The Non-Man

**"The Non-Man"** is a radio play by J.P. Leck and is the twenty-fourth installment (twenty-fourth, chronologically) in his Endless Elsewhere multimedia meta-narrative. It is the ninth Endless Elsewhere radio play. It was announced on social media on September 23, 2018. It premiered on a local Indianapolis radio station on October 31, 2018.

## Synopsis

Years after encountering a dangerous creature, Circle City real estate agent Margo Fletcher seeks the aid of another who's encountered it to help her dispose of the beast once and for all.

### Post-Credits

Violet confronts Ray Kadera at WNTS radio station in order to get some answers to long-unanswered questions. While there, Kadera re-directs her attentions to the Non-Man, who Kadera confirms has already killed both Fletcher and both Brian and Kaitlin Pollydore. Emily, however, is still at large.

## Characters

* **Margo Fletcher** - a real estate agent whose lone encounter with the Non-Man has left her increasingly paranoid.
	+ *Margo is portrayed by **Stephanie Dumas**.*
* **Emily** - a barista whose prior encounter with the Non-Man has put her on Margo's radar... and maybe that of the monster itself.
	+ *Emily is voiced by **Lycia Taylor**.*
* **Carolyn Pelfrey** - a barista who works with Emily, trying in vain to go unnoticed by those around her.
	+ *Carolyn is voiced by **Julia Leslie**.*
* **The Non-Man** - a cold, vengeful creature who uses telepathy to alter his shape in order to evade detection in public.
	+ *The Non-Man is voiced by **J.P. Leck** in an uncredited role.*
	+ **The Last Gentleman** - a form taken by the Non-Man.
		- *The Last Gentleman is voiced by **David Dumas**.*
	+ **The Little Girl** - a form taken by the Non-Man.
		- *The Little Girl is voiced by **Liberty Leck**.*
* **Violet** - a novelty who has been shirking her responsibilities while tracking a lost friend.
	+ *Violet is voiced by **Mindy Wesson**.*
* **Ray Kadera** - a retiring radio DJ and host of *Circle City Supernatural*; he has taken ill and is nearing the end of his time protecting Circle City.
	+ *Kadera is voiced by **Timothy Renshaw**.*

### Referenced Characters

* **The Collector** - Margo references "an archivist" who published some of Tetrick's letters.
* **Howard Tetrick** - a soldier in WW2 whose encounter with the Non-Man is recounted by Margo to Emily.
* **Brian** and **Kaitlin Pollydore** - a pair of married journalists who Margo seeks to warn about the Non-Man. They are later mentioned by Kadera as victims of the Non-Man.
* **Rex Benton** - both Kadera and Violet reference the late novelty in their post-credit conversation.
* **Ryan Tolliver** - Violet mentions the former groundskeeper's kidnapping in her conversation with Kadera.
* **Laney** - Violet mentions one of the previous bookbearers while talking with Kadera.
* **Bailey Burke** - Violet mentions having heard Bailey's call to *Circle City Supernatural* describing the water tower.

## Locations

* **Cafe** - a Circle City coffee shop which serves as the workplace of both Emily and Carolyn Pelfrey.
* an unnamed, abandoned **auto shop** where Margo plans to enact her plot against the Non-Man.
* **Pollydore House** - a colonial house of Granger Ave. with the keys hidden in a fake rock outside.
* **Benton House** - Margo mentions seeing a space where a book had been while selling the Benton House.
* **WNTS radio station** - Violet visits Kadera at his place of employ

## Artifacts

* ***The Strangely Undying*** - the manuscript for *The Strangely Undying* is found at the Pollydore's house.
* ***The Merely Mortal*** - alongside *The Strangely Undying*, the manuscript for *The Merely Mortal* is also found at the Pollydore's house, meaning that the Collector was true to his word that he would mail it on to them.

## References

"The Non-Man" contains references to the following Endless Elsewhere stories:

* "The Infernaleers"
	+ In conversation with Kadera, Violet references both Rex Benton's recording and the woman he met while making it.
* "The Pollydores"
	+ Margo recounts the events of "The Pollydores" while recounting the history of the Non-Man. She also catches us up on where they ended up after that story.
* "The Supernatural City"
	+ In their initial conversation, Margo and Emily discuss Emily's call to *Circle City Supernatural* the previous Halloween. Emily even shows Margo the cellphone photo she mentions on the show.
	+ Ray Kadera references the same call, along with the call made by Violet and the one by Bailey describing the water tower.
* "The Invoked"
	+ Violet references Ryan's kidnapping at the hands of the Gãrgolas while talking with Kadera.
* *The Devil Doll*
	+ In *The Devil Doll*, Carolyn Pelfrey mentions working at a coffee shop where she was discovered by a coworker named Emily. In this story, we see Carolyn working at said coffee shop and almost being recognized by Margo.
* In addition to these stories, Margo also seems to reference an as-yet-unpublished story that predates "The Infernaleers" detailing Howard Tetrick's encounter with the Non-Man during WWII.