The PBRS is essentially a hot-dog cart sized unit that brings algae-cycling to any part of Alpha Complex that has lost its regular facilities. Hailed as a key tool in reclaiming some of the danker and darker corners once lost to CMT foes, the PBRS is a little bit of sanity and civilization brought to those who are in want. Its too bad that it also shines a glaring spotlight on the actual processes by which algae-cycling really works. Blech!

Part 1: The Theory
The PBRS converts leftover and waste biological material into edible and nutritious paste fit for clone consumption, including all the additives, vitamins and hormones that makes Alpha Complex such a clean and happy place to work. Essentially, it's a slower and much smaller version of the many recycling vats found in Alpha Complex. Many apolgies for the technical jargon, but in a nutshell:

1. The waste goes in and gets mashed into a gooey mess.
2. The goo is blasted with radiation and flooded with chemicals to kill any nasty things living in it.
3. Whatever remains is piped into centrifuges, filtered, boiled, folded, spindled and mutilated to seperate the good stuff from the yucky stuff.
4. The yucky stuff is cycled back through to make sure every bit of useful leavings are eeked out of it.
5. The good stuff is piped into a vat where algae start to eat it. This serves to further clean and enhance it.
6. The guck is then filled with vitamins, minerals, hormones, flavor enhancers, mood stabilizers, mild sedatives, color enhancers, antihistimines, antibiotics, antifungals, and a massive heap of fiber.
7. What remains is piped out.

Part 2: As easy as 1..2..
Using the PBRS is very simple. Waste is added to the rear chute. Then the control panel activates the entire process. Eventually, goo comes out of the front tap into the large holding barrel. Every once in a great while, the large grey cylinder above the chute (an algae breeding pot) has to be replaced. The hardest part is watching what's going on in the clear duriplast containers that sit on top of the cart.

Part 3: Game Play
The PBRS is fun because it is absolutley disgusting. The first cylinder contains water with clumps of nasty crap floating around. Every few seconds, the large blades at the bottom will spin and the whole thing turns into a contained blender. The other cylinder contains the nastiest, unprocessable leftovers and has a ventillation system on top that will whirr and burst out ultra-foul gas every minute or so. There's also a smokestack that belches methane and a symphony of squishing, squelching and burping from the machine as it runs. The final product has the consistancy of toothpaste and smells horrid. Plus, the troubleshooters will be expected to lug this monstrousity through Alpha Complex to some potentially dangerous locale to set up shop. It's heavy, bulky, clunky, and oh-so valuable to the Computer.