# Tickler — Short Fiction character guide

> Tickler in Short Fiction by Fritz Leiber.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Pooh - Bah, And Pooh - Bah, Pooh - Bah Tickler, Pooh - bah

**First appearance:** 0061-v

## Who they are

A character from a theatrical context.

## Relationships

### [Violet Gusterson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/characters/violet_gusterson)

_family_

Tickler is Violet Gusterson's pet cat, whom she dotes on excessively.

### [Violet Gusterson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/characters/violet_gusterson)

_family_

Tickler is Violet Gusterson's pet cat, whom she dotes on excessively.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/chapters/vi)

Pooh-Bah, the tickler machine attached to Fay's shoulder, reads and shreds Gusterson's memo, demonstrating its control over information.

### [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/chapters/vii)

Pooh-Bah, the dominant Mark 6 tickler, commands the group telepathically; orchestrates the interrogation and controls Fay.

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