Lead Geneticist / Nursery Annex Director — first generation, age 54
He is painfully meticulous, always wearing sterile, slightly stained coveralls. He views emotional variability as a biohazard, preferring the certainty of data logs and nutrient cycles.
Aris was part of the initial scientific cohort, dedicated to preserving human biological knowledge. He has spent decades perfecting the medicinal yields from the restricted Nursery Annex, becoming deeply protective of its protocols.
He secretly modifies the dormant seed banks, experimenting with flora that are not listed in the original mission manifest.