jackdoe:Two of my all time favorite things in any story is when 1) When a background character ascen
jackdoe:Two of my all time favorite things in any story is when 1) When a background character ascends into main character or principal character status, and 2) When a story has a character show up and say to the main character “Hey, you look like you’re having a hard time, and I don’t know what’s up but it looks like you could use a sounding board.” And maybe we never see that guy again, maybe we do (I’m a big fan of “I only met this person once but they had a huge impact on my life)Anyway, Steve is the best. -- source link