"Scanning Biometric Key... scan complete. Welcome, Administrator Ashley, Administrator Takahashi was expecting you. Unfortunately he isn't present at moment for he has to attend to an urgent matter however, Administrator Takahashi has granted you special access to his archives. My name is Ayala, I'm Administrator Takahashi's personal virtual intelligence. He's prepared a subject for you. [Project PICERAS]. All information has been cataloged into sub-files."

"[Project PICERAS] was named after the American biochemists Daniel Koshland Jr, it was believed life was formed and evolved from this principle. It was developed to aid the understanding of chemical responses in artificial life and extraterrestrial life in earlier lifeforms including humans."

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"Aisha believed this algorithm can solve humanity evolutionary process in the future. For three generations, scientists has speculated human biotics and AI technology will soon become intertwined on a deeper level, changing the human physiology to silicone based. Each pillar has a particular role in figuring out which route human evolution will take. Only three paths has been discovered. Type-1's, Type-2's, and Type-3's, each type leads to the final steps in mankinds ascension."

"Who was the founder of the project?"

"That would be Former Administrator Aisha Eurodyne, she was the one that created the Laws of Biotics and improve upon it in late 2099."

"What is the project's true purpose? running around spending money only to predict mankinds evolutionly path seems empty."

"That is unknown."

"I thought all data was available to me?"

"I can assure you Administrator Ashley, all records and data is presented to you. I can research more if you wish?"

"No need, I may have a clue to who can get the information I need. Can you find where the six remaining pillar are right now?"

"That order is unfeasible, each of the Seven Unranked are absolute sovereign entities. No personal data exists in any public or government databases, allowing them to move freely, unlike the average biotic citizens. It's to keep each company trade secrets from being targeted by hostile powers, it also protects the Unranked from finding each other, it doesn't count random encounters."

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"It seems a bit redundant. If the Unranked are considered monumental assets, why let them wonder around the city without restrictions? we can keep them locked up in a facility somewhere."

"Administrator Ashley, there's seem to be a spike in your brain activity, you seem to have a psychological aversion towards biotics?"

"I have my reasons. Back to the question, Ayala."

"It was believed to be counter-intuitive to the project, gathering data while they're contained has many perks but no growth will be made if their freedom is limited to one place continuously, it will result to very little psychological and physiological development. Physical interactions with the world is necessary for stimulus growth, providing significant obtain real world results instead of computer DNA simulations. Human to nature interaction is best for development."

"What's this diagram?"

"It was designed by former Administrator Aisha, she believed the emergence of current day biotics is deeply connected to humanitie's ancient predecessors. With the aid of Alexandria processing power, her theory was proven correct. She found several hundred matching genomic data samples that matched modern day biotics. Modern day mutation matches samples fom Mesopotamia in West Asia, Mayan Empire in South America, The Nile River in North Africa, Indus Valley in South East Asia."

"From her research, the mutation already existed in humans."

"Correct, Former Administrator Aisha accidentally expedited the mutation with the Lunar Calamity. The dark energy that was being harnessed for the Lunar A.I. spun out of control causing a massive radiation leak. Dark energy exposure activated the dormant mutation resulting the current day biotics."

"Lunar Calamity, [Project PICERAS], biotics, Artificial Intelligence. Ayala, what was Aisha working on after?"

"That is unknown. After Former Administrator Aisha was unceremoniously removed from the Borad of Administrators, her foot traffic vanished."

"Any records on her projects before the Calamity?"

"[Project New Horizon], she was working on deep space engine reactors and deep space communications at the time. The files on the project has been scrubbed from the achieves, reason unknown. But I do believe the Lunar reactors were based on her earlier designs."

"The overflux recator she built was working within specificed margins. What caused the core to meltdown?"

"From the records, there was a fault within the Lunar Base A.I core. No new public evidence surfaced after the investigation however, deep in the achieves it was found the Lunar Base A.I became self-aware. The force shutdown of the reactor provoked the Lunar A.I into a defensive response causing all Artificial Intelligence based apparatus to shutdown putting whole human civilizations in the dark once more."

"I remember. I lost my father in that chaos, he was hospitalized from a heartattack. Medical A.I. went rogue shutting down all life support systems there was no way to stop it, so many lives where lost to our arrogance. It took decades for the world governments to deactivate and dismantle all functional Artificial Intelligence and replaced them virtual intelligence, a less dangerous version. The people were afraid of a repeat and outright stop using advanced technology. Another thing to be afraid of other than biotics."

"The learning curve for all new virtual intelligence grows at the same rate as humans. This is to prevent virtual intelligence from gaining too much knowledge thus becoming selfaware that can threaten human existence."

"That's enough for now, Ayala. Give Administrator Takahashi my thanks."

"As you wish, Administrator Ashley. I'll be sure to forward your message."

"Ava, search the Library of Alexandra's achieves for all of Administrator Aisha's projects. Key words, Lunar Artificial Intelligence, Unranked, Biotic."

"As you wish, Administrator Ashley. Warning, all records has been sealed by higher authority."

"Such a tight lip. What is it that the overlords don't want the Borad of Administrators to see? Ava, schedule a meeting with Mirai Sobek for tomorrow afternoon."

"It's already done."