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People
The pilot, the missing engineer and the handful of people at the rim whose decisions shaped the descent.
ARCHIVE RECORDMarek VennSalvage pilot, younger brother of Ilyan Venn, and the only person aboard the C-9 when it went down against orders in 2217.
ARCHIVE RECORDIlyan VennDesigner of the phase coupler and the return-capable lift. Missing since 2214. His voice was in the last packet of the blackout.
ARCHIVE RECORDDr. Tomás ReyesThe geophysicist who found the Rift in 2189, named it, and spent twenty years insisting that its contradictory measurements were all correct.
ARCHIVE RECORDSana OkaforNight chief of Asterion Relay Control and Marek’s only voice from the surface. She saw his launch request ninety seconds early.
ARCHIVE RECORDCommander Helene GrafRim commander of Asterion Station. She locked the rim, ordered the evacuation and issued the recall order Marek ignored.
ARCHIVE RECORDYara DemirIlyan Venn’s assistant and the mechanic who rebuilt his coupler into the C-9. She witnessed his disappearance.