Flatland characters revisited

[ffutures]

So far the list is:

• Albert Square - heretical lunatic and mathematician
  
• Professor Quatremass - professional sceptic - suggested by sharikkamur
  
• Ellery Quinn - the great detective
  
• Rhombus - an immortal who owes his power to a tiny extension into the third dimension
  
• Lois Line - unusually intelligent female reporter for the Logopolis Daily Plane, in search of a story that will make her name. This was inspired by kip_w's suggestion of Perry Llelogram.

Just need one more, preferably some sort of mathematician with at least 5-6 sides. Any suggestions?

LATER: speakr2customrs has suggested Septimus Prime, which I think will do nicely. Also got some nice suggestions which will do for NPCs and/or future adventures. Thanks, everyone!

Comments

[jackwalker.livejournal.com]

Roger Pentrose?

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Maybe - but I can't write it up tonight, so let's see if anything else is suggested.

[kip-w.livejournal.com]

Polly Hedral?* (or Hedron?)

Sweet Polly!

*(or Paul E., but that's not as good)

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

Hey, that was my thought too!
Polly Heed-Rhone

Jo Decahedron
Plato Nic-Solide
Declan A. H'dron (Dec to his friends)
Nun O'Gon (nine sided religious figure!)
Mel T. Faceted
That "with it" jazz prodigy "hep" Tay Ghon

[paratti.livejournal.com]

Peter Pentacle?

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

What about alongside the Flatland names, an utterly normal human name?

Ellery Quinn and Rhombus always had reason to distrust Douglas Walker, there was just something about the mathematician that didn't quite fit in.

Probably harms your suspension of disbelief though.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

It's a Flatland / Forgotten Futures crossover, so there's going to be some of that sort of thing anyway.

[speakr2customrs.livejournal.com]

Septimus Prime?

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I like it. Thanks, that'll do nicely.

[booster17.livejournal.com]

There's actually a mathematician named Willard Van Quine.

Otherwise I'd have suggested Quint Eastwood, or that Angle guy who runs the detective agency in LA.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I like Quint Eastwood, but I think Septimus Prime has the edge slightly. Maybe as an NPC...

I've already done the Angle joke, I'm afraid, or a variant thereof -


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[speakr2customrs.livejournal.com]

How about "Snakes on a Plane" as a possible future adventure?

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Hmmm....

Some sort of replicating Sirpinsky(?sp) fractal, perhaps? Might be a possibility...