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"Sure, man." And I help them as I can with duplicating my armor. Although I'm not sure I'm not just giving it to the Borg in a round about way.
The armor is the only reason they've not thrown you out an airlock so......
So you tell them that you need a blacksmithing forge and iron with which to work. Commander Tucker says that the forge should be relatively easy to Jerry-rig. The iron might be a bit more problematic. Then someone points out that the bed frames are made from iron. So they bring you bed frames from unused rooms.
Once you're all set up, you begin blacksmithing. The HUD on your helmet indicates a minute power drain every time your hammer strikes the metal. Eventually someone notices the strange language and calls in Ensign Hoshi Sato. She's the ship's communications officer and has a superhuman ability with languages. She manages to translate most of it. You find out the armor has a few more features you were not aware of. For one thing, the helmet would have let you breathe in deep space. So, thrown out an airlock...... not good.
But as you're blacksmithing, it's almost like the gauntlet is guiding your hammer. It's almost like the armor is doing the work and taking you along for the ride.
They're heading back to earth so that they can have the scientists there examine it. But you work. You're given a crew quarters under guard. You're not allowed to roam the ship freely. You're always accompanied by someone. Usually a MACO or Starfleet security guard.
But after a week, you've completed a duplicate helmet, breastplate, boots, gauntlet etc. You charge them in the sickbay imaging chamber. Lieutenant Reed tries on the gauntlet you've made. It conforms in size to fit his arm perfectly. After some instructions from Hoshi about the language, he proceeds to accidentally blast a hole in the sickbay wall with the gauntlet weapon.
He's in awe and amazement. He says "Yeah, I definitely want one of these."
Then he gets a reprimand from Archer.
But after just over a week, you've made one complete suit and are starting on a second gauntlet. Archer asks if you can make it left-handed so they have a model for both. In the Giants time, nobody was left-handed, but in this time, about 10% of the population is. You're also getting requests to make personal armor pieces for different people. Lieutenant Reed of course offers you a substantial sum of Starfleet credits, good anywhere on earth if you make him a gauntlet. Hoshi Sato has tried on the helmet you made, and has found that with some finagling can make it translate any written language into the Giant language. Makes translating the Giant language much easier. But all of the armor you made has counters and displays in the Giant language and there doesn't seem to be any way you can change that.
Crewman Redshirt was tasked with testing the boots. He immediately slams the heels together and is propelled into the ceiling at over 100 MPH. It's going to take maintenance a few days to clean up the mess.
Captain Archer comments "The Redshirts. That family cannot survive past their 30s......"
So, you're back to earth. The armor you made is going to be given to Starfleet Intelligence (Oxymoron if I ever heard one.) You are free to stay on earth or to stay onboard Enterprise.
(Doing Therapy)
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