# Data Snek **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [July 31, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/data-snek/3663 "2026-07-31T04:33:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/eldraeverse.discourse.group/avatar/32/2_2.png) [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/data-snek/3663/1 "2026-07-31T04:33:06Z")
Another feature of life on Mmrdene, of course, is the nature of its dataweave. As you might expect, the _esseli_ don't use the same optronic nanocircs as the more hard-technology inclined species of the Empire; their information technology is entirely based upon cortextures and related neuron-based devices. But to concentrate on the megabrains themselves is to ignore the complexities of the supporting technology. A great deal of effort has gone into integrating _esseli_ biotechnology with Imperial-standard networking at the edges. Joint research has produced scaled-up versions of neural laces which empower massive cyborg brain-routers at the starport and the ground stations connecting to Mmrdene's geostats; and _esseli_ technology has even been able to create radioganglia parallel to wireless microcells, albeit speaking a somewhat idiosyncratic IIP dialect. Where it gets particularly interesting is when you need a higher-bandwidth uplink. You can't just sit down in a comfortable chair equipped to interface with your laser-port; _esseli_ themselves make use of neither. The standard for data transfer on Mmrdene is neurocable; quite literally a long bundle of nerves in a fleshy or bark wrapper, carrying data from place to place; just holding one near a compatible socket makes the petals of the tip peel back and the nerves intertwine in accordance with their designed-in tropisms. When it's time to disconnect, a hormonal signal reverses the process. _Esseli_ simply interface with their technologies using a compatible data-tentacle. (You can have your own data-tentacle if you want. Believe me, if you even hint that you might be open to the idea, you will be offered several. _Esseli_ culture may have forgotten their original form, but is absolutely convinced that the tentacle is the obviously superior limb. And that everyone should have one, or better yet, several.) For those of us without data-tentacles, however, _esseli_ biotech has produced an answer in the form of the _vastening serpent_. A snake in nature as well as name, the white-furred vastening serpent (containing, we are assured, no tentacle) is an endearing pet when not required to perform its duties. When it is called to them, however, it wraps itself comfortably around your neck like a scarf or stole, in which position a band of light-sensitive and bioluminescent cells is able to make connection with your laser-port. Having thus established a connection with you, the serpent's tail-tip may plug itself into any neurocable-compatible port or connect to a neurocable, and allow data to flow freely. The high biotech of the _esseli_ produces data transfer rates similar to those of more conventional interface technologies. (The serpent may nibble a little. This is quite normal - many _esseli_ biotechnologies are powered at least partially by their hosts' bloodstream, and no harm will come to you. Think of it as a bonding experience.) _"Around the Fringe in 48 Bottles", Octavia Dalastel_ * * * This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://eldraeverse.com/2026/07/31/data-snek/](https://eldraeverse.com/2026/07/31/data-snek/) ---
**Author:** ![avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/eldraeverse.discourse.group/avatar/32/2_2.png) [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 4:34am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/data-snek/3663/2 "2026-07-31T04:34:16Z")
Listed on July 31, 2026, 4:34am UTC ---
**Author:** ![zakueins](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/eldraeverse.discourse.group/zakueins/32/65_2.png) [@zakueins](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/zakueins)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/data-snek/3663/3 "2026-07-31T04:41:28Z")
[Dara-san of Reiwa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dara-san_of_Reiwa) and [Gorgon Medusa](https://fategrandorder.fandom.com/wiki/Gorgon) approves. ---
**Author:** ![Morgrim](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/eldraeverse.discourse.group/morgrim/32/87_2.png) [@Morgrim](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/Morgrim)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/data-snek/3663/4 "2026-08-01T12:31:40Z")
The vastening serpent description made me think of the Furvilla white-furred sneep. Which is adorable and I want one. ![1776-white-furred-sneep](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/eldraeverse/original/1X/af0914612e4f300fea955a69703e1d71db4f3ef5.webp) ---
**Author:** ![naducari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/eldraeverse.discourse.group/naducari/32/518_2.png) [@naducari](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/naducari)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/data-snek/3663/5 "2026-10-29T11:48:15Z")
The serpent is doing more than translating between two interfaces; it’s a mobile endpoint with a living connection to its owner. I’d expect access controls to matter as much as compatibility: a trusted pet shouldn’t automatically mean every neurocable it can reach is trusted too.