Krista listens to to Romeo's suggestion on team tactics and makes an agreeing noise. [color=Tomato]"Well I suggest letting Miles wear himself out fighting the others to start. He seems dismissive of you so he won't be keeping an eye on yo- "[/color]

A loudspeaker comes on. [color=0054a6]"All personnel, prepare for the start of Operation: Mock Battle. Cadets, your plugsuits are in the changing rooms next to the Framewerk hangars. Suit up, prepare for deployment, and wait for further instructions. System checkups and communications are permitted."[/color] 

Lt. Ritsu's voice is followed by the Professor's. [color=f26522]"If I see anyone deploy their Framewerks prematurely, I will disqualify them!"[/color]

[color=Tomato]"Well speak of the devil. We better get ready. I'll get in touch when I get to my Framewerk."[/color] Krista exits the hall and heads toward the changing room.

Krista spotted Lora and Elora in the changing room, but she focused more on getting her plugsuit on. She doesn't mind that these suits left little to the imagination. These things were meant to be functional, not stylish. They packed a surprising amount of protection into a low profile (colors aside) and relatively comfortable package. 

The Archer's squat quadruped form greets her as she enters the hangar. She felt a slight sense of pride of being the pilot of such an unusual machine. At first the unusual design had made manoeuvring awkward, but she had powered through it and became one of the few people who could pilot this sort of platform with the relative agility she could. Krista watches as the last few techs make their way off the machine. Opening a hatch on the back of the Archer, Krista descends into a cockpit behind the Framewerk's 'head'. She straps herself in and puts on the HUD goggles. Taking a deep breath, she tries to open a line to the Rose while doing the pre-startup checks. [color=Tomato] "Rose this is Archer, do you copy?"[/color]