Deep sea colonization has come up before, nothing concrete though.
My take on it: It can be done with handwavium, but space is easier, and the mundanes like it considerably less and it's easier for them to interfere.
See the movie godzilla as to why people are worried about biomodded wildlife. And some handwavium spills are likely with the stuff being used to colonize the seafloor.
In other words, there are a few hardy, stuborn pioneers far into international waters and ussualy in secret or so deep the mundies have trouble rooting them out. Just my take on it, your millage may vary.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
My take on it: It can be done with handwavium, but space is easier, and the mundanes like it considerably less and it's easier for them to interfere.
See the movie godzilla as to why people are worried about biomodded wildlife. And some handwavium spills are likely with the stuff being used to colonize the seafloor.
In other words, there are a few hardy, stuborn pioneers far into international waters and ussualy in secret or so deep the mundies have trouble rooting them out. Just my take on it, your millage may vary.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."