Things Vesga has said about who Manousos is:
Hates politicians and dishonest people.
Was isolated and never got on with people to begin with because they find him "offputting".
Extremely principled.
Is a migrant who has had to move/flee once before from Colombia to Paraguay and that's one of the reasons he despises the hive so much. "Not again."
Has a difficult relationship with his mother.
He is determined but also fragile and hurts and isn't invincible. "He's just some guy."
Would probably go to a gun shop and violently try to defend himself from the hive in terror if they tried to force him to turn.
Has had people try to mold and surpress his individuality before.
Is confused by Carol's atom bomb. His immediate response is: "this feels like too big a toy for me."
"I get the feeling that he probably wasn’t that joyful before the Joining. I don’t think that this is a guy who turned from being all smiley and happy and in love with life to this ever-frowning, very serious, sober-looking guy. I don’t think he had a lot of friends. I don’t think he was a very popular individual."
