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|image= Under Reykjavik.jpg | |image = Under Reykjavik.jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' | |||
|series=[[Brief Encounter]] | |main character = [[Romana II]] | ||
|main character= [[Romana II]] | |featuring = [[Magnus Greel]] | ||
|featuring= [[Magnus Greel]] | |setting = [[Reykjavik]], [[51st century]] | ||
|setting= [[Reykjavik]], | |writer = Warren Ellis | ||
|writer=[[Warren Ellis]] with thanks to [[Matt Ginn]] | |contributors = [[Warren Ellis]] with thanks to [[Matt Ginn]] | ||
|illustrator=[[Paul Vyse]] | |illustrator = [[Paul Vyse]] | ||
|publication= | |publication = [[DWM 174]] | ||
|release date= | |release date = 16 May 1991 | ||
|cover date= | |cover date = 12 June 1991 | ||
|prev=A Victorian Interlude (short story) | |prev = A Victorian Interlude (short story) | ||
|next=Mistaken Identity (short story) | |next = Mistaken Identity (short story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Under Reykjavik''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 174|174]]. | '''''Under Reykjavik''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 174|174]]. It acts as a prequel to ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
While the [[Fourth Doctor]] is asleep, [[Romana II]] busies herself updating some of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]' burnt-out units by jacking in a [[G129AT ordnance unit]]. Unfortunately, the TARDIS lands in the bunker of [[Magnus Greel]] beneath the [[Supreme Alliance]] fortress in [[Iceland]] and the doors won't close. Romana apologises for the interruption and the sound of the TARDIS' [[ | While the [[Fourth Doctor]] is asleep, [[Romana II]] busies herself updating some of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]'s burnt-out units by jacking in a [[G129AT ordnance unit]]. Unfortunately, the TARDIS lands in the [[bunker]] of [[Magnus Greel]] beneath the [[Supreme Alliance]] fortress in [[Iceland]] and the doors won't close. Romana apologises for the interruption and the sound of the TARDIS's [[cloister bell]]s ringing out — the TARDIS believing it is under attack by the [[Pus Creatures of Rakos]] — and casually chats away to Greel. She mentions [[time travel]] and debunks [[Sa Yy Findecker|Dr Findecker]]'s work on "[[double nexus particle]]s", starting Greel thinking about the real possibility of time travel. This is further fed when Romana, having fixed the TARDIS with one of the Doctor's old tie-pins, leaves him with a business card for an excellent plastic surgeon in [[1998]]. As soon as she has left, Greel is on the videophone to Findecker... the [[1890s]] sound interesting! | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Magnus Greel]] | * [[Magnus Greel]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Greel worries that the [[Filipino Army|Filipino]] rebels might penetrate the bunker. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * Explains how Magnus Greel ended up in the 19th Century, setting up the events of ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Brief Encounter stories]] | [[Category:Brief Encounter stories]] | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who short stories]] | [[Category:Doctor Who short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 51st century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 51st century]] | ||
[[Category:1991 short stories]] | [[Category:1991 short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Romana II short stories]] | [[Category:Romana II short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Reykjavik]] |