New Kaineng City was truly a sight to behold. We met up with Marjory and Mai Trin at the docks. Navan split off to go handle her affairs while Marjory and I escorted Mai Trin to a nearby noodle stand. She had quite the hangover, and we deemed it best to feed her before putting her in front of people. Things got a little awkward on the way there. Mai tried to apologize for her actions and build some sort of rapport, but Marjory wasn't having any of it. Trust is earned through action, not words. Suddenly, distressed screams—a nearby loader mech had gone haywire. We neutralized it, and a jade-tech engineer arrived on the scene to assess the situation. The engineer's name was Yao, and according to them, these jade tech malfunctions had become more and more of a common occurrence in the past year. As if on cue, the jade spiders accompanying Yao started running amok as well—seemingly infected by the loader. After the battle, Yao gave me a jade bot of my own. (I hope it works better than the ones we beat.)