Exlor
Ark, your arc has come. Seeing what Ves can do now, I have a feeling his expert mech will push boundaries for living mechs and start higher than when Mars was an expert mech. Also, as Mars enabled Benedict to become a master, Ark's mech will enable Ves to finally say the lines ' I'm just a Senior Mech Designer...'
Possibly the line "I'm just a MASTER mech designer!" I mean... why exactly are all the MTA officials treating Ves like he is an "almost Master" instead of "almost Senior"? Is Senior even a real level between Journeyman and Master? Or is it more like "Senior Apprentice"? Because I remember a few times early on when Ves interacted with "Senior Apprentices" before he jumped straight to psudo-Journeyman.
I predict Ark's upcoming mech will be named Jupiter, incorporate that new blood sharing innovation, and have the Sovereign's Authority gem embedded in its cockpit. Also, Ves will experiment by making himself its Design Spirit. The Jupiter will be the posterboy for Ves' specialty, just like the Mars has become Gloriana's.