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[Melampus]

Going off of Red Walrus' Extremophile theory - which is very interesting! - could the DSN work like this...?

There are microscopic extremophiles in the DSN. They stay in 'hibernation' while they're cold, but when they warm up and 'resurrect' they, coincidentally, release some chemical that delights the taste-buds. So, you keep any food/drink cold to preserve them, and when you put it in your mouth and it warms up, you get hit with a burst of flavor that's unlike anything else. As Red Walrus pointed out: Slusho comes to life!!!

I'm not saying this in any way turns a person into a monster; no, I assume the extremophiles promptly die, after that burst of flavor. But, it would explain this amazingly new flavor. There could also be other chemical events that happen when the things thaw, and that could explain the supposed "health benefits" of Slusho. Just a thought.

Also, I agree with the general consensus on this thread that it's the company's efforts to harvest the DSN that 'disturbs' our monster; rather than the monster originating (somehow) within the DSN itself.

[Red Walrus]

Here's my thoughts:
Ganu as a ocean scientist and his teammates find the secret ingredient(in my mind some form of extremophile). Ganu and his team think of ways to develop this ingredient.(From Slusho! history-" While the team pondered miraculous ways to use it,") The extremophile research leads to new extreme condition technology(From Tagruato history-" off-shore drilling revelations.")(From Tagruato-"Our engineering technology is the most superior of its kind. A machine made with Bold Futura parts works where others fall to pieces. A vehicle made with Bold Futura equipment will travel where others cannot reach. Our unique ability to function in areas of severe temperature or pressure can have desirable implications for our clients. )

Ganu has his dream and and develops Slusho! with his cousin. Has local sucess in Japan which grows fast and makes him money.(From Investor news-"Slusho!'s considerable growth over the last year has helped the company take what began as a small, experimental venture in villages throughout Honshu to what could very well become a global phenomenon.")

Then: "In 1989, a brilliant young engineer named Ganu Yoshida was in search of an avenue to support his off-shore drilling revelations. Recognizing the potential still of the crumbling 力の手 company, Yoshida and his investors purchased all shares from those who had led the dream astray. "

[Red Walrus]

This could explain how the monster gets disturbed and also shows more use of the extremophile technology:

Tagruato announces plans for "undersea construction sites"
Next time you drive by a large construction site demolishing a building or putting up new infrastructure, imagine it underwater.

Such is the latest directive of the Tagruato corporation. Company spokeswoman Suzume Soga announced this week that Tagruato has long been developing vehicles and machinery that will operate at the same capacity as the bulldozers and cranes you pass on the freeway each day, but also function at the ocean's greatest depths. COO Danno Jo, right hand man and cousin of CEO Ganu Yoshida, has been overseeing the revolutionary project.

"There are great reservoirs under the ocean floor that no one can get to due to obstruction by physical elements," explained Jo at the December 18th press conference. "With these new technologies in place, Tagruato will destroy any barrier."

Another benefit of these new technologies is the ability to actually construct drilling stations from the ground up. In the past, the process has been to build the various parts of the station in Tagruato's mainland factories, ship them across the oceans on aircraft carriers, and then reassemble them underwater. The process can be costly and time consuming.

"We can now skip that step," said Danno. "In a perfect world, we'll never have to work from the surface again."
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That announcement was Dec 18th of last year---was the new platform made from the ocean floor up?

[mjames]

[Mirrorful]

When the DSN is represented on the Slusho site, its in the form of a clover, or flower of some sort. I dont think that would be indicative of an extremeophile, but again, no answers only guesses!

[Melampus]

Good eye, Red Walrus - esp. the part that says:

"There are great reservoirs under the ocean floor that no one can get to due to obstruction by physical elements," explained Jo at the December 18th press conference. "With these new technologies in place, Tagruato will destroy any barrier."

So, the implication is that they're using this new method to construct the Chuai station - and, this method obviously has a greater impact on the ocean environment, by destroying any physical obstructions, etc. If there were a Bloop-type creature in the area, this would surely piss it off.

Also, the reference in the Company History to "what began as a small, experimental venture in villages throughout Honshu" has to be a reference to Noriko, right? In the Slusho History, "her deliciousness made her loved throughout many towns and villages on Honshu." I don't really have a point here, just trying to piece things together.

[Red Walrus]

[Red Walrus]

[Finch]

Even though there really isn't any sign of it yet I just can't get past the nagging suspicion that Tagruato is going to end up being the cliched "evil corporation" that plays the antagonist. Maybe it just seems to happen a little too often in monster/outbreak/zombie/disasster movies.

In any case I'd bet money on Bold Futura being the last subsidiary they let us find. Undersea mining = monster, or if you'd like: Tagruato searches resevoir, finds monster.

[Red Walrus]

Another cool finding that wasn't commented on is there is a real life counterpart company to Yoshida Medical Research and Bold Futura:

http://www.funcrypta.de/www/en/

[Nighthawk]

Well, remember that this is sorta "real time". There's no monster yet.

Everything we've seen up to now has been superficial and open to the public. I wouldn't be surprised if we somehow come across a "back door" of sorts and be party to some of the internal company happenings, things that the public isn't supposed to see. I expect we'll see things along the lines of a monster being released, but them trying to keep quiet about it.

I don't think that the creature suddenly showing up in New York will surprise *everybody*... Somebody was either expecting it or fearing it beforehand.

[Finch]

[Melampus]

I think the "small experimental venture" in Honshu villages is a reference to Noriko, because Ganu wasn't interested in Slusho until he found the secret ingredient.

It makes sense, though - Noriko wasn't just making drinks for herself. She was trying to make the tastiest beverage ever, etc. So, she probably had/ran a company of her own, albeit a small one compared to Targuato.

The question is: when did Danno Jo become part of Targuato? From the Slusho! History, it seems like Danno Jo took over Noriko's tasty-beverage venture/company, while Ganu went off to do his deep-sea drilling by rehabilitating Targuato, as an oil-drilling company, and nothing more. It wasn't until Ganu found the DSN that he became interested in Noriko's venture. Once he realized he could use the DSN in a beverage, he brought Danno Jo into the fold at Targuato, and Noriko's lil' company became "Slusho!" Does that make sense?

EDIT: A related question is: why did Noriko suddenly feel compelled to go on a "sea adventure" to find the "most tastiest ingredient in the world"?

[Red Walrus]

[mjames]