Chap Sovann

Chap Sovann is a pioneer who was on the AISV Cicada when it crashed onto Proteus. He worked as the colony's computation dynamicist and biobed administrator. Chap, along with Mantis, joined with Nahema as part of a rebel group to destroy the pioneer colony and perished at the Old Habitat as the result of an explosion.

Chap's last known death occurred 235,000 hours ago in the Old Habitat. He was marked as "do not print" following this, and not scheduled for reset.

Blackboxes

Blackbox - Chap (depth 40m)

• Location: Within Quaker's Meetinghouse in the Dolerite Spires
• Depth: 40 meters
• Coordinates: -321677, 448572, -4267

Dialogue:

Sophie: "Okay? You comfy?" Chap: "My mouth is full of holes."

Sophie: "I'm turning on the nitrogen. Deep breaths." [ Hiss of gas ] "You'll have a brand new body. You might even be a little stronger...a little faster. The Biobed's got you."

Chap: "Until it all happens again. The metal...or the Masefield. This planet is poison..."

Sophie: "If this works, we can slow down the syndromes by reprinting our bodies. Until we find a cure."

Chap: "What if there is no cure?"

Sophie: "Chap, sweetie? Don't be scared. NoA will find a way."

Chap: "That's what I'm afraid of..." [ Slow breaths, "fading" to nothing ]

Blackbox - Chap (outside Habitat)

• Location: Below the Old Habitat
• Depth: 60 meters
• Coordinates: -335729, 395179, -5953

Dialogue:

[ Explosion ]

Databank Entries

Profile and Blackboxes

Chap Sovann

• Gender: M
• Mission role: Computational dynamicist, biobed administrator
• Pay rate: Kurul [expired Mongolian Free States trademark for member of a leadership council]
• Biography: Fast-tracked from Alterra educational cadre to work on breakthrough human fabrication technologies. Volunteered for Cicada mission to test biobed systems in harsh frontier environment.
• Notes: A loyal and consistent performer since infancy. Minimal risk of breakdown. Some professional tension with Al ethicist Lucretia Kapoor.

Blackbox: Sovann, Chap (Event: Print loss)

AUDIO

SOPHIE: "Okay? You comfy?" CHAP: "My mouth is full of holes."

SOPHIE: "I'm turning on the nitrogen. Deep breaths. [hiss of gas] You'll have a brand new body. You might even be a little stronger...a little faster. The biobed's got you."

CHAP: "Until it all happens again. The metal...or the Masefield. This planet is poison..."

SOPHIE: "If this works, we can slow down the syndromes by reprinting our bodies. Until we find a cure."

CHAP: "What if there is no cure?"

SOPHIE: "Chap? Sweetie? Don't be scared. NoA will find a way."

CHAP: "That's what I'm afraid of..."

[slow breathing, fading away to nothing]

POSTMORTEM

• Cause: inert gas asphyxia; nitrogen inhalation
• Complications: malnutrition, viremia, acute copper poisoning
• Nearby pioneers: 1
• Time: ~240,000 hours ago
• Reprint: successful (local biobed)
• Remarks: therapeutic reprint, supervising physician S. Boucher. Kurultai-level access codes erased
• FORK CONTINUED

Blackbox: Sovann, Chap (Event: Print loss)

AUDIO

CHAP: "My name is Chap Sovann and I am not software."

[sound of explosion]

POSTMORTEM

• Cause: blast trauma
• Complications: recent version reset, unauthorized explosives
• Nearby pioneers: 15
• Time: ~235,000 hours ago
• Reprint: FAILED (biobed destroyed)
• Status: DO NOT PRINT
• Remarks: SHELVE PIONEER. Kurultai access revoked
• FORK TERMINATED

Relevant Entries

• Chap/Sophie - "Jubilee using old sleep bay"
• Sophie - "Riot in progress"