Chris answered the knock on the vehicle's door like a teenager caught masturbating in the shower. "Just a minute!"

The powersuit was still in the charger. The knocking came again and Chris twitched. He was naked. Unprotected. He yanked the powersuit out of the charger and stretched it, still warm, over his body.

READY blinked the icon in his HUD, and Chris sighed. There was plenty of juice in the fuel cells to keep him invulnerable. Nearly invulnerable.

When he was sure he ...