Nova Technologies

**Nova Technologies**, formerly known as **Aleph Industries**, is a technology and pharmaceutical company founded by Aleph and based in the Republic of Polaris. Nova produces mining machinery, aircraft, submarines, the pharmaceutical products Discordizol and PP-Max, and estrogen. Since the independence of Polaris on August 16th, 2021, Nova has been a state-owned enterprise, and it works closely with Solorigate, especially in its pharmaceutical department.

## History

### Foundation

Nova, then known as Aleph Industries, was founded on May 11, 2021. Groundwork began to construct an underground headquarters southwest of Aquila, then the capital of New Alaska, and the facility was completed by May 20.

### Employment and dismissal of Alice

For a while, Alice was appointed as Fuckup Manager and Head Chef at Nova. Aleph dismissed her from this position on the 26th of July, citing "concerns regarding her association with certain criminal individuals", due to her perceived link with Dababy, appointing Monty to the position in her place. They reinstated Alice for a short period after no link between the two individuals could be determined.

### Discordizol controversy

After the release of Discordizol on July 27, Nick managed to prevent its sale by inciting a moral panic in the Republic of Gex. Following this, Nova collaborated with Solorigate to produce an antidote, in the hopes of appeasing Gexan politicians. This attempt, unfortunately for Nova, failed, and the Gexan government ordered Nova to dump all of the pills. This demand, however, did not specify the location in which Nova was required to dump them, so Aleph engaged in malicious compliance and dumped them off the coast of Gravel Post. In response to this, the Department of the Interior under Anise launched a suit against Nova for environmental damages, but this never came to fruition. Nova would not begin the release of its trial patients until August 13, and when this release occurred, it was considered a tentative success, with the press release stating "they all seem to be happier, but until we can confirm that on a wider scale it’ll be basically impossible to offer Discordizol over the counter".

### Jake ban, management shift and renovations

The next day, July 28, Aleph temporarily banned Jake from all Nova properties, after he implied he would drink any piss reflected back at him by the urinals in the new toilets.

On August 5, Sylvyn quit faer job at Nova, and Aleph hired Anise as Chief of Water Supply Estrogen in faer place.

On August 10th, Aleph and Monty completed the renovations at the facility, including the replacement of each separate lift with one unified lift, and numerous additions to the facility itself. This included the Athena quantum computer, numerous toilets (including the Level 4 toilets, with a parkour challenge required to reach the sink), a snack bar on Level 4, a mortar and laser cannon on the exterior, and the removal of the Hellpit - a giant pit that travelled through the whole facility and would burn anything that fell into it to death with lava. Ringo was enslaved by Alice to serve as the snack bar's cashier, but was later freed.

On August 15th, Nova received its current name and logo, replacing the old Aleph Industries branding.

Aleph fired Alice for the second time after the declaration of the Republic of Polaris' independence and the breakout of the First Gexan War. Huge damage was caused to the Nova headquarters in Aquila during the course of the war, involving the Gexan forces spawning a Wither on level 0 of the facility. After the facility was repaired and the peace deal with the Empire of Greater Gex was signed, Aleph hired her for the third time, this time to the position of FNAF 2 Manager.

## Products

Nova's primary business is its three pharmaceutical products, but it also produces heavy machinery.

### Discordizol

Discordizol is Nova's most controversial drug, turning the user into a furry. Nova's testing process has involved over 100,000 subjects, of which several are on display on level 2 of its campus. After the announcement of Discordizol's creation, Nick used his position at Cox Media to incite mass panic around the drug, resulting in its limitation to prescription only within the then-Republic of Gex, but it continues to be offered over-the-counter within Polaris. Solorigate's collaboration entailed the creation of Grassicillin, an additional drug that would reverse the effects of Discordizol.

### PP-Max

PP-Max is a competitor to Viagra, with the exception that its effects are permanent. Nova produces a wide range of PP-Max products, including the temporary PP-Max Quickies, the inverse PP-Flat, and even [REDACTED]. Only one known individual has died from PP-Max's effects; Reginald, the primary test subject for the drug, tragically sacrificed himself by taking enough of the drug to make his dong cut off the flow of blood to his brain, killing him.

### Estrogen

Estrogen is produced and pumped into the Polaris water supply on level 2 of the Nova campus. In addition to its contamination of the national water supply, estrogenated water is also available from specific taps on all five levels of the campus.

### Aerospace

Nova has produced a small number of quadcopters, known as Valkyries. Currently, only one unit is operational - serial number 000 crashed around the [REDACTED] area, and serial number 001 serves as one of the potential evacuation options for the facility.

### Mining

Nova develops large-scale mining machinery, including a lava cannon mining system known as Sauron. Sauron is designed to be self-sufficient, capable of housing its crew for more than a month at a time.