Andan Rill

**Spoiler Warning!**

**Below contains spoilers for**
Act I, Act II, and Act III

Captain Andan Rill is a pilot that works for Distant Aerospace Destinations (D.A.D). He lives on Kepler 22B with his wife Ella and his children, about 6500 years in the future.

## Appearance

Andan has brown hair and hazel eyes. He often has a little bit of stubble. He is seen wearing a white astronaut suit and later, a dark blue flannel shirt and hat. He looks a lot like Nathan Barnatt and Dad, except that he has hair.

## Personality

Andan is a calm and even-tempered man. He is a little more easygoing and spontaneous than his lieutenant, Emily Ridley. He responds to things in a straightforward and calm manner, even in extreme and frightening situations. He also occasionally makes "dad jokes".

He loves his wife and children, and after waking up, he is extremely motivated to return to them.

## History

Andan has worked with D.A.D. for some amount of time before he and Emily left on their trip to CFB, claiming that he has made that trip "a dozen times" before. Ella expresses concern that something will go wrong on his trip, but he tells her not to worry.

After leaving CFB, Andan and Emily's ship crashes. Andan was knocked unconscious in the crash, and Emily left to find help. Cheryl kidnaps him and brainwashes him with FOOD to make him play the role of Dad. He is the "Dad" that we first see in the beginning of Act I.

At the end of Act II, Andan Rill eats a pancake found on the floor, waking him up from being brainwashed. He is able to escape. He meets the Computer Master who gives him a van, which he uses to "find range" to contact Ella. Along the way, he meets Crothers in a restaurant in the mountains. Crothers encourages Andan to stay focused on his journey home. Andan is able to telepathically contact Nila, who tells him about OA. The concentration of OA (original atoms) in Andan has given him high physical endurance, allowing him to dance for long periods of time, run long distances, and more. Nila gives Andan a coagitor in his van's glovebox, which allows him to contact Emily. Emily returns to Kepler-22B using her coagitor (which she received from Crothers), but Andan stays on Earth. If Andan used the coagitor to teleport to Kepler-22B, he would have aged 22 years. Instead, Andan returns to the facility and uses Dad's Quantum Sledge to teleport home. Andan Rill is currently on Kepler-22B with Ella and their kids.

## Relationships

Ella: Andan loves Ella and wants nothing more than to get home to her.

Emily: Emily is Andan's lieutenant and subordinate at D.A.D. The two seem to trust each other, although Emily seems to be a little bit more careful and conservative than Andan is.

Cheryl: Andan resents Cheryl for kidnapping him and keeping him from his family for so long. For a good portion of the series, he is on the run in order to keep from getting recaptured by her.

Malvin: Andan is not particularly interested in Malvin, but he ends up "bringing the lightning" on Malvin after Malvin continuously insults him.

Crothers: Crothers helps Andan in his attempts to get back to Kepler-22B. Crothers provides him with a reading on "The Ecumenical" and calls himself a "guide" who "cannot directly interfere". Andan is puzzled by Crothers' inability to provide "straight answers".

Nila: Nila also helps Andan return to Kepler-22B. She used the blue orb to try to wake him up, and she eventually communicates with him telepathically and tells him about the significance of OA. She, Andan, and Nathan have the highest concentration of OA in the universe. Andan is also annoyed by Nila's lack of straight answers.

Nathan: Nathan is a previous life of Andan. If they had met in the same physical space, their OA would have expired.

Computer Master: Computer Master helped kidnap, sedate, and brainwash Andan. Later, though, he claimed that he never wanted to kidnap Andan and that "Cheryl made" him. He explains to Andan why Cheryl kidnapped him and helps him escape by giving him the keys to a van.

Durk: When Durk and Andan first met, Andan was eating a meal at IHOP with Tom Flaherty during Andan Livestream. Durk put FOOD in Andan's meal, making him revert back to Dad. Andan saved a plain pancake in his pocket, however, which allowed him to wake up when he ate it again. The next time Durk and Andan interacted, Andan shaved his head to disguise as Dad. Andan was puzzled by the presence of Durk in Dad's house, but Durk told him where to find Dad's Quantum Sledge so that Andan could get back to Kepler-22B.

## Trivia

* Andan's favorite food is pancakes, which he calls "delish-discs".
* Andan looks exactly like Nathan, except that he has hair.
* Andan Rill is Nathan Barnatt's 81st life.
* Andan is very annoyed by how low-tech Earth is compared to Kepler-22B.
* Andan first appeared as Dad in Dad is Awake, but he doesn't truly "wake up" until Little Towels.