Short Fiction · Character
Charles Dennison
A reclusive Riverdale biologist who invents an immortality serum and, lacking any instinct for caution, walks straight into the world with it in his briefcase.
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Also known as Charlie, Charley, Mr. Dennison
First appearance: final examination
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Dennison is a Harvard- and MIT-trained plant biologist who has lived alone with his research since thirty-two, publishing papers and selling an insecticide, content in his austere bachelor's seclusion. After three years…
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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friendship · positive
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