[R&D Section]
After a quick shower and breakfast with Maddie and Wanda, I made my way toward the R&D Section. Yeah, Wanda came back for breakfast and then again left, but this time, she followed Maddie to the Spa. Well, I'll swing by the spa soon enough, but for now, let's see what Sue has for me. I followed the directions on the tab that she left in my room, earlier. Oh, and she also left a card.
Now, Baxter Building, it's freaking huge, maybe bigger than Avenger's base or any military complex I have seen. There were people in working suits and lab suits going around the hallway and multiple rooms with computers and work benches. Each door has an individual number on it and a card reader with a name written in front of each room.
The turrets and sensors around the building were cutting-edge. I can tell that they were custom-made. These systems cost fortunes but considering the fortune they possess, these are child's play. I glanced outside and man do things down there look tiny. I'm on the 25th floor, right now. There are like 35 floors.
I stepped into the elevator and was about to use the scanner to scan the R&D Level 2 card Sue left behind in the room, but a young woman ran toward the elevator, nearly stumbling on the floor.
"Please wait for me!" She gasped, clutching a thick file under her arm and holding a pair of glasses in her right hand, and a cup of coffee. I stopped the doors from closing and stepped aside as she managed to get herself and the stuff she had in her hands safely into the elevator.
"Thanks."
I looked at the elevator operator panel. She pressed floor 32 and I swiped the card on the scanner.
"You late?" I glanced at her.
"Yeah," She sighed. "My car broke down and I had to catch a taxi, but then the taxi knocked over a bike and they got into a fight, so, I took the subway and here I am, running late again. Can you believe my luck?" She took a deep breath, "I'm babbling too much, ain't I? I'm not used to talking to people much, but when I do, I can't stop myself. Just tell me if I'm bothering you."
I studied her for a second. A lab coat, a name tag that read 'Anna Miller'. Blonde hair, blue iris, average height, and kinda petite. Maybe I could call her cute? But something about her eyes seems kinda familiar. I can't put my finger on it. I'm pretty sure I've seen her somewhere before, but where? I don't remember meeting such a chatterbox before, yet... Humm...
She noticed that I was studying her so she asked, "Uh... Umm... Did I spill coffee on myself? Please don't say yes, I'm already too freaked out today. And my last clean shirt is at the wash, so if you please, don't say that I spilled the coffee on myself, I might just freak."
"Oh, no don't worry about that. Everything is fine. By the way, have we met before?" I said and she finally seemed to relax.
"We... No. I don't think we have. Maybe if we have, I don't remember. And I doubt that because I don't get out much often and people say I'm pretty hard to forget so, nah, I'm pretty sure we haven't met before. Though... I do get mistaken for others from time to time, well, mainly my twin sister. It's embarrassing, really. And I'm starting to get embarrassed. So yeah, let's shut me up before I start blabbering, okay?" She nervously babbled and let out another breath of relief after she realized that she'd once again done something silly, or so I could deduce based on her expression.
"Well, okay," I wasn't entirely convinced, but I still asked, "So, what do you do here?"
"Oh, I'm a researcher in the Robotics section, though, I'm thinking of transferring to Bio Research or Genetics department if I can find someone who's willing to take me as their apprentice. There is so much that we could do in those fields and that's where the real revolution is happening..."
[Ding!] The elevator stopped on floor 32 and the door opened before she could continue.
"Here's my stop. I'll get out of your hair and leave you alone... I'm gonna stop rambling and stop doing that, now..." She blurted out and hurriedly rushed out of the elevator, "See ya around! Well, maybe!" She shouted from outside and vanished around the corner.
"Umm, yeah, see you, around, Miss Anna Miller."
She left without even asking me for my name, and I have a feeling that she doesn't even realize what she did. Or maybe she did it deliberately... I hope she didn't. Geez, still can't remember where I saw her so-called twin sister.
The elevator door closed once again and opened on the next floor. Floor 33. This must be the R&D Section that Sue asked me to come to. I followed the instruction and headed to the lab number 13.
Walking around the floor, I passed by several people in a lab coat, all going to and fro around the hallway, in front of the Lab doors.
Dang! This floor looks even more futuristic than the other one. Everything looks so clean and every room is filled with technology, obviously, only the techs that are still in the testing and development phase and not yet commercialized or out on the market. I walked to lab 13's doors and the scanner on the door scanned my face and card. Then the door opened.
It was a big room. But the thing is there weren't many techs around like those other rooms. Instead, it looks like a field test ground. You can say it's like a giant room with reinforced walls. I'm pretty sure, one can fire an RPG inside the room and only a few would have noticed. And the walls have some kind of weird light blue coating covering them. Big crates were lying around the room and there was a big covered square-shaped stand on the right side.
However, there weren't any cameras in the room. I used my magic to search the room, but no bugs, mics, or cameras.
Sue came walking toward me. She was wearing a white dress underneath the lab coat with the top buttons of her shirt open, and glasses on her eyes. Hehe, I dig that. She was holding a cup of coffee.
Well, other than the two of us, there was no one else.
"This room looks way too secure, but I don't see any cameras," I asked her as I took another look around.
"Of course, there aren't any of those surveillance things in my comfort zone," Sue nodded, smiling.
"Confort zone? A reinforced shelter-like room, you kidding?" I chuckled and so did Sue.
"Oh, no, this is just one side. I test certain things from time to time. C'mon, let me show you something good," Sue nodded toward the covered stand and began to walk toward the stand and I followed her.
Reaching there, Sue turned toward me, "You ready?"
"Yup, pull it," I eagerly nodded.
Sue grabbed the cloth that was on top of the stand and yanked it down.
"Behold! I call it: NanoWeave Suit V1. Vibranium nanotechnology, plus added molecular armor threads. In short, it will allow you to manipulate the suit's structure on the fly. You can morph the suit's appearance and functionality to adapt to different combat scenarios, such as forming extra limbs for increased maneuverability or generating energy shields for added defense..." Sue explained with a proud tone.
"I'm guessing there are more..." I crossed my arms, studying the futuristic red and blue-looking bodysuit while raising my brow and turning toward Sue. I've got a good feeling about this.
"Of course, the suit could turn completely transparent and give you camo properties, you'll also be able to fly a short distance and release the absorbed kinetic energy back at the enemy, and then there are integrated weaponry and obviously your web shooters."
"Sweet!" I smiled and couldn't resist letting out a gasp of excitement, "Customizable web shooters?"
"Yeah," Sue chuckled, "Four independent cartridge-loaded launchers, over/under mounted on your wrist. These cartridges hold Vibranium composite and a little twist from me, so they'll never run out. You've got jumbo web bombs, impact web, net web, taser webs, and many more. You'll need some time to adapt to the system since there are too many options. I'd recommend you to train first before wearing it on the field."
The suit at first glance looks like a normal skintight textured suit. If I were to tell you how it looks, then let's say a fusion of Iron Suit and Mark IV.
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