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The next morning arrives, and you find yourself getting ready for your next duty: an afternoon patrol. You find yourself tinkering with your suit, running a few checks on it when you hear someone clearing his throat, and you turn around to take a look. Edgar is standing behind you, examining your suit as well. "I don't suppose you have some time to spare before you get shipped out?" he asks, and you tell him that you're free at the moment. "Good, I need you to do something for me," he says and gestures at you to follow him.

You follow him to his workshop, where you see what looks like a brand-new Magikiras suit, and you stare at it for a while, wondering what model it is; you've never seen anything with this particular design before. This suit is much sleeker and more humanoid-shaped than your current suit, which looks more like a human-shaped tank. You turn to Edgar and ask him about it.

"You like it?" He looks at you with a grin. "My latest design, actually. No more bulky suits, so you won't have to worry about space restraints anymore. Tougher than it looks too, since I got it made from titanium versus steel. I call her the Einherjar," he says, petting the sleek suit with pride.

That sounds impressive, you tell him and ask if he wants you to field test the suit, guessing that's why he asked you to come along with him. "Pretty much, yes. Take it out on patrol today and let me know how it works out for you," he says with a grin. You have to admit that trying out a new suit is definitely exciting, and you agree to do it today. "Good! Let me know what happen and whether you prefer the old suit or the new one," he says, still grinning.

You get into the suit and give it a spin.

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Later that day, after you're done with work, Edgar approaches you in the suit hangar as you're getting out of the new suit. "Well, how was it?" he asks you in anticipation. You tell him about your teammates' jealous responses. Edgar nods and waves at you impatiently. "Get on to the important part. What do you like most about this suit?" he asks you, pulling out his tablet and getting ready to write down some notes, and you tell him how you like the suit's…

You point out that the suit seems to have a bit of everything, from a basic targeting system to camouflage mode, extra tools to deal with most situations, an enhanced communication system and improved motor that allows you to move faster. Edgar gives you a huge grin and says, "So that you'll never run into any kind of trouble on the field. Better to be prepared for any eventuality, yes?" he says, and you nod in agreement. While you still need some basic training to make the most of what you want to do, the suit will make up for quite a fair bit with its prominent amount of tools and gadgets that may or may not help you in certain situations.

"All right," he says with a pleased nod. "Good to see that you like my suit in general. Shouldn't take me long before moving this baby out of the testing stage and into mass production, eh? Damn, I'm so going to love the profits that'll be racking up," he continues, leaning in to examining the suit some more.

Of course, you'll have to bring up the suit's most glaring weakness.

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