Mai merely listened to all the chatter going back and forth on the open lines. Some positive, some negative...some weird.

[b]Mai Twilight, My name is Miles Vayne, I look forward to seeing how you and Setsuka perform in this battle, you may interpret that however you want, good luck.[/b]

Mai didn't bother responding to Miles message. Granted, his mind seemed on the mission but if some felt that Mai had trouble with teamwork and synenergy, they should probably have a look at Miles attitude. The man seemed to be out to do the opposite of what she thought of him: ruin a mission with his big mouth. He had the skill perhaps but...

Then the pilot called Koehler started, of all the inefficient things, playing some weird sounds on the open line...no...it was "music" of some sort.

Mai then switched back to a private comm link to block the noises.

"...inefficient behaviors detected...", Mai droned.

"Now Mai. Let them be. That's just how they express themselves and bond", a scientist on her team said.

"...music on open lines is inefficient. It disrupts communication between squad members."

"...well ok. The music would be...excessive I'd have to agree but Mai. People have their ways to express themselves, form bonds..."

Mai stood quiet after the scientist statement.

"...Mai?"

"...I'm not "people"...I'm a pilot...trained to kill...nothing more...nothing less..."

Mai heard the scientist let out a sigh before she switched back to the open lines. Once again, greeted by that music. She closed her eyes and tried to focus despite the chatter going around.

She can keep her focus. And even though she said that a 70% synchro rate was inefficient for the T system or "T-link" as she remembered some calling it, she can still use it. It'd just be at low output energy. Still, she can do some damage but overusing it may cause her sync rate to go down depending on the intensity of the situation at hand and if she hadn't taken damage amonst other factors. Some unknown factors as well tend to sneak up on even her.

But that was also why she was here...why she was in this division...she was here to better herself. To learn. To fight.

[i]...to destory...to live...[/i]

Mai shook that thought off and simply waited for the order to launch.