Talk About Being in the Hot Seat [NSFW]

[rikimaru]

(Mecha pilots are pretty commonplace nowadays. Ace mecha pilots, however? Their rarity is met only their reputation. They're the ones who can read the tide of battle, turn the tables and turn a near lethal encounter into a story to tell the next generation. Granted, that kind of thinking was a little too forward for up and comer Mercedes Adelaide, the pilot who hides her genius under a bright shade of bubblegum pink and the occasional rainbow streak. Her dancer's grace translated well into battle, paired with gunplay that left her difficult to pin down and proved that no enemy should go underestimated.

It was only a matter of time before she had her run-in with ace bounty hunter Red Savarin. Someone had it out for her real bad, but not bad enough to go through with it themselves. Even after the less than preferable introductions, she had to keep someone like him around. She's smart enough to know to keep someone like that as an ally!

Spars were part of their regular meetups and, to give credit where it was due, he's had her on the ropes several times, including this particular instance. Warning klaxons rang within the Lady Stardust's cockpit, leaving her with little option besides taking the loss for what it is and firing the matching white flare up. The Lady Stardust began to power down as she opened up communications with her rival.)

Geez, you almost smashed a hole in my frame! I'm impressed!