*Sits at the terminal once again in R&D, running diagnostics, slightly bleary-eyed and sporting a mildly deranged grin (well, what passes for mildly deranged in Research and Development)*
....Shure I've forgotten somethin'...Today...yesterday...was s'posed to be...ah well never mind *hic*...probably not important anyway...
Less see...Absn...Absin...Booze...check ...stimulants...check ...robot tanks...check ...Arsenal of military grade weapons...check... ...deranged AI...
*pauses, as the diagnostic finishes and the logfile is produced*
*scans the logfile, noticing an addendum from the diagnostic program*
*Fingers flashing over the keys of one of the R&D terminals, performing a routine system-sweep. He pauses to analyse a few flagged entities within the mainframe.*
"Parse audio channel"
*Waveforms scroll across the screen, faster than the human eye can follow"
"Cross-reference with known unplugged entities."
*More graphical displays run through routines, accessing and correlating*
"I knew that voice sounded familiar. It's such a shame when so much potential is wasted. This is what happens when you let Cake rule your life..."
*Makes a note in his report:"Presence of Spoon (rusty):Inconclusive". Necks another shot of now-cold expresso and goes back to routine work
Owing to recent upgrade side-effects with certain subjects, I have begun research into co-location, teleportation and other such phenomenon. From a code-based perspective, this is simply a matter of relocting your RSI from one set of co-ordinates to another, without occupying the intervening space. In some cases this involves creating a shell of code that exists as a buffer while the consciousness moves from A to B, otherwise the process is instantaneous.
Such an ability would provide unparalleled infiltration potential. The Agency tower has therefore been outfitted with a teleportation redirect system. Any program attempting to access any part of the building via this means will have the desired in-coordinates shunted to any one of several waste treatment facilities located around the city.
Should they wish to teleport from inside the building...well...this is where the real fun begins.
After studying the teleportation patterns of my subject, I noted that certain activity occurs in the code/carrierwave prior to this, so have designed the countermeasure to take advantage of this. The subject is permitted to teleport in part. Literally. The carrierwave's effect is bisected by the mainframe, so the teleportation is only partial.
Lab results show a clean bifurcation in the subject matter.
No living subjects have tested this as yet, and the initial subject, being of the System, is protected from this.
New developments, field experience and commission have steered my research in this direction.
Inasfar as a runner's carrier signal can be interpreted as a wave, or more accurately a series of waves, then adjusting this wave proportionally (in terms of amplitude) would amplify its effect on the RSI of the object.
Current tests on amplifying a classified subject corroborate this hypothesis. However the logical application of this is restricted by the hardware. Increasing output puts a not-unforseen stress upon the system, increasing the risk of a burnout in the hardware/wetware interface. Current investigation as to signal boosters suggest that, once implanted, they should remove the danger of damage, as they would also keep the feedback within safe limits.
Owing to the unique nervous system of the test subject, should I wish to impliment this on other subjects, further research and beta testing would have to occur.
Additional:
The signal boosters show a marked increase in code density of the subject. No change in immediate physical properties however.
Related work on code shells will allow us to disguise surveillance devices by covering them with a layer of mimetic code, which takes the form of its immediate surroundings and masks it against detection, instead of the earlier signal dampers which simply made such devices appear smaller, or located elsewhere.
Additional work on code shells also provided another defensive measure, which allows the shedding of superficial layers of code when utilised by a suitably modified subject. The layer will soon disintegrate without the framework to support it. Combined with the phagocytic defense system, however, the code is stabilised by that of the attacking program, which it can surround and consume independently of its host.
++[Phage payload: Tailored, Isolated, Read Only (entity: Prophet)]++ ++[Crash Beacon Destination: Acheron]++ ++[Reality Anchors: in place, tailored to Matrix Iteration 6]++ ++[Smug mode: Engaged]++
Zion Warning:
The following runners are to be quarantined pending full neural scan, owing to contact with and manipulation by the prophetz entity. Subject "Ace" has been observed to flatline. However, the RSI was seen to reanimate. Conclusion being that the body was reanimated by the consciousness of the Prophet entity. Implication of a possible Smith-incident recurrence.
Subjects "King" and "Phoenix" should be isolated and investigated on changes of sedition and terrorism as regards the peace treaty, along with the crew of their hovercraft
General Broadcast:
Should negotiation fail, It is suggested that the entity be purged.
Following research into nonlethal weapons, in accordance with the peace treaty, I have conducted investigations into the effects of sound on the human physiology. This was initially noticed after complaints from the laboratory technicians as regards the volume of my audio system.
Deeper research located historical reference to sonic devices being used for urban pacification. So, instead of developing the device from scratch, which would be inefficient, I merely reverse engineered and upgraded the mechanism to suit.
The Curdler Unit, as it is known, is simply an audio generator which produces two discrete frequencies of sound at 120dB, namely 16000Hz and 16002Hz. Constructive and destructive interference patterns produce beats at 2Hz and 32002Hz. These produce physiological effects such as respiratory difficulty, nausea, oscillation of the eyeball, balance difficulties and suchlike. As the amplitude, that is, the volume, increases, so does the severity of the effect.
Also, it has been found that the human eardrum ruptures at amplitudes in excess of 160dB.
All these options have been implimented in the Curdler-II, nicknamed the Banshee. It is capable of producing sounds of a sustained 172dB without undue damage to the anthroform once structural dampers were in place.
It also doubles as an *Evil* boombox!
Indirect-fire projectile launchers have been added , as well as additional modular armour sections. An arm mounted barrier shield(akin to the medieval body shield) has also been fashioned, and has been structurally tested to resist in excess of 30mm cannon shells, being of titanium-polymer composites found on gunships during the Machine War.
Having recently conducted studies with jones_classic into the incisive properties of impliments on organic tissue I decided to continue the investigation further.
Using carbon buckytube style construction, combined with an oxidising agent, I have managed to produce short lived monofilament wire of sufficient length, linked via a series of dense steel alloy(*) micropellets to form a cloud which expands upon its departure from the barrel. It is encased within a sabot, to allow appropriate acceleration and to reduce damage to the inner workings of the launcher.
(*)Thus dealing with momentum/air resistance/drift issues.
Current testing shows optimum effect on softer(that is, organic) targets, harder armour, such as ceramics will inhibit penetration, although some structural damage is still caused. Further work to be conducted as regards harder targets.
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