Short Fiction · Character

Kittrell

Kittrell is a shanghaied fighter on the binary planet, loading cartridges on a quivering floor while Tropile's rebellion gathers force.

supporting

First appearance: asteroid of the damned

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Kittrell sits beside Haendl on the warm, shaking floor of the binary planet, fitting cartridges into a clip and grinning at the chaos Tropile has set loose through the Pyramid network. He's one of the hauled-up men, weapons, and God-knows-what-all, and he explains the situation with a gleeful, almost boyish relish. He matters because he embodies the rebellion's rank and file, the ordinary muscle that turns Tropile's impossible scheme into something that might actually break the Pyramids.

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Relationship types

Friendship
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Character groups

Conflict and Narration
Military and Referenced
Authority and Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Mac
friendship · positive
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friendship · positive
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Mac
friendship · positive
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