[i]She gave him a quick grin--a brief flash of teeth--before handing him over the amplifier. One curious thing that had always intrigued her about this place is that nearly everyone she had seen--herself included, for that matter--were simply strolling around in armor. So many people, in fact, that she could distinguish the soldiers from the mercs from the guards, or really anyone, so it was often better to ask,[/i] "Where'd you get that armor?"