Needless to say, Neil found that he simply had to go with Sayeeda and Taya to check out her new weapon. Being alone with Indra and her parents was not something he was comfortable with at the moment, and so the scene shifted to the three of them down three levels below the crest of the mountain, under the Palace proper. 

They were in a steel, utilitarian hall with blast doors being the only entrance and exit from the entire facility. It seemed the royal family had an interest in being innovative when it came to defense and warcraft. There was a long glass window, three inches thick. Within were vast hydraulic systems placing battle mechs and smaller spacecraft together as engineers welded steel and refitted various power units and weapons systems. 

The unit of guardsmen leading them guided the group past the long hall into the next, smaller one toward the end of the corridor. Entering, the room was outfitted with overlapping layers of wall set into 'floors' with weapons fitted over each of them. In the center was a man dressed in a labcoat, though his face and head were hidden behind his protective headgear and goggles. 

"Ah, I see our guests have arrived." He said in a peculiar accent, his voice modulated through some kind of breathing aparatus, and he seemed to move his hands as if using them for secondary expression, lifting them up in surprise. "So, who is this lovely-" and he traced the outline of the gun with one gloved hand. "weapon for? We will need a small DNA sample from their blood to place in the weapon's feed to grant the third action of the gun. Once we complete that, you may test fire it if you'd like at our experimental range." 

One of the guards turned and nearly jumped back, pointing his rifle at Neil. "Hey! Put that down!" he ordered, and the others suddenly noticed the Pilot was holding a high-tech Grenade Launcher, retrofitted with a 3x scope and 8 chambers for varying types of grenades. Neil looked from the gun to the guards. "Hey whoa, this isn't loaded. I just had to admire it." 
[@Penny]