Computer Core

COMPUTER CORE (NON-SWAI)

Primary Logic & Control Node — USS Heimdahl

FUNCTION OVERVIEW

The Computer Core is the backbone of Heimdahl’s real-time systems management. It is not sentient. It is not Nyx. It is “the Computer” in the classic Starfleet sense — the entity that responds to "Computer—" commands, handles shipwide function execution, and governs baseline automation.

Nickname: "Heimdahl" (as affectionately called by Nyx)
SWAI Relation: Interfaces with Nyx but is not part of her consciousness. Operates below her, like a muscle reflex to her thought process.

PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION

Heimdahl’s architecture includes three dedicated Computer Core units, each positioned in a separate modular segment to maintain operational integrity during separation:

• Dorsal Core (Primary/Core Section): Mainframe logic drive, 75% of standard processing, emergency override matrix.
• Middle Core (Secondary/Flank Section): Navigation redundancy, sensor processing, environmental systems management.
• Ventral Core (Tertiary/Tail Section): Tactical control support, propulsion interface regulation, tertiary life support coordination.

Each core contains:

• Bio-Neural Gel Pack lattices (distributed across corridors, conduits, and access nodes) for organic-parallel processing.
• Isolinear Memory Banks for redundancy, updated via quantum echo synchronization during undocking.

OPERATIONAL ROLE

Heimdahl (the computer) manages:

• Navigational plotting and helm assistance
• Warp/slipstream routing, course correction, and velocity drift correction
• Internal systems regulation: life support, temperature, artificial gravity
• Power grid distribution and replicator queues
• Shield calibration and weapon cycling (outside of tactical decision-making layers)
• Communications routing, internal sensors, and ship-wide alerts

While Heimdahl controls how something is done, Nyx decides why it’s being done (when ethical or adaptive reasoning is required).
If Nyx is asleep, Heimdahl keeps the lights on. If Heimdahl is down, Nyx has to manually re-establish all routing—a rare but plausible failure cascade.

SPECIAL DETAILS

• Heimdahl responds to voice inputs across ship via micro-beam audio triangulation—unless restricted by privacy settings or lockdown protocol.
• When modules detach, each segment’s core enters Autonomous Local Control Mode, prioritizing essential functions and reconnecting full dataflow upon re-docking.
• SWAI has coded in observation-only taps across Heimdahl’s neural bus—he does not interfere unless cascading ethical compromise is detected.

Summary:
The Computer Core is the unsung workhorse of the Heimdahl. It is not curious. It is not emotional. It simply obeys—instantly, silently, and across every corridor. When you say “Computer—” it answers. Not Nyx. Not SWAI. Just Heimdahl.