He shakes his head.. "Oh no.. I'm just an administrator here." he smiles and comes close.. "Although you shouldn't worry as much.  Just be honest.. open..that's all you need.  You got the job based on your merits.. not based on whether you can be a super soldier to do everything."<br/><br/>Edgar starts to lead you through the racks.. pausing every once in a while to explain some things to you.<br/><br/><em>(here goes the IC lesson)</em><br/><br/>He first walks over to the defenses, pulling out a military-grade Skeinsuit.  It basically looks like a pair of camoflague coloured rugged clothing.  "Skeinsuits protect you from kinetic damage.. guns.. but also can protect you from teeth and other nasties.. since you're not going to war..but you are likely to have little monsters nibbling your ankles.. this would be vital. Heck..I'd maybe get two." You see skeinsuits can either be the cammo style.. or they have stuff that looks like regular clothing.<br/><br/>Next to that are the 'screens'... "Okay..most of these.. wouldn't be as useful..except I'd maybe suggest getting an inertial screen.  It's the screen equivellent of a skinsuit.. with both you are that much more protected.  They run off of these battery packs.. so I'd get a couple." the battery packs are the size of a fist and designed to be hung off the belt.<br/><br/>Over into the general supplies..he starts pointing out a number of items -<br/><br/>Allweather blanket..it's compact..again the size of a fist..and you never know when it's useful to have a nice warm bed.<br/>Everflame - (a glorified lighter good for years and years)<br/>Machete - considering the world will be unexplored.. it's a good chance you'd need this simple impliment<br/>Poly-vox - If you do come across aliens.. if you can get them to speak..the polyvox would eventually decode their language.<br/>Sungoggles - working outside in the sun..these would protect your eyes..<br/>Survival rations - even just keeping a couple in a pocket..never know when you'd need them<br/>Toxy-rad Gauge - It's a little bracelet that has 3 lights.. each one bad.  one lights up for low oxygen, one for radiation and one for toxic biohazards<br/>Emergency Beeper - the size of a small pen.. it's set to a common com-frequency and can be used if you're ever in trouble<br/>Explorer outfits - boots and vests designed for durabilitiy and with pockets for carrying the myriad of 'stuff'<br/>Small pill bottles of Aller-tab, Dehy-tab and Fungi-tab - tablets designed to combat various maladies like allergies, dehydration and fungal infections.<br/><br/>Finally he takes you over to the weapon's section.<br/><br/>"You don't need anything bigger then you can handle.. and honestly..if you're unskilled..you can't use anythign with a recoil.<br/><br/>He pulls out two guns.. one is a Wartech (tm) Laser Ke 1000.  It's a small pistol.. there is a dial on it.. and a place to insert powerclips. It also comes with a small wire that can be used to attach it to standard power beltpacks.  "Very versitle.. it's not the most nasty thing..but you just want something to protect yourself.  It's also able to be hooked to the same powerpacks as your other equipment."<br/><br/>The second one is a very old design..it's a wierdly shaped pistol with no 'nozzle' but rather a pointed parabolic dish.  "Sonic Stunner.. again.. powerclips or you can hook it up to your power beltclips.  Instead of damaging..these stun people.. possibly even knocking them unconscious"<br/><br/>He smiles.."Speaking of that..you should go to a hospital and get an anti-shock implant.  These may be useful to protect you from being stunned by electro stunners.  It's just a small device they implant into you."<br/><br/>