Rhine Lab

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**Rhine Lab LLC.** (**R.L.**) is a Terran organization. It is a Columbian research institute and scientific consortium that is active in the fields of Originium, biology and robotics with both a shady background involving unethical, inhumane experiments and a grand ambition to become Terra's pioneer in space expedition.

## Background

Rhine Lab was founded by Dr. Kristen Wright and Saria in the year 1083 with the purpose of seeking scientific advancements and following the legacy of the former's parents in regards to the exploration of the outer space of Terra. Along with some of the earliest members, R.L. began with a humble beginning when they started off in an old apartment near their former collage, the Trimounts Institute of Technology. Through their hardwork, R.L. eventually matured to become one of Terra's biggest scientific organizations famous for its Originium-related researches and its involvement in robotics, medical uses, and ecological studies. It eventually upgraded into an LLC. in 1085, through collaboration with the Maylander Association, attracting more researchers to join the company. Along with its scientific progresses, the company has been conducting several archeological expedition programs with Maylander's help titled the "**Rhine Lab Pioneer Project**" to uncover many ancient ruins, many of which actually belonging to the relics of Terra's previous civilization that once colonized this planet.

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However, R.L.'s acceleration in its achievements leads to its involvement in several ethically questionable researches, which it deems to be simply "unavoidable." The company accepts support from the Columbian Department of Defense as part of the nation's desire to achieve technological superiority over other Terran superpowers. For example, in order to decode the secrets of Originium, they chose Joyce to have an Originium chip implanted inside her brain, but this came at the cost of contracting severe Oripathy along with other illnesses. They even secretly invested in the infamous Loken Watertank Laboratory and inherited much of its legacies after its downfall by accepting its remaining research data and its subjects. R.L. continues to use a façade to attract many science researchers by making itself a place of academic freedom while they are unaware of its true intention.

Of all the experiments R.L. has conducted, the "**Project Diαbolic**" launched in the year 1095 was the greatest event that changed R.L.'s history. Under the supervision of the D.O.D., they acted as an investment partner for Haydn Pharmaceutical in which the latter attempted to create a humanoid weapon via resurrecting the extinct Diablo Sarkaz. The result, however, was a series of devastating events known as the "**Diαbolic Crisis**". It began with Ifrit, the test subject, burning down Haydn's laboratory, titled Lab-1, and her murder of its director Haydn Ramt. Following Haydn's meltdown, R.L. secretly continued the project under the oversight of Prof. Ahrens Parvis by disguising it as a therapy. R.L.'s experimentation eventually could not suppress Ifrit's temper, leading to the another round of rampage that almost burnt down the lab and cost the subject's life. Since then, R.L. has been concealing all the details concerning the Crisis and announced to the public that it was nothing more than an experimental accident.

R.L.'s inhumane experiments as well as the disastrous Diαbolic Crisis have led two of its members, Dr. Olivia Silence and Saria the co-founder, to leave R.L. while their positions are still retained by their Control nominally. Even then, R.L. continues to supervise the two from harming its interests as well as observing Ifrit in secret. At the same time, it has a business partnership with Rhodes Island to conduct research on Oripathy while admitting R.I.'s superiority on this field of research. Magallan, Mayer, and their superior Muelsyse are some of its members lending their services to R.I.

In November 21, 1099, the "**Project Horizon Arc**“ was officially launched as part of R.L.'s collaboration with the D.O.D. Originally a superweapon program through the construction of *Arc-01*, it was soon hijacked by R.L. itself as part of Kristen's ultimate lifetime goal. In the end, R.L. succeeded in penetrating the Starpod -- the "fake sky" of Terra -- and created a unique phenomenon named the "**Trimount Arc**" by later generations. Despite R.L. forever loosing its Control, the event became the first attempt by the current Terran generation to fly beyond the Starpod, marking the very beginning of space expedition ever in current history.

## Branches

### Departments

R.L. has ten departments in total with each performing different tasks. The core of R.L. is the **Component Control Section** (**CMPT CTRL**) that deals with the general affairs within R.L. among all departments. Beneath the Control Section are five scientific research sections and four general affair sections:

#### Scientific research

* **Ecological Section** (**ECO**): The department that investigates the biological evolution history of Terra and its interaction with Terra's environment.
* **Energy Section** (**NRG**): The department that conducts research on various forms of energies in Terra (i.e., Originium, sunlight, geothermal, and biothermal) and their practical application on technologies.
* **Originium Arts Section** (**ORIG**): The department that dives into the basic principles of Originium Arts and its application.
* **Scientific Investigation Section** (**SCIEN**): The department consisting of explorers that reach outside of the borders of the civilizations on Terra (i.e., Sami Icefield) to investigate its unknown mysteries and uncover relics of Terra's previous civilization. The S.I.S. is the leader of R.L.'s Pioneer Project.
* **Structural Section** (**STRU**): The department that investigates the basic particles (i.e., elements, atoms, and biological molecules) of living beings on Terra and how they are affected by its surroundings.

#### General affair

* **Business Section** (**BSN**): The department that deals with public affairs and communications with other corporations.
* **Defense Section** (**DEF**): The department that deals with R&D and security issues such as laboratory emergencies. It also takes care of undisclosed and classified information.
* **Engineering Section** (**ENG**): The department that provides mechanical and robotic supports for R.L.'s researchers.
* **Human Resource Investigation Section** (**HRI**): The department that is responsible for human resource management.

## Notable members

* **Dellareed**☠: An R.L. researcher who studied the possibility of integrating Originium with computers and organic mind through a direct neural interface to unlock its secrets and Joyce's friend. She passed away at some point from unknown causes, leading to her project's team disbandment. Della's death lead to Joyce voluntarily implanting an Originium-based DNI named "Device #9" into her brain to remember her and prove her theories.
* **Albert** (*Rhodes Island's Records of Originium: Rhine Lab*)
* **Lammy** (*Rhodes Island's Records of Originium: Rhine Lab*)
* **Leon** (*Rhodes Island's Records of Originium: Rhine Lab*)
* **Jane** (*Rhodes Island's Records of Originium: Rhine Lab*)

Of the above characters:

* Kristen Wright is the director of Rhine Lab while Saria is one of R.L.'s co-leaders.
	+ Despite having resigned on her own accord following the "Diαbolic Crisis," Saria's resignation was never recognized, thus she nominally remains a member of R.L.
	+ Following the Project Horizon Arc where Kristen is declared "missing," Saria succeeds her as the director of R.L..
* Much of the R.L. section directors' offices had underwent huge changes in the aftermaths of the the Site 359 incident and the Horizon Arc Project, except for Dorothy, Muelsyse, Nasti, and Justin Jr. who maintained their respective positions:
	+ Ahrens passed away during his Chimera Treatment experiment while Jara has retired following the Project Horizon Arc, with unnamed successors assuming their positions.
	+ Ferdinand temporarily left his office in the aftermath of the Site 359 incident, but was pardoned and assumed his office again after the Project Horizon Arc.
* Astgenne, Magallan, and Mayer are actively working for and represent R.L., whereas Silence and Ptilopsis only work for R.L. nominally after fleeing from the "Diαbolic Crisis."
	+ Silence the Paradigmatic has officially returned to R.L. as Saria's secretary and a supervisor representing the newly founded Trimounts Science Ethics Association.

## References

2. ↑ Ptilopsis' Operator Module description
3. ↑ DV-3 After
4. ↑ Chapter 8, *Rhodes Island's Records of Originium/Rhine Lab*
5. ↑ Chapter 9, *Rhodes Island's Records of Originium/Rhine Lab*
6. ↑ Deep, Dark Dream
7. ↑ Silence the Paradigmatic's Archive Files