"Two-seated machines? Neg." Matthew replies. "There is preparatory sim work and scrapped torsos used for practice. But the sibkos of the Clan are expected to...I believe the phrase is 'sink or swim'. Any who do not promptly master a Battlemech's controls are demoted to a lower caste."



"Aff." Tynall affirms. "Clan Mechwarriors have wound up being genetically predisposed to quick learning, as a result."



"Says the one who nearly dove off the edge of a land battleship." Eilena points out.



"She should have activated the Mech's Getter Wing function." Chandra replies, climbing down the ladder from the bridge area.

"I do not think Dom Tropens have deployable wings..." Matthew replies, looking thoughtful.