Ling Yi

From "1899" TV show, Ling Yi is a teen passenger aboard the Kerberos, accompanied by her mother Yuk Je. She's dressed as a geisha, yet she and her travel companion speak Cantonese. The two of them flee to America after Ling Yi accidentally killed one of her friends in an attempt to spike her drink and steal her spot on the ship headed to a new world. Taking the robes and the lessons up that her friend was supposed to, in the opportunity given to her, Ling Yi sets sail for a better life, pretending to be a Japanese geisha.

Ling Yi feels intense pressure as she lives out her pretend persona, and increasingly trapped and suffocated living up to the expectations and obligations required of her in her stolen role. The end of their journey is fast approaching, and they will be expected by Virginia to complete their side of the deal. She rebels at being made into a prostitute and being forced to pretend by Virginia, while also despairing at and accepting its inevitability and her inability to escape.