# Patrick — Short Fiction character guide

> Patrick in Short Fiction by Fritz Leiber.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0042-ii

## Who they are

A male character in various narratives.

## In the story

### [The Moon Is Green](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/chapters/the-moon-is-green)

A mysterious stranger who claims the outside world is safe and beautiful; he is highly radioactive, as revealed by the Geiger counter, and charms Effie with stories of a magical garden.

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