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    What's Junk? (The Mech Touch)
    Threadmarks: I072

    Her life was over. Hina Selena of the Vermeer had prided herself on her detachment from earthly matters. Rising above it all was a small passion of hers. It had even tinted her interests as a designer. She'd spent her life working on flight mechanics. Her very childhood had been on the...
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    What's Junk? (The Mech Touch)
    Threadmarks: I071

    Iora Tagami of the Konsu Clan was notorious. He wanted to say it wasn't really his fault, but it was completely, intentionally, and totally his fault. He wasn't too proud to admit it. He was lazy. No, that was underselling it. He wasn't just lazy, he was notoriously lazy. When you looked...
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    What's Junk? (The Mech Touch)
    Threadmarks: M202

    The contest wasn't kind. Nothing that forced a designer to stay up for 48 hours could be considered kind. It was fair. It would also hopefully show Bolt what he needed. He was not going to take a student without getting a hint of what they were like past the mask and the polite veneer of...
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    What's Junk? (The Mech Touch)
    Threadmarks: M201

    Every contestant had a story to tell by the end of the 24 hours they had allotted. They'd probably be telling them for years. Bolt knew only a few of them. With over a hundred contestants his time was occupied mostly by trying to keep the stupid ones from dying, fielding questions, and doing...
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    What's Junk? (The Mech Touch)
    Threadmarks: M200

    "So, evaluations." Bolt began after the twelve-hour mark hit. "Do we wish to go over them now?" "Perhaps if you would clarify the expectations for those less technically inclined." The Vermeer representative gave his input. "Fair." The designer gave a nod and settled back in his seat while...
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    What's Junk? (The Mech Touch)
    Threadmarks: I070

    A Young Master was a particular archetype. The actual name of it varied based on culture and such, but the core concept traveled across every nation. It was the ur-example of a rich man's child. Spoilt, catered to, wanting for nothing. Typically they were arrogant. 'Do you know who my...
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    What's Junk? (The Mech Touch)
    Threadmarks: M199

    The early founding of the Friday Coalition had involved a total of nine separate nations banding together due to mutual interest. Over time that had been dropped down to six. Vermeer, Konsu, Carnegie, Gauge, Vanguard, and Puffer. Of those the Puffer clan was on its last legs. Each...
  8. lost star

    What's Junk? (The Mech Touch)

    Nah, the dipstick could probably be a senior shortly, but part of the Senior advancement is convincing the backing system behind the mechs that you're worthy of trust. It doesn't take much. Ves is still a pretty large and self-centered dick, so he doesn't do it for years.
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    What's Junk? (The Mech Touch)
    Threadmarks: I069

    Bolt's contest provoked some highly unintended knock-on effects after it was announced. Done in the middle of a war, in the center of the dissolution of the Lewin family's assets, it was considered a power play of sorts. Those well versed in politics called it a strong move. It in essence...
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    What's Junk? (The Mech Touch)
    Threadmarks: M198

    Contests were a time-honored condition for mech designers. They also had a few, unfortunately large problems. The largest of which was that proper designing took time. You really couldn't slap together a coherent design in an hour and pretend it'd work. Even a First Rate designing program...
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    What's Junk? (The Mech Touch)
    Threadmarks: M197

    Historically the MTA and the CFA had stomped down extremely hard on anything related to spiritual works. Bolt had gotten away with his shenanigans because it was all mech related, and he'd explicitly avoided the typical pitfalls and temptations. His master had been very blunt in that...
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    What's Junk? (The Mech Touch)
    Threadmarks: M196

    The planet they arrived at was beautiful in a very artificial way. As the main seat of the Lewin family it was very technically their crown jewel. Even if no one from that family had set foot on it for years, it was meant to be a place to host and impress others. The estate itself took up an...
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    What's Junk? (The Mech Touch)
    Threadmarks: M195

    Bolt was actually quite irritated at this point. They'd confirmed that Lilly's mother was dead. It should have been good news. It allowed them to start the process of separating her from the woman's legacy. Unfortunately, things had gotten very complicated due to factors beyond their...
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    What's Junk? (The Mech Touch)

    Maybe! We'll see.
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    What's Junk? (The Mech Touch)
    Threadmarks: I068

    The introduction of the Einherjar Berserker was not a surprise to the Hexadric Hegemony. If there was one major success that had occurred due to the raid attempting to kill Bolt, it was the fact that they'd been able to retrieve one of the mechs while retreating. This was a major boon and...
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