[b](Long Post. Open to JT, Mandalore, and any other high-ranking characters.)[/b] Eric carefully places himself into the pod, making sure that his neurally connected to the simulation before he closes the hatch. Connecting can be a dizzying experience for some, but Eric is practiced at it, and the phase hardly bothers him. Inside the sim, he faces off against ten men, all armed, while he has but his arm and a little cover, in the form of a car. The simulation gives him a second of preparation before the men start shooting, and Artemis quickly analyzes their guns. 5 are using assault rifles, utilizing high-caliber, but not armor-piercing rounds, thankfully. 3 of the others are using SMGs, which ARE using AP rounds, which could be very problematic. The other two both carry marksman weapons. Eric quickly pulls a door off of the car, and lifts it to protect against the incoming fire. He uses the door handle as grip as he hold it in one hand, while his other arm turns into a coil-gun. This particular one, a gauss cannon, utilized an asynchronous linear-induction motor to propel rounds at Mach 40, and is capable of completely obliterating a target upon impact. He quickly gets behind the car to escape their fire, and fires through the transparisteel windows at his foes, choosing his targets with prejudice. One of the assault rifle users went down, quickly followed by another, until they finally got the hint and went behind rubble for cover. A deathly silence fell over the battlefield, and Eric used his anti-grav boots to levitate him off the ground, without a noise. Echolocation revealed the locations of the nearest 4 targets, 2 assaults, and 2 SMGs, and he proceeded to kill them with his particle blade; a stealthier weapon by far. Five down, five to go. He heard the sound of the marksman rifle before he saw it, and instinctively raised the shield; he did so far faster than any regular human could, reacting within milliseconds thanks to Artemis. The force of the bullet knocked his shield back, but he used the backwards momentum to aim his Gauss cannon and take out the sniper. An unfortunate assault trooper who was trying to flank Eric got slashed across the throat instantly. Now it was two against one, more than fair odds, but Eric's luck changed fast. His gauss cannon suddenly disappeared (it turned back into his prosthetic arm), as did all the dropped weapons on the battlefield. The assault trooper quickly rushes at Eric, trying to take advantage of the situation, while the sniper covers him. Eric detected them, and knew that he only had a second to react. He suddenly burst out of cover, activated his boots, and flipped in front of the soldier. The boots reflected off of the man's chin, which snapped his neck. Finally, it was down to him and the sniper. Still in midair, Eric threw the shield in desperation towards the sniper. It was a one-in-a-million throw, but somehow it sliced through the soldiers bodysuit like it was made of butter, and the world dropped away in front of him. [b][//Simulation Complete. Good Work\\][/b] Eric emerges from the pod, and faces the panel of officers, who had set up the scenario to test him. "Happy now?"