In the Days of the Comet · Character
Laycock
A minor character in the socialist group.
minor
First appearance: i dust in the shadows
Laycock shows up with force in The Change. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned by Melmount as the undersized Oxford prig who declared war at the cabinet council.
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In The Change: Mentioned by Melmount as the undersized Oxford prig who declared war at the cabinet council. Later, in VI: Mentioned by Melmount as the cabinet member who first declared war, described as an 'undersized…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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