Short Fiction · Character

Simon Dalgetty

A tense, wry operative calling himself Joe, who eavesdrops on powerful men from a tavern booth while his trained mind filters noise into conspiracy.

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Also known as Dalgetty, Mr. Dalgetty

First appearance: Star Ship

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Crew member involved in ship operations and decision-making.

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Dalgetty sits alone in a coral-walled bar, straining to overhear Bancroft and his companions discuss why their enemies haven't gone to the government. He deflects the chatty rec girl Glenna with a fake name and a shaky smile, his nerves shot from the effort of concentration. His discipline and dark humor mark him as someone already deep inside a dangerous game, and his decision to stop listening and start acting drives the story forward.

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Spies and officials
Warriors and scientists
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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

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Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Ellen
friendship · positive
Ellen and Simon share a strong bond, possibly as close friends or allies navigating… How this plays out →
Thomas Bancroft
friendship · positive
Thomas Bancroft
friendship · positive
Ellen
friendship · positive
Ellen and Simon share a strong bond, possibly as close friends or allies navigating… How this plays out →
Thomas Bancroft
friendship · positive
Ellen
friendship · positive
Ellen and Simon share a strong bond, possibly as close friends or allies navigating… How this plays out →

Ellen
Ellen and Simon share a strong bond, possibly as close friends or allies navigating shared challenges.
Thomas Bancroft
Simon and Thomas are frequent companions, possibly fellow travelers or co-conspirators.
Thomas Bancroft
Simon and Thomas are frequent companions, possibly fellow travelers or co-conspirators.
Ellen
Ellen and Simon share a strong bond, possibly as close friends or allies navigating shared challenges.
Thomas Bancroft
Simon and Thomas are frequent companions, possibly fellow travelers or co-conspirators.
Ellen
Ellen and Simon share a strong bond, possibly as close friends or allies navigating shared challenges.

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In the story

Simon Dalgetty appears across 13 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Star Ship
Crew member involved in ship operations and decision-making.
Witch of the Demon Seas
Present as a crew member or ally, contributing to the action.
Sargasso of Lost Starships
Accompanies Fraser and provides technical expertise.
The Sensitive Man
A key figure in the chapter, likely interacting with the sensitive man.
I
The protagonist, an Institute agent spying on Bancroft's group.
II
A psychologist and agent of the Psychotechnic Institute, Dalgetty is kidnapped after a conversation with Harmon Tyler and later observes the Bancroft group, feeling the tension of his mission.
III
Captured by Tyler; reflects on his childhood with Tighe; mentally prepares for interrogation.
IV
Prisoner being interrogated by Bancroft and Casimir; uses philosophical arguments to stall for time.
V
Escapes from the house, runs up a slope, dives off a cliff, hides in a sea cave, and uses autohypnosis to survive underwater.
VI
Debates the ethics of the Institute's secret manipulation of society to preserve freedom, quoting poetry and showing emotional control.
VII
Plans the infiltration, uses his enhanced abilities to survive and fight, kills for the first time.
VIII
Captured and brought before Bancroft, then orchestrates a daring escape with Elena's help.
IX
Exhausted and vulnerable, Dalgetty confesses the truth about his Institute training and enhanced abilities to Elena, accepting her judgment.

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