Meet the Characters

Gift

Relentless in her optimism, Gift lives by the "for the good of the colony" motto. An excellent engineer, she wishes she understood people as well as electronic components. Even her cherished friendships come under the lens of skeptical reevaluation when unimaginable revelations uncover lies and hidden truths.

New and unwelcome emotions awaken in her before Gen-Maturity, and Gift has no idea how to deal with them.

When conspiracies spread and acts of sabotage endanger New Europa, Gift is reluctantly forced to become a hero. Can she find a way to save her colony without loosing her virtue?

Raff

The sage and sometimes overbearing "older sister" persona is especially evident in Raff's dealings with the younger Gift, who looks up to her as a mentor.

When she first discovers the group stirring ideas of colony admins lying about the very foundations of their life, she proceeds with caution. Only when Gift finds what Raff concludes to be an act of sabotage, do the two team up to discover the truth.

Can this senior data operator help Gift stop the sabotage in time?

Mike

Gift's bench-mate, who she considers an apprentice, loves classic rock songs from the world before. A capable engineer, he stumbles upon a discovery that could be the key to the sabotage running amok in the colony.

A believer in conspiracy theories, he is untrusting of colonial management and advises Gift to be just as cynical. As a loyal bench-mate, he becomes a valuable ally in the fight to save the colony.

Aimée

This free-spirit is Gift's best friend, and she is always there for her. Like yin and yang, the two balance each other, and Aimée helps keep Gift grounded when her mind races and her nerves melt.

Aimée runs the Resident Services office in her passageway and, with help from Raff, uses her access to do a little favor for Gift. That illegal favor leads her to become a valuable asset in their fight against the terroristic attacks against their colony.

Tina

Call by Gift "a gentle giant" (never to her face), Tina is a hands-on worker, doing physical repairs to various equipment. Not the most comfortable at "girl talk" or sharing her feelings, she keeps details of her new boyfriend from her friends.

When Gift suspects Tina's man is the same creep that hit on her and is dating another woman, love for Tina turns Gift into a spy.

Last to learn the truth of the sabotage, Tina joins the righteous warfare to stop it.

Matteo

Cultivation worker and sudo "little brother" to Gift. Few children came up at the same time in New Europa, and Matteo was the youngest of Gift's childhood friends.

When a constant flow of new and troubling revelations flood their colony, Gift learns things she never knew about her little Matteo.

One new thing he and Gift seem to have in common; they both keep running into fires to save their colony.

Marco

Gift's young neighbor and housing block maintenance worker. At first, he seems nothing more than a sweet, innocent sixteen year old starting his adult life with an infatuation with Gift.

As conspiracy theories prove true and sabotage leads to damaged life-support systems threatening residents of New Europa, Marco becomes much more than Gift ever imagined.