A trifle hesitantly, Alexis stepped forward onto the loading platform- Not<em>quite</em>noticing the neon brackets locking in place around her feet, until she was immobilized! "Mr. Bradley, is this really-" Her words were cut off, in a stifled<em>gasp</em>as the platform lurched forward- Rotating, positioning her<em>just so</em>as a panel rose from the floor...Her new costume, assembled in segments, as if it'd<em>always</em>been there~! The Armory Sirens moved with with their precise, mechanical motions- It was their purpose, what they'd been programmed for. The brown-haired beauty flinched, but didn't move- wisely- as they came to a stop; "-The procedure is harmless," one spoke- Her voice the fluid, limpid tones of a computer. The four women were beautiful, certainly, but something about them disturbed Alexis...Even before their gauntlets flickered with a welding-flare arc...All the better to cut her clothes away.<br/><br/>-That was it. They all had the same face. The...minor details...were different, certainly, but the way they moved- It was clear they were all cut from the same mold.<br/><br/><em>"Attention, Program, you are about to receive an identity disc."</em><br/><br/>A what~? Alexis's lips shaped the word, ever-so-slightly puzzled...But she didn't have long to think about it, as a matte-black substance crept up and across her lissome form- *assembling* itself around her, so quick she didn't even have time to flinch~! Then came the armor- locked into place, segment by segment, fitted<em>just so</em>around her- Her fingers flexed in her new gloves, even as the final piece- A free-floating disk, rose towards her back-<br/><br/><em>"...Anything you do or learn will be imprinted on this disc..."</em><br/><br/>When it connected- The sensation, an *entirely* alien one- it made her back stiffen, her ponytail swaying in time to her motion- A plethora of images flickering through her mind- Her life in instant replay, so quickly she barely had time to blink~!<em>"Synchronization complete, Disc activated. Proceed, Program."</em>the system's voice informed her...Even as she turned, this way and that, to get a look at herself~! There was a faint, wan glow in the air- And she realized, dimly, it was coming from<em>her</em>~! "That was...<em>surprising,</em>" she offered- But not sounding displeased~! Her eyes flickered, for a moment- returning to their usual shade, as she blinked again; "...Is that-" she fumbled at her back, touching the humming arc of her disc- then moved her hand away- "Odd...I can<em>feel</em>it, and *not*, at the same time..."