Players

A.R.F., which stands for Argument Representative Figure. He’s an A.I. or Artificial Intelligence. Think of him as a “living” pieces of software. ARF is not only fully aware of his surroundings, but also yours as well. He sees and hears everything that you do. Dr. Toppo had to model him off of something; so she chose her dog…

• Age: Unknown
• Faction: Mission HydroSci Team
• Values: Technical Correctness
• Goals: To not let these humans get him destroyed

Jasper is MHS’ sympathetic figure and right-hand man to our PC. He also will provide some of the comedy relief and can act on behalf of the PC, especially in cutscenes and/or positions in which there is no dialogue tree. He’s there to help and push the player, all while maintaining a sense of wonderment at the science going on.

• Age: 11
• Faction: None
• Values: Fun, learning
• Goal: Succeeding with the mission

Sam is the daughter of noted actor/celebrity turned part-time philanthropist Henry Jones. She starts the mission focused on what MHS can do for her career rather than the actual need. When pressed, she struggles in her father’s large shadow, particularly with balancing her Father’s want of conservation when terraforming these new planets (and the invisible lifeforms he purports exist there) and the need to create useable water. Throughout the game she is forced to make her own decisions on what this mission means for her and how important it really is for humanity’s survival.

• Age: 13
• Faction: Environmentalists
• Values: Conservation, her celebrity career
• Goal: Wants to preserve planets as is

Cadet Anderson is the defacto leader, given that he has been given command by Colonel. He begins the mission with a sense of purpose and infallibility – He knows what needs to be done, but doesn’t know how to get it done. It is through his interaction with the player that he becomes aware of this deficiency and comes to understand the need for having a fuller background in the sciences. It is at such a point that he relinquishes leadership to the PC.

• Age: 14
• Faction: Member of the United Military Force
• Values: Hard work, results, loyalty, structure
• Goal: Promotion within UMF

Bill begins the mission as a typical yes-man for LargeMart. He sees the mission as an opportunity for profit more so than a mission of severity.  While he is always genial, he’s the first to point out how misguided the other factions are in their attempts to prevent the inevitable – that there is a need for water and therefore the demand outweighs the supply. It is because of this that his story arch leads him to understand that a) the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few b) that profit is a moot point when survival is on the line c) he doesn’t know what he’s talking about and constantly needs the PC to help him accomplish the easiest of goals.

• Age:14
• Faction: LargeMart
• Values: Profitability, efficiency
• Goal: Wants to make money for LargeMart

Dr. Toppo is an unwilling celebrity in the mission to save Earth and laments having to bring in other factions in order to fund it. She’s uncomfortable having to deal with everyone else’s agendas, putting most things off hoping they’ll sort themselves. She’s brilliant but absentminded. She’s extremely approachable, helping coach rather than dictate. She’s interested in the PC learning and growing as a scientist. At some point she’s forced to leave the PC and leaves him/her to deal with Earth and/or another terraformed planet for extended periods of time. She leaves the PC in the capable hands of the A.I. “A.R.F.” and Jasper.

• Age: 47
• Faction: None
• Values: Fun, learning, science!
• Goal: To help humanity