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Cam

Cam was Mission's friend and fellow porter, killed after a delivery near the blast above level one-seventeen.

Story so far

Cam and Mission Jones worked together as Porters, though they had not yet mastered synchronized tandem hauling. Cam lost the coin toss that let Mission lead a body delivery and set their pace, then left after receiving a tip. He knew nothing of the porters' planned midnight rendezvous.

Katelyn later said that Cam had requested a delivery toward Supply. She remembered him as unusually cheerful, although annoyed that he had missed the previous night's adventures, and believed his last load was a broken computer. After the explosion, Mission suspected Cam's delivery had taken him to the blast level and feared he was among those who fell. Cam died after delivering a package, and Mission reported his death to the other porters.

Robbie nevertheless reported that Cam was among those being sought after a fight at Central. During the climb upstairs, Mission remembers Cam leaving the farm sublevels with a bonus the previous day; Cam has now been lost in the blast above the One-Hundred-Seventeenth Level.

Role

He is a porter whose death Mission reports to their colleagues.

Relationships

Mission Jones — Cam was Mission Jones's friend and tandem-hauling partner.
Katelyn — Katelyn reported his recent delivery movements to Mission.
Sources — 15 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 26
  • Cam is Mission’s friend and fellow porter on the tandem body haul.
  • Cam loses the coin toss that gives Mission the leading position and control of their pace.
  • Cam and Mission have not yet mastered synchronized tandem hauling.
Chapter 27
  • Cam leaves after receiving a tip for the body delivery.
  • Cam is unaware of the porters’ midnight rendezvous.
Chapter 41
  • Katelyn reports that Cam requested a delivery toward Supply.
  • Katelyn says Cam was unusually cheerful but annoyed to have missed the previous night’s adventures.
  • Katelyn believes Cam’s last delivery was a broken computer.
Chapter 42
  • Mission believes Cam’s delivery took him to the level where the blast occurs.
  • Mission fears Cam may have been among the people who fell after the explosion.
Chapter 43
  • Cam has died after delivering a package.
Chapter 48
  • Mission reports Cam’s death to the other porters.
Chapter 49
  • According to Robbie, Cam is among those being sought after a fight at Central.
Chapter 55
  • Cam was lost in the blast above level one-seventeen.
  • Mission remembers Cam leaving the farm sublevels with a bonus the previous day.
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