Ask Me Anything -- Lina chisolm

Who first started the discussion to deactivate the kill switches amongst the crew?

The Friend brought it up to me while I was still recovering from chronostasis, so I assume it did so with everyone.

Did knowledge of Aspen threatening the Javelin CEO make you more amenable to telling them the truth of the situation re: being convicts trying to deactivate your kill switches?

No, when I’m concerned that somebody might kill me, their history of breaking into a building to threaten to cut someone’s throat does not make me feel safer. Until I got to know them I figured they were probably unstable.

Do you enjoy card games other than Arborean Trumps?

To be honest, I don’t even like Arborean trumps. I’m not a card game person but when you and your friends are all locked up with no computer access and getting interrigated over a murder at random times (making getting drunk inadviseable), recreation activities are limited.

Did you keep any pets prior to being arrested?

I had two cats, named Salt and Pepper. Mustard died when he was a baby. :(

Do you think any of the first shift crew should be revived?

They will be, eventually. Landing procedures involve both crews. But not until we’re closer to the planet.

Have you and the current crew discussed how you hope/would want things to shake out on Hylara, or do you try not to worry about it atm given more pressing matters of keeping the ship running?

Talking about even making it to the planet alive feels like tempting fate right now. I’m sure we’re all thinking about it, though. The problem is that it’s impossible to make any real solid plans without solid readings on the planetary conditions (Earth’s readings are unreliable, even with the Kleiner array) and a knowledge of what kinds of experts are even going to wake up alive.

Is Lina short for something, like Catalina?

Nope! Just Lina.

What do you miss about Earth/our solar system most?

There was this little fish place on the ground floor of my building that served the most delicious long-toed blood dolphin steaks I’ve ever had. I used to go there once a week, before jail.

Do you think Keldin is somehow behind this newest ‘Riemann’ disaster?

I’m not sure how he could be. Or why.