# the Kiddie — Short Fiction character guide

> the Kiddie in Short Fiction by Frederik Pohl.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Kiddie, the frightened Kiddie, Kiddie, the engrossed Kiddie

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

## Who they are

A childlike character with a minor role.

## Relationships

### [Mac](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/characters/mac)

_friendship_

Mac and the Kiddie share a close, protective bond, possibly as an older and younger companion navigating a harsh world.

### [Mac](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/characters/mac)

_friendship_

Mac and the Kiddie share a close, protective bond, possibly as an older and younger companion navigating a harsh world.

## In the story

### [Asteroid of the Damned](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/asteroid-of-the-damned)

A native Palladian who begs for metal and is later suspected of robbing MacCauley.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/i)

The nurse who tends to Duane; she knows him and is hurt by his memory loss.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/vi)

Referred to as 'Arthur,' the brain in a prosthetic tank freed from the power plant and later integrated into the ship.

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

Keeper of the House of Five Regulations, incapacitated by Tropile's obscene stories.

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