User blog:Cridone/Tacoma Worldbuilding Cliff Notes

This could use some work and more additions, but is a good start.

Birth Dates

 * Amy Ferrier: May 13, 2059
 * Andrew Dagyab: December 7, 2046
 * Clive Siddiqi: August 20, 2043
 * E.V. St. James: April 4, 2035
 * Natali Kuroshenko: June 15, 2064
 * Roberta Williams: November 7, 2060
 * Sareh Hasmadi: September 5, 2054
 * This would make E.V. the oldest character onboard Station Tacoma, if not out of the entire cast of characters, Nat only four years younger than her wife and the youngest overall, and Amy older than Nat and Bert - in the case of the latter only being older by one year.

Identification Documents

 * On Amy's certification document, the QR reads:
 * On Andrew's certification document, the QR reads


 * On E.V.'s certification document, the QR reads:

Silver Tea Set

 * Two black QR codes appear on the package for Bernadette Siddiqi's silver tea set, which reads:


 * The blue QR code reads:

Venturis' Mythological Names & AI Genders

 * All of the AIs created by the Venturis Corporation take their names from mythology.
 * It can be determined from this the genders of ODIN's siblings by connecting the names to their mythological counterparts. LETO, FAND, JUNO, MAWU, XIHE (Earth) are all females; HEKA, LOKI, ODIN, KAVE (Space) are all male.

Countries & States in the Future

 * Countries and states in the future have changed drastically. For example, parts of the current day United States of America have turned into their own nations, and have come to encompass areas in Canada and Mexico.

"Flameless Cigarettes" & Station Tacoma's Secret Smokers

 * Due to the dangers presented by an open flame in space, "flameless cigarettes" that light on their own have been invented by the time of Tacoma, and empty packs of CRWTH brand flameless cigarettes can be found all around Tacoma.
 * The presence of the flameless cigarettes also reveal that Andrew Dagyab and Natali Kuroshenko are secret smokers.

Venturs Zenith Lunar Resort vs. Lunar Transfer Station Tacoma

 * The Venturis Zenith Lunar Resort is technically a callback to when Lunar Transfer Station Tacoma was more of a posh luxury hotel, as seen in a few early teasers for Tacoma.

Stone Shaping (Molding Meditation)

 * Stone shaping is a form of modern meditation developed sometime before 2088 where the user shapes stone. The practice was pioneered by Master Choden Nyima, a woman from Eastriver, New York, DEC.

FAND, MIT Press, & Kiribati

 * ODIN's siblings can be found on a poster in Nat's office. One of the AIs seen, FAND, has famously written a book, notably an autobiographical novel, being the first AI to do the latter and the first sapient AI to do either. The description of the book reveals a few details about her, and added with some commentary by Tacoma co-director Karla Zimonja, reveals that she kind of fell by the wayside and was forgotten about by Venturis, so she's pretty much the only AI other than ODIN who was able to grow and become more like her own person instead of just functioning as a corporate maximizer for the company.
 * The book is notably published by the MIT Press, which shows the institution's continued existence and influence well into the future, particularly in the field of technology and information.
 * The book also gives some information on how Kiribati has developed in the future.

Certification Documents

 * Amy, Andrew, and Nat were all issued their certificates at Fountain of Paradise.
 * Bert was issued her certificate at Dallas, Texas, Freedom Republic; Clive was issued his certificate at London, UK, USSREU; E.V. St. James was issued her certificate at Vancouver, British Columbia, Cascadia-First Nations; Sareh Hasmadi was issued her certificate at Madison, Wisconsin, CNAAPP.

The Sixth Borough of New York City

 * Eastriver, a sixth borough of New York City, was established sometime before 2088.