Operation Solstice Rain

Your mechs are prepped and loaded aboard the dropship, ready for deployment. Through your chassis’ camera feeds, strapped securely into the cockpit, you watch as the hatches slide closed around you and the hangar airlocks open for launch. From up here, Cressidium looks peaceful – a shimmering jewel hanging in space. “Ten seconds to drop.” You take a breath as the pilot counts down. Inhale. Exhal…