Writing a swap AU. Here's the plan for characters :3
Simon - electrical engineer with a speciality in propulsion devices. Was working for the army to develop weapons. Blew up the test facility testing one of his devices, killing 6 people. It broke the record for the most amount of energy outputted by a purely electrical propulsion device. But alas, he was imprisoned for 30 years for neglectful actions and manslaughter. He worked for the government, someone's head had to roll.
Stratt freed him under the condition he worked for her as she needed his knowledge to develop the Hail Mary, something that would be propelled through space for 11 years. He accepted in the hopes he could "make up" for his sins.
Adrien (She/they pronouns) - Chemist specialising in Arophage. After their crew started dying, she discovered radiation, becoming the first Eridian Astrochemist . But it was already too late. The engineer on the ship had already died, and she was the only one healthy enough to help their crew. They tried their best, but in the end, she was the only one who survived. They barricaded themself into their lab next to the astrophage supply, and for the next 40 years, she did nothing but experiment on atrophage. In the hope that she would be rescued, and with their knowledge of atrophage she could "make up" for not being able to save their crew by helping the next team that came.
Grace - A science teacher on the Eden space station. One day, he was asked to be a part of the frontiering science crew that would go with the crew to raid Filiment Station. Their job was to go in after Filiment Station was captured to secure the science equipment, scientific procedures, and safety checks. He did not want to go, but his twin brother Colt was on the army raiding the station, and Colt promised to keep Grace safe. He reluctantly accepted.
But it didn't go to plan. He saw his brother be enveloped in flames, reaching out for his hand. But Grace froze in fear and ran. He was captured by the C.I.O. He went down into the Iron Lung on a scientific expedition without hesitation in the hopes he could "make up" for his cowerdness and actually do something good for a change.
That is all for now >:3
Plan rn -
It will probably be a collection of works as I want to delve into all their back stories before they met. But at the same time, I'm trying to keep the scope relatively tame, so idk exactly how long it will be.