Innovation Department

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**The Innovation Department**

## General

The Innovation Department is the primary department in the Nova Corporation. Widely known for being all-things research and innovation. They are responsible for the documentation, research, and testing of various anomalies which are widely referred to as ‘Entities’. With the sole purpose of understanding anomalies and learning how to ensure safety should such entities breach containment or turn hostile, and for deeper research, harnessing such powers for advantages against corporation enemies or for ethical self-benefit. In the words of the Innovation Department, "The ends justify the means". Entities also have different classification levels to show the severity of the entities' level. The levels are as follows:

* Green, an entity possessing a green threat level is an entity with little to no danger in its use. Green threat level entities are the safest of all.
* Yellow, an entity possessing a yellow threat level is an entity that represents danger to those that interact with it. Yellow threat level entities are usually immobile.
* Orange, an entity possessing an orange threat level is an entity that represents danger to those around it, even if no interaction is attempted. Orange threat level entities are usually mobile.
* Red, an entity possessing a red threat level is an entity that represents significant danger to those around it and can easily chain its influence onto a larger range of people, even if initially very far from the entity. Red threat level entities are usually hostile mobile entities or massively infectious hazards.
* Black, an entity possessing a black threat level is an entity that represents a big threat to mankind and requires extensive maintenance procedures. Black threat level entities are usually the hardest to keep under the Corporation's hands, as these usually escape on their own or are simply uncontainable.
* White, may God save us all if an entity of this threat level enters malfunction or falls into the wrong hands.

Different ranks are given the authority to test on other classifications of entities. These rank to classification levels are as follows and they're also stated on the AoS: Novice Innovators have the authority to test on Green and Yellow entities, Innovators have the authority to test on orange level entities, Advanced Innovators are given the authority to test on red level entities, Head Innovators have the authority to test on black level entities, and finally, the overseer of the innovation department has the exclusive authority to test on white level entities. Innovators can be temporarily granted the authority to test by a higher authority. The ranks to the Innovation Department are as follows: Intern Innovator, Novice Innovator, Innovator, Advanced Innovator, Expert Innovator, Head Innovator, Deputy Director, Director, and Overseer. The Innovation Department is currently being put under new management and has been having multiple purges.

## Site - 006

On Site - 006, the Innovation Department is available to all players for free.