"Make it happen, Kenny. Tell the Engineers to prep my ZAKU too. I'll admit, after everything that's happened, the ET's silence worries me. Call me paranoid, but I'm anticipating a sneak attack to happen any time soon." Cronic said, as he began to review the files on Aethon.

[i]"Izumi's still in no condition to pilot a mobile suit. If Aethon needs to be deployed, someone compatible's gonna have to pilot it. Either me or Calthorn at this point."[/i] Cronic said, making sure to memorize the figures on Aethon's estimates, such as flight speed, operation time, etc.

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Calthorn was up and about, but he wasn't up to much, just staring at what was left of Wraith in the middle of the hangar bay, laying flat on it's back. He was just simply leaning on the walkway's barrier, lost in his own thoughts. So much so that he didn't even notice Mark approach.

"So, I've been doing some extensive analysis on your Dagger. Repairs are possible, but it won't really make much difference against the ETs, even if it is a customized version of a mass-produced Mobile Suit. So, here's my proposition. Rather than simply repair the Wraith... I say we give it a full blown re-build instead. Turn it from a modified mass produced MS into the pinnacle of Earth-built Mobile suits, a one-of-a-kind Gundam Unit." Mark said, holding a dossier dubbed "Project W.G" as Calthorn looked at Mark in disbelief.

"Most of what's in this file is mainly just ideas I've jotted down to improve the Wraith's capabilities, offensive, defensive, tactical and so on. But ultimately, you're the one who's gonna be piloting the thing, so it's down to you to decide what'll work and what won't. Given that you yourself have a limited deployment time, I've taken that into account in my choices of components." Mark said as he passed the Dossier to Calthorn.

"...I'll give it some thought when I find the time." Calthorn said, stashing the dossier into his coat before looking back out over the hangar. Mark just simply sighed and went to get back to work.

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Zerenis too, had made sure to be packing a firearm. Something was playing havoc with his senses, but he couldn't put his finger on it. Choosing to ignore it due to the look of the place and the fact someone or something could try to get the drop on the two of them at any moment was making him nervous. At this point though he was doing all he could to keep up with Izumi. She'd survived an almost fatal incident once before with the aid of the CSC. Zerenis was going to make sure there wouldn't be a second incident, no matter the cost.