"They've got to learn better than that. I don't like taking down other humans, but sometimes it's got to be done. There's no reason for your people to get killed again trying to teach them."

At least it's hard to get too grim when Jesse's praising her Ghost. Blaze nods fondly. "Ghosts are something real special. We're blessed to have them."

Hers returns about then, opening a canister of odd, shining crystals and announcing, "All right, I've completed the basic repairs and upgrades. But I need to see those rifle components we collected. I'm going to try and improve the generator efficiency. The current design loses a great deal of thermal energy."