Short Fiction · Character
David Edward Derring
A cloned or artificial human.
minor
Also known as David, the David
First appearance: the crystal crypt
David Edward Derring's tie to Major Hendricks is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Major Hendricks (professional): David Edward Derring serves under Major Hendricks in a military chain of command, with a formal and duty-bound relationship. With Major Hendricks (professional): David Edward Derring…
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- Professional
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- Cloned or artificial humans
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- Major Hendricks
professional · ambivalent
David Edward Derring serves under Major Hendricks in a military chain of command, with a… How this plays out →
- Major Hendricks
professional · ambivalent
David Edward Derring serves under Major Hendricks in a military chain of command, with a… How this plays out →
- Major Hendricks
professional · ambivalent
David Edward Derring serves under Major Hendricks in a military chain of command, with a… How this plays out →
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See David Edward Derring in the crystal crypt