Carapace Armor

Harry with a bit amused expression "Yeah it's a revolutionary armor. I understand that part. But I prefer…"

The lab's intercom crackled. # Sorry for the interruption Mr.Kovalski it appears you don't need to make any choice about this armor.

Elizabeth and Harry stopped for a second and stare at each other. "What do you mean Emmy?" asked Elizabeth

# Someone already equipped Project Genesis – U8443-D Carapace Armor prototype and I don't think there are two of them.

"Is there any way to connect that person?" Harry asked.

# That's a negative, unfortunately. Intercom system not working below Floor E. Direct contact attempt through Communication Bracelet failed. Contact attempt through armor communication system failed. That system not working.

Harry slammed his hand on the table. "Damn, when we leave here, I'd love to have chat with the people who built this place. What kind of research complex wouldn't have backup systems? So Whats he or she doing?"

# The armored person has just entered the area I can observe on the J floor. The visual I get from the camera is now on the main screen to your left. The visual scan shows some damage to the armor's right arm. The helmet looks damaged. The user stumbles while moving. This indicates a kind of internal damage to the legs that are not visible on the surface. The armor has not equipped with any kind of weaponry. Further observation shows that the emotional state of the person wearing the armor is not stable. The user wildly controls every direction. The user's breathing pattern is irregular. Considering all the data, the user has not received any training on any kind that is needed to use this armor effectively, and the user is panicked

Harry shakes his head. "So someone somehow got into the prototype lab and managed to equip the armor. It's a woman 'pointing at the screen. She managed to wear it, which shows she knows the armor. No way a layman can wear that thing without any help or information. Not equipped with any weapon? The lab doesn't have one or some abnormals were near her so she didn't have time or something like that." While watching the scene. He turned to Elizabeth and said, "Well, that stealthy approach of your armor system worked for whoever was wearing that thing. If it was any other armor, running like that would make too much noise. That would draw the attention of abnormals."

Floor J – Project Genesis – U8443-D Equipment Lab - An hour ago

Richard was one of the old guards of the Solitude Island. As a believer in corporate ideology. He pursued perfection in everything he did. At one point, his job was almost his life. In the Triad, that and personal abilities were enough to take someone to higher levels. He was started as a mechanical engineer but managed to rise to the management level with his ambition and hard work. He was there when the island was built from scratch. Since then, the Isle of Solitude has been his home. He always thought that this place would be his grave one day.

Richard sighed silently, "I never thought this island would be my grave so soon. I expected it, but certainly not so soon." With a quiet sigh he tried to lift his body off the ground once more, "Well even then I'll try my best. Come and get me, you little fools. Of course if you can." waved his finger at the people on the other side of the glass wall who punching and clawing the glass wall." Hailey looked at him and said, "Sir is it a good idea to agitate them further?"

Richard turned to face Hailey one of the brightest Bionic specialists of the Otawa Complex "You may be right about that Mss Anderson. But these damn fools agitating me too. Tell them to stop doing that too"

"Sir, please be reasonable," she said to him, pouting. After that, she tried to focus on the work at hand. Richard stopped watching the people outside as he call them 'weird fools' and focused on Hailey's work "Okay okay you are right. So did you understand how that thing works?" While pointing to a suite of gear that looks like some kind of bug carapace.

Hailey took a few steps back. "Well thankfully. I know some of the inner workings of original light armor. That helps a little and saw some files on that table that explains how this 'Carapace Armor' thing can be calibrated. You said the original researcher left them there, right? Thanks to his habit of getting hard copies of research papers, I got the gist of it. It's ironic actually. I always thought it was a stupid habit and never understood why people still carry hard copies with them."

Richard looked at her "You never know what's going to be useful and when. Old man's wisdom. While it may be looking stupid to the younger generation. We know few things that are still helpful that look out of time" and got near the 'carapace armor' and said, "Well young lady its time to wear this and save yourself from this place which became a prison". That surprised Hailey." Sir ?" Richard gave exaggerated sigh "and they say she is one of the brightest. If she's that bright I wonder, why then I repeating myself to her." While Rolling his eyes at her. "Tell me, how can I help you put this thing on?"

She stood there with this weird carapace armor on her looking at an older man near her. "Sir are you sure about this?" as she said this she looked into his eyes. Richard smiled at her "Of Course my dear I'm sure. If I were to wear that with my old body what can I expect from myself. How far can I go with it? Also with it your survival chance is higher than mine" and he patted her shoulder gently. "Now my dear I'll be staying here but you need to start moving, that glass wall will not stand to their bashing any longer. You need to be careful. Its an armor, but it will not help if you get surrounded by them. Try to reach upstairs, if you manage to go entrance it's good if not then find a better place to wait for rescue teams that are definitely on their way."

The laboratory they were in was L-shaped and most of the walls were glass, causing the outside to see inside in every way. When they approached the door, those who had punched to break the glass wall until that moment headed for them where the door is. Turning to Hailey, Richard said, "When I open this door, you have to run as fast as you can. Don't stop, don't look back. Remember, you need to get to the stairs or somewhere safer. Don't think about anything else and focus. Young lady This is your goal." he said and took a long breath. He grabbed the thick door handle and opened the door that keeps 'weird idiots' outside and yelled to her "Now run young lady run"

With the Richards's last words to her ringing in her head, she kept running. Even with the help of the breathing unit of the Carapace armor she was wearing, Hailey was out of breath, she didn't know how long she had been running. She didn't know how many people he had driven out of his way. She felt tired, so tired that she was afraid of falling to the ground and never getting up again. She continued running. Floor J was much larger than upstairs, and the weird people fighting in its hallways made it even harder. She had realized a few times that she had taken the wrong turn when she reached a dead-end or turned in the direction she had come from. She needed a rest and a safe place before reaching the door that take her to the stairs.

Hailey's running pace gradually slowed down after a while. She then stopped running and started walking. She was sure that at least she had outrun her pursuers. Her right arm was hurt in a few places, even her head somehow aching. One of her legs is constantly hurting. Whenever she stepped on it, it caused her to stumble at almost every step. She thought that the explosion in her speed for the last ten minutes and her easier evasion of weird people was due to carapace armor that inject some stimulant into her bloodstream.

She turned another corner and saw an open laboratory entrance. As her body and her mental state were almost on the verge of collapse, she didn't think for a second how safe that lab was. Just stepped in and closed the door after she get in