EDEN Project

*(This page is for the CACG Project known as EDEN. For the Seraphim member, Eden, click here)*

## The EDEN Project

### Project Staff

- Dr. Matthew Li (Lead)
- Dr. Joseph Du Bois
- CTO Yue Tezuma

### Affiliation

- Camelot Anomalous Containment Agency (CACG)
- The Camelotian Government

### Purpose

To preserve the DNA of the Grail's entire biosphere, as well as the DNA of all current CACG staff.

## CACG Project File

### Overview

The EDEN Project is a state funded project maintained and managed by the Camelot Anomalous Containment Group (CACG). The Project Lead for EDEN is Dr. Matthew Li, an expert in Metabiology and Cryptobiosis, as well as the leader of the Group's Advanced Long-Term Life Support Lab. The EDEN Complex's main feature is an AI managed cryovault of DNA from all living creatures in the Grail, as well as the DNA of every current employee\* of the CACG. Alongside this, the Complex has complete facilities for the translation of that DNA into living creatures.

***\* - Employees may opt out of sample collection.***

### History

The EDEN Project was originally conceived long before the CACG's founding, with the first governmental prototype being completed by Dr. Li in 1991. It was originally conceived by Li following the Great Extinction of Eluria, an anomalous event resulting in the complete extinction of dozens of species within Eluria and a reduction in biodiversity by approximately 60%. Eluria still suffers the effects of this loss as of writing, and so when it first occurred the Camelotian government scrambled for a way to not fall victim to the same fate.

Eventually, following the CACG's founding, the Camelotian government moved the project to be under the Group's supervision, with Matthew Li being transferred alongside it. Since then, the EDEN Project has progressed towards fully formed human clones, as well as advanced DNA synthesis developed in the case that the cryovault fails horribly and terminates some specimens.

### Specifications

#### "Big Freeze" Cryovault

The MSR-V Cryovault, affectionately named the "Big Freeze" by employees, is a giant cryogenic storage facility housing the DNA of all known life on the Grail. This DNA repository, in combination with the "EZ Bake" DNA to Life facilities next door, is capable of reconstructing the biosphere of the Grail following catastrophic EOW events. Alongside animal and plant DNA, the cryovault also contains every CACG employee's DNA in the event that the CACG falls due to an EOW event. In case of catastrophic failure within the cryovault, each contained DNA sample is regularly scanned and backed up onto a secure data drive. The data of the DNA can then be used to recreate any terminated samples via a suitable DNA synthesis device.

#### "EZ Bake" DNA to Life Facility

The EDEN Project's DNA to Life facility, also known affectionately as the "EZ Bake Lab," is an all-in-one lab for converting viable DNA samples into new organisms. The first round of machines are Embryo Synthesis Devices, which takes DNA samples from the Big Freeze and implants them within synthetic egg cells, eventually giving rise to an artificially made embryo containing the chosen DNA. Should the chosen DNA be that of a plant, the newly-implanted seeds are now ready to plant, for animals however, extra steps are needed. Upon the successful synthesis of an embryo, it can be slotted into a Synthwomb, a device meant to replicate the environment of a womb, allowing the embryo to progress until it becomes a fully formed organism.

#### Humanoid Forming Facility

The Humanoid Forming Facility (HFF), a subsection of the EZ Bake Facility, is specifically meant to conduct DNA-to-Life processes on (sentient) humanoid DNA. Given the delicate nature of cloning sentient life, the HFF was designed specifically to prevent unauthorized (and highly illegal) cloning of non-deceased personnel, as well as to prevent Reentry Syndrome. The HFF's facilities are nearly similar to those in the EZ Bake lab area, except that it includes an extra step in the forming process, an array of specialized accelerated growth chambers, and a suite "reintegration rooms."

The extra step included within the HFF includes an early implantation of a specialized disposable Conscious Transfer Uplink, capable of reintroducing a digitized consciousness to the body upon completion of the growing process. The accelerated growth chamber is meant to combat Reentry Syndrome by providing an appropriately aged and fitted body to a digitized consciousness stored within The Vault. Finally, following the end of the body's accelerated growth, it will be placed within the reintegration room in preparation for the transfer of a digital consciousness into the body. The reintegration room is designed with neutral colors and lighting, as well as a padded reclined seat and suite of tranquilizers, regular strength and rescue variant Psilamine, and synapse dampeners.

Prior to consciousness transfer, the newly-formed body must be dosed with an extended synaptic dampener to prevent sensory overload upon transfer. Following the application of the dampener, the terminal within the room can be used to manually (or automatically, in the event that no one is alive to maintain the facility) transfer a matching consciousness into the body. Following consciousness transference, the subject will slowly adapt to their "new" body, gradually gaining more control over it as the synaptic dampeners wear off. Subjects reintegrated into a physical body must be observed for signs of Reentry Syndrome, and upon being cleared may resume operations within the CACG and the "new" Grail.