Real heroes run toward the disaster. Reluctant to accept the chaos her colony life becomes, Gift repeatedly finds herself running into fires with the very ones accusing her of being the saboteur she is desperate to stop.
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.
Charlie
Inherited from his Earth ancestors, Charlie is not outwardly emotional. His love for his partner, Sakura, is evident, and Gift feels the loss of him not being as present for their weekly group dinners. One of her closest friends, Gift learns he's been keeping secrets of his own and she questions if he is the good man she always thought he was.
Sakura
The lovely medic in union with Charlie, Sakura is slowly integrated into "the group" and encouraged to join their dinners with her partner. When prodded to share some details of a recent medical issue with Gift and the others, connections start to form. Gift's new emotional chaos, the sabotage, the fate of the colony, may all be connected.
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.
Tom
Gift's morning guard assigned to watch her as a person of interest in acts of sabotage. He comes across as serious and by-the-book at first - a guard to watch his subject. When he joins Gift as she tries to stop an airlock from opening, she begins to see something more in this man that has become part of her daily routine.
Sara
Assigned to watch over Gift's evenings, Sara is stern and unfriendly toward the suspected terrorist. Her bravery and loyalty to the colony shine when she leads Gift into a fire in the farm dome and heroically saves the lives of three cultivation workers.
Gift's Journey Starts Here
Conspiracy theories and sabotage were just the beginning. Gift must balance her personal virtues and preserving cherished friendships with saving her colony. If she becomes the hero New Europa needs, the colony's dawn will rise.
Gift's World Expands
Never had Gift imagined the world she finds herself inhabiting. Previously unimaginable adventures await as they begin exploring the wondrous outdoors. This brings new threats and challenges. Will she be ready to face them?
Gift Must Stop a War
Arrival of an unthinkable enemy leads to an inconceivable alliance. Against her will, Gift goes to parts of her world she would rather not see. She must find the courage to rise up against this new foe, even if it means standing against her own people.
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