. she'll need your help, Rand. Steady down, now... ' Tshegh's voice echoed in his mind, chasing out the phantasms of panic. Rand's vision steadied, an... once more he could perceive what was happening around him.As Tshegh talked, his voice was picked up by microphones in the room, and brought to Rand through his linkage with Skryben. At a nod from Tshegh, Nurse Ayx punctured the blister in front of her, causing it to deflate rapidly. Heavy liquid drained from it, pooling on the floor for a moment. Each of the patients directs their exoskeletons movement through the movement of their limbs and bodies. Their spinal braces are unlocked when in the exoskeletons but limit them to motion that is half of that which would put their spinal cord at risk of damage,” a voice said from somewhere. “As the patient’s muscles recover, the exoskeletons are adjusted to provide resistance in a similar way done slowly in physical therapy with weights. The patients begin rebuilding muscle tone at a faster. “It feels good on a hot day.”“You’re naked,” he observed. She noticed his voice sounded higher ... tighter.“Yes. You’ve seen me that way before.”“Not all of you.”“What’s the difference? You’re obviously not interested.”He started to ask her why she thought that, getting out the “Why -” before stopping. He suddenly understood.“You’re teasing me!”“Why would I do that?”“I don’t know. Why would you do that?”“I have a better question. Why won’t you pay any attention to us?”He knew what she was. You can put the old ones on my desk next year, and I'll make sure we're not throwing anything important away. There should be a large binder full of information somewhere in this office. It should say 'Company Policies' on the cover. We need to find it so that we can keep it updated."Kelly got up and went toward the front. She came back with the binder and handed it to me. In the front is a sheet where you list the updates that have been put in the book. It looked to be current. Kelly was.