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Jones

A character in a story.

minor

First appearance: the hanging stranger

Jones shows up with force in Beyond Lies the Wub. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Crewman who helps bring the wub aboard; disturbed by its killing.
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In Beyond Lies the Wub: Crewman who helps bring the wub aboard; disturbed by its…

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See Jones in the hanging stranger

Character Web

5 connections

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PSPeter SherikovDFDolores FrenchTCThe CaptainCFCaptain FrancoEDEd DaviesJOJones

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Small town and sentient spaceship
  • Small town and alien conflict
  • Small town and security
  • Futuristic and alien threats
  • Cloned or artificial humans

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

This scene is the dramatic climax because it crystallizes the emotional chasm between Doris and Larry: Doris’s…

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See Jones in the hanging stranger