Needless to say, Cronic had the foresight to hold the phone away from his ear after he'd finished his sentence, while a bewildered Zerenis was generally confused and alarmed, until he heard why Lucia was so excited.

"Izumi's pulled through? I know she's a fighter, but damn. Those were grim odds. I'll have to be a little more respectful of her from here on out." Zerenis said over the phone, before breathing a sigh of relief.

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"I don't know the details. But the Junk Guild boys when they went Reverse Engineering on the Mobile Doll we captured must've found something of value to contribute to it. Frankly, I was just trying to make sure said mobile doll didn't try to tear the ship apart from the inside out, so I didn't have time to gather the specifics. From what I gathered, the "Psychoframe" tech lets the pilot's mind directly interface with the unit. I couldn't tell you much more than that, other than that certain... traits, are needed for it to work. Traits you have." Mark said, scratching the side of his head in the earlier part of the description.