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U-

The tender, freckled guardian at D-503's building, who fusses over his health and quietly reads the numbers on his pink stubs.

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Also known as U- .

First appearance: record four

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U- is the matronly controller of D-503's building, all brown freckles and innocent gestures, who notices he looks abnormal and ill and tells him no one else would say so. Her kindness is genuine but her role is surveillance: she reads the stub that points to I-330, and her word 'no one' lands like a warning. She embodies the One State's softest face, the way care and spying are the same gesture, and her presence keeps D-503's private rebellion under constant, gentle watch.

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Record Six
The old woman at the Ancient House gate, who greets I-330 familiarly and comments on D-503 leaving her alone.
Record Ten
The controller at the hall who gives D-503 the letter with an 'inky smile,' unsettling him.
Record Twelve
Implied as the Guardian-Angel with pink ears and double-curved shape watching D-503 from behind.
Record Sixteen
Not directly present; referenced indirectly through the Medical Bureau context.
Record Seventeen
The old woman at the Ancient House with 'grown-together lips'; D-503 kisses her in a moment of irrational impulse.
Record Eighteen
The controller who hands D-503 the letter and offers herself as a companion, with a possessive, plaster-like smile.
Record Twenty-One
Visits D-503, discusses the Day of Unanimity, and offers to stay with him, showing maternal concern.
Record Twenty-Two
Appears briefly, testifying to D-503's illness and emotional instability, possibly sparing him from punishment.
Record Twenty-Three
Controller on duty, expresses concern about D-503's abnormal state and illness, linking it to his relationship with I-330.
Record Twenty-Eight
Confronts I-330, then later protects D-503 by misleading S- during the raid.
Record Thirty
Mentioned in D-503's memory as having shouted at I-330 the previous morning.
Record Thirty-One
Visits D-503 in his room, expressing joy about the Operation and forgiving him, though he has already forgiven her.
Record Thirty-Two
Controller at D-503's building; dismisses reports of a hairy man near the Ancient House as delirium.
Record Thirty-Four
Not directly present but referenced indirectly through the Guardian's intervention; the Guardian figure is unnamed but acts as an agent of the United State.
Record Thirty-Five
Visits D-503, is nearly killed by him, but misinterprets his intentions; later admits she did not report I-330 out of fear of losing his affection.
Record Thirty-Six
U- is recalled by D-503 with an angry, brick-red face from an earlier morning.
Record Thirty-Seven
Mentioned indirectly through the pink checks; D-503 finds checks with the letter 'F'.

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