"I would also like to volunteer, I have logged many hours in framework simulators. I wish to see what these Cruxi are capable of with my own eyes."His voice, which before had been filled with emotion and excitement, now held nothing. Not anger, rage, excitement, or fear, just cold nothingness, as if he were a machine. Drake dropped the bottle, finishing his diagnostics on his queens. They were perfectly fine, which he was especially glad for right now. "Nano-queen units Nefertiti and Cleopatra, begin drone creation process and unlock restrictions on offensive constructs." Immediately, a small buzz sounded, followed by a low whirring sound as the queens produced their drones, this time they were the slightly more sturdy offensive types. He would be at full capacity in about 3 minutes. Even if Lorenzo didn't let him volunteer, he doubted they would be able to get to the escape shuttles with encountering the enemy, and he wasn't about to stand by and let other's fight this battle, not completely anyway. 

Drake turned to address the other volunteer, a rather tough looking individual, who had addressed him. He stuck out his dry hand out to him. "As for you, if we are to fight together, I want you to know one thing.Firstly, that my name is Drake Dornstein, Secondly, I will never let my emotions take hold of me in battle, Finally, I will never let any comrades of mine die. My life lost most of its worth when I saw my homeworld burn, my family obliterated, and my father hospitalized in a coma, so if anyone will die on a battlefield, it should be me. I have no one left to mourn my fate."