by Narrator » Wed Mar 08, 2017 12:31 am
She tried to work her intercept.bat program deep into Will's programming, worming it into his core processes. His shifting utilities were pretty basic, fundamental things -- a major part of how he worked, and so she had to inject her code, and by extension, bits of herself, into Will's processes.
It was...odd. Odd was probably a good term for it. She had been pretty deep inside the security console, and this was...this was different. She could "hear" bits and pieces of Will's mind tugging at her code, reshaping it to help fit how Will saw the world, and how Will would interpret her commands. She could put her metaphorical foot down, of course, if she so chose, keeping her code 'intact', but it didn't seem like Will was trying to stop her, per se -- more like helping her understand the linkages between the shifting and his personality; how they interacted and played together to create a functioning system.
Most of the code between Will's "conscious" mind and the shifting programs dealt with translating inputs into familiar mental processes -- explaining how he could see, hear, etcetra as things without eyes and ears. There were fundamental conceptual alterations done at this level, as well, dealing with form and function. This probably explained why he didn't mind being sat on as a chair or worn as gloves; some part of Will's mind was actively translating those experiences and sensations, correlating them with positive feelings and senses of accomplishment a "regular" person would achieve.
All of that information, these translations and sensations, started routing themselves through Intercept.bat, which tried to get at the shifting program, which was of course walled off by Setec. Signals were getting through -- it was translating the computer inputs into sensations Will could understand and comprehend, sending waves of contentment as new devices pinged onto the system and feelings of excitement as Natalie shifted through the code. It just blocked any attempt to get THROUGH it.
As Intercept.Bat tried to poke through it, Setec shifted into a more aggressive mode. Noting that it's normal attempts at blocking the shifting from working were not sufficient to stop inquisitive minds from poking around, it send a sharp, shocking ping up through Intercept and into Will's system, sending everything juttering to a brief pause as Will's CPU and memory suddenly filled with junk data for a moment -- kind of like touching a hot stove for a second sends reflex actions back up your central nervous system.