Seems to me that most of the major differences between two peoples' suits
would be internal (except, of course, for gross body volume and basic
distribution thereof). By TL13, we're getting holodynamic controls, so I
don't think it's much of a stretch to postulate internal systems which scan
the operator's body and use some sort of "memory material" to modify the
padding to fit the current operator. Now, if you had, for instance,
Michael J. Fox trying to wear Battle Dress designed for Hulk Hogan, he
might have a little trouble because there's simply not enough padding
to give him a snug fit. And, of course, the Hulkster simply wouldn't
fit in Fox's suit. As for telling if an operator is male or female
from the outside, there's a big difference between the way a woman
walks and the way a man walks. Someone _could_ try to change their
style of walking, but I don't imagine they'd want to for normal
operations. I'd use the following task in any situation where someone
wants to know if a muffled figure is male or female:
To identify the gender of a muffled figure:
Difficult, Int, Disguise (Uncertain, Unskilled OK)
Referee: On a result of Total Truth, the observer is
certain the character is the correct gender. On a result
of some truth, the observer is reasonably sure of the gen-
der of the figure. On a result of No Truth, the observer
is uncertain. On a mishap, the observer is certain the
figure is the wrong gender. Increase the difficulty by
one for reasonably similar and/or familiar races, and by
two for unfamiliar, exotic races.