Thinking about that weird inbetween of mechs (idk if mechs fit into the parameters of this blog) where they're too big to count as power armor, but also not large enough to very comfortably fit a pilot in the head or chest. As a solution to this problem I propose all mechs are outfitted with a giant belly cockpit. Just don't ask where the pilots eject from or why the onboard AI experiences contractions during the ejection process.
Don't know if I would prefer it as being very womb-like, with the pilot submerged in liquid, or if it would just be a traditional sorta spherical cockpit where the pilot has a chair.
(oh yeah mechs count FOR sure)
The onboard AI experiences contractions because she LIKES it!
I do kinda fuck with that though. Maybe it's still the chair setup (I imagine a glass belly-like sphere could actually give the pilot really good visibility!) but the seat can shift up and down (simulating the baby dropping when it moves down) for combat or exploration modes, and of course the AI can feel every movement the pilot makes, often complaining like an expecting parent with lines like "I wish you couldn't kick me so much" or "I feel like you're going to fall out of me"...