"Hey, I'm back!"

Bit didn't exactly expect a chorus of delight at his arrival, but the resounding silence was still a little annoying.

"Yo, Jamie!" Bit shouted, waving at the figure up on the catwalk. He was sure the other pilot wouldn't ignore him outright.

Jamie came up to the railing when Bit called him by name. "Welcome back. Did you have any more luck today?" If his heart wasn't in the question, Bit didn't care. He was going to answer it anyway.

"Yeah! I took your advice and went north this time. There were practically whole zoids out lying around for the taking up there. Hey, come see what I found!"

"I'm in the middle of something right now."

Bit already knew that. When he had left Jamie had been trying to sort out what parts of the Terras's armor could be repaired and what would have to go. From where Bit was standing it didn't look like he had made any headway at all.

"It'll cheer you up. Come on, Jamie. Don't make me come up there and get you!"

"Alight, alright."

Jamie made a show of reluctance as he took the lift down, but Bit knew he didn't want to be contemplating scrapping parts of his beloved zoid. Besides, Bit was sure this would end Jamie's moping. By the time Jamie reached his truck and climbed up to look in the back Bit was practically dancing with impatience. It was all he could do not to just blurt out the surprise.

Watching Jamie's eyes go wide was worth his unaccustomed stint of patience. When Jamie let out a joyful cry and leaned in to better examine the parts Bit couldn't help grinning in response.

"But this is exactly what I need to repair the Terras!"

Jamie's expression of amazed gratitude was worth every piece Bit had been forced to pass up because he was loaded up on flying zoid parts. Bit took a moment to just bask in that glowing admiration. Jamie had never mocked his profession or called him a thief, and here was proof of how useful his scavenging skills could be.

"You're not just giving me these parts, are you?"

"Of course I am. I'm not Brad, you know!" Bit was too taken aback to even be offended at the question.

Before he could make up his mind to be annoyed, Jamie had jumped down from the back of the truck and hugged him hard.

"Thank you, Bit!"

He looked all at once elated and embarrassed. Bit couldn't help laughing as he gave Jamie a friendly thump on the back.

"No problem. Besides, dinner's always late when you're in a bad mood."