THE MECH STAGGERS THROUGH BRUSH, leaving an echo of whirs and metal-against-metal … it should be built for impact, should, which is true, considering the operator is safe with a bit of a headache. systems, offline. comms, offline. he thinks about it. he’s completely lost, and has been absolutely fucked over. he lets out a sigh. fists hold their position, they push the mech forward, one hand taking a second to wipe a bead of sweat drizzling from under his helmet. an alarm goes off : “ alright, i got it, i got it. quite yer chirpin’, huh, girl? i know shit’s gone sideways. give me a chance to figure it out. ”
fuck. yeah. he is super lost.
the mini-mech spins, emoting just as charlie does : a surprised hand bats away, reaching for the plasma gun mounted to its back. he sees the claws come out, and he takes two paces back. but this … it’s fine. it’s totally fine. something pings on a radar, he looks up, it says it can’t properly scan dna-profiles, he just shakes his head. this is the last thing he wants to deal with.
“ look, bud, i’m just as surprised as you are! ” the voice comes through static, it’s as clear as the damaged speakers will allow. it’s that southern drawl, friendly and polite, punctuated with a laugh. when the loudspeakers click off, he begins to nervously chuckle. claws. claws. he imagines those things can peel that cockpit open, he pictures a single talon sawing through the shell like bugs bunny and a handsaw : a perfect circle, metal falling into his lap, then the claw flinging him out of his seat. buttons press, armor is up, the mech is ready to fight with whatever it has left in it. “ crashlanded. tryin’ to get back. and i’d really appreciate if we didn’t get into a tussle right now. ”