1. Jules joins The Silver Claws

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Near the center of the room sat a young man behind a desk. Upon seeing Jules, he stood up, smiling warmly. "Ah! You must be the new student. Welcome. Please, follow me. Let me show you around."

He reached into a drawer and pulled out a small, thimble-sized device. "Oh and if you would be so kind as to stick your finger in this." Jules eyed it for a moment, before shrugging and sticking a finger in. Without missing a beat, the man smiled approvingly and pulled out a papertron from his pocket. As the moments passed, words and pictures began to appear on the page. “The thimble was just gathering some basic data,” the man explained casually. “It deployed small reconnaissance nites to scan your body, checking for anything out of the ordinary. Nothing to worry about-we just make sure everything is in order, especially when it comes to things like illegal modifications or contraband."

He glanced at her with a reassuring smile. "You’re welcome to destroy the offending nites now, if you'd like. They’ve already sent their report back to us." Jules nodded nervously then selected the shield icon in the top-left of her vision via her mind and set her immunonanosites to "search and destroy."