A slight grin found its way onto Ian's face as the mission was explained. As the briefing finished Ian followed the couple of people who had already gone over to the Mech Bay, quietly humming a small tune as he did so. As he entered into the open area his eyes quickly found the Cataphract and he made his way over to it still quietly humming. He only stopped humming after he had slid himself into the cockpit of his mech. He sat there for a moment in the quiet dark within the machine before reaching out and flicking a few switches that caused a growling whine to be emitted from the machine as the reactor started up. He blinked as his vision lost the outline of the helmet in the peripherals, replacing it with maps, tactical readouts, and the state of various systems within the Mech. [i]"Reactor, online. Weapon systems." [/i] Ian brought the Rotary Cannon up, grinning at the passing feeling of disconnect with his arm and the Mech's. With a whir and a locking sound Ian brought it out of safety mode for a moment, before returning it to the mode for transport and continued. [i]" Now online. All other functioning systems, nominal."[/i] Now finished Ian keyed his comm "This is Ian with the Cataphract, ready to go."