Main Character is a woman.. mid to late thirties. Her husband mysteriously vanished (presumed dead) and left her with an overwhelming amount of debt.. and ownership to a salvage ship. Having to feed herself and her son.. she took over her late husband's job and assumed the captain's role. She now scrapes together a living ferrying supplies between Venus and Mars.
Adolescent (main character's son). From his perspective, he was torn away from everything and everyone he knew to help his mother operate and maintain the salvage ship. He's rebellious and resentful over being trapped on a spaceship indefinitely. When he's not fixing some aspect of the ship, he spends most of his free time surfing the info-net (VR's form of the internet) seeking out interaction with kids his own age.. especially girls.
Muscle. He's a paid mercenary hired by the main character to help pilot the ship.. but mostly he's there to intimidate employers who might otherwise take advantage of an inexperienced woman captain.
Suit. He's a liaison for the mega-corporation that owns the salvage ship. He's there to observe the main character and to be sure she does everything in her power to pay off her debt (in a timely manner) without unnecessarily risking her only collateral.. the spaceship.
Military Brat. Female, early twenties, a private in the Mars Defense Directorate. She's assigned to the 'Suit' as his bodyguard. She sees the position beneath her.. but had no choice in accepting the assignment since she's on disciplinary review. She's an outstanding pilot.. overly aggressive.. which has gotten her in trouble more then once. The adolescent quickly becomes infatuated with her.
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