The Greatest Mecha

Alto lay on the bed listening to the retelling of the duel as Any did not miss any detail, he smiled as he listened to her. Aside from her Kram was also in the room with them but he had a number of bandages over his body and face, he was happy to brag about his victory. There were also faces he had not seen before like Vexar and Denise who wanted to see the one person the two top scorers of their friend cared so much about. Eleven was also in the room but he kept quiet through the entire conversation.

"Thank you Kram." Alto said for what had to be the tenth time already.

Kram as usual shut him down with a proud snort. "Who said I was doing it for you, I just wanted to beat that guy up. Now you know just how strong I am."

"And I won’t forget it." Kram almost caught Kram smile back at him but he looked away almost instantly.

Amy changed the course of the discussion. "So how are you holding up? When will you be out?"

Alto’s face darkened slightly, "I’m not sure yet but I’m doing fine. I had Eleven sir keep me company here." He gestured to Eleven who stood a bit far from the crowd but close enough to hear their conversation.

All eyes turned to Eleven, "It’s you!" Amy almost screamed.

Alto’s interest was piqued. "You know him?"

Kram nodded, "Guy’s a total creep, don’t tell me he’s your friend."

Alto thought of how to refer to him as, the only thing he could come up with was. "He’s also an aspiring mech designer like I am, he might seem a bit quiet but he’s a good guy. Took him three years to warm up to me."

Amy smiled at Eleven and he returned the gesture with a light nod. Just then Vexar walked forward and stretched his hand to Alto, "Hi I’m Vexer, a fellow cadet of this nimrod here." He gestured to Kram who stared daggers at him.