Crioma



After barely surviving for years in the abandoned parts of the station, ghetters discovered Crioma - a plant that could spread across the station’s tunnels and various sections at incredible pace, mutating constantly and producing "fruits" of various shapes and with strange properties. Eventually, these illegal refugees learned to consume crioma as food and use the plant as raw material for a large number of goods.

After Object 6’s officials became aware of the "wonder-plant", it was discovered that crioma was developed prior to the war as an experimental food product able to survive in a variety of conditions. The genetic basis of crioma was algae and several moss species. How exactly the mutated crioma colonies have spread throughout the station remains unknown to this day. The wild culture quickly adapted to harsh conditions and developed a number of adaptive mechanisms - in particular, it began to reproduce by toxic volatile spores, hazardous to humans. Those working at the Cleaning Service’s border brigades are tasked with destroying the spreading crioma sprouts every day.

The long term effects of crioma’s toxicity was also believed to cause Schizophreniform Anar’s disorder - a mental illness also known as “Somnia”. The main symptoms of this disease include psychosis, impaired perception and emotional distress. However, somnia still plagued the population of the station even after the plant breeders of Object 6 managed to create a safe analogue of the plant called "oma".

While people might think crioma's under control, truth is the Cleaning Service doesn't do anything unless you submit a complaint. Only the foremen come from Urb, and they employ ghetters to do their dirty work.