Annie
Well, on the one hand, I do love her. She's funny, she's smart, she has great chemistry with the PC, and she'll kill anyone who messes with her friends. There's a lot to like.
But... At the same time, she's a conspiracy theorist, has a drinking problem, and appears to have issues following the chain of command.
As a player, I like her, and don't care about her issues - because they don't affect me. But through the eyes of the player character, I'd be frankly worried; things are already weird on Orphion. If a person predisposed to believe weird theories were to latch on to one of those oddities as proof that something nefarious was happening, and she wasn't willing to listen people with the authority to tell her to stop, what kind of consequences could that lead to? Even off of Orphion, I could see it going someplace bad.
And an engineer with a drinking problem just sounds like an invitation to problems - going off on a bender because you almost all died is fine. Empty bottles in the cargo hold and a warning from Chris that she has a habit of this kind of thing suggests she needs to cut back.
Chris
She's... Kind of extremely perfect? I mean, what's not to love? She's an amazing pilot with a strong sense of justice who looks out for her crew, and she darned well knows that she's perfect. If she existed in real life, I'd be tempted to try out women just so that I could date her.
That said, it really looks more like she's interested in friendship and a fling than a real relationship, so I don't really know how far I want to go with her. Flings are fun, but if there's a real relationship to be found with someone else, that feels like a waste. ...Even if it is a fling with Chris.
Sarah
I... Don't actually trust her, if I'm being honest. Not since looking through the files, and noticing the Flirt route that I'd missed. Oh, not in a "She's the one who sabotaged the spaceship!" way, to be clear - just in a garden-variety "She's deliberately trying to get on your good side by any means necessary" way. Which isn't a bad thing, per se, just a "How much of this is the real Rah-Rah" way.
I mean, I thought she was just a ditz with a penchant for technology and accidental innuendo, with a poor grasp of clothing - but seeing her flirt path, you see that she absolutely does understand what she's saying. So her "accidental" innuendo in other contexts - such as when she's talking about shaving her cat for charity - she absolutely knows what she's doing. Which, hey, I've done the same thing before, playing the innocent ditz so that others can have a laugh, but... I was still putting on an act so that others would have a better time. And if she's willing to do that here, it definitely makes me think that she knew her top was slipping in the other cases.
This is further reinforced in my mind when you see that she still leaps to invite you to VR no matter how horrid you're being to her, unless you outright attempt to blackmail her. For all of the other characters, you have to at least avoid being a total bitch to them - but she's willing to put up with any degree of abuse from you.
Maybe she's just being friendly, and has absolutely terrible self-esteem - but to my eye, it looks a lot more like she's about to be drummed out, and is desperate for a higher officer to put in a good word for her. Which isn't something I blame her for; it just makes me wonder about her sincerity.
That said, I still like her well enough when she's not DMing - even if it's an act, it's a good one. I just hope that I'll be able to push her onto a Research path later - she's smart, and (to oversimplify) you only have to get things right once there. Engineering, like Annie suggests, also plays well to her strengths, but I'd worry about a catastrophic accident if she spaced at the wrong moment. Her current position... Well, it doesn't play to any of her strengths that I can see, and I wonder how she ended up there.
Dr Jones
I don't really know what to say about her, honestly. She shows up, she dumps a big ton of personal drama on us, then disappears until Chapter 3 (I assume). I'd say I wonder which of them is more to blame, but I really don't - that's their problem to work out, so long as it doesn't affect anyone else.
Dr Jones
We really got off on the wrong foot. Not horribly so, but in definite "If our next interaction doesn't go better, I'll start to dislike you" territory. First he dumps a ton of personal drama onto us, then he's very insistent about our need for contraception (even if it is regulations, you don't have to be a dick about it!), then he blows off everyone else's research to brag about his own (which is admittedly impressive)... He's reallly not showing off any of his good points here. Except for being good at his job, which is appreciated.
But hey, he's not actually a bad guy or anything - he's willing to joke around a bit, and seems to have a conscience, so I get the impression that we can get along well enough so long as we're not talking about his colleagues. Just, a bit of a rough first day.
Though, it was totally fun to tell him that I thought it would be a fine idea to round up some ensigns to hunt Orphions for the good of humanity. Even on a non-total-bitch run I might be tempted to do that, just to be amused by his reaction (which should probably be a bigger affection hit, by the way).
Mike
I'm reminded of a puppy. A big, stupid puppy. I'm not entirely certain why - just because he seems befuddled by the current problem doesn't mean he's an idiot, and the other signs that he's not that great at his job aren't massive red flags either. Maybe the plant's just not having any other major issues, and that's why the cabinet is bare - and maybe the power logs are a "throw your hands up in the air and look at anything else that could be the cause!" kind of situation. Really, there's no strong reason for me to think he's an idiot.
Just... Something about him comes across as not very bright. And combined with his respect for you and your talent, just makes you think "puppy", at least for me.
Well, he's hot enough at least, so I could imagine a fling with him. I'm not really into dumb guys, though, so I kind of hope he's either brighter than he first appears, or that I have more options than him...
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