The Mech Touch

6899  Superdimensional Archetech

"The Riot Mark III Project is progressing slower than we prefer. We apologize for that, Rosa. New technological possibilities have presented us with unforeseen complications."

Gloriana's design lab possessed a different ambiance.

Ves liked to make his own design lab feel like home. It was the place where he spent most of his time. As an important source of productivity, he liked to decorate it with pictures of his family and snapshots of his living mechs in their most glorious moments on the battlefield.

He also decorated his desks and work tables with mech figurines that he casually made when he needed to think or yearned for a distraction. Many of them turned out to be masterworks due to his craftsmanship and the love he placed in their construction.

He also was not that strict when it came to cleaning up after his messes. He liked to conduct multiple small research projects at once and often let his machines run concurrently.

Anyone who took a look at his lab instruments would know that he had lately spent a lot of time on researching superdimensional matter. Multiple different samples of different grades were strewn about. Ves had cut many different pieces from the original bars and subsequently beat them up, placed them into freezers, attempted to melt them in a furnace and subjected them to high concentrations of gamma radiation.

Ves was sure he violated a few lab safety rules when conducting his experiments, but he did not really care. So long as his expensive machines did not blow up or threaten the safety of anyone that visited his lab, he occasionally chose to make use of shortcuts.

His time was precious. It was not in his style to follow redundant rules that were solely designed to prevent idiots from making beginner's mistakes.

Although even experienced mech designers like Ves could make mistakes from time to time, he accepted the risks of messing up. He could fully bear any accidents if they happened.

Overall, Ves believed that he succeeded in making his workplace reflect his personality. His design lab conveyed an informal atmosphere that made it easier for people to let down their guard and speak their true thoughts.