Short Fiction · Character
Mr. Harse
A jittery inventor hauling a booby-trapped silver case through a crowded hotel lobby, Harse is exactly the wrong man to bring to a secret rendezvous.
supporting
Also known as Harse, Honest Harse, Splendidly trustable Harse
First appearance: asteroid of the damned
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Mr. Harse is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Harse, the time traveler, shows Mooney his wampum-like spheres, eats strange future food, and vaporizes the driver with a blue-light device.
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Harse carries confidential material in a dispatch case that shocks bellhops and sprays black fog when flashbulbs pop, drawing the whole lobby's attention to Mooney's carefully planned meeting. He is curious,…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Dubious and Familial
- Protagonist
- Authority and Protagonist
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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