Paul Evans

CHARACTER · Engineer · Valles geothermal districts

Paul is John’s father, an engineer who inspects geothermal routes, emergency conductors, and old industrial sites on Mars. His technical ability and steadiness under pressure earn respect.

Character and perspective

Duty shapes his life and his relationship with John Evans. Love and repeated absence sit alongside each other. Paul’s recurring principle, “Keep one hand free,” links practical preparedness with the emotional capacity to respond.

A recurring idea

Keep one hand free.

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Reader’s companion to John Evans: 39 Minutes, based on the Revision 13 manuscript.