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Traversing the debug chamber leads to the "hub" area of the Infinite Forest, located in what appears to be either the actual interior of Mercury or a simulated version of it. This area contains four tower-like structures with gateways, three of which lead to different periods within different simulations, and one that leads back to Mercury's surface. The sleek, futuristic tower to the left of the entrance leads to the distant past where Mercury is a lush garden world; the tower directly across the entrance, which is composed of conventional Vex architecture, leads to iterations of the present; and the crumbling, darkened tower to the right of the entrance leads to the far future, where the Sun is long dead, along with all life and the Vex have spread everywhere.<ref name="Livestream"/> The Infinite Forest does not only simulate Mercury or the Sun but also entire timelines, comparable to other simulations of universes, there can even be doorways to other places such as [[Mars]],<ref>[https://i.imgur.com/mZYzcA5.jpg Osiris Comic Image]</ref> or even travel from Mercury to [[Earth]]. As Guardians move toward the main towers, they encounter simulated [[Cabal]], [[Fallen]], and [[Hive]], as well as [[Vex]], and must defeat disguised units called "Daemons" to generate new pathways and advance, these pathways change randomly every time one enters the forest.

The Vex can use the Infinite Forest to understand enemy strategies and tactics, such as the Fallen's patterns of retreat. The Vex can manipulate virtually any variable within these simulations, including how long the simulation itself lasts or whether it repeats itself. They can even set such simulations on timers for however long they last. and within such space, they can alter the Geometry. Osiris comments on how fascinating the simulation is with its combination of constants and variables, rigid structure in movement, dynamism in engagement, everything within a strict framework.

They can focus a lot of their processing power on particular simulations in the forest, whether it is to test for a perpetual feedback loop to establish a benchmark dataset or if certain individuals (Cabal individual) is vital to their strategy. Even when running tests based on enemy activities, they can still retrieve the data from the tests to determine their next move.

Though the Forest is infinite in so many ways <ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/kairos-function?highlight=%20Compartmentalization]</ref>, they also pertain to victims such as the [[Red Legion]] trapped there in the loop as well, seemingly for infinite eternities. <ref>[[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/dfa?highlight=Eternities]]</ref> Also the geometric data of the Forest’s architecture subtle shifts with reality trying to decide what version it wants, and time is constantly in flux as well. And depending on who has an understanding of Vex tech, you can enter or leave the Infinite Forest without any physical gateways.<ref>[https://youtu.be/z9kfZbZ7AcQ]</ref> Osiris also said that the Infinite Forest must not be destroyed no matter how much we want to as it would cause detrimental, damaging side effects in our timeline.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/the-sundial?highlight=sundial Sundial]</ref>

The [[Simulation Bloom]]s and [[Simulation Seeds]] are physical matter that can be found in and outside of the Forest, with the latter being what makes up the Forest itself. Even the Blooms that were part of the Forest can split off into their self-contained realities.<ref>[https://www.powerpyx.com/destiny-2-consumable-simulation-bloom/ Simulation Bloom]</ref> Even when simulating the Hive, it still managed to replicate the same terror that a swarm is capable of and that Osiris admitted the Forest made him realize its threat. Osiris and Sagira even attempted to simulate the Hive's Homeworld, despite how the Guardian's [[Ghost]] compared their homeworld to the Forest based on the number of Hive. The Ghost even mentioned how [[Oryx]] wouldn't need an [[Ascendant realm]] if he had the Forest, were as Osiris debunked saying that Oryx would always need an Ascendant Realm in a Simulation when he created it without it. And when there are signatures found in the Forest that are the Hive, they are the same as the ones found in the [[New Pacific Arcology]] on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]].