Jace moved one of the chess pieces on the holographic board then glanced around the spacious hangar that was filled with people. Across from him Taylor was thinking about her move while she fiddled with a device she made while they were playing. They were playing a game of chess while they made new tools. Testing their mental prowess in a competition like this was not unfamiliar to them.
They had done similar things at the academy. Of course then they would always make small trinkets. Mostly due to not having the parts to spare. But now they had parts in abundance since the military was gladly footing the bill.
Jace was making an armored defense drone that could be theoretically easily controlled by a simple remote. It would hover and was equipped with a short range taser. Only simple things since this was a spur of the moment creation. Jace glanced at the board after Taylor moved and took only a second to move another piece.