Stukov turned when he was approached by Koehler, who made his offer towards the two of them teaming up alongside Diver. That was not a bad idea, it covered close and mid range combat alongside having good recon potential. He didn't know Koehler as a person, nor the very shy and easily flustered looking Elora. But he didn't think that would follow her out to the field, so he wasn't worried about it, and it never even crossed his mind that there would be any interest beyond apparent leadership. Just as he was about to respond, however, Goodwell also approached him with his own offer to team up and stand against the rest of the pilots present. Well, didn't that present an interesting situation? And he didn't comment on the fact Daemon's utilitarian set up made it a good fit for most other Frame's, but he spoke quietly to not attract unwanted attention. [color=9e0b0f]"Not a bad idea, not from either of you. Koehler and Elora are teamed up, and they already set up an offer to join in, and I see no problem having Macabre in on it as well. Between the four of us, we could handle almost any situation out there during the mock battle."[/color]

Stukov, if he had any say in the matter, would unite as many of the Pilot's and their Framewerks as possible under one banner, regardless of whether he was in charge or not. It was giving him something to focus on, meeting the challenges and problems that each of them faced head on was good, it kept his mind from wandering. Even Miles and his stubborn lone wolf mentality, far more so then any of the others had, was going to be something they would have to overcome. What concerned him was the fact that the battle might not end when everyone opposing their little informal team was said and done, and he had to consider how he would handle three suddenly not so friendly Framewerks, especially Macabre and Roxy, in close quarters. Even Diver would be risky to handle poorly due to the load out and speed it had for being as armored as it looked. If it came down to it, he would have to not waste any time with putting each of them down, which was a sickening thought that he had to consider turning on the people he was allying with in this little exercise. But he would do what was needed, and he kept his silence beyond that, watching and keeping an eye on things and waited for what was to come.