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'''''It's Raining Gin''''' was the eighteenth short story exclusively published in ''[[The Curse of Fanfic! (anthology)|The Curse of Fanfic!]]'' charity anthology on [[2 August (releases)|2 August]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] by [[Obverse Books]] in aid of [https://parkinsons.org.uk Parkinson's UK]. The story, written by [[Jon Arnold]], was an unofficial crossover between ''[[The Sooty Show (series)|The Sooty Show]]'' and the [[Iris Wildthyme (series)|''Iris Wildthyme'' series]]. | '''''It's Raining Gin''''' was the eighteenth short story exclusively published in ''[[The Curse of Fanfic! (anthology)|The Curse of Fanfic!]]'' charity anthology on [[2 August (releases)|2 August]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]{{fact}} by [[Obverse Books]] in aid of [https://parkinsons.org.uk Parkinson's UK]. The story, written by [[Jon Arnold]], was an unofficial crossover between ''[[The Sooty Show (series)|The Sooty Show]]'' and the [[Iris Wildthyme (series)|''Iris Wildthyme'' series]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
For the [[Episode (It's Raining Gin)|latest episode]] of the ''[[The Sooty Show]]'', [[Matthew Corbett]] is taking [[Sooty]], [[Sweep]] and [[Soo]] to [[seaside (It's Raining Gin)|the seaside]]. After meeting [[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Panda]] and [[Soo]] take [[Celestial Omnibus|Iris's bus]] to [[Paris]] for a romantic meal. Arriving at the beach, everyone is accosted by mean clouds who rain on everyone, so Iris, Sooty, and Sweep use [[gin pistol]]s to get the clouds drunk and fall [[sleep|asleep]]. | For the [[Episode (It's Raining Gin)|latest episode]] of the ''[[The Sooty Show]]'', [[Matthew Corbett (in-universe)|Matthew Corbett]] is taking [[Sooty]], [[Sweep]] and [[Soo]] to [[seaside (It's Raining Gin)|the seaside]]. After meeting [[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Panda]] and [[Soo]] take [[Celestial Omnibus|Iris's bus]] to [[Paris]] for a romantic meal. Arriving at the beach, everyone is accosted by mean clouds who rain on everyone, so Iris, Sooty, and Sweep use [[gin pistol]]s to get the clouds drunk and fall [[sleep|asleep]]. | ||
[[20 (number)|Twenty]] weeks later, Soo reveals to Matthew she had a child with Panda, whom she names [[Scampi]], after the [[meal]] they shared. | [[20 (number)|Twenty]] weeks later, Soo reveals to Matthew she had a child with Panda, whom she names [[Scampi]], after the [[meal]] they shared. | ||
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Sooty gets Iris's attention and whispers his plan to Iris; she rummages inside [[Iris Wildthyme's handbag|her handbag]] to retrieve the gin pistol while Sooty pulls out [[Sooty's magic wand|his magic wand]], which he uses on the gin pistol with the children in the audience singing "[[IZ-ZY WHI-ZZY, LET'S GET BUSY]]". Iris starts squirting the cloud with "[[gay]] abandon", making it more and more drunk with each hit; the cloud rains [[gin]] for a moment before collapsing to the ground, falling [[sleep|asleep]]. Iris leads Sooty and Sweep outside, both of them now also armed with gin pistols through magic, making all the clouds outside drunk. Matthew notes that this is inappropriate for [[teatime]] viewing and would annoy the [[commissioning editors]], so he "draws a [[veil]]" over this part of the episode. The duo returns, successful in their endeavour, and after Matthew tells them they'd have to deal with anyone who spoils their day, they squirt him with gin, causing them and Iris to laugh. Matthew cleans himself up while a [[montage]] of the boys' activities plays. | Sooty gets Iris's attention and whispers his plan to Iris; she rummages inside [[Iris Wildthyme's handbag|her handbag]] to retrieve the gin pistol while Sooty pulls out [[Sooty's magic wand|his magic wand]], which he uses on the gin pistol with the children in the audience singing "[[IZ-ZY WHI-ZZY, LET'S GET BUSY]]". Iris starts squirting the cloud with "[[gay]] abandon", making it more and more drunk with each hit; the cloud rains [[gin]] for a moment before collapsing to the ground, falling [[sleep|asleep]]. Iris leads Sooty and Sweep outside, both of them now also armed with gin pistols through magic, making all the clouds outside drunk. Matthew notes that this is inappropriate for [[teatime]] viewing and would annoy the [[commissioning editors]], so he "draws a [[veil]]" over this part of the episode. The duo returns, successful in their endeavour, and after Matthew tells them they'd have to deal with anyone who spoils their day, they squirt him with gin, causing them and Iris to laugh. Matthew cleans himself up while a [[montage]] of the boys' activities plays. | ||
As [[the Sun]] begins to set, Soo and Panda return in Iris's bus, and she tells Matthew what a lovely time she had. Iris enters the bus, giving Panda a "[[Paddington Bear]] stare", and soon depart, the bus vanishing like "the cheapest possible [[special effect]]". Sooty and Sweep squirt Matthew with their gin pistols, making him wetter than even the cloud did, so before it gets further out of hand Matthew asks the audience to say goodbye. | |||
[[20 (number)|Twenty]] weeks later, Soo has a surprise for Matthew; she reveals that had a child with Panda and that she is naming him after the meal they shared — [[Scampi]]. | |||
: "''Well, it could have been worse I suppose.''" | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Commissioning editors]] | * [[Commissioning editors]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Language === | === Language === | ||
* Dave, the producer of ''The Sooty Show'', [[swearing|swore]] when he said they couldn't afford pictures, but Matthew, upon quoting him, said "bloomin'" instead, to keep it child friendly. | * Dave, the [[producer (job)|producer]] of ''The Sooty Show'', [[swearing|swore]] when he said they couldn't afford pictures, but Matthew, upon quoting him, said "bloomin'" instead, to keep it child friendly. | ||
=== The seaside === | === The seaside === | ||
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* Well-prepared [[British]] [[holidaymaker]]s carry [[umbrella]]s, according to Matthew. | * Well-prepared [[British]] [[holidaymaker]]s carry [[umbrella]]s, according to Matthew. | ||
* The clouds follow the holidaymakers, swooping underneath whatever object they try to shelter under, whether it be an umbrella, [[newspaper]], or a [[door]]way. | * The clouds follow the holidaymakers, swooping underneath whatever object they try to shelter under, whether it be an umbrella, [[newspaper]], or a [[door]]way. | ||
* Matthew suggests purchasing a [[Kiss Me Quick hat]]. | |||
=== Species === | === Species === | ||
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=== People === | === People === | ||
* Dave is the [[producer]] of ''The Sooty Show''. | * Dave is the [[producer (job)|producer]] of ''The Sooty Show''. | ||
* Mr Tonibello works behind scenes of ''The Sooty Show''. | * Mr Tonibello works behind scenes of ''The Sooty Show''. | ||
* Matthew thinks Iris is an "daft old [[bat]]". He also thinks that someone her age shouldn't leap down the bus's steps, as it is undignified. | * Matthew thinks Iris is an "daft old [[bat]]". He also thinks that someone her age shouldn't leap down the bus's steps, as it is undignified. | ||
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* Matthew recalls that last time he met Iris, she was travelling with a human companion. | * Matthew recalls that last time he met Iris, she was travelling with a human companion. | ||
* Panda thinks that Soo looks as divine as [[Catherine Deneuve]] in ''[[The Umbrellas of Cherbourg]]''. | * Panda thinks that Soo looks as divine as [[Catherine Deneuve]] in ''[[The Umbrellas of Cherbourg]]''. | ||
* Sooty gives Matthew a stare, when it begins to rain, which he compares to that of [[Paddington Bear]]'s. | |||
** Later, Iris gives Panda a "Paddington Bear stare" after he returned with Soo. | |||
* Panda is wearing a [[smoking jacket]] and a "fetching" [[red]] [[scarf]]. | * Panda is wearing a [[smoking jacket]] and a "fetching" [[red]] [[scarf]]. | ||
* As the cloud rains on Iris, Matthew thinks Iris looks like a [[drowning|drowned]] [[rat]], or rather [[leopard]], with [[Iris Wildthyme's hats|her hat]] dropping down by her [[ear]]s. | * As the cloud rains on Iris, Matthew thinks Iris looks like a [[drowning|drowned]] [[rat]], or rather [[leopard]], with [[Iris Wildthyme's hats|her hat]] dropping down by her [[ear]]s. | ||
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* Soo tells her friend she'll be back in time for [[dinner|tea]]. | * Soo tells her friend she'll be back in time for [[dinner|tea]]. | ||
* During the break, Matthew guesses that the audience made a [[cuppa]]. | * During the break, Matthew guesses that the audience made a [[cuppa]]. | ||
* Matthew worries the meal Soo and Panda shared was [[Peking Duck]]. | |||
* Soo names her child after [[scampi (lobster)|scampi]]. | |||
=== ''The Sooty Show'' === | === ''The Sooty Show'' === | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* ''It's Raining Gin'' was excluded from the ''[[Bafflement & Devotion: Iris at the Edges (anthology)|Bafflement & Devotion: Iris at the Edges]]'' charity anthology — a collection of then-obscure ''Iris Wildthyme'' short stories — as it was only released a few months prior, although writer Jon Arnold considered it good possibility for inclusion in a second volume.<ref>[https://twitter.com/obversebooks/status/1336662531247575040 @obversebooks on twitter.com]</ref> | * ''It's Raining Gin'' was excluded from the ''[[Bafflement & Devotion: Iris at the Edges (anthology)|Bafflement & Devotion: Iris at the Edges]]'' charity anthology — a collection of then-obscure ''Iris Wildthyme'' short stories — as it was only released a few months prior, although writer Jon Arnold considered it good possibility for inclusion in a second volume.<ref>[https://twitter.com/obversebooks/status/1336662531247575040 @obversebooks on twitter.com]</ref> | ||
* This story is a technically two episodes of ''The Sooty Show'' and ''[[Sooty & Co.]]'', although [[Paul Castle]] (the editor of ''The Curse of Fanfic!''), in the behind the scenes epilogue to the story, seemed to conflate the two; he explained that the story is a prequel to an episode wherein Soo became pregnant — ''{{iw|sooty|Soo's Babies}}'' — but for the sake of the story, in particular the continuity between them, hoped that the readers had not actually ''seen'' that episode. However, ''Soo's Babies'' was first broadcast in 1994 and Soo only ''pretended'' to be pregnant, while Scampi debuted in the 1990 episode ''{{iw|sooty|Little Cousin Scampi}}'', thus meaning that ''It's Raining Gin'' is rather a prequel to that story. | |||
* It isn't really explained how Panda conceived a child with Soo — being explicitly circumvented to remain "suitable" for the diegetic audience of children — so how Panda, a sentient stuffed bear presumably copulated with Soo, who diegetically is a bear even though she is depicted in the series with a puppet, is left unclear. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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[[Category:Iris Wildthyme short stories]] | [[Category:Iris Wildthyme short stories]] | ||
[[Category:The Curse of Fanfic! short stories]] | [[Category:The Curse of Fanfic! short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]] |