A Closed and Common Orbit

A ship AI illegally installed in a humanoid kit body; formerly called Lovelace, she chooses the name Sidra upon arrival at Port Coriol; struggles with sensory overload and identity while living with Pepper and Blue.

Mechanic and Sidra's housemate; revealed through the museum arc to be an older Jane; emotionally overwhelmed by the shuttle's rediscovery; drives the plan to retrieve Owl's core.

Pepper's partner; gentle and thoughtful; sets up a Linking station and gifts Sidra a petbot to help her feel at home; has a speech impediment and a non-standard heritage.

Clone girl who escapes the factory with Laurian; experiences overwhelming awe and grief upon seeing her planet from space; in later scenes at age 19, defiantly searches for Owl aboard a GC station and joins the crew of the Yo'ton.

Jane 23's bunkmate and closest companion in the factory; seized by a Mother during their nighttime excursion; screams at Jane 23 to run, enabling her escape.

An AI inhabiting a derelict shuttle in the scrapyard; calls Jane 23 inside to safety and distinguishes herself from the factory Mothers; begins guiding Jane toward survival.

Mechanical authority figures at the clone factory who enforce labor and behavioral conformity; one seizes Jane 64 but does not pursue Jane 23 through the hole in the wall.

Aeluon friend with dormant university student credentials; recruited to provide legitimate access to the museum exhibit; anxious but compliant throughout the heist.

Child character within the Big Bug Crew sim; kind and encouraging; holds Jane's hand; guides her through the educational program.

Child character within the Big Bug Crew sim; warm and reassuring; helps Jane navigate the tunnel-plotting interface without shame over her illiteracy.

Fictional AI character within the Big Bug Crew sim; fuzzy yellow face; assigns the crew's mission; uses xe/xyr pronouns.

Aandrisk AI vendor who shows Sidra the back room of packaged core globes, including shelf copies of the Lovelace model.

Young Enhanced man staffing the fuel factory tower monitor room; terrified by Jane, he allows her entry and does not trigger the alarm.

Fellow factory escapee who launches with Jane; taciturn and traumatized; joins Jane aboard the Yo'ton.

Human GC counsellor assigned to Jane's refugee case; delivers the news of the shuttle's confiscation; Jane distrusts and resists her throughout.

Aeluon station commander who interrogates Jane after she is caught attempting to break into cargo hold six.

Ship AI aboard the Yo'ton; ignored and issued commands without courtesy by the crew; Jane notices his lack of curiosity or desire for conversation.

Large Laru algaeist aboard the Yo'ton; shaggy, friendly, invites Jane to share a pipe in the kitchen during a sleepless night.

Aeluon curator at the Reskit Museum who grants Tak and Sidra exhibit access; suspicious but ultimately satisfied by their cover story.