User:NewOriginalSchwann/Sandbox
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History
Spooky shit dude.
Environment
Yes spookiness.
Flora and Fauna of Europa
no husks here :)
Life on Europa
One’s standard of living in Europa depends heavily upon what facility they reside in, but there are some general rules. Settlements on the moon, due to its very light gravity, are universally built around large gravity generators that predate their shipborne counterparts - these models are by far larger and more power-inefficient, making them unsuited for non-planetary use. The primary method of travel for the vast majority of Europans are submarines of various sizes that make their way through the massive ocean under the planet’s icy surface. Due to submarines being far cheaper to build and maintain, and settlements being under the ice for safety, space-based travel between settlements remains rare even in the 2400s. The so-called “Deep Crazy” is another phenomenon that can be found regardless of where one is living on Europa, though some sailors and residents will claim that certain areas lead to higher rates of the affliction than others. Another constant factor for all settlements is the cold, often damp environment of the moon. Devices must constantly be maintained to ensure they do not break, lest the cold water seep into an area that humanity has carved out to live in. Beyond this, settlements begin to diverge in quality.
The most common settlements under the Europan ice fall under a loosely-organized category best defined as “civilian stations.” These stations range in size from only a few thousand to upwards of several million residents, and vary widely in quality. The common nickname for these stations is derived from the fact that they are primarily utilized as residential areas for those that reside under the icy surface of Europa. These are some of the oldest settlements on Europa, and are often connected to nearby research, tourism, or industrial stations. The highest-quality civilian stations are often shared between Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals, which uses their attractive housing to attract new employees and encourage transfers to the Europan branch of the corporation, and Idris Incorporated, which utilizes them as tourist icons for the planet. Lower-quality civilian stations often suffer from a variety of issues, such as heating problems and persistent leaks in the hull - problems on any Europan station, but ones that become far worse when one’s home is barely breaking even.
Research stations are, aside from a few Sol Alliance stations hanging on by a ragged thread, owned and operated by Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals. Advanced research submarines come and go from them, heading off to a myriad of locations in the murky depths of the moon’s oceans - some never to return. These state-of-the-art facilities vary in size from small observation outposts to facilities that are cities onto their own, and some are rumored to only be accessible to very high-ranking Zeng-Hu personnel. What goes on in this Europan “blacksites” is barely known to the general public, or lower-ranking Zeng-Hu employees. The research provided by Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals provides a large source of employment for the moon’s population, and the megacorporation is known to possess the largest submarine fleet of any actor on the moon. Zeng-Hu submarines are known to go on longer expeditions and go further into the still poorly-charted depths of the Europan sea than any other vessels. Incidents of “Deep Crazy” are an unfortunate fact of life in these research stations, but Zeng-Hu is known to pay extremely well for contracts on Europa.
Tourism stations are a hallmark of Idris Incorporated’s presence on the moon, and are typically situated in major civilian stations. The most famous of these is, without a doubt, Idris’ Jovian Jewel resort and Galileo's Pearl facility. Due to their locations near the surface of the Europan Sea, “Deep Crazy” is not a common factor in these tourist facilities and Idris Incorporated does its best to avoid the affliction. Many Idris Incorporated employees dislike working on Europa, particularly those in lower-level positions such as the cargo departments of stations - those responsible for loading and unloading the many cargo submarines that traverse the depths of Europa.
The so-called “industrial stations” are the heart of the Europan submarine fleet. These industrial centers are typically situated near the surface of the moon’s seas and feature large bays to produce the submarines of the planet, which can range from small shuttles with a crew of under a dozen to massive research vessels with crews in the hundreds. Many of the materials utilized in the dockyards of the Europan Sea are imported from a nearby neighbor of the moon: Callisto, where materials mined upon the volcanic surface Io are refined. This is due to the immense size of the Europan Sea making mining impractical: it is difficult to reach the seabed for mining when the sea extends one-hundred miles downwards.
A Submariner's Life on Europa
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