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Johnny “Rooster” Byron
Johnny is a radical individualist who lives on his own in the woods outside of Flintock, a fictional town in Wiltshire, England. He starts every morning with a combination of milk, booze, and a raw…
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Ginger
Ginger is one of Johnny’s friends and seems to know Johnny the best out of anyone. Although Ginger rarely believes a word that comes out of Johnny’s mouth, he enjoys getting Johnny to tell…
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Phaedra
Phaedra is the stepdaughter of Troy Whitworth. She is the current May Queen and is expected to hand over her title at this year’s festival, and she’s well-liked throughout Flintock. However, at the start…
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Professor
Professor is one of Johnny’s friends. Although he may have been a real professor at some point, he certainly isn’t anymore. Even when not under the influence of drugs, Professor has a hard time…
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Lee
Lee is one of Johnny’s friends, who is often seen with Davey. After the fair, he plans to leave England for good to live in Australia. Although Lee is generally kind to Johnny…
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Wesley
Wesley is a local bar owner. He’s recently banned Johnny from his establishment after Johnny’s raucous behavior there causes trouble. However, he visits Johnny twice throughout the day, primarily to score drugs off of him…
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Minor Characters
Davey
Davey is one of Johnny’s friends. He is often seen with Lee. He has an inquisitive mind and is more likely to believe Johnny’s stories than anyone else. Like Johnny, he also does not like the way an increasingly industrialized England has pushed out small, rural communities.
Parsons
Parsons is a representative of the local government. She and Fawcett show up to Johnny’s trailer twice to warn him about vacating the area. She seems to take pleasure in irritating Johnny and ultimately forcing him off his property.
Fawcett
Fawcett is Parsons’s partner and also a representative of the local government. Like Parsons, he seems to take pleasure in getting rid of Johnny.
Troy Whitworth
Troy Whitworth is Phaedra’s stepfather. He is a hateful man, and Johnny accuses him of sexually abusing Phaedra. In response to Johnny’s accusation, Troy and two other local men assault Johnny and brand Xs on both sides of his face.
Pea
Pea is a teenage girl who is friends with Tonya. She and Tonya party with Johnny and sleep under his trailer the night before the fair. Pea is a generally well-intentioned girl who enjoys listening to Johnny’s stories and having a good time.
Tanya
Tanya is a local teenage girl who is friends with Pea. She enjoys hanging around Johnny’s trailer and partying with the rest of the local outcasts.
Marky
Marky is Johnny’s son. He is a fairly reserved child, though Johnny encourages him to act out and live life on his own terms.
Dawn
Dawn is Johnny’s ex-girlfriend and Marky’s mother. Although she is a better parent to Marky than Johnny, she still uses cocaine with Johnny before taking Marky to the fair.
Frank
Frank is one of the men who urinates on Johnny while he is passed out in the woods.
Danny
Danny is one of the men who urinates on Johnny while he is passed out in the woods.
Sue
Sue is Wesley’s wife. She helps him run the bar.
Mary
Mary is Professor’s dog who has passed away.
