Rigger 3 Load Capacity ~upd~ -

“It’s drift. Thermals from the welding bay.”

“It’s the power cell,” Jax said, voice thin. “The Mark IX’s internal dampeners cycle every ninety seconds. When they cycle, the containment field compresses. Compressed field = denser mass. Just for a moment. Maybe… six pounds denser.”

She turned to Carver. “Client wants it on the truck? Tell them it’ll be there Monday. After we pour a new pad.”

At five feet horizontal, the crane’s load cell flickered again.

“I’m waiting for the crane to like me.”

“The sling remembering what four thousand pounds feels like,” Mira said. “It’s fine.”