Patel

Patel Deeptee, one of Mark9's physical components, was released from the digital bonds of the program in order to assist Trix as a Security Consultant and Advisor.

Background
Patel's background was in IT, though as a non-American citizen, he was not able to attain satisfying work and/or work that would pay him enough to survive. He was forced onto the janitorial team for Aperture Science, his genius languishing and his opportunies dwindling.

When the HOST project was being developed, he was one of the first to be integrated into the hive-mind during Mark5. Unlike many unfortunate individuals in the HOST project, Patel was able to maintain a connection between his conciousness and his physical body, despite the Mark's interference and integration. Recognizing his skill and his tenacity, the HOST kept him as he was... except for the the nerves in Patel's spinal column. The crippling forced Patel into a wheelchair and into increased dependancy and obedience.

During the Mark9 Plot
Patel was integrated into modern-day Aperture during Mark9's reign, as a Security Consultant and Advisor. He helped free Trix from a test chamber, where she was trapped by a number of employees who were certain that she was her Surrogate. However, Trix's reaction to knowing there was someone else on the Security team was hostile; Patel distanced himself from her, seeing as she made it very clear she neither wanted nor needed assistance, monitoring the security footage and flagging issues for the HOST program instead.

When he was confronted by Trix about the HOST and his involvement with Mark9, he was very forthcoming, doing his best to provide all the information he could. The HOST had granted him significant autonomy within the system, and he took advantage of that in order to answer every question Trix could ask. However, at the same time, his fear of death - and of being completely re-absorbed into the machine code, like so many others - made his answers occasionally cryptic and/or unhelpful.

He continued to assist behind the scenes as well as he could, disabling cameras and unlocking doors for the various staff members and test subjects who sought to bring the HOST program to an end. He also monitored the Surrogate, implimenting a program into Aperture's Security System that would track her should she ever get near to any vital components or parts of the facility. He never had the chance to pass on the access codes to Trix or to anyone within the facility, as he recieved very few visitors.

After the Mark9 Plot
Patel survived the detonation of all other Mark9-integrated circuitry, but his last communications, in email form to Owain, were borderline suicidal.

He has not been heard from since.