#space pilot

A whole wide space before him.

No asteroids nearby? Check.

No stray debris within 10 000 kilometers? Check.

Less than 1 planet in potential range of impact? Check.

Zero stars too close for comfort? Check.

Perfect!

'Em new mods to the ship needed a good test drive.

'N' Lagean specifically wanted to do it, even if he was the complete opposite of an ace pilot.

That's why sumone else steered the ship to the biggest empty spot in space first, before leavin' him to it.

Let's gooo!

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This is a sketch of Lina from my original space story I will eventually color this in and ink it though I don’t have the time to do that currently. I previously did the same pose and character though the head was horribly out of proportion.

This shouldn’t be the last time you see this character though. The character was inspired by Aoi Kunieda from Beezlebub. I have not watched that anime, I just looked up character designs. Lina’s bangs also were influenced by Serena from Pokémon X&Y. I also see a little bit of Green (Female) from Pokémon Adventures. One of the tags was going to be Pink Hair however I then realized that I didn’t color this in yet lol.

Lina’s character however is not based on anybody. It may have subconsciously based her off of SOMEONE though I can’t say who because it was not a conscious decision.

WARNING: Long backstory and mention of semi-brutal deaths. (Deaths are only mentioned as “character dies” rather than describing how they die and how the blood goes everywhere)

Lina was originally the daughter of a 3rd Galactic Government Aristocrat. During her toddler and very young child days, she grew up in a very well and rich environment. Everyone was overconfident and felt rich. That was until a group of pirates invaded this planet to steal the riches from these aristocrats.

Lina’s mother and father were both killed in this invasion. The pirate captain however discovered Lina and found she had quite a fighting sense. (She kicked him in the leg pretty hard) He handed her a gun, and she killed a pirate instantly. The captain then told Lina that he would give her a home, food, and riches if she would kill her sister. The captain didn’t think Lina would do it, but she willingly did.

The captain took Lina under his wing after that. At that moment, the captain realized how horrible all this killing was. It all led to this moment where he made a young girl kill at such a young age. The captain was still a pirate though he saw another dimension to his actions.

The captain along with his first mate were basically Lina’s parents. The pirates had many feasts to celebrate their plundering so Lina was well-fed. She also got to sleep in some of the most comfortable cabins.

The captain and his first mate trained Lina how to fight at how to use weapons. Since she was so young, this fighting was embedded and etched into her mind. Lina was also trained on how to pilot a Starfighter of which she was very talented. It was all very natural.

The pirates kept her off the battlefield for quite some time due to her being small as a young child. By the time she was 11, she had grown quite a bit and was ready to fight and steal riches. The captain mainly kept Lina piloting a starfighter so she wouldn’t be caught in the fire down on the ground. Plus, he wanted her to hone her skills and practice more.

Lina became very attached to these pirates and was very close to [insert lady pirate]. Many pirates saw her as her equal except for one pirate. That one pirate was the friend of the pirate who got killed back when they discovered Lina. He always hated how Lina was able to kill one of their crew mates and get away with it. He was also jealous of her strength at such a young age.

So, he called upon the 3rd Galactic Government to destroy these pirates. He gave them the coordinates, and the pirates were ambushed. They were unprepared for combat so the pirates had to fend them off with their lives. Many of the pirates died though Lina let herself be captured so the captain, first mate, and her lady pirate friend could get away. The evil crew mate ended up getting away and joining the 3rd Galactic Government.

Lina was captured for a few days, not even realizing how much time had passed. She was able, however, to sneak around the 3rd Galactic Government ship and find a Starfighter. She was able to get away completely unnoticed. Her goal now was to find her pirate friends. Unfortunately, she had no idea where she was.

So, she spent her life on a planet not too far away for about a month, barely hanging on to life. She then decided to steal some fuel and take off with her Starfighter to continue searching the galaxy. She then encountered the Giustizia Separatist Organization. She at first fought them off because she thought they were enemies.

They then revealed their intentions, being to fight off the 3rd Galactic Government. They then stated that they noticed Lina’s skill and wanted her to join the fight. Lina agreed and decided to join as the 3rd Galactic Government was the one who took her pirate friends away. Though, now she is more coldhearted and becomes less attached to others due to her trauma from losing her friends.

Even though she encountered much violence, Lina never really experienced loss. Her parents and sister never really mattered to her as she was so young at the time. And every person the pirate stole from were “evil”.

In this drawing, she is around 17 or 18. She’s gained a lot of experience and is still more coldhearted. The battle against the 3rd Galactic Government seems hopeless right now. The Giustizia Separatist Organization is really only a grassroots organization. That is until a boy enamored with her and a good squad come along which change her life forever.

You live on a spaceship. You have a DVR of old movies and a CD collection. You have some houseplants. You monitor local star radiation and keep an eye on that distant black hole. While you write reports you drink coffee that tastes like hazelnuts. Sometimes you run out of coffee and that’s the worst.

Your job is mostly boring, until it isn’t. A piece of space debris hits mid-rewatch of Audrey Hepburn’s Charade and damages the starboard engine. A systems error sends you careening around the ship, re-wiring circuitry while Queen blasts, glitching, in the background. Your little stove breaks and you spend an afternoon cobbling it back together from spare parts before the fusion reactor blows. You keep getting messages with nonsense words like “janeery” and “french”. When you look in the mirror there are wrinkles in the corners of your eyes, a gray hair brushing your forehead. Your niece’s birthday comes and goes.

You start to doubt why you do it.

Of course, that’s when the message comes.