Linda- Stealth Suit

 “Try this on for size.” Linda held a black body suit up to Kelly’s long slender frame.

  They had used these black suits before. They were form-fitting, lightweight polymer body armor. They could deflect a small-caliber round and had refrigeration/heating units that would mask infrared signatures. The integrated helmet had encryption and communications gear, a heads-up display, and thermal and motion detectors. Sealed tight, the unit had a fifteen-minute reserve of oxygen to let the wearer survive in vacuum.

  The suits were uncomfortable, and they were tricky to repair in the field. And they always needed repairs.

  “They’re too tight,” Kelly said. “It’ll limit my range of motion.”

  “We wear them for this op,” John told her. “There are too many places between here and there with nothing to breathe but vacuum. As for the rest of your equipment, take what you want—but stay light. Without recon data on this place, we’re going to be moving fast . . . or we’ll be dead.”

-Halo: The Fall of Reach, Chapter 9