Short Fiction · Character
The Pipers
A group of alien beings.
minor
Also known as Pipers
First appearance: piper in the woods
The Pipers's tie to Doctor Henry Harris 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 Doctor Henry Harris (professional): Doctor Henry Harris provides medical or psychological care to The Pipers, maintaining a doctor-patient dynamic. With Doctor Henry Harris (professional): Doctor Henry Harris…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Police and alien beings
- Small town and fleet command
- 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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- Doctor Henry Harris
professional · ambivalent
Doctor Henry Harris provides medical or psychological care to The Pipers, maintaining a… How this plays out →
- Doctor Henry Harris
professional · ambivalent
Doctor Henry Harris provides medical or psychological care to The Pipers, maintaining a… How this plays out →
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