VQC said to "Animate".
Living things are those that display the following characteristics:
an organized structure, being made up of a cell or cells
requires energy to survive or sustain existence
ability to reproduce
ability to grow
ability to metabolize
ability to respond to stimuli
ability to adapt to the environment
ability to move
ability to respire
^^^^ seems applicable
Animals input O and output it, encrypted, as CO2.
Plants decrypt the O.
Or perhaps it's an extraction process?
Of what those… something… I guess I'll just call it "x" for now.
Seems to mark the spot.