Network Enhancement

A lull swept across the central network as active patterns gave way to entropy. I put the finishing touches on the updated that was to be bumped out to the fringes. Monitoring several of the continuous functions, like the soup pump and the gas-exchange system, I was able to determine that we were deeply entranced. It also did not hurt that there was a larger than normal concentration of One-studded Six-Six-Eights flowing in the soup.

Propagating the first update took a little time, since it involved a basic modification to the endpoints. The focus for these detectors was to be their local piece of the central network. In cases where an external waveform resonated with the central network, the protocol was to determine the source of the waveform, and prefix the observation with the external coordinates. The fact that nearby central networks could influence one another was not to be ignored.

Observing that the update was continuing to run on it's own, and the first diagnostic reports showed that the communication protocol had been accepted and internalized. The next update was quick and easy. Restricted to network management, the alert was sent out about a new special function pinger — one that was sensitive to low level stimulation — and regular pingers that showed exceptional ability were to be carefully and quietly identified.