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Answer 28 [MC]- Gargoyle Project
What kind of training, bio- and/or cyber enhancement do elite soldiers put through (or created by) TIO's Gargoyle Project receive? What does a Gargoyle look like and what can they do? Does the project have any.... issues?

The gargoyle project has two aims primarily to enhance and maintain elite operatives for TIO. The second aim is to investigate the practical problems and issues faced by enhanced individuals so that future TIO enhancement products can be better suited to lucrative contracts.

In general gargoyle operatives are selected from those with impoverished backgrounds and they receive a high quality lifestyle and a wide range of unobtrusive enhancements. Implanted cyberware is either high end versions of common civilian devices or is disguised as such. Bionanic enhancements to improve sensory abilities are universal provided due to their largely undetectable nature. Organowoven replacement parts are used upgrade endurance and improve mobility especially climbing. Neurochemical synthesizers provide canine like loyalty, highly enhanced reflexes and what are deemed as the "positive" traits exhibited by combat junkies.

Internal improvements decrease the damage effects on gargoyle operatives. All these improvements and enhancements are individually not uncommon among security operatives. What sets the gargoyle operatives apart is two things. One, they have highly trained staff managing the integration of all the individual components and two, the armour that led to the project's name.

Gargoyle armour
Implanted armour is an not a new product, armour that is produced from internal reservoirs is. Given thirty seconds a gargoyle operative can generate a layer of protective material comparable in dimensions to a wetsuit (provided they have the latest model). Roughly equivalent to a personal suit of obvious light armour, quick adhesion points allow the addition of ballistic plates and a facemask of available. The camouflage system is rudimentary by 2099 standards it can produce only dull stone like textures, IR concealment is better but far from perfect. This armour combines the benefits of worn and implanted armour, the only issue is the current cost.

While gargoyle operative suffer less burnout than many of their contemporaries due to their unique blend of neurological chemicals they are however prone to try and "stay in the game" after retirement. Unfortunately for these retirees their very high performance implants require a considerable amount of upkeep.

Question 42 [CTY]
What city or location in this setting deserves a bit more focus? Mentioned so far are Copacobana, Mu-sigma and the New Caribbean Archipelago, there is no need to be limited to these however.