Station Ecosystem Proposal

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 		- [Paradox Clone](en/space-station-14/round-flow/proposals/paradox-clone.md)
 		- [Revolutionaries Rework](en/space-station-14/round-flow/proposals/revolutionaries-codeword-rework.md)
 		- [Tourists](en/space-station-14/round-flow/proposals/tourists.md)
+		- [Station Ecology](en/space-station-14/round-flow/proposals/station-ecosystem.md)
 
 - [User Interface](en/space-station-14/user-interface.md)
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+# Station Ecosystems Design
+
+| Designers | Implemented | GitHub Links |
+|---|---|---|
+| Matz05, Willhelm53, Princess Cheeseballs| :x: No | TBD |
+
+## Overview
+
+Life finds a way, and the station's minimalist ecology of fungi, vermin, and adapted plants are no exception. Such organisms are able to flourish in the dingy, humid, trash-ridden corners of the Maintenance Tunnels, and even develop unique ~~bacterial~~ cultures! While the Natural World provides an endless source of wonder for certain Scientists aboard, the stodgy Janitor (who has even more to clean) and Chef/Botanist (who find their products pilfered) might have a harder time appreciating the station's countless new friends. Let's just hope Urist McMaints makes a full recovery from that strange bite...
+
+## Background
+
+Modified from Matz05's HackMD: https://hackmd.io/@Matz05/S1gFEI1x5
+
+Relevant Discord post: https://discordapp.com/channels/310555209753690112/311537926376783886/944816512747843624
+
+## Design Pillars
+This idea ties in well with a few of SS14's design pillars:
+- Chaos: If left unchecked, the ecosystem is free to mature, and critter populations may grow, mutate, evolve and run amok.
+- Seriously Silly: "Yeah, Dave's not doing so hot. He got bit by something in maints, and he's a lot hairier than he was when he came in."
+- Intuitive and Inter-Connected Simulation: An ecosystem presents many opportunities for player interaction, and could lead to some unlikely interdepartmental alliances.
+
+## Ecology
+The broad idea of station ecology is to expand the goings on of maintenance in a way that progresses naturally over the course of the round expanding upon the current random spawns of space shrooms and mice into something more interactive and consequential to round flow. 
+
+### Food, Glorious Food
+The following can provide a foundation for the station's food web:
+- Plants e.g. Space Dandelions that have adapted to the low-light conditions of the Maintenance Tunnels
+- Trash, including foods that have been discarded, or appropriated by some enterprising rodent
+- Fungi and slime molds that feed on all of the above and below
+
+Food ideally exists not only to serve as very mediocre sustenance but also to provide a source of resources, for ghetto chem or otherwise. 
+These resources being tied to the natural continuous growth of life allows resources to be trickled into the round at a steady rate, or farmed by an enterprising crewmate.
+
+### Critters Galore
+With plenty to eat, these fuzzy friends should have no problem making a home for themselves:
+- Mice and Rats
+- Raccoons and Opossums
+- Ian, bad dog! Get that out of your mouth this instant!
+
+Critters act as the second stage of the ecosystem, feeding off of the "food" available and acting as vermin for the station. 
+Their deaths can be the source of more resources, whether directly (i.e. a Space Racoon dropping valuable maints loot) or indirectly with the caracasses serving as food for the next generation of fungus or vermin. 
+
+## Role Interactions
+- Janitor: Will have more messes to clean, or else the ecosystem could spiral out of control. 
+- Chef: May see a wider variety of ingredients coming to the kitchen (scurrying in on four legs, trying to steal-a da pizza!). With the right perspective, pathogens are just another seasoning!
+- Botanist: May see a similar increase in hungry thieves. Could also gather wild plants and fungi for cultivation or otherwise.
+- Doctor: May see an increase in the rate of bite- and scratch-type injuries. Maints ecology could also easily be a vector for diseases if those are to be added. 
+- Chemist: The chemist may want to collect some rare or valuable chemicals from some of the plants growing in maintenace. 
+- All: Ideally all of these roles will have a vested interest in the goings on of maintenance ecology for one reason or another, giving more justification for the average crewmember to interact with maintenance. 
+
+## Notice of Shipment Rejection
+
+Quartermaster's rejection reason: "Package manifest incorrect"
+
+Notes: "Instead of thirty (30) sheets of plasma glass as indicated, crate contained one (1) rabid raccoon. Crate returned to sender."