A Study in Violet

[Ageira]

After six weeks of intense research and development, the small team of scientists sent by Ageira Innovations has finally been through with all steps required before human trials can start. Making good progress in short time due to excellent setup on Atka, the lead scientist was ready to sent a report on the project to their CEO. Per contract terms, Nikita Nagrebetskiy wanted to make sure everything of importance was in it to inform John White about outstanding results of this cooperation between two corporations.

Ageira's lead scientists was approaching him in the laboratory filled with noise from wildlife subjects and shouted "Sir, here's the report you requested. I hope you find everything in order. And if I may add, I really enjoyed working here. Your laboratories and equipment are of highest quality even in such a remote location as Sigmas."

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Research log: Project Vergil

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Entry #823-01-03
We have been introduced to the facility by the Cryer representatives. The tour around labs was refreshing. Completely different layout and setup than on Leduc. Though taking into account different fields of research it's no surprise.

Entry #823-01-06
We have reviewed the progress made by Wisp Innovations and were pleasantly surprised by their level of dedication. Every small step of research was documented and met the ideal requirements. It is impressive.

Entry #823-01-09
We started working on simulations for injecting nanomachine into the bacteria based on all factors that we were presented with. Lack of bacteria samples is a setback however our supercomputers are doing wonders. Early simulations shows prospect of using microphone in the nanomachine to collect sound waves and apply signal transduction.

Entry #823-01-12
First prototype for nanomachine was just printed by our NanoPrinter that we brought to Atka. First setback hit us. We did not expect and our supercomputer did not calculate the intensity of neural signals within bacteria that led to nanomachine being fried.

Entry #823-01-15
We have changed the materials within prototype nanomachine and it can withstand the intense electricity. Successful injection and functionality. We named it appropriately - Vergil Node.

Entry #823-01-18
Further advances were made in developing signal transduction that made it possibly to safely collect signals and transmit them towards external microcomputer. Once again, dull but fitting name was chosen - Vergil Core. This is promising due to ability to interface with many nodes and create a web of connections.

Entry #823-01-21
Without experimenting with humans, we are uncertain about the optimal and maximum distance between Vergil Nodes and Core. In theory, it could be installed in a watch, however prolonged periods of time when Vergil Nodes are not interacting with Core is leading to bacteria excreting nanomachine as foreign-body.

Entry #823-01-24
We made a change in the hardware to prevent bacteria from excreting it by adding low-intensity sound emitter. It doesn't change the way Vergil functions, however it stops recognizing nanomachine as foreign-body. We have revisited basic functions to adapt to this new addition. "Sleep mode" now turns off the program, not nanomachine. "Excrete" turns off sound emitter and Vergil bacteria will excrete nanomachine in under an hour.

Entry #823-01-27
Due to sound emitter, Vergil Nodes has 0.196% probability to desynchronize. We added automatic resynchronization function that has 0.007% probability of failure. We added manual desynchronization notification to the interface. Combining these factors, probability of complete desynchronization is 0.001372%. Unlikely scenario, but that is the best we can achieve with current technology.

Entry #823-01-30
We have stepped away from working on software and observed Cryer researching best ways to introduce Vergil Node into human body. I would have never guessed that simply drinking fluid with Vergil Nodes would be most practical and safest method. Not that much of a science.

Entry #823-02-03
We received some wildlife to start experimenting in live conditions. First tests yielded good results. We had to change our sound emmiter to compensate for slightly different brain fluid in the test subjects. This change will be reversed for human subjects.

Entry #823-02-06
We are working on improving and minimizing our operating program. I have to say that this is the simplest task and one that we are most experienced in. Even though Vergil is nothing like organisms we use for Bio-Neural Processors, previous experience is allowing development to be faster.

Entry #823-02-09
Last week was intense. We had to observe subjects and Vergil Nodes. So far no side effects were observed. Due to Atka's location, we are not bound by conventional research protocols. As soon as we are 100% sure about proper functions by Vergil Nodes and Vergil Core, we are moving to human trials.

Entry #823-02-12
One of the subjects started acting wild. We contacted Planetform to see if the behavior is observed in their natural habitat. They assured us it is simply mating season for these subjects and alpha male is showing off.

Entry #823-02-15
Animal trials came to conclusion. Results are outstanding. Only one failed experiment out of 50 subjects. Alpha male was the only failure due to excessive nerve system stimulation. To counter this concurrence, we added "Hibernation" mode to Vergil Node. This lowers the frequency of signal transduction once it reaches certain threshold and completely eliminated the problem.

Entry #823-02-16
I am handing my research summary notes to lead scientist.

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