L-004's Influence
Biomes
Each biome is unique to its contents, but all serve the same purpose of resource gathering. The largest of biomes span miles across, some mimicking the natural forests of today. Others are more agricultural in structure, less variation in plant life. Biomes that aren’t used for purely resource gathering may be used as a place of mechanical equipment and weaponry testing, though all recent Biomes are equally technologically advanced. It is rare a Biosphere will be abandoned without deconstruction to collect materials and destruction to prevent repurposing by inhabitants of Earth, though abandoned Biomes created pre-exodus still exist.
Biospheres post-exodus are much more technologically advanced, taking advantage of the progression in technology since L-004’s occupation. Biosphere’s are never operated by humans, instead functioning through the labour of robots. Any humans that reside within Biomes are temporary residents from outer planets, there for purposes of maintenance, research and testing. These humans are extremely avoidant of Earth’s humans, and extreme hostility should be expected. Biosphere workers seem to show fear in regards to R-001’s dwindling human population, as though unconvinced they are human at all.
Biome worker uniform concepts - Credit to @clown_crows / peren
Antares
The Antares Committee is an amalgamation of those who originally proposed the move from R-001, those who contributed the most to the creation of biomes, and the brightest individuals that grow L-004’s ever-improving technology. Their identities are heavily guarded but their power over both L-004 and R-001 is immense, and they are a growing force within the solar system. They decided to convert R-001 into a purely Resource planet for the purpose of fuelling L-004’s consumption and eliminating all remaining humans on R-001.
Defectors
Defector is the name given to Biosphere workers that have chosen to turn against their home planet authorities in favour of helping those residing on R-001. Defectors are a rare occurrence, as it is difficult to get through to the workers of the Biospheres, who seem convinced against the humanity of those on R-001.
Identification chips
The chips are implants that Martians working on Earth have as a form of ID- these display relevant information when scanned about the individual. This is what prevents biome workers from being attacked by their own robots, as the Guards would not be able to differentiate otherwise. Chips will remain active so long as they are with the person, however what they display can be remotely changed. This means that a person who defects will not be immune from the guards of phanes, as their chip will be changed to reflect them being a defector. A defector may remove their chip, but it is not necessary and may be difficult to do without a medical professional.