Matthew Albert
Matthew Albert Born c. year 326 First appearance Glass House chapter 6 |
Matthew Albert (born c. 326) is a figure of the C9 universe, raised in the House of Confidence on Aerogaea 347n.
The record follows him across 2 periods of life.
Matthew appears in 5 of the 19 chapters written so far, beginning with Glass House chapter 6[1].
Early life
Matthew Albert was born in about year 326. He was 4 years old in 330, the year the Klak Grove was destroyed.
The Plateau Child
The record notes born on the Plateau. Raised by the entire House of Confidence. Rad teaches him engineering. Mae teaches him to listen. But Matthew watches everything Chrys does. At age 7, during the hunter mission (Year 340), he is the only one wearing a hazmat suit. When Mae collapses from the toxin he drops beside her:. "Mom!" He already had his suit on. He had felt something was wrong.
Later years
By the time Rad governs and Mae runs logistics, Matthew is the one who actually keeps the infrastructure running. He is not a soldier. He is the reason the soldiers have water, power, and walls.
Character
Early in life he held to a lie about hisself: "Someone has to do the invisible work.". Later he came to hold the opposite: the invisible work is the only reason any of the visible work matters. Direct. Technical. He does not explain himself unless asked. When he says something is wrong with the structure, it is wrong.
Appearances
Matthew is present in 5 of the 19 chapters written so far.
- Glass House chapter 6[1]
- Glass House chapter 8 — Rad Albert was a large man who took up space without filling it the way intimidating people do.[2]
- Glass House chapter 10[3]
- Glass House chapter 12 — Four hundred kilometers south, Rad Albert found Chrys's temperature professionally unacceptable.[4]
- Glass House chapter 17[5]
References
- Glass House chapter 6, C9 manuscript
- Glass House chapter 8, C9 manuscript
- Glass House chapter 10, C9 manuscript
- Glass House chapter 12, C9 manuscript
- Glass House chapter 17, C9 manuscript