Joss Merritt

CHARACTER · THE DIVIDE

Joss Merritt is a corporate affairs liaison for Hollister Dynamics.

Role in the setting

He discusses the company’s equipment and commercial terms with Paul Evans. His polished manner belongs to the negotiation room rather than the plant floor.

In the book

Introduced in Chapter 7.

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• Hollister Dynamics
• Volallies Beta
• The Divide
• Characters

Based on Paul Evans: The Divide. Introductory reference only; major discoveries and outcomes are omitted.

A commercial point of view

A technical proposal includes more than whether a component can do a job. The terms under which it is supplied also matter to the people responsible for keeping a habitat running. Joss introduces that commercial language into Paul’s working world.

His entry is separate from Joss (agricultural extension). Sharing a first name is not enough to establish that two appearances identify the same person.