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Eren

The experienced Ops head oversees silo leadership and is relieved by the progress of eighteen’s new shadow.

Story so far

Eren heads Ops from the psychologist’s desk and previously served two shifts as a communications officer. Well into his current six-month shift, he has a wife in deep freeze whom he visits at the start of each rotation. When an escaped cleaner threatened the established order, he proposed pursuit or shutting down silo eighteen and predicted violence there. He obtained records about the lost neighboring silo and pressed Bernard Holland to appoint a second.

Eren helped Donald prepare Lukas for initiation, advising him to offer congratulations before provoking an emotional reaction. He then welcomed Lukas into Operation Fifty of the World Order. Now already at work when Donald checks in, Eren expresses relief that eighteen’s shadow is working out. He remembers the difficulty of losing a head between shadows and finding a replacement, though he is uncertain which shift it happened on.

His warning about drone range remains pertinent to Donald’s investigation: Eren has said the outside air is bad for the aircraft.

Appearance

Eren has a neatly trimmed beard containing some gray.

Role

Eren runs Ops, advises Donald and helps manage silo leadership and initiation.

Relationships

Lukas — Eren helps conduct Lukas’s initiation and is relieved by the new shadow’s progress.
Bernard Holland — He urged Bernard Holland to appoint an official second quickly.
Sources — 28 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 63
  • Eren heads Ops and occupies the psychologist’s desk down the hall.
  • Eren brings Donald to the communications room.
  • Eren says the footage of the person outside was recorded earlier that morning.
  • Eren proposes pursuing the cleaner with a drone or a person, or shutting down silo eighteen.
  • Eren predicts violence in silo eighteen after its unprecedented failed cleaning.
Chapter 64
  • Eren heads Ops and is well into his six-month shift.
  • Eren has a neatly trimmed beard with some gray.
  • Eren has a wife in deep freeze whom he visits at the start of each shift.
  • Eren has requested the files on Silo Seventeen.
Chapter 65
  • Eren tells Silo Sixteen’s head that closing the cafeteria or turning off the wallscreen should be a last resort.
  • Eren offers to take the afternoon shift while Donald works the current one.
  • Eren has urged Bernard to appoint an official second quickly.
Chapter 69
  • Eren has given Donald two folders to examine.
Chapter 73
  • Eren says the drones are intended to drop bombs rather than conduct sightseeing flights.
  • Eren says the drones have limited range because the outside air would destroy them.
Chapter 75
  • Eren is told about suspicions involving Silo Forty before a flurry of activity consumes the silo.
Chapter 80
  • Donald recalls Eren ending the trouble at Silo Forty.
Chapter 91
  • Eren summons Donald for a call involving the shadow in silo eighteen.
  • Eren offers to help Donald follow the Rite of Initiation script.
  • Eren reports that the last pilot is going off shift and flight requisitions have ended.
  • Eren served as a communications officer during his first two shifts.
  • Eren says his predecessor as Ops head came from Medical.
Chapter 92
  • Eren instructs Donald to calm Lukas with congratulations and then provoke an emotional reaction.
  • Eren welcomes Lukas into Operation Fifty of the World Order.
Chapter 97
  • Eren is already working at his desk when Donald checks in on the operations level.
  • Eren expresses relief that eighteen’s shadow is working out.
  • Eren recalls losing a head between shadows and struggling to find a replacement, possibly during his third shift.
Chapter 98
  • Eren has warned Donald that drones have limited range because the outside air is bad for them.
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