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=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                EXOBUBBLE                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
^=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=^
=^=:¨¨¨¨¨¨       THE EXOBUBBLE IS A PROTOTYPE       ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=^=
*=^=:¨¨¨¨¨          EXOSKELETON CREATED BY          ¨¨¨¨¨:=^=*
£*=^=:¨¨¨¨  AMATA TEXNOLOGIYASI'S MILTECH COMPANY.  ¨¨¨¨:=^=*£
@£*=^=:¨¨¨ IT'S   MOSTLY  MARKETED  AS  A  STRENGTH ¨¨¨:=^=*£@
#@£*=^=:¨¨  MULTIPLIER, FOR LIFTING HEAVY OBJECTS.  ¨¨:=^=*£@#
##@£*=^=:¨                                          ¨:=^=*£@##
#@£*=^=:¨¨                                          ¨¨:=^=*£@#
@£*=^=:¨¨¨       #^^=== DEMO INCIDENT ===^^#        ¨¨¨:=^=*£@
£*=^=:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:=^=*£
*=^=:¨¨¨¨¨  DURING THE FIRST PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION   ¨¨¨¨¨:=^=*
=^=:¨¨¨¨¨¨      IN TWENTY TWENTYFOUR, THE PILOT     ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=^=
^=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  BOUS ANEMOEITIAI WAS SEVERELY INJURED   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=^
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    WHEN DEMONSTRATING THE EXOBUBBLE'S    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ABILITY TO  WITHSTAND MORTAR SHELLS.  IT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    SUCCESSFULLY DETECED THE EXPLOSIVE    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DEVICE AND  AUTOMATICALLY FOLDED INTO  A ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      BLAST-RESISTANT FORM; DUE TO A      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MISCALIBRATION OF ANEMOEITIAI'S HEIGHT,  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ HIS LEFT ARM AND LEG WERE  CRUSHED. UPON ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
^=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      UNFOLDING AFTER THE EXPLOSION,      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=^
=^=:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ANEMOEITIAI WAS STILL CONSCIOUS  BUT  IN ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=^=
*=^=:¨¨¨¨¨ SEVERE  SHOCK. HE HAD SUFFERED NO DAMAGE ¨¨¨¨¨:=^=*
£*=^=:¨¨¨¨        FROM THE ACTUAL EXPLOSION.        ¨¨¨¨:=^=*£
@£*=^=:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:=^=*£@
#@£*=^=:¨¨                                          ¨¨:=^=*£@#
##@£*=^=:¨       #^^=== MUPPET SCANDAL ===^^#       ¨:=^=*£@##
#@£*=^=:¨¨                                          ¨¨:=^=*£@#
@£*=^=:¨¨¨  WHILE ANEMOEITIAI'S CONTRACT DID WAIVE  ¨¨¨:=^=*£@
£*=^=:¨¨¨¨ ALL CLAIMS  FOR DAMAGES  DUE  TO INJURY, ¨¨¨¨:=^=*£
*=^=:¨¨¨¨¨ DUE TO  THE EVENT BEING LIVESTREAMED AND ¨¨¨¨¨:=^=*
=^=:¨¨¨¨¨¨        THE FOLLOWING PR BLOWBACK,        ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=^=
^=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ TEXNOLOGIYASI PROMISED TOP-OF-THE-WORLD  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=^
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CARE  WITH PROSTHETICS OR REGROWN LIMBS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨        ANEMOEITIAI WAS MOVED TO A        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     TEXNOLOGIYASI HOSPITAL, WHERE WAS    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      WITHDRAWN FROM THE PUBLIC EYE.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     IN THE HOSPITAL ANEMOEITIAI WAS      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   PROVIDED WITH FIVE SENTIENT FELT-LIKE  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
^=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CREATURES,  MEANT TO ASSIST  HIM  DURING ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=^
=^=:¨¨¨¨¨¨   INITIAL RECOVERY. UPON LEARNING THAT   ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=^=
*=^=:¨¨¨¨¨ THEY COULD NOT DISOBEY HIS COMMANDS,  HE ¨¨¨¨¨:=^=*
£*=^=:¨¨¨¨ STARTED ORDERING THEM TO  PERFORM SEXUAL ¨¨¨¨:=^=*£
@£*=^=:¨¨¨ ACTS ON HIM. A VIDEO OF  THIS WAS LEAKED ¨¨¨:=^=*£@
#@£*=^=:¨¨            BY HOSPITAL STAFF.            ¨¨:=^=*£@#
##@£*=^=:¨                                          ¨:=^=*£@##
#@£*=^=:¨¨  THE DENT IN TEXNOLOGIYASI'S REPUTATION  ¨¨:=^=*£@#
@£*=^=:¨¨¨ DUE  TO THE  EXOBUBBLE  MALFUNCTION  WAS ¨¨¨:=^=*£@
£*=^=:¨¨¨¨ QUICKLY ECLIPSED BY "THE  MUPPET VIDEO", ¨¨¨¨:=^=*£
*=^=:¨¨¨¨¨ AS    IT    CAME    TO    BE     CALLED. ¨¨¨¨¨:=^=*
=^=:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=^=
^=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      THE CREATURES WERE CONSIDERED       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=^
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   BIOWEAPONS, AND WERE DESTROYED. THIS   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SPARKED  EVEN   FURTHER   DEBATE   ABOUT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
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