By that point, Marie had equipped both the communicator, and the boots. As Phoenix mentioned the guns, Marie gave the one closer to him a look-over. His expression slightly panicked, he reached over and gingerly touched the tips of his fingers against the cold metal of the gun. Something within the tool hummed against his skin, and Marie withdrew his hand from it quickly.

Phoenix could equip his gun first...

"What are we supposed to be testing? She said something about testing," Marie asked, wringing his hands nervously.