Tony just grins, approving of the assessment. "That's the idea," he agrees. "It's meant to be as flexible as possible while also being as durable as possible without one trait compromising the other."

He nods. "Someone hits you, you're still gonna feel it. Cops feel gunshots even through kevlar." The shots just aren't going to kill them. Someday he'll figure out a way to disperse more of the energy from blows, but he's not there yet.