"Aff..." Matthew says cautiously. Then he sighs.

"In my more youthful, reckless days, I once swore that this Nova would be the mech I would die in. A glorious death in battle, against a fearsome foe, a death that would earn me an entry in the lore of heroes! And maybe it shall be this battle, but–!"

He struggles for words. "–there are still things I wish to do in this world."