We have weekly checkups at the doc's to make sure all is well. The reason being that VR familiarization was beginning.

  It was 2 weeks when it began, and we were led to pods where our new neural interfaces connected and boom. New world.

  It was a flat grey space controlled by a Dumb ai, and in front of us all were MK9's. The AI's avatar appeared in front of us, and things began in earnest.

  "Good morning. This simulation is to assist you with familiarization before you are introduced to true, physical counterparts to the MK9. Accuracy is within 99.42%." The genderless humanoid stated.

  "Now, observe." With a wave of its hand, a MK9 ymoved directly in front of them. It spun so it's rear showed. Portions of the mech were highlighted, and it began speaking again.

  "These places are where you will need to climb to get to the cockpit. First, climb the leg, then grab the handles above you. Next, jump up while pulling yourself up. Then hold here, plant your feet, then climb in." It said. With each instruction, a portion was highlighted.

  "You will now attempt this." It said. We then were suddenly moved behind 1 mech each. "Begin at your leisure."

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  I began practicing immediately. My inorganic limbs assisted immensely in this, allowing me to clamber around like a monkey with ease.

  I repeated this time and again, getting a feel for the machine. Where to step for additional support, where to avoid grabbing.

  I slipped a time or two, still getting used to it, but it was simple enough to get an efficient path to climb.

  The next part was familiarization of controls. The ai began talking, and it's voice was directed into her interface, allowing her, and all of them to hear its explanations.

  "You have heard, read, and watched tutorials for usage. Now you will try. Now climb in the cockpit and begin start up procedures."

  I climbed up and in, and sat down. I begin flipping the proper switches, then the canopy came down. I was jolted as it stood up, and jolted again as I was connected intimately with the machine.

  I had a bout of vertigo, and closed my eyes. After a minute passed, I opened my eyes again. I recalled what to do next, and suddenly my view changed, as did my senses.

  I heard through audio from the MK9, and saw through the cameras imbedded in the chassis. She saw readouts, shield levels, and more.

  I was overwhelmed. It was too much, too fast. Emergency systems booted her, and she was jarred down. The cockpit opened, and a breeze hit her. She twisted herself so she was over the edge, and vomited.

  The ai, I saw, was waiting when I was done. I looked up, and it asked. "Lieutenant, do you need medical attention?" It asked.

  It knew I didn't need it immediately, I knew. It was monitoring my vitals, and would have alerted the doctors if I was actually in desperate need. It was being polite though.

  "Negative. Just... overwhelmed. I will be right in a minute." I said. It nodded and disappeared, and I got back to it.

  The second time was easier, and I tried to hang on. The neural interface helped with the information possessing. Without it, it would have been genuinely hell to even try to use this thing.

  I eventually was able to simply be, after a few attempts. So I just sat there, going over things. I could change shield intensity, weapon direction, torso orientation, and more.

  I slowly started moving, ponderous step by step. I changed things a bit, working on moving and modifying. I was still working when the day was called.

  We slowly emerged from VR, and I heard some people vomit. We were then called to the doctors, and then it was off to bed.