Quickly, she reached into a drawer and pulled out one of her spacer uniforms. All spacer uniforms were essentially one–piece jumpsuits covering the body from the neck down, with boots and gloves built in. The uniform was loose enough to let the body move freely in zero gee, but was tightened by elastic at wrists, waist, and ankles to prevent unmanageable ballooning. It sealed down the front with a single seam, and transformed easily into a spacesuit with the simple addition of air tanks and a helmet.
Though the design of spacer uniforms was standard throughout human space, individuals color–coded their own. Tyla’s signature pattern, for instance, was a Bracht original—royal purple with thin silver curlicues all over the body and silver bands to simulate jewelry. She slipped into it, then
