—Illegal in six countries; already stored in MSA freezer B-12.
—Modified from Kraken dive-thoughtnet protocols.
—Redundant feedback loops. Self-correcting architecture.
—He’d be in control—even when he was not.
Item three:
Bio-gel musculature.
—Repurposed from the shelved Minotaur project.
—Zero-delay contractile response.
—Anchored beneath the carapace—visually minimal.
—Designed for melee lethality, not aesthetics.
—Smart muscle, not soft muscle.
Item four:
Custom ceramic armor.
—Over-ordered by the exosuit division; their mistake.
—Boron-carbide alloy with reactive graphene laminate.
—Impact dispersed across fractal-lattice ridges.
—Matte black. Blade-catch ridges. Negative curvature.
—Looks like regret. Wears like doom.
Item five:
Optic modules.
—Quad-band; full-spectrum; infrared and ultraviolet.
—Front-facing. No mimicry.
—Let them see him watching.
Item six:
Emotion simulators.
—Stripped to core utilities.
—Confidence: enabled.
—Hesitation: disabled.
—Mercy: experimental.
Item seven:
