Short Fiction · Character

Peter Duane

A dazed operative wakes from a bullet-gun blow to find his memory gone, his enemy jailed, and the captain he distrusted was on his side all along.

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Also known as Duane, Peter, Pete

First appearance: asteroid of the damned

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Arrested on Callisto and confronted by Governor Andrias about the conspiracy.

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Peter Duane comes to in a ship's infirmary with a nurse watching his eyelids and a captain explaining that Andrias is locked below and the rifles never reached Callisto. He sabotaged the controls himself, trusting no one, and now learns he and the captain were both League undercover workers stalling a delivery that could have ignited a political powder-keg. His fractured memory and slow recovery frame the story's central question of who he can believe, including himself.

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Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Captain Tillinger
professional · ambivalent
Captain Tillinger and Peter Duane have a military or hierarchical professional… How this plays out →
Stevens
professional · positive
Captain Tillinger
professional · ambivalent
Captain Tillinger and Peter Duane have a military or hierarchical professional… How this plays out →
Captain Tillinger
professional · ambivalent
Captain Tillinger and Peter Duane have a military or hierarchical professional… How this plays out →
Stevens
professional · positive
Stevens
professional · positive

Captain Tillinger
Captain Tillinger and Peter Duane have a military or hierarchical professional relationship, with Tillinger likely in command.
Stevens
Peter Duane and Stevens have a work-related relationship, likely as colleagues or in a chain of command.
Captain Tillinger
Captain Tillinger and Peter Duane have a military or hierarchical professional relationship, with Tillinger likely in command.
Captain Tillinger
Captain Tillinger and Peter Duane have a military or hierarchical professional relationship, with Tillinger likely in command.
Stevens
Peter Duane and Stevens have a work-related relationship, likely as colleagues or in a chain of command.
Stevens
Peter Duane and Stevens have a work-related relationship, likely as colleagues or in a chain of command.

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Conspiracy on Callisto
Arrested on Callisto and confronted by Governor Andrias about the conspiracy.
I
Wakes up with amnesia after a fight with Stevens; accused by Andrias of murder.
II
Suffering from amnesia, Duane is coerced by Andrias but refuses to sign, eventually attacking Andrias. He recalls fragments of his past involving a gunrunning deal with Stevens.
III
Duane escapes Andrias's office by knocking out Andrias and a guard, then disguises himself. He boards the 'Cameroon' and confronts the captain, struggling with memory loss and trust issues.
IV
Takes control of the Cameroon, destroys the ship's controls, and faces Andrias in a standoff before being shot.
V
Wakes in sickbay, memory restored, reunited with fiancée.
The Day of the Boomer Dukes
A member of the Boomer Dukes, involved in the gang's rampage.
III: Cow
Gang member who is sick with shakes and heaves after the heroin wears off.
Wolfbane
Another processed human, involved in discussions about rebellion and the nature of their existence.

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