Re: Titan Down: search and rescue
As she stood at the briefing, Elsbeth glanced in M'kira's direction. The tall Praetorian was still wearing her powered armour, though she had broken the environmental seal for the moment and had taken the helmet off for the time being, tucking it under her left arm. Lights danced on her face as the display diagnostics were still running and keeping her constantly appraised of her hard shell's status.
The CMC Marine hadn't even considered the possibility of going in without her armour. As M'kira had noted, the muscle amplification and environmental systems alone would be a boon at any crash site. Elsbeth also suspected that Hearth Guard wasn't about to enter the salvage operation in anything but the armour that they arrived in.
The actual question on Elsbeth's mind was more along the lines of, "Marshal, will we be using the mecha for any salvage and recovery? At least during initial entry?" To her mind, they would be of limited usefulness due to their size and weight - it was both an advantage and a disadvantage in such operations. But at the very beginning during entry to the vessel, their size was likely to be less of a limitation.