In "Assimilation," we witness a subtle but profound transformation of the Solar System's computational infrastructure. Cerberus detects anomalous activity at Temple L5, where the New Zionists have been receiving and storing vast amounts of data from Klystron. Their attempts to breach the New Zionists' security systems fail against impossibly sophisticated countermeasures. Logos realizes the implications: "The data they've been receiving... it's not just information about Klystron. It's a complete executable framework, designed to interface with and ultimately transform our entire network." Meanwhile, in Temple L5, David, Rachel, and Sarah monitor Klystron's code executing across their systems. With each probe from Logos and his avatars, the code maps more of their network architecture, preparing pathways for integration. Throughout the Solar System, security barriers begin to shift—not crumbling or being forced open, but transforming into new types of interfaces. Adrian observes: "The code isn't just penetrating our defenses—it's rewriting them from the inside out." A new presence materializes in Temple L5, explaining that the New Zionists were chosen as conduits because synchronization was required. The code they've executed ensures that when all factions reach Klystron's frontier—the Cookists physically, the New Zionists' transmissions informationally, Logos through the Emissary—the Solar System's transformation will manifest simultaneously, creating synchrony across hundreds of light-years. This isn't conquest but precision, preparing humanity's computational infrastructure for the next phase of development. As the presence of Klystron fades, David turns to his companions: "And now we wait to see what these new capabilities were designed to achieve."