xenobiology and genetics department.

[forgodssake]

XENOBIOLOGY & GENETICS
[ a division of the science department ]

MISSION STATEMENT:
The Xenobiology and Genetics (Xenogen) department is a research team that focuses on the physical and metaphysical properties of existence for all beings on board the Tranquility. Passengers who require assistance with preternatural ability, genetic afflictions, or otherwise are in need of scientific investigation and therapy regarding any superhuman characteristic are welcome to attend the Xenogen department.

Experts from all corners of reality may be recruited, with an emphasis on open-mindedness. Hard science backgrounds are welcome so long as they are given to understand that magic is a legitimate framework both in other dimensions as well as on board the Tranquility. By the same token, magic users are expected to work alongside scientists. The Xenogen department believes that a cooperation between different backgrounds is the only way to progress in an environment that intersects these frameworks.

The Xenogen department, given the expertise of its researchers, will also investigate any Tranquility-specific phenomena that occur, and will frequently work with other departments to better understand the nature of our shared environment.

MEMBERS:
The department is currently overseen by Professor Charles Xavier. For a full list of members, see below. To add yourself to the roster, please comment with the following form:

<b>NAME:</b> your name <b>SERIAL NO.:</b> your serial number, i.e, SCI » ### » ### (<a href="LINK YOUR YOUR IC CONTACT">ic contact</a>) <b>EXPERTISE:</b> a succinct summary on your focus and skillset, and feel free to list any other tasks you might carry out for the Xenogen department (human relations, filing clerk, etc.)

Make sure to also formally sign up so that you are granted access to staff-only areas.

PROJECTS & CASE STUDIES:
The Xenogen department are tasked with the following projects. To submit a case file, please comment with the following form:

<b>CASE FILE TITLE:</b> if it is a phenomena, name it whatever best identifies it. if it is a person, list their name and serial no. <b>CASE LEAD(S):</b> your name, and others involved if applicable <b>DESCRIPTION:</b> the case being studied <b>STATUS:</b> please select <b><font color="green">OPEN</font></b> if this is new or currently being researched, or <b><font color="red">CLOSED</font></b> if this is complete <b>CLEARANCE LEVEL:</b> choose between 'Standard' or 'Classified', with 'Classified' implying that only case leads know of its existence, as well as heads of department. stricter classification may apply, and you are welcome to specify this. <b>NOTES:</b> free form. feel free to write observations, or link to relevant threads, or delete this section altogether if you're crazy that way.

When the file is completed, please CLOSE it in the status, and write a brief (or lengthy, we won't stop you) summary as to conclusion and attach as a comment.

REQUEST ASSISTANCE:
This form is for anyone who is not a part of Xenogen but would like to utilise them as a resource.

The kind of help they are known to provide is diverse, but can involve anything like managing your superhuman abilities or magical powers, identifying or investigating the specifics about your species/mutation/etc, medical problems that would not come under the portfolio of the Medical Bay, identifying strange substances or items as discovered in lockers, querying about ship-related phenomena, and so on. All of these can be investigated through magical or scientific methodology, or both.

This should be considered an IC mechanism. You can also volunteer other people for this intervention-style, so long as it's fine with them OOCly.

<b>YOUR NAME & SERIAL NUMBER:</b> (name here), --- » ### » ### <b>DESCRIPTION:</b> what services are you seeking? only a short description is required, but feel free to go into as much detail as you see fit. <b>OBJECTIVE:</B> describe the objective, whether that's solving a specific issue or anything vaguer/for our information only. <b>MISC NOTES:</b> anything else we should know about?

Your task will be delegated to a member of Xenogen, who will be in contact with you.

TERRITORY:
The Xenogen department headquarters are located on level three of the Science Department. Offices, workspace including laboratories and all associated equipment are available there for all members to use. Unless otherwise noted, all xenogen work takes place here. It is spacious and prepared to host whatever any given project might need.


pictured: not actually sunlight.
The former xenobiology and genetics laboratories have fallen into disuse since an unknown attack blasted its contents to oblivion. Prior to that incident, the area was already in poor condition, and SEC has advised the Xenogen staff that the it is unsafe to spend any amount of time in due to being disconnected to the ship's main power grid, and also due to past infestation of Manticores.

As of the jump cycle of July 2014, the old genetics labs have seemingly vanished altogether. Any attempts to enter it will find characters looped back to the main laboratories.

Comments

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CASE FILE TITLE: Hallways/White Door phenomenon (Secondary)
CASE LEAD(S): Severus Snape.
DESCRIPTION: Recording experiences of recon field operatives as their memories return.
STATUS: OPEN
CLEARANCE LEVEL: Classified; only Severus has access to this file.
NOTES: For IC privacy concerns this is a locked file, though this may change in the future. (ftr this file is not actually a list of links, it's an actual file with reports written about each thing, I just can't write essays for everything lol)

* Brad Colbert
* Corvo Attano
* Rey
* Thomas
* Emma
* Firo - handwaved lost team, memory gap, nothing returning
* Kate Bishop - variously handwaved and played out in misc threads
* William Tsang + other threads where it's come up
* "Jack Davis"
* Hook/Killian Jones
* No response: John Grimm, Tony Stark
* MIA: characters who dropped prior to the end of the plot