[center][h1][color=00a651][b][u]NERO KAYAKOS[/u][/b][/color][/h1][/center]

The problem, on the whole, was that Nero wasn't treating Nirrti as some kind of walking weapon, so he didn't think of it as that when trying to equip the machine.  He heard 'I need a large weapon of some kind.', and immediately thought of a big ole' plasma-flamer.  It wasn't a [i]terrible[/i] idea, per se.  It's just that Nirrti knew their own capabilities and what worked better in the field.  So, when the eager Marine heard that the flamethrower wouldn't work, he was naturally confused, and then a little dejected.  He kinda' wanted to see what the action in the field would be.  Maybe Nirrti could've made recordings?  It was actually kinda' disapointing, and as he lowered it, you could see that on his face.

[color=00a651]"Eh...I'm not that great with guns.  And I haven't pulled any special ones off of anyone, lately, so this was all I really got.  And you can't have my chainsaw.  [i]I'm[/i] taking that."[/color]

Yes, that's right.  The Jaws-of-Slice Super-Cutter was coming with him.  It was actually on his back, right now, as he'd hoisted the strap on the way out of storage.  It was time for that to get its field test too, you see.  Still, as he was about to put the flamer off to the side, Nero spoke up to Nirrti again with a smile.

[color=00a651]"After our missions, let's meet up again and talk weapons.  Who knows?  Maybe I'll get something off of the pirates, and we can watch fight recordings for fun."[/color]

Go figure that Nero would be holding a decent conversation with a killing machine.  It seemed pretty much up his alley, instead of a normal human being, or even average alien being.  Normal people just weren't that interesting.  Speaking of which, and most unexpectedly, [s]Blackbeard's Ship[/s] Queen Anne's Revenge suddenly chimed in.  Of course!  The black market mechanoid!  The [i]perfect[/i] choice!  Nero renewed his savage grin as he held it over.

[color=00a651]"Well, alright, then!  You try that thing out, and tell me if it works out.  I mean it.  I want recordings from both of you, and we can talk fighting tactics over popcorn or whatever the hell you eat."[/color]

It was at this point that he actually noticed Ki'Tlex, who was mostly silent, but had interjected in the middle of QAR's boisterous opening, which Nero didn't really care about, since the machine had said the right things.

[color=00a651]"And your the fourth member coming with me, Flame, and other flame-boy.  Whadya think the pirates are gonna try while we're tracking them down?  I'm thinking space mines with magnetic grapplers or a whole asteroid just set to blow.  They like the unexpected and the 'boom'.  Any thoughts on that before we take off?"[/color]

He was enjoying this just a little too much.  The opinion Ki'Tlex had of the Star Marines was likely to get colored funny be the likes of Nero.