`        What bothered him the most about the ones that he assumed were guards was their uniformity.  Despite promotional photographs, one could line up a dozen marines in uniforms, and they wouldn’t look the same.  One might be a blonde, another a redhead; there would probably be differing ethnicities, and even genders these days.  Six of the guards appeared to have wings, while the other six had horns, but they were otherwise completely identical in appearance, from their tails to their eyes.  This led credence to the theory that they were wearing uniforms.  The armor might not be a separate thing, it could be built right into the outfit, and the reason it looked old-fashioned was for traditional reasons.