>>6165251Much to my horrified, slackjawed terror at the implications for the risk management assessment around these parts and my now eight-times-repeated-messages to the Oversight Division, it turns out you don't actually have to appeal directly to higher management, Agent, err, Weeb.
You see, sometimes, when Agents submit their files for processing and point out they have certain skillsets - such Blades or Forensic Accounting - the system flags it and automatically issues relevant equipment.
Given your files say you're 'trained in the art of the blade', you've actually been cleared for a sword already. It's actually a really useful tool for prying open locked doors, beating up lockboxes, reaching things just a little out of range of your arms...