Miranda Katsoulis

General

• Killed Isaac Cymbalisty.
• Blew up her own apartment building (See: Old Town Explosion)
• Tried to kill Kurt.
• Falsely claimed to have Barrow-Feld Syndrome ([1]).
• Really does has some dependence on Oxxypro, used to treat an asthma-like syndrome ([2]).
• Junior Librarian at the Academy Library.
  • Joined the Library staff in early DEC-05, along with Jason Mariem.
• May be a very accomplished hacker of some sort, as speculated by Kurt [3].
• Managed to get herself in the Ceretin 6 test group, thus proving she does not have Barrow-Feld Syndrome.
• Previous Address:

6 Skyview

Sakai Road

Artist's Quarter

Perplex City

• Moved to a new apartment in the Old Town area of the city, in April 269.

"Personal"

• According to Violet, is "thoughtful", "kind" and "exactly as sweet as she seemed", helping out without being asked and bringing cookies to the librarians
• Interested in the PCAG, and attended several matches with Kurt
• She and Kurt enjoyed running together in Polygon Park
  • On-or-about April 10, 2006, the pair entered a marathon through Polygon Park.
• Teaches kids at a sports camp in the north
• Studied plant biology at University.
• Had been dating Kurt, and according to Violet was "good for him" (although Violet still doesn't seem very pleased)
  • However, since Kurt discovered she killed Cymbalisty, their relationship is almost certainly terminated.

Aliases

• Helen Gale - used in the Ceretin 6 test group
• Jean Morgan - used in the Polygon Park marathon (link1) (link2)
• Caroline <?????> - told to Kurt during the [Silburn-Griggs] mine incident. The last name was too garbled for Kurt's key to make out for us.

Timeline

• 15-DEC-05 - Started working at the Library
• 14-JAN-06 - Killed Isaac Cymbalisty.
• 08-MAR-06 - Kurt comments on how grand their relationship is.
• 30-MAR-06 - Spoke to Sente about getting a copy of the final Granier page;

One is led to assume the page she delivered was a disappointing fake.

• 12-APR-06 - Left to visit her parents and go to a conference. Or so she claims!
• 29/30-APR-06 - Returned; had a nice dinner at expensive restaurant in the Artist's Quarter.
• 04-MAY-06 - Kurt figures out who The mysterious "HG" is, in the Ceretin 6 Preliminary Results

Realizes what he's done, and registers Miranda as a missing person.

Missing persons Report

Miranda Katsoulis Miranda was last seen in Grand Frederik's Station on 4/5/269. She was recently upset by the death of a colleague, and it's possible she may still be saddened by her loss. Her loved ones want her to know that there's no need to despair - they just want her to come home. If you see Miranda, please contact PXCPD. She may need help.

References

• Quirky Acuity, Violet's blog
  • entry, 6-DEC-05 "Book update" (link)
  • entry, 14-DEC-05 "Developments" (link)
  • entry, 3-JAN-06 "Progress" (link)
  • entry, 12-JAN-06 "Granier diaries, installment six" (link)
  • entry, 09-MAR-06 "The past month" (link)
  • entry, 31-MAR-06 "The last Granier page" (link)
  • entry, 08-APR-06 "Paternal affection" (link)
  • entry, 04-MAY-06 "Enjoy the silence" (link)

• The Path of Least Time, Kurt's blog
  • entry, 16-DEC-05 "Miranda" (link)
  • entry, 5-JAN-06 "Gillit Road" (link)
  • entry, 16-JAN-06 "The Flame" (link)
  • entry, 08-MAR-06 "Relationships" (link)
  • entry, 10-MAR-06 "Anna and Cymbalisty" (link)
  • entry, 17-MAR-06 "...and Consequences" (link)
  • entry, 03-APR-06 "Cause of Death" (link)
  • entry, 13-APR-06 "Cognivia, and a crowd" (link)
  • entry, 26-APR-06 "Correspondence" (link)
  • entry, 02-MAY-06 "Movement" (link)
  • entry, 03-MAY-06 "All About Ceretin Six" (link)
  • entry, 04-MAY-06 "...breaks loose" (link)
  • entry, 04-MAY-06 "The Actor" (link)

• Perplex City Police Department
  • Isaac Cymbalisty case file - witness statements
  • Missing persons reports - http://www.perplexcitypolice.com/missingpersons.html

• Ceretin 6 Preliminary Results