It's your third time through the shift gate. With a broad grin you step into the portal. You're just here to explore, catalog, take notes. They're not sure why so many parallels are similar to works of fiction. Who'd turn down the chance to visit a literal fantasy land? The Slide tech has sent people to a dozen parallel worlds now. You shoot him an inquisitive look but he just grins. "You'll be the first to slide into this alternate, and we found one I think you'll like." "Congratulations," Doctor Ernst says from the control booth. The natives, whoever they are on whichever parallel, aren't even supposed to know you are there. And the button that will burn out the suit, singing you only a little in the process, just in case you end up someplace with unfriendly and advanced natives. Camouflage control, emergency 'shift', comms, distress signal. "Go over the controls," the technician says. Active computational fabric that lets you blend into the backgrounds. Finally a photoactive outer coating that acts as camouflage. Then a middle layer that goes rigid under impact. The inner layer is insulation, wicking away perspiration and keeping you cool. It's a skintight rubbery thing, like a wetsuit but much, much more expensive. ![]() You pull at one sleeve to check the seal between glove and cuff. File type: Text File (.txt) - They call it a shiftsuit.
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