>>5143369"Good morning. With everyone finally arriving I will begin the presentation." Everything died down as people shifted focus from their food to the projector. The small machine hummed and quickly generated a wide time table. "First we will start with some preliminary interference and feedback tests. Just to establish our own baseline. But since the linking will be encompassing the next few weeks. PT, and other scheduled training will be halted until you've successful bond." The table switches to a diagram. You recognized it but only vaguely. The Umbral Shell. The Core of every Phobos. The one thing that they all shared, even they varied in styles. A black orb chained through science to a nervous system of alien alloys. "We will be dividing each unit into their respective classes. Veteran pilots will help you grow accustomed to interfacing with the machines. Once you can control it, then we will move onto live exercises and weapons training and maneuvers."
Next appeared images of Phobos in action. A tall emperor class fights atop a burning skyscraper, twin gatling cannons blaring into the sky, and then a smaller prince defends a bridge while missing an arm and a leg. The last was a handful of knights, cutting apart a colossal emperor class with laser weaponry. The crowd all spoke among themselves, almost everyone was excited. Haruki was eating, clearly uninterested. Looking around you finally spot Katerina, she was with the Prince and Grand duke. They were seemingly deep in discussion. The meeting continued as the doctor went over safety procedures and your spare time. You were all allowed free access to the rec room when you weren't actively undergoing training. The lights out order was lifted but breakfast roll call would become a staple before linking would commence. And through a further list of minute rules, you all arrived in the question section. A few hands went up as the doctor was ready to begin answering.
>What do you do, Pilot?>What do you say? Write in.>Ask a Question? Write in>Don't ask?>Talk to the Delta boys? Write in>Talk to someone else? Write in>Do something else? Write in 