I'll see if I can't throw the link at the few people I know here who are sci fi fans. You definitely have something here. I have my character in mind. A small young woman. Orphaned daughter of a former soldier. Got taken care of by the Resistance when the Regime didn't do anything. Now she joins the Academy, using her father's name to allay their suspicions. She is a technical genius, using her innate mechanical talents to push her suit's capabilities in new and interesting directions. But all the while that she excels, her mission is to bring the Regime to it's knees. Her father died, her mother wasn't taken care of... she's seen the folks who slip through the cracks. It's personal. But then... she'd see the students of the Regime are just as human. Conflict! Drama! ...romance? Maybe.