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OOC: I Am Becoming...
Since everyone basically took one look at poor Jalen and immediately decided to toss him over their shoulders and haul him off to Flynn, I thought it might be a good idea to write up a handy reference guide for what's going on with his code right now, 16 millicycles or so post "upgrade":
- I imagine Clu probably put a lock on Jalen's disc, preventing anyone else from poking around in there and getting a look at Jalen's code before the alterations fully kick in. It will likely have to be hacked in order for Flynn to gain access.
- Visually speaking, Jalen's digital DNA structure is basically being slowly unzipped and twisted back together into a hot (in the biohazard sense of the word) mess. At the moment it is still a very gradual process, but it is picking up steam, and (Evil) Clu can trigger it to accelerate should he get the chance.
- His energy absorption/regulation system is badly borked. He burns through energy at twice the normal rate, and taking in more too fast is painful and can cause him to crash if he isn't careful. If much more time passes before he gets fixed, he will also start unconsciously sucking the charge out of powered objects (such as batons) if he is in contact with them for extended periods of time.
- He is instinctively extremely skittish around Programs flagged/identified as Security, and will make excuses to get away from them. (Due both to virus/antivirus conflict and more than likely a command implanted by Clu--Jalen getting tagged by Security at the wrong time would have been bad for business, after all)
- There are triggers and safeties set up within the rewritten code template that will force Virus!Jalen to follow Clu's instructions and keep him from attacking Clu outright.
- The viral coding within Jalen will respond to viral presence elsewhere (Abraxas, Naught, the Sea), though I haven't quite worked out exactly how yet, other than him being able to "hear" the Virus in the Sea inside his head. Outside input is welcome!