<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 36pt;">THE TRANSPARENT SMARTEX SUITS</span></div><br/><div align="center">(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvrzx7C29t1qdd7wuo1_500.jpg)(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loa23wl09D1qmzlrao1_400.jpg)(http://s3.amazonaws.com/imgly_production/2443733/large.jpg)</div><br/>Before arriving on-world, every prisoner is stripped naked. The only exceptions are body piercings that the convict has specifically requested to keep and that have been scanned and found to be nothing but solid metal. The inmate is then made to lie in a bath of a cold, gelatinous gloop. This gloop is actually a liquid polymer made of nanotech cells - microscopic robots that are programmed to behave in a certain way.<br/><br/>When the prisoner emerges from the bath she will be coated in a thin but visible layer of what appears to be transparent latex. It feels like latex as well, is skin tight but not restrictive. The material is called Smartex (Smart latex). It will dry within a few seconds and form a transparent "cat-suit".<br/><br/>This clothing is all that the inmate will wear for the rest of her life.<br/><br/>The suits have the following properties:<br/><br/><strong>Heat Retention:</strong>The suits are capable of retaining the wearer's body heat to a certain extent. The wearer will still feel the cold, especially at night when the temperature drops, but provided they are careful, they will not suffer from frostbite or hypothermia so long as the suit is kept charged.<br/><br/><strong>Location sensing:</strong>The suits can detect when they enter certain locations within the settlement. Outside the settlement they will offer maximum protection from the environment including boots, gloves and hood. In the event the suit detects a storm it will also provide eye protection and in extreme conditions, a mask over nose and mouth.<br/><br/><strong>Hygiene and Breathability:</strong>The suits are effectively self cleaning on the outside, however they are essentially watertight and practically airtight in order to maintain the protection and heat retention functions. When the wearer enters the shower block, the suit will enter hygiene mode. This mode allows warm water to penetrate through the membrane permitting the wearer to wash. The suit membrane will allow a small amount of CO<sub>2</sub>to leave and a small amount of O<sub>2</sub>to enter. When in maximum storm mode, the membrane over the face will permit a larger flow to avoid suffocation.<br/><br/><strong>Bodily Functions:</strong>By tracing a finger around an area of the body, an opening may be made in the suit. This is to enable the expelling of normal bodily waste. It may also be used by inmates to gain access to sexual organs or erogenous zones. After one hour the opening will attempt to close itself. To close the opening before then, simply wipe a hand across it. The opening can be kept open longer by keeping a finger in contact with the edge of the suit. NOTE: Running a finger<span class="bbc_u">around</span>a limb will have no effect. You cannot create a short sleeved version, for example. a maximum of five holes can be made at one time in a suit and there must be at least 1cm gap between penings. An opening, once made, cannot be enlarged.<br/><br/><strong>Protection;</strong>When outside, the suit will cover the entire body except the face, under normal conditions. Inside, the suit will retract to leave the head, hands and feet uncovered. Coverings for the head, hands and feet will remain in place when entering a mine shaft. Additional protection such as thickened soles to the feet, hardened uppers to the feet, thicker gloves, hardened protection for the head, padding on knees and elbows, may be provided depending upon what the suit detects the inmate doing, especially when in a mine shaft. Spiked soles may be provided if a loss of traction is detected.<br/><br/><strong>Additional Protection:</strong>In the event a suit detects a penetration by a sharp object it will harden and thicken instantly at the point of impact., thus preventing the object from penetrating and harming the wearer. In the event that a suit detects such a penetration, and this is being attempted by another suit wearer, the suit will send a "temporary immobilise" signal to the other suit. In the event the suit detects a major trauma event, such as the wearer being buried alive, it will harden in an attempt to protect the wearer from being crushed and will provide the same full face protection as in a major storm. The suit will not react to individual blows with blunt objects.<br/><br/><strong>Immobilisation:</strong>The Imperial Marine contingent assigned to the space station that orbits the world are equipped with short range transmitters that, when activated send a signal to any suit within ten metres, causing it to harden and immobilise the wearer. This immobilisation will usually last for one hour. If an inmate attacks another with a sharp object, the suit of the attacked wearer may send a similar command to the suit of the attacker which will last for around five minutes.<br/><br/>(Will add anything I've forgotten here if i remember it)