The Larkinson desing team is capable of develop ground breaking mechs, but they lack of xp to make multipurpose mechs. This is a problem but also a opportunity to explore other options
Ves has one big advantage most of those ambitious 2nd-class designers don't have. He's employed at a 1st-class university! Can't he leverage that connection to facilitate his networking??
They’re actually quite similar, even if they’re supposedly in different markets.
Plus, Ves’ glows are also good at harrying lots of smallcraft. There is definitely competition here.