Short Fiction · Character

Mr. Greypoole

Mr. Greypoole welcomes the stranded crew into a lace-curtained house with lavender wallpaper, offers wine, and mentions that something has gone wrong with his calendar.

supporting

Also known as Greypoole

First appearance: the beautiful people

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

The head caretaker of Happy Glades, now a machine-like being who enforces the asteroid's preservation, guiding the crew to their final fate.

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He is the small, courteous host who leads Webber and his men down a path past scorched trees to a wooden porch, treating their arrival as an occasion and fussing over whether they like good wine. His manner is warm and slightly off—he apologizes for a broken 'doodad' and asks for news of home as though home were a place one might visit. His hospitality is the doorway into the frozen town, and his casual mention of the calendar is the first hint that time here does not behave.

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Character Web

9 connections

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Professional
Social
Other

Character groups

Military and minor gentlemen
Household and family figures

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Relationships

Captain Webber
professional · ambivalent
Captain Webber and Mr. How this plays out →
Mr. Friden
professional · ambivalent
Mr. Chitterwick
social · ambivalent
Mr. Waldmeyer
professional · ambivalent
Captain Webber
professional · ambivalent
Captain Webber and Mr. How this plays out →
Captain Webber
professional · ambivalent
Captain Webber and Mr. How this plays out →
Mr. Chitterwick
social · ambivalent
Mr. Friden
professional · ambivalent
Mr. Friden
professional · ambivalent
Mr. Waldmeyer
professional · ambivalent
Mr. Chitterwick
social · ambivalent
Mr. Waldmeyer
professional · ambivalent

Captain Webber
Captain Webber and Mr. Greypoole interact frequently in a work or hierarchical context, possibly as superior and subordinate.
Mr. Friden
Mr. Friden and Mr. Greypoole have a professional association, likely within the same organization.
Mr. Chitterwick
Mr. Chitterwick and Mr. Greypoole are acquaintances, possibly within a social or professional circle.
Mr. Waldmeyer
Mr. Greypoole and Mr. Waldmeyer have a professional connection, likely as colleagues or business associates.
Captain Webber
Captain Webber and Mr. Greypoole interact frequently in a work or hierarchical context, possibly as superior and subordinate.
Captain Webber
Captain Webber and Mr. Greypoole interact frequently in a work or hierarchical context, possibly as superior and subordinate.
Mr. Chitterwick
Mr. Chitterwick and Mr. Greypoole are acquaintances, possibly within a social or professional circle.
Mr. Friden
Mr. Friden and Mr. Greypoole have a professional association, likely within the same organization.
Mr. Friden
Mr. Friden and Mr. Greypoole have a professional association, likely within the same organization.
Mr. Waldmeyer
Mr. Greypoole and Mr. Waldmeyer have a professional connection, likely as colleagues or business associates.
Mr. Chitterwick
Mr. Chitterwick and Mr. Greypoole are acquaintances, possibly within a social or professional circle.
Mr. Waldmeyer
Mr. Greypoole and Mr. Waldmeyer have a professional connection, likely as colleagues or business associates.

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