Snippet #1663318

Earme set to work on his own Mecha first as soon as Pepper agreed, it was the quickest trip. In all honesty it was futile gesture if no one else had the capability to transmit or receive messages. He clambered out of his cockpit, moving across what passed for the Titan's head. His control systems for the radar and antennae were located near the devices themselves, well secured. He had only managed cracked open the shielding when the surprisingly loud roar from Pepper took him entirely by surprise. The key words were enough for his combat alert to kick it. 'Code Black', the two words signalled the greatest threat the students had been training for and dreaded; Parasite contact. Years within the academy had given their trainees imitation emergency responses and it was that which brought Earme's attention viciously to the new situation. He couldn't help but freeze as he took everything in, the new arrival and the creatures they had all seen so many times virtually. His mind struggled to keep up with the new information and the correct course of actions to take. He shook his head to clear the clutter, only brought back from chaos by the sudden absence of threat.

"What the hell!" He exclaimed, still comprehending the situation, frozen still. Parasites? On Earth? That was the unthinkable, the impossible situation. Yet he knew he had seen them, he recognized the shapes from years of study. Why would he doubt? His training had prepared him for this eventuality. Steeled with his sudden resolve he turned his attention the job at hand. Disengaging the damaged chip from its nest of wiring he reconnected the feeds directly to the converter. Clutched the fingernail sized chip in his palm as he returned to his cockpit seat, taking another note of the fresh damage to the landscape before looking over to Pepper and their new arrival. He listened to the young mans panicked explanation of the situation, forcing himself to believe the events. Each word he said made sense with the Parasites arrival. Yet Earme Davion Astra drowned any doubts, any weak thoughts. He was trained for this and he would face it the way he faced every test before. Pepper's instructions ran out through his skull, devoid on any other thoughts. At her query about systems he was about to reply when she moved.

Face set grimly Earme marched his machine closer to the Arc Angel as their leader turned to blue-haired Xial. He interrupted her before the stranger could reply "Pepper, there is no time. These aren't an easy or quick field repair." His voice was scolding, although his thoughts no longer echoed any of his previous doubts on her capability simply because they were irrelevant. "And I don't think he is really in any condition to help now. I'll take him with me, I have space. Then let me have a look at you radio systems" He crouched his mecha, bringing it closer to Pepper's height. His cockpit was indeed the most spacious, although not designed to fit two it would be a squash. "Bring me down and I'll get to work." He commanded. Earme had his task for now and he wasn't going to deviate.