"So far, so good…" Kokonoe whispered as she replaced her glasses after rubbing her tired eyes. Sweets could only fuel her body and mind so much until she hit her limits, but an end was within sight.

Her latest project rested in a containment pod by her workstation. Everything appeared to be in shape, parameters carefully arranged and ready to go. Only a single step remained before it reached completion. She only needed to have a cursory look at the memory data before launching the test simulations.

The readings appeared in the form of graphs which she gleaned over quickly before stopping with a frown. Those spikes in the latest values couldn't be a good sign. "If I want to stabilize the host matrix as much as possible…" Any method to increase the likelihood of success, she would gladly take at this point—even borrow techniques she had sworn to never reuse. The rules she had to work with prevented her from taking the straightforward route. She could not afford to make a single mistake.