Character · Book 2, Carl's Doomsday Scenario

Brandon

Brandon An — a maintenance man at Meadow Lark with a comically large lightning hammer, whose group spray-painted 'Stairs + People' on the walls, and who will not leave the surviving residents behind. He builds the redoubt with Carl and names it the Speedbump.

Segment appearances

• Chapter 3 — The Over City explained
• Chapter 8 — Water Lily
• Chapter 21 — Katia
• Epilogue — Epilogue: the leaderboard

Arc

A long message hovering in Carl's vision on waking (ch. 8): selection is slow, the residents cannot stay human without staying frail, the Legendary Pacifist Boxes are ridiculous, Mistress Tiatha says they are far away. Carl passes on Odette's advice about the manager benefit and does not mention Agatha.