Short Science Fiction · Character

Dale Stevenson

A physicist in charge of a three-mile mirror station above Earth, whose sudden turmoil wakes the Bryd, a parasitic mind that has been sleeping in his skull since childhood.

supporting

Also known as Stevenson, Dale

First appearance: remember the 4th

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

The physicist in charge of sun-station No.

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Dale Stevenson commands Sun-Station No. 18, a man-made island of sodium mirrors and rocket berths that lights Paris by night, and he has been psych-tested and certified as stable. But the Bryd, curled in his mind since he was four, wakes to find him reaching for a button that would burn a path across Europe's largest city. The Bryd's detached curiosity about what Dale has become in twenty-four years turns a technical marvel into a quiet horror of possession and intent.

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Psychological
Professional
Friendship

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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Marillyn Stevenson
family · positive
Husband and wife, deeply bonded but tested by the strange events around them. How this plays out →
Mogar
psychological · negative
Ann Wondra
professional · ambivalent
The Bryd
psychological · negative
Slim Coleman
friendship · positive
Marillyn Stevenson
family · positive
Husband and wife, deeply bonded but tested by the strange events around them. How this plays out →
Marillyn Stevenson
family · positive
Husband and wife, deeply bonded but tested by the strange events around them. How this plays out →
Slim Coleman
friendship · positive
Mogar
psychological · negative
Ann Wondra
professional · ambivalent
The Bryd
psychological · negative
The Bryd
psychological · negative

Marillyn Stevenson
Husband and wife, deeply bonded but tested by the strange events around them.
Mogar
Mogar exerts a strange, obsessive influence over Dale, pulling him into alien machinations.
Ann Wondra
Ann works alongside Dale as a colleague or operative, with underlying tension.
The Bryd
The Bryd manipulates Dale through cryptic visions and mental influence.
Slim Coleman
Dale and Slim are comrades, supporting each other through crises.
Marillyn Stevenson
Husband and wife, deeply bonded but tested by the strange events around them.
Marillyn Stevenson
Husband and wife, deeply bonded but tested by the strange events around them.
Slim Coleman
Dale and Slim are comrades, supporting each other through crises.
Mogar
Mogar exerts a strange, obsessive influence over Dale, pulling him into alien machinations.
Ann Wondra
Ann works alongside Dale as a colleague or operative, with underlying tension.
The Bryd
The Bryd manipulates Dale through cryptic visions and mental influence.
The Bryd
The Bryd manipulates Dale through cryptic visions and mental influence.

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