More of a concept crossover, this one. SAO with something like the Worm fanfic "Working As Intended," where Taylor gets the power to "hack" the powers of other Capes, but only as if she were an admin trying to playtest and balance the Beta rollout of an MMO.
So, now I'm imagining an SAO character (first choice, Argo, for the lulz) getting some sort of hacky semi-Admin access to Cardinal (or perhaps Cardinal is playing along slightly because it's developed its own agenda), where she can "tweak" various players, bosses, drops, dungeons, etc, but only as long as she stays within certain boundaries. Sort of like using pebbles to steer an avalanche.
So, now I'm imagining an SAO character (first choice, Argo, for the lulz) getting some sort of hacky semi-Admin access to Cardinal (or perhaps Cardinal is playing along slightly because it's developed its own agenda), where she can "tweak" various players, bosses, drops, dungeons, etc, but only as long as she stays within certain boundaries. Sort of like using pebbles to steer an avalanche.