[color=00aeef]"Ah! Dr. Cuffman, glad you could join us. Just the usual: check for scrapes, bruises, injuries..."[/color] Raymond explained. [color=00aeef]"We want our backup fighter to be in perfect condition should anything go awry."[/color] It was a strange thing; when the titan experiments transformed into their kaiju forms, they essentially create massive amounts of biological matter seemingly out of nothing. Yet for some reason, injuries that one would surmise would be healed from the rampant regeneration involved somehow carry over to the larger form.

Tirapon followed Cal into the lab. [color=00aeef]"Good, you're here,"[/color] Raymond greeted, [color=00aeef]"Establish a link with Daphnis once Dr. Cuffman's done with his checkup."[/color] Tirapon nodded, though he was unable to hide his distaste. He hated being inside Daphnis' head because she hated it. He could feel her discomfort as if it were his own, resulting in a strong sense of self-loathing.

[color=00aeef]"Daphnis, Tirapon, and I will head to the Achilles where we are to wait for deployment,"[/color] Raymond explained, [color=00aeef]"The rest of you... can come along if you want, or you can watch the live feed from within the base."[/color] He shrugged, leaving the other titans to their own devices.

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[color=39b54a]"Alright, let's run through the usual diagnostics,"[/color] Selim said. There were a few checks where Selim would call out an instruction and Anvi would have Talos perform it, almost like stretching exercises, and a few other tests that mostly just involved checking the readouts and making sure all systems were green.

Helen's voice comes over the intercom, [color=ed1c24]"It's clear why Oleander chose Talos,"[/color] she says, not really caring who could hear her, [color=ed1c24]"She wants to test the Hyper Core. If this battle is successful, there are other parts of the Hyperian ship that could possibly be salvaged and integrated into the Colossi. Oleander is from the 'old world' and has seen humanity at its weakest. She does not trust that anything we design on our own can stand against the threat of kaiju. It's why she continues to support project Titan, creating [i]things[/i] we can barely understand nor control. It's why she continues to rely on the Hyperian to protect us. Still, this is a step in the right direction. Towards self-sufficiency and self-reliance., Talos... Anvi... send that abomination back into oblivion. Earth is OUR home."[/color]