ic ▁life forms ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Gre ens . ▁Taylor ▁must ▁overcome ▁natural ▁and ▁un natural ▁elements ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁manipulate ▁the ▁structures ▁of ▁the ▁planet ▁and ▁call ▁a ▁spaces hip ▁to ▁come ▁rescue ▁them . ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁played ▁in ▁real ▁time ▁as ▁Taylor ▁expl ores , ▁sle eps , ▁and ▁interact s ▁on ▁the ▁planet , ▁so ▁sometimes ▁the ▁player ▁is ▁left ▁waiting ▁for ▁hours ▁before ▁they ▁will ▁hear ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁character ▁again . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Taylor ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁character ▁of ▁L if eline . ▁Taylor ▁is ▁a ▁s ass y ▁science ▁student ▁from ▁Earth , ▁acting ▁as ▁a ▁Cad et ▁of ▁the ▁recently ▁crash ed ▁Star ship ▁V aria . ▁Taylor ▁is ▁resource ful ▁with ▁the ▁material ▁around ▁them , ▁and ▁when ▁in ▁a ▁stress ful ▁situation , ▁resort s ▁to ▁qui ps ▁and ▁hum our . ▁As ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁Taylor ' s ▁gender ▁is ▁left ▁ambigu ous , ▁leaving ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁decide . ▁ ▁The ▁L if eline ▁is ▁the ▁character ▁the ▁player ▁plays . ▁The ▁L if eline ▁is ▁in ▁constant ▁communication ▁with ▁Taylor ▁throughout ▁the ▁game . ▁The ▁player ▁must ▁decide ▁whether ▁to ▁let ▁them ▁die ▁or ▁attempt ▁to ▁save ▁them , ▁using ▁valuable ▁resources . ▁The ▁L if eline ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁Taylor ▁through ▁a ▁signal ▁from ▁their ▁E VA ▁suit . ▁ ▁Captain ▁A ya ▁is ▁the ▁former ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁Star ship ▁V aria . ▁Taylor ▁finds ▁her ▁in ▁critical ▁condition ▁after ▁the ▁crash .