Chapter 728

• Using the same tech he came up with for the backpack's skeleton tubing, Ben designed a honeycomb mesh tubing that transferred impact energy laterally very effectively and efficiently, in his testbench software at least.
• Ben filed a patent on the design with a homeland security rider to maintain its secrecy. Then he started experimenting with making modular armor panels comprised of layers of these honeycomb mesh tubes. For testing the panels, Evelyn hired out a local firing range for a twenty-four-hour period and brought in a few members of General Davis' secret squad who were in town and crashing at the Spa. The rest remained behind, enjoying the amenities.
• Fisher, Stim, and Dunno showed up at the firing range loaded with a range of weapons for testing the plates. They brought weapons they most often encountered in the hands of their enemies and a variety of ammo for each.