>>5616811Dozle was shot more times than the rest of you combined, but between his vest, immense physical stature, and sheer luck he managed to come out of the ordeal able to walk ‘comfortably’ after less than two weeks of recovery. His marriage to your mother was completed in a very quick and private ceremony while he was still recovering in the hospital; it was never going to be a grand state affair, but the entire thing came and went in the blink of an eye… you’re a Zabi now, sort of. It is a deeply uncomfortable state of affairs, but one you're learning to live with regardless.
“I agree, it truly is excellent.” Vivima replies with nearly a purr, her voice sweet and clear, and carrying easily even among the sounds of machinery all about you. Enormous sections of mobile suits slowly trundle down the lines as they’re being assembled, bright flashes of welding torches faintly visible off in the far distance, “Is it the sensors themselves or the ports for them which have been standardized?”
“The ports. The sensors are expected to be upgraded and replaced, but all of our new designs will use the same port system for them.” The bald engineer answers after a moment of thoughtful hesitation.
“Good.” Vivima I expect the rest of the redesign plan is underway then?”
“Yes, Lady Vivima.” The man answer at once, pointing to a long line of half assembled green Zaku arms, each nearly as large some of the biggest conventional vehicles currently in Federation service outside of land battleships and other super-heavies, “The printing files have already been adjusted and the test batch hasn’t shown any issues as of yet. Full compliance will-”
“Take more time, of course. Things seem to be on schedule, I’m very pleased.” Vivima finishes the sentence for him and nods slightly, her violet eyes wide as she watches the manufacturing process in a nearly mesmerized trance. It feels good to see her this happy again, she’s been positively miserable the last few weeks in the hospital.
“Do they only come in green?” Your brother asks, and the engineer shakes his head.
“Our lines can be adjusted to apply finishes in many other colors, these shades of green were specified for this batch but we were producing tan ones just yesterday.”
“Could a red one be made?” Casval questions further, a glint in his blue eyes as he too watches the great war machine slowly being pieced together.
“Yes. It could be, my lord.”
The titles are going to take some getting used to, it still makes your skin crawl sometimes. This isn’t what father would have wanted… but you are essentially royalty, even if the titles haven’t gone quite <span class="mu-i">that</span> far yet.
>”How about blue and grey?” >”Is this the only factory producing Zakus currently? What is its output?”>”...So, a successor to the Zaku is already being worked on?”>Write-in. 