>>5845391Sanig heads off to the medbay while the girls undress.
They're clearly a little loopy from the meds, but Sanig says they've got something that'll kill the effect in a hurry.
You're starting to wonder if whatever they're using isn't some kind of opioid.
Doesn't matter too much you guess, since it's a one-off. They probably won't take those suits off again for a long time.
They slip them on easily and then begin the melding process, where countless little hairs pierce their skin in and around their nerve endings, bonding them to their suit.
An extremely painful process normally, one that you and Sanig have both gone through during the testing phase.
According to him, it's more than enough to put most species into shock, or even stop their hearts.
Even heavily medicated, you can see how uncomfortable it is for the girls. Their muscles twitch and cramp as their nerves fire off unwillingly, and both of them end up collapsing to the floor.
The process lasts a few minutes, and then they're fine again. At that point, you call Sanig back in to administer the second dose of meds.
He brings back a pair of hypostim vials for each of them.
"Alright girls. Here's the antidote for your 'medicine', and a massive dose of immunoboosters. No telling what the hell's down there."
The first shot wakes them up almost instantly. They go from looking almost blackout-drunk to completely sober.
They seem somewhat exhausted from the experience, and it takes them a second to get back to their feet.
"David did that without painkillers? I can't even imagine it..." Cylia mutters.
"David i could understand, but what about gramps over here?" Kyla replies.
Sanig chuckles.
"Never underestimate a Grey, you little whelps."
...
After taking a moment to collect themselves, Kyla and Cylia open up their armor crates as well, and step into them.
It's... kind of odd, seeing them in armor like that. Especially Kyla, who never really fights. What's really odd though, is Cylia's helmet design.
"What the hell is that?" You ask.
"What?" She shrugs
"You know what. The helmet."
"Oh, this? SHODAN said you'd like it. I thought it was cute too, so..."
...You're not sure how you feel about that.
It's kinda cute though, you guess.
"Kid, we got yours ready too." Sanig informs you, patting the side of a large crate. "It's a bit bigger and heavier than ours, but the design is basically the same. You interested?"
>Nah, you don't need to wear powered combat armor on earth. This isn't Detroit.>You'll wear a plate carrier. Any more than that would just look weird, even on you.>Well, who knows what's gonna happen? Could be a bunch of black vans pull up the moment you touch down. Might as well wear it.>Write-In? 