Short Fiction · Character
Aunt Mathias
An aunt with a minor role in the story.
minor
Also known as Mathias
First appearance: asteroid of the damned
Aunt Mathias shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Inmate who allegedly misled Bradley about the mopping order.
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In I: Inmate who allegedly misled Bradley about the mopping order. Later, in III: The block orderly in the women's block who put Sue-Ann…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Familial and Inmate
- Medical and Minor
- Authority and Protagonist
- Protagonist
- Dubious and Familial
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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