Short Fiction · Character

Mr. Morrison

A sunburned young prospector twenty-one days into the Scorpion Desert, chasing a goldenstone strike before his supplies — and his luck — run out.

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Also known as Morrison

First appearance: final examination

As a major figure in Short Fiction, Mr. Morrison is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

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Morrison came to Venus with twenty thousand dollars and a plan: one rich strike, then marriage to Janie and an ocean farm back on Earth. Eighteen hundred miles into the waterless waste, he's learned that the desert can kill, and he naps in half-hour increments while daydreaming about mackerel herds and his trusty dolphin. When his sandcar tips over a collapsing dune, the gap between his careful ambitions and the desert's indifference becomes the story's engine.

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Character Web

15 connections

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Relationship types

Professional
Other

Character groups

Story-specific and recurring
Diverse minor and central figures
Name variants and law enforcement

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Narrative arc

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

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

This is the dramatic climax because Morrison reaches the psychological breaking point of his twenty-first day…

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Relationships

Max Krandall
professional · ambivalent
Williams
professional · ambivalent
Eddie McDermott
professional · ambivalent
Williams
professional · ambivalent
Max Krandall
professional · ambivalent
Eddie McDermott
professional · ambivalent
Max Krandall
professional · ambivalent
Eddie McDermott
professional · ambivalent
Williams
professional · ambivalent

Max Krandall
Max Krandall is Mr. Morrison's subordinate, often strained by Morrison's demanding nature.
Williams
Mr. Morrison and Williams are colleagues in a tense office environment.
Eddie McDermott
Eddie McDermott works as Mr. Morrison's driver, enduring his patronizing attitude.
Williams
Mr. Morrison and Williams are colleagues in a tense office environment.
Max Krandall
Max Krandall is Mr. Morrison's subordinate, often strained by Morrison's demanding nature.
Eddie McDermott
Eddie McDermott works as Mr. Morrison's driver, enduring his patronizing attitude.
Max Krandall
Max Krandall is Mr. Morrison's subordinate, often strained by Morrison's demanding nature.
Eddie McDermott
Eddie McDermott works as Mr. Morrison's driver, enduring his patronizing attitude.
Williams
Mr. Morrison and Williams are colleagues in a tense office environment.

Relationship notes

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