All Mimsy Were the Borogoves (short story): Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
No edit summary Tag: 2017 source edit |
No edit summary Tag: 2017 source edit |
||
| Line 45: | Line 45: | ||
* Bernice and Lwpha took on the identities of [[Frymer]] and [[Kherue]] respectively. | * Bernice and Lwpha took on the identities of [[Frymer]] and [[Kherue]] respectively. | ||
* [[City Fourteen]] was a location on Proxima Longissima. | * [[City Fourteen]] was a location on Proxima Longissima. | ||
* The [[Joyce-Gate | * The [[Joyce-Gate hypothesis]] suggested that the Mim were not sentient and rather sock puppets to entities from another dimension. | ||
* Lwpha took on the form of a water-based "sea dragon" from [[Ninmah 5]]. | * Lwpha took on the form of a water-based "sea dragon" from [[Ninmah 5]]. | ||
* Lwpha joined the [[Enmity]]. | |||
* [[Knaubetj]] the Three Faced God was the [[Draconian]] [[Spirit of Chaos]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
| Line 53: | Line 55: | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Every living thing on the [[Mimsphere]] was destroyed. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Freedom of Information (audio story)|Freedom of Information]]'') | * Every living thing on the [[Mimsphere]] was destroyed. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Freedom of Information (audio story)|Freedom of Information]]'') | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] refers to her and [[Jason Kane|Jason]]'s hypothetical future child as "Keith" or "Keithette". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'') | * [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] refers to her and [[Jason Kane|Jason]]'s hypothetical future child as "Keith" or "Keithette", and later recalls the events of her previous interaction with her child [[Keith Branigan Kane-Summerfield|Keith]] from the future. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'') | ||
* [[Kothar|Jarith Kothar]] was the [[Draconian]] [[ambassador]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Judas Gift (audio story)|The Judas Gift]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Freedom of Information (audio story)|Freedom of Information]]'') | * [[Kothar|Jarith Kothar]] was the [[Draconian]] [[ambassador]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Judas Gift (audio story)|The Judas Gift]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Freedom of Information (audio story)|Freedom of Information]]'') | ||
* [[Lwpha]] compared leaving their children to the [[Draconian]]s to Bernice leaving [[Peter Summerfield]] to the [[Fifth Axis]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Fall (short story)|The Fall]]'', et al.) | |||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
Revision as of 20:55, 2 February 2023
All Mimsy Were the Borogroves was the first story in the Bernice Summerfield anthology Nobody's Children. It was written by Kate Orman.
Summary
to be added
Characters
- Lwpha
- Bernice Summerfield
- Jason Kane
- Isaac Summerfield
- Peter Summerfield
- Jekhet
- Jarith Kothar
- Lady-Captain-Savant Cheset
- Spong
References
- Lwpha initially disguised themself as a Kapteynian madder-lily ornamental plant in Bernice Summerfield's hotel room.
- The Mim have such a thing as a sinking theatre.
- Lwpha hails from the Mim colony world Proxima Longissima. The Mim name for it translates as "Holiday Home". Another Mim colony was on Teegarden's star.
- Bernice is holidaying on the planet Phaaag Zenbrou which is home to the native Zenbrouli.
- Bernice noted that Lwpha was whistling I Am the Walrus, and later sang I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas.
- President Fiona was in charge of the Earth embassy.
- A Lacaillian prospecting vessel passed through Proxima Longissima's Oort cloud.
- One of the Draconian bases was on Ushumgallu.
- Bernice thought that the Mim got their name from the word "mimic", however, Lwpha informed her that they actually got their name from the ancient human word "coy".
- Xebec were native marine life on Proxima Longissima.
- Bernice and Lwpha took on the identities of Frymer and Kherue respectively.
- City Fourteen was a location on Proxima Longissima.
- The Joyce-Gate hypothesis suggested that the Mim were not sentient and rather sock puppets to entities from another dimension.
- Lwpha took on the form of a water-based "sea dragon" from Ninmah 5.
- Lwpha joined the Enmity.
- Knaubetj the Three Faced God was the Draconian Spirit of Chaos.
Notes
- The story's title is taken from Lewis Carroll's poem Jabberwocky, albeit misspelling "Borogove" as "Borogrove".
Continuity
- Every living thing on the Mimsphere was destroyed. (AUDIO: Freedom of Information)
- Bernice refers to her and Jason's hypothetical future child as "Keith" or "Keithette", and later recalls the events of her previous interaction with her child Keith from the future. (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad)
- Jarith Kothar was the Draconian ambassador. (AUDIO: The Judas Gift, AUDIO: Freedom of Information)
- Lwpha compared leaving their children to the Draconians to Bernice leaving Peter Summerfield to the Fifth Axis. (PROSE: The Fall, et al.)
