Short Fiction · Character
Laurence Connaught
Laurence Connaught was an honest idealist who learned twenty-three words that could make any man king of the world.
supporting
Also known as Connaught, Larry Connaught, Larry
First appearance: asteroid of the damned
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Laurence Connaught is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The victim; a close friend of the narrator who discovered a secret technique for psychokinetic powers, which he demonstrates before being killed.
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Larry was the narrator's friend, a man who could read twenty-three words and thereby walk through walls, open any vault, and survive any pistol. The narrator killed him in cold blood, not out of malice but because…
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- Other
Character groups
- Supporting and Minor
- Medical and Minor
- Military and Referenced
- Diverse Minor Roles
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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