess any confidence in stopping an expert pilot, they still needed to do their duty!

Perhaps the only notable mech pilot that remained behind was Silent William.
He wasn ’t an Avatar or a Larkinson, so he wasn ’t obliged to meddle in this situation at all.

The mute mech pilot simply leaned against the wall of a mech workshop and looked out in the distance.

The departing mechs made for an awe-inspiring sight.
The support personnel all stepped out and watched them leave.

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