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Originally Posted by (E)
How about a solution that splits the difference? The pods where luxurious zoo like habitats that had advanced and well designed life boat functionality capable of setting the foundation for a new settlement?
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Building on that a little: The pods are/were entirely self contained, and when the ark was destroyed, the pods broke away. Then they started pushing outwards, using repurposed exterior repair drones to maneuver to asteroids to get the materials the need to bootstrap.
When I came up with it, I thought of it less like a zoo, and more like a nature preserve. They would still need to take care of themselves and are seemingly free, but it's still a cage and they were still being managed.
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Question 29
What purpose does the human Arc fragment station serve? What else can you tell us about it?
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The Arc Fragment (AKA The Corridor) was first visited by Humans about a year after the evacuation of the Earth (the main difficult was building a docking module for it). The Corridor is nearly 1500 km long, and for all intents in purposes, a single narrow room. The Corridor was built with technology well beyond anyone else in the solar system. For example, it has an artificial gravity system can be calibrated to provide different gravities to the square meter resolution.
The initial purpose of the Arc Fragment was for archeology and reverse engineering of the advanced craft. After the life support system was activated (it required a sample of air), people began moving into The Corridor for habitation. Buildings 10 stories high have been built inside The Corridor. Barely 1% of the Corridor has been explored.
A number of hibernation pods have been found, most containing unknown alien species, nearly all labelled with "(Uncleanable? Possibly Untranslatable) - Keep as Sample". There are conflicts on whether to revive these aliens, and technical difficulties that stop it all the same.
A large portion of the explored area contains a tremendously large automated factory system. It appears that given enough time and resources, the factory could produce nearly anything. However, efforts to connect to the system have been unsuccessful.
A power cell charger has been found. The power source is not understood, nor how the power cell contains such an incredible amount of energy. However, the process to recharge power cells is understood, and a small business that charges power cells operates to today. Usually, they are used in powering military hardware and spaceships.
Numerous robots are strewn around The Corridor, most do not seem to be of any consequence. However, occasionally a few rampant bots are found. Mercenaries aiding the archeological groups are usually successful in dispatching these threats.
Question 32
There are multiple factions on Mars. Are they in conflict with each other? Alliance? Coopetition?