The Concensus

[SELF]

***Response Detected***

**Commencing Live-Feed**

Good. The Procedure would have been done in Omicron-81, but an Ionic Disturbance was approaching, as the Oracles had informed Us, therefore it will be located near the Central Matrix, in Mr. Dilectus' Laboratory. Now, since the Whole is present and "tuned in", as the Humanoids say, the Integration Ceremony will proceed. Unit: Acceptus Dilectus, please initialize the procedure.

*View switches to a laboratory*

A bio-mechanical form stands in the center, arms flurrying around a console. Relatively normal Humanoid height, but with peices of metal, circuitry and nerve capacitors sticking out most every which way. His arm movements began to slow until they gradually returned to his sides. The form turned towards the Holo-View and waited a moment.

[color=#FFFFFF]"The Integration Matrix is completely calibrated to the diagnostic statistics we aquired from our tests on the Learner. They confirmed his outdated status and should be able to Integrate him without effecting: circuitry, Sentience Capabilities (although they will be expanded), Sensory perception, energy usage (output, input or otherwise), maneuverablility, and....*chuckle* the point has been made. Please bring the Subject!"

*The sound of a door bursting open, and a small engine monotonously puttering is heard*

A Domed Unit with matallic tendrils is levatating in a clear cylinder, roughly ten feet high. Almost not big enough, the Unit was scant inches from the top of its confinement chamber. Multiple optic receptors were surrounding it's headframe, and the appendages retained claws, hooks, various plugs, mismatched wiring, tools of sorts, several defensive weapons, and one Primary Output Cable.

The Recruiter walked over to the Subject, and circled the container several times. Searching for something.

"We must input a modernized link jack. Perhaps a, *muttering inaudibly*....Eh, yes...RY-56, 2.0. Hrm...yes this will do. Alright, a quick surgery before the Ceremony."

Its arms began to move, almost spiratically, around a different console. Located on the Container. The glass cylinder disolved, it was actually a Dyonic Force-Field usually untilized in medical facilities. The Learner was rotating, without moving, backwards and, finally, laid upon a table that was previously the container. A drawer detached from the table and moved towards Acceptus. Hastily he grabbed a wicked looking instrument, thumbed it on, and a bluish-green beam, about three inches in length, appeared. He slowly cut through the the outer armour of the New Unit, to access its Central Core. Removing some charred wires, broken fragments, and some additional panels to get direct access to a Core conduit. Upon reaching the Unit's Core, a dull yellow glimmer shown on the Recruiter's face, he found the correct conduit and proceeded to insert a jack, and then some minor re-wiring, so it could finish with inputting new panels.

All this was acheived in about twenty minutes. The Unit was lifted, restrained with the forcefield conforming to his shape, and re-located to the Integration Matrix. Upon insertion, some coils were placed around the chamber, to create a flow of energy that would sustain the Matrix and not cause a shut down.... for this would kill the Unit.

The Recruiter returned to the Primary Console and began whirring around it, turning knobs, entering codes, by-passing energy blackages, and endearinly hopeful that the procedure would not fail.

"The Chamber is polarized, no side-affects should be felt outside the chamber, or inside hopefully. Energy Usage is at normal levels, and Plasma discharge is estimated to be minimal. Although, the temperature will elevate substantially. The Chamber but reach full Energy Intake for the procedure to be optimally successful. We will inform you when that point is reached. It will only be a short while. This unit will continue visual feed, then."

***Live Signal Lost***

**Maining "Update" Status**

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