Chapter 27 Summary

John arrives at the shooting range but finds it eerily quiet. He is escorted by some MPs into the prefabricated structure where he is swabbed with a foul-smelling liquid. Dr. Halsey explains that they need to update his neural interface. When the update is complete, the doctor leads John in a paper hospital gown into a separate area in the building where he will be fitted into his new MJOLNIR armor.

The doctor explains that they have made hundreds of improvements from the old suits to the new suits. One of the major improvements to the suit is the addition of an AI. In John's case, it is the addition of Cortana. John feels a pain in his head and then can hear the voice of Cortana is his helmet speakers and directly in his mind. The doctor tells John that his mission...