Calm Before the Storm (Day 16 EE, diner, open)

[Theodore Beker]

"Fair enough. Probably were some ranches that got abandoned a few hundred years back when things went sideways here," he nodded, "Better eating than most planets with game. So who has the barbeque? Wait, don't tell me. It's Braun isn't it?"

[Felicity]

"No? Eehm, Colette will be in charge of the cooking."

Felicity leaned forward to get a better look around in case their food was nearby. She was hungry. Talking about food was not helping she realised.

[Theodore Beker]

"Ah, much safer that way. Still, he struck me as the type that might have brought a portable barbeque along on archeological expedition if we were to have one on crew," he paused, "Well, him or Steve but Astech's barely get issued a footlocker."

He glanced over to the arcade machine, "We could go get in a round or two of Solaris All-Stars Tournament Edition if you are getting antsy."

[Felicity]

"A little." Felicity mumbled, twiddling her fingers.

[Theodore Beker]

"Cool," he got up and turned to the waiter, "We're hitting the arcade while we wait for the mains."

He lead her over to the machine. "I remember playing a fair bit of this back in middle school. Gray Noton and Justin Allard should both be playable..."

[Felicity]

"Este... can I watch you play a bit at first?" Felicity asked a little shyly, which was unusual for her.

[Theodore Beker]

"Uh, sure," he said after spending a moment figuring out what coins worked the thing, "It is pretty far removed from actual mech piloting but it is a fun head to head game."

He tossed a coin in and a loud 'New Challenger!' voice clip played. "Alright, let's see... Terri Bates' Atlas, James O'Gordon's Battlemaster, Legend-Killer of course, The Splatterpult, Queen Bea's Valkyrie?" He said toggling through a few mechs on the select screen.

[Comstar]

There were two machines, the one he was messing with, and then another that seemed truly ancient.

Dubbed "Urban Assault" it was currently just showing a hi-score, which didn't seem all the impressive... claimed by the sheriff. 275.

[Felicity]

"How the hell can a Valkyrie match up to an Atlas? That's a weight difference." Felicity observes, moving in closer to watch the selection after a glance at the other machine.

[Theodore Beker]

"Solaris is dueling, right? How fast is an Atlas?" he grinned and selected the yellow and black striped Valkyrie, "You try and blow out their back armour. Hit points are utter crap though so gotta go fast."