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A HUD appears before your face and thankfully the suit has air conditioning, so the smell clears off quickly. "All right, I'm releasing the suit's lock-down," you hear Edgar's voice tell you, and you turn to look at him. The big guy nods, grinning at you. "Oh, and don't mind the smell," he says belatedly. "We've got about forty other recruits in before you, and I think some of them were training when I sent for them."

"All right then, looks like the suit fits you fine, probably just have to make a few fine adjustments here and there. Now, practice moving around in that thing, will ya?" he says, and you take a cautious step forward. Amazingly, it feels quite natural, like you're only wearing your normal set of clothes instead of a half-ton suit of powered armor. Within moments, you're jumping and running around with the greatest of ease.

"You're a natural at this," Edgar compliments you once the exercise is done and you're out of the unit. "All right. Tomorrow, you'll start training in a Magikiras unit."

Six months later…