"I wouldn't mind at all," he promised her. "It would be fun."

He turned and watched the exchange between Rain and the armor, finding the situation slightly surreal as he could see it through both his yes and the armor's.

"There's no one in there," he said, remotely flipping up the face plate of the helmet to reveal the empty shell. "But I can control it remotely. Think of it as a very fancy remote control car."