Short Fiction · Character
Vern Engdahl
Vern Engdahl is the earnest, throat-clearing engineer whose brain-in-a-bottle gadget keeps failing while the Major's party sails on regardless.
supporting
Also known as Engdahl, Vern, Solemnly Engdahl, Say Vern
First appearance: asteroid of the damned
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Vern Engdahl is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A companion who entered the city via the big bridge; Sam expects him to make contact.
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Vern is the ship's responsible man, the one who notices the East Side power plant billowing smoke and tries, with careful deference, to steer the Major toward trouble he'd rather ignore. His typewriters, rigged with…
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- Other
Character groups
- Authority and Protagonist
- Military and Referenced
- Medical and Minor
- Familial and Inmate
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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