Story so far
A former technician whose increasing size led him into different work, Sims became head of IT Security and served as executor of Bernard Holland's will. Bernard directed him to refill Jahns and Marnes's canteens, and he later took Juliette's antique wooden box. During the uprising he prepared armed defenders by shooting out a conference-room window and warning them about rifle recoil. Peter Billings reported that Sims led men into the stairwell and later planned to blast apart Mechanical's wall. Sims argued that continuing danger justified keeping Lukas confined; according to Bernard, he also investigated suspected leaks and doubted the technicians' loyalty. His team lost several men in a stairwell explosion, and radio reports placed him among those finishing the suppression of the uprising.
As the old Security chief with clearance for the server room, Sims alerted Lukas to an incoming call and unsuccessfully tried to impersonate Bernard on the headset. When mist poured from the vents, he ran for the exit with Lukas. Trapped inside, Sims developed a heavy nosebleed. Lukas subsequently reported that he was dead. Juliette recalls Lukas reporting his death.
Appearance
His increasing size helped move him from technical work into security. No more specific facial features or clothing are established.
Role
Former head of IT Security and a leader in suppressing the uprising; Lukas now reports him dead.
Relationships
Lukas — He once supported keeping Lukas confined, then was trapped with him in the server room; Lukas reported his death.
Sources — 22 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 15
- Bernard directs that Sims top up Jahns and Marnes’s canteens.
Chapter 38
- Sims heads IT security.
- Sims formerly worked as a technician before his increasing size made him suited to other work.
- Sims takes Juliette’s antique wooden box.
- Sims suggests Juliette may simply have been lucky.
Chapter 41
- Sims is currently the executor of Bernard’s will.
Chapter 51
- Sims shoots out the conference room’s glass window before the attack.
- Sims warns the armed defenders to expect their rifles to kick upward.
- Sims silences Bobbie Milner and Lukas while they wait for the attack.
Chapter 52
- Peter reports that Sims led half a dozen men into the stairwell.
Chapter 57
- Sims believes an ongoing threat justifies keeping Lukas confined.
- According to Bernard, Sims doubts the technicians’ loyalty and is investigating possible leaks.
Chapter 60
- According to Peter, Sims and his men plan to blast apart Mechanical’s wall.
Chapter 73
- Sims’s team loses several men in an explosion involving a stairwell other than the main staircase.
Chapter 76
- Radio reports place Sims among those finishing the suppression of the uprising.
Chapter 225
- Sims is the old Security chief and alerts Lukas to the incoming call.
- Sims has clearance to enter the server room.
- Sims unsuccessfully impersonates Bernard on the headset.
- Sims runs toward the server-room exit with Lukas when mist pours from the vents.
- Sims develops a heavy nosebleed while trapped in the server room.
Chapter 227
- Lukas reports that Sims is dead.
Chapter 228
- Juliette remembers Lukas reporting Sims’s death.