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Ella Dekker & Intrepid Pro

Intrepid Space Settlement · Near-Earth Orbit
Protagonist
E
IP-00
Girl
Ella Dekker
AGE 12
ACADEMY
NETHERLANDS
Brains · Leader · Heroine
Photographic memory and a self-reliance built from years of going it alone. Her walls are up, but the right team and the right crisis can bring them down. Came to Intrepid to find her father. What she found instead was something far more complicated.
Intrepid Pro · The Team
L
IP-01
Boy
Lincoln Bennett
AGE 14 8TH GRADE USA
Vocal Leader · Charismatic · Money
Confident, loud, and likeable. His parents' asteroid mining company employs Professor Agasa's technology, making Lincoln the team's key introduction to Agasa. Little brother Mitch trails everywhere he goes.
J
IP-02
Boy
Joop de Boek"SPEK"
AGE 13 7TH GRADE NETHERLANDS
Complementary Brains · Interpreter · Ops
The bridge between Ella's intellect and the rest of the team. Translates her ideas into terms the group can act on. Stationed beside her at the console during nearly every operation. Fellow Dutch, their shared background is a quiet bond.
H
IP-03
Boy
Hemi Mahaki
AGE 14 8TH GRADE NEW ZEALAND
Muscle · Protector · Musical
Adult-sized at 14, Hemi is the team's physical anchor. His protective instincts run deep. Twin to Ari. Plays rugby with the intensity you'd expect. Unexpectedly musically gifted, a contrast that makes him more than his size.
A
IP-04
Girl
Ari Mahaki
AGE 14 8TH GRADE NEW ZEALAND
Engineer · Learner · Driven
Tall, sharp, and hungry to learn. Gravitates toward Ella and Agasa as mentors. Makes the mistakes any engineer-in-training makes, but nothing stops her. Her ambition: to one day reach Agasa's level.
W
IP-05
Boy
Jamaal Okafor"WHISKERS"
AGE 13 7TH GRADE USA
Muscle · Speed · Tech · Recon
Fast, physical, and deeply into anime, gaming, and computers. His nickname comes from an impressively early gene-coded moustache, comically mature on a 13-year-old. Built like a young Idris Elba. Lagos family roots. Plays football (soccer) at a level that turns heads. Alongside Hemi, forms the team's protective muscle duo.
M
IP-06
Boy
Mitch Bennett
AGE 9 4TH GRADE USA
Recon · Scout · Tiny Asset
Follows Lincoln everywhere because that's what little brothers do. On a space station like the Intrepid, his size becomes a tactical advantage. Perfect for getting into places cameras can't cover and most people can't follow.

Intrepid Pro is the name the team gives themselves when they formally commit to stopping Ella's father. Five boys, one additional girl. The "Pro" signals intent, they consider themselves professional operatives. They like the sound of it. So does the reader.

Ratio: Ella + Ari vs. Lincoln, Joop, Hemi, Jamaal, Mitch, 2 girls : 5 boys. Ella's outsider dynamic is built in from the start.