Short Fiction · Character
Joseph Dixon
A security agent investigating a case.
minor
Also known as Dixon
First appearance: The Variable Man
Joseph Dixon's tie to Security Commissioner Reinhart is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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Joseph Dixon first appears in 0010 the variable man.
With Security Commissioner Reinhart (professional): Joseph Dixon works as a subordinate or informant for Security Commissioner Reinhart, operating within a security apparatus. With Security Commissioner Reinhart (professional): Joseph Dixon works as a subordinate or informant for Security Commissioner Reinhart, operating within a security apparatus. With Security Commissioner Reinhart (professional): Joseph Dixon works as a subordinate or informant for Security Commissioner Reinhart, operating within a security apparatus.
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Small town and alien conflict
- Protagonist
- Cloned or artificial humans
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- Security Commissioner Reinhart
professional · ambivalent
Joseph Dixon works as a subordinate or informant for Security Commissioner Reinhart,… How this plays out →
- Security Commissioner Reinhart
professional · ambivalent
Joseph Dixon works as a subordinate or informant for Security Commissioner Reinhart,… How this plays out →
- Security Commissioner Reinhart
professional · ambivalent
Joseph Dixon works as a subordinate or informant for Security Commissioner Reinhart,… How this plays out →
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