So... any ideas?
>> "You're more versed in human-circuit interfaces than I am."
>> "I see two possibilities, both with their own complications."
>> "Gloves with a sensory filter that allows the flow of her power to be regulated, which would require extensive work in mapping the means by which her power function if even possible at all."
>> "The other would be a supplementary processor assisting in power control."
>> "For a contact power such as hers that would require severing the spinal cord and implanting a neural gate or isolating the power control center of her brain and implanting a chip."
>> "I'm not sure who we could tap who would even be capable of such a procedure, even if we build a neural interface."
We could try to psuedo-vampire tap the nerve and read the signals and then adjust the interface to decode those signals into some sort of visual representation that lets her sort through the factors. That seems to be the primary issue: data overload with no means of sorting.
>> "We'd have to intercept the specific signal, somehow terminate it, analyse it, recode it and reintegrate it."
>> "Not to mention untangling it from normal sensory input. It's a lot."
You're assuming reintegration. What if we reinterpreted it to a separate device like a monitor? It doesn't have to be a portable solution and could be no different from a doctor operating by camera.
Of course, it'd be better if she could just practice causing and reversing changes in a non-stressful environment and on something that isn't suffering for the changes.
>> "We've been providing her with mice and rats with mixed results."
>> "She does okay on plant matter, but that does not carry over to animals, much less mammals."
>> "A hijack of the signal rerouted to a screen or similar could work."
>> "It would likely induce sensory deprivation of some manner depending on the nature of the sense her power provides, but workable for a temporary state."
Okay. So we've got the beginnings of an idea. How about this? What if we stick me into the system in some capacity? I'd wager I'm better at sorting human perceptions than a program might be and I can adjust the visualization's coding on the fly in response. Her power also can't affect this body, so I can be physically present for testing. While it adds an element of chaos to the system, it provides a more responsive testing/integration cycle than would normally be possible.
>> "You can trouble-shoot and adjust the programming on the fly."
>> "I'm not sure I want you delving into the sensory data of a chaotic and uncontrolled power."
Well we'd better right one hell of a parsing program then.
I'll let you get started on that then. I really need to get this suit finished up.
Estimated operation time from primary power source: 1 hour
WARNING: Operation time estimate is based on normal operating conditions. Combat operations could seriously reduce operating capacity without secondary power source.
Exoskeleton Tests: Successful
Sensor Data Tests: Successful
OS Penetration Tests: Successful
Power Coupling Test: FAILED!!! (Bad return on power coupling A12, location: Left Elbow)
>> "Good morning."
>> "Funny how quickly you've grown unaccustomed to such ordinary things as the confusion of waking up."
>> "How very human of you."
>> "I figure this means you probably needed it."
>> "It seemed almost natural in that I did not note any significant abnormalities on my end."
>> "The human brain is hard-wired to require regular periods of what is presumed to be essentially data-crunching."
>> "You may not have that biological limitation at the moment, but the behavioral and psychological need might still be there."
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