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Eva knocked on Jenny's apartment door. Waited a minute, then knocked again. When there was no answer she tried the knob and, finding the door open, let herself in. She put the bottle of wine she had brought on the kitchen counter and announced her presence. The apartment was silent. Dinner at Jenny's place on Saturday evening had become a regular event since they had become friends at work and it was unlike Jenny to be late. She wondered what happened.

Eva spotted a note on the dining table. It said Jenny could use some help and that she should go to the spare bedroom. Eva was confused, what kind of help could Jenny need. This was her apartment after all, not a threatening place. Eva made her way back to the spare bedroom and carefully opened the door.

Looking in she could not believe her eyes. A figure, she assumed was Jenny, was suspended from the ceiling, wearing the most bizarre outfit she had ever seen. A variety of wires, tubes and hoses ran between the figure and what looked like control panel nearby. Eva stood in the doorway for a minute trying to make sense of the situation. Her daze was interrupted by an eruption of bubbles in a cylinder attached to the wall. From the tube a corrugated hose extended to the figure and connected to a gas mask strapped tightly to it's face. The lenses looked like they were blacked out. Eva could now also hear other sounds, clicking like switches, a low hum and the sound of air rushing. Lights and dials on the control panel were constantly changing. Every once in a while the figure would twich or squirm and maybe let out a muffled grunt. She had no idea what it all did and was tempted to turnaround and leave, except she knew Jenny had asked for help and she assumed Jenny was in this suit. Also she was slightly curious as to what exactly was going on and why someone would do this...