Short Fiction · Character
Captain Franco
A military captain.
minor
Also known as Franco
First appearance: the gun
Captain Franco shows up with force in Beyond Lies the Wub. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Captain of the spaceship; pragmatic and ruthless, he kills and eats the wub despite its pleas.
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- Other
Character groups
- Small town and sentient spaceship
- Small town and alien conflict
- Futuristic and alien threats
- Small town and security
- Cloned or artificial humans
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
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