Ghost Ship, Page 36
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Research and Development Division B4-9
Development Engineer: Devon Marcs // Log Entry: 289
The improvements we’ve made to the Geist-M29 stealth suit over the last few months have been significant; in recent trials it’s thoroughly surpassed even our wildest expectations.
Unfortunately, we’re faced with two immediate issues—both of which threaten to upend the entire project. The first is to cut down production cost. As it stands now, the suit will be too expensive for mass-production. It’s limited what we can do with the inner circuitry—though complex, it’s necessary for complete functionality. Using inferior quality materials would mean we’d be back to square one: visible breaks in the optical camouflage, the suit’s micro-coils overheating, or possible radiation leakage.
The second dilemma is a common drawback to most optical camouflage—the suit can not get wet. Water instantly disrupts the system, causing the suit to immediately short circuit. We’ve spent months trying to waterproof the design, but all attempts have proven ineffective.
As it stands now, the cost factor is our main obstacle to overcome. If not solved, I fear it may ultimately lead to this project being shelved.
The White Wraith. Story by Midnight. Art by Leonel Walbr.
She just HAD to pull out that cleaver water trick from Predator 2, did she? Has anyone ever seen the movie?
I have, and it isn’t just Predator 2 as it also happened in the first movie as well. The Predator’s tech does not handle water very well and short circuits due to the excess moisture. And depending on the amount of water the cloak becomes almost useless until the Predator’s instruments dry off.
Were I a stealth-dependent character, and my stealth was compromised, I’d be resorting to my second line of defense – generating as much velocity as possible in a direction away from the threat….
That should’ve happened as soon as she picked up the EMP device. Why didn’t it??
Why didn’t it?
Because she doesn’t have super speed. They spotted the EMP was missing right after she grabbed it.
Hmm, what I got from it was that she WAS in motion. I mean, she’s not currently near the box where the EMP had been, so it wasn’t like she’d been standing still. I reread the scene and didn’t see the issue. Plus, judging by the flow of her cape in the third panel, doesn’t it look like she was in motion as the water hit her?? Since she was invisible, I don’t think that she was necessarily waiting to be discovered, just quietly sneaking out. I’m assuming despite being invisible she still generates noise.
The shadowing on the mask in that final panel is VERY cool.