The characters / Catalog entry
Jimmy Rulin
Jimmy Rulin is recorded in 1 distinct story.
Gertrude’s youngest son, aged six, who enters Reg’s study with a toy space blaster. Reg believes he is killing Rackne. Jimmy is wounded but survives; his role-playing as Captain Future does not make him that separate literary character.
Also recorded as Jimmy.
Stories and supporting passages
The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet
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Gertrude’s youngest son, aged six, who enters Reg’s study with a toy space blaster. Reg believes he is killing Rackne. Jimmy is wounded but survives; his role-playing as Captain Future does not make him that separate literary character.
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Jane’s account identifies Jimmy as a terrified six-year-old immediately before Reg points the gun at him. The narrator does not establish supernatural possession as fact.