Al shook his head--magitechnology? What did that even mean? "No, it's just regular mechanics, hooked up to the body's nerves so the wearer can move and control it. There's nothing magic to it."

He was getting a feeling that this sort of conversation was going to happen quite a lot. It was going to get old very fast--especially for Ed. Al may have attracted more odd looks when they went into towns, but the stares when Ed took off his coat and gloves weren't much better.