# Flock — Short Fiction character guide

> Flock in Short Fiction by Frederik Pohl.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** little Flock

**First appearance:** 0000-asteroid-of-the-damned

## Who they are

A minor character with a small role.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/ii)

A prison wolf in the Greensleeves, who joins Sauer in their senseless screaming, described as having the build of a water moccasin and sad, stupid eyes.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/iii)

A hard-timer in the Greensleeves who fakes cramps to get his jacket untied, then threatens a guard with a shiv.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/iv)

One of the instigators of the riot in Block O, Flock is on the phone with the warden, demanding a medic while holding guards hostage.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/v)

A rioting prisoner with a painful blister on his abdomen; smashes the TV interphone and threatens guards.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/vii)

Mentioned as being burned by a knife and needing medical attention, which the medic refuses to provide.

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