Opal Hopper

Seventeen-year-old senior at the Palo Alto Academy of Science and Technology (PAAST), which is located near Stanford University. Helps produce “Hello World” XP on WAVE. Daughter of Aaron and Dean Tal. Officially changed her surname three years earlier because she was tired of the constant name recognition and speculation about her father’s disappearance. She idolized her father, whom she called “Abba”, and never believed that he left willingly. She shares his love of numbers and talent for coding, and has dreamt of attending Stanford since she was 13 years old. Relies on a virtual assistant called “M4rc”.