The giant stands his ground, but the other troopers around him seem a little nervous.
“Hey, Sarge,” one says, “this guy’s bulletproof and he just crushed Mendoza like a coke can. You think it’s a good idea to push his buttons?”
“You know what’ll happen to us if we talk, Peters,” the giant responds. “I’d rather take my chances with the sentient wrecking ball.”
Unfortunately, the Pulsar doesn’t have a brig, or any other dedicated space for holding prisoners. The ship’s designers apparently didn’t anticipate their vessel getting involved in this sort of activity.
The mech pilot falls onto the deck, grunting as shock absorbers in her suit cushion the impact. With her surviving comrades having surrendered, she follows Kitai over to the airlock. Her mech remains magnetized to the hull.