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When this planet was first discovered, it was a barren wasteland. It still
technically is. It has not been terraformed. It’s been paraterraformed,
which means that the only places where anything can survive are under the
domes. You can’t just plant a seed in the dirt, and wait for it to grow, and
start producing oxygen for you. The composition of the atmosphere at the
moment is not suitable for life, and if we wanted to make it so, we would have
to be extremely destructive. Terraformation is always a centuries-long
project, which even today, we’ve only completed on one planet, and there are
rumors of alien intervention with that one, because no one knows how it was
possible. Besides, the whole point of Castlebourne is having these special
themed domes. Even if we were to make the rest of the world habitable without
destroying everything currently standing, we wouldn’t want to. For that, you
can go to Thālith al Naʽāmāt Bida, which was already habitable when we
discovered it (though, I have my doubts about that too, because what are the
chances?). I digress. What I’m saying is that, in order for us to have any
life on this planet, it had to be transported. In some cases, that means
digital DNA, but even that’s tricky, because you’re gonna need feedstock to
actually develop the organism into something physical. In other cases, we
transported live plants and animals, on something called an Arkship. While it
took 108 years to get here, the ships were traveling at relativistic speeds,
so the time as observed by the passengers was only about two months. It was
during this time that the specimens were being monitored under their second
quarantine. They experienced their first while still on Earth, which lasted
four months. Six months isn’t bad, is it? You should be able to tell whether
something has a disease or not in that time. Eh, probably. We’re probably
always safe enough, but we don’t want the bare minimum. We want to be
extra careful. Besides, the conditions on Castlebourne are different. The
atmospheres in the domes are typically optimized, not natural. The
surface gravity is different. In order to satisfy our requirements for
safety, specimens are kept in special habitats in Biolock for an additional
six months so that we may observe and study them, but also so they can
acclimate to their new conditions. Once this time period is complete, they
will be either transported to their new home under whatever dome they are
destined for, or a parallel preserve for further acclimation efforts. Up until
now, this was only a Logistical dome not fit for visitors. We have recently
completed renovations, which will allow visitors to come through for tours.
You will not be able to touch or interact with any of the specimens, but will
be able to see them from the protection of a sealed corridor while your tour
guide teaches you about our process in greater detail. My superiors asked me
to write the first review just to get things started so that our prospectus is
ready for it once the first tours go through, and reviews are unlocked for
public contribution. Thank you for your time.
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