Hayden nodded to Ciell, she was one of the other students, a top contender for the top slot. Sadly she would have to go through him to get it, she wasn't the only one with a few tricks up their sleeve. Hayden had trained on the Paladin, same model she used so he knew it's weaknesses and strengths. More importantly his Knight was an easier model to maneuver and fight with. He would need to rely on range and try to find a weak point in her shielding, after all arena matches ended when the shield failed not when the mech was scrapped.

He had already taken the bed closer to the door so he didn't care when Cyan claimed the other, he checked his tablet. "Ash, can mom get me into the mech bay, I want to tune my mech some. Maybe hit the arena before they shut down for the night. He yawned and sent a message to the bunch at the end of the hall, letting them all know he was going down to the Mech bay and that dinner was in three hours. He pulled up Ash, she appeared as young women with blonde hair much like his own in dirty jumpsuit. The image was based off Hayden's older sister and the current top senior in the school. "So Ash, ranking exams are tomorrow. Written then practical, following that we have the day off right?"

"Correct." The A.I. said slowly as if distracted by something. "Hayden your sister is also down in the Mech bay, she's testing a prototype."

Hayden smiled and called the elevator. "And they didn't invite me, well I'll head down and... Help out." He grinned stepping into the elevators. Waiting for it to head down.