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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | |series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
|doctor=Eighth Doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions= | |companions= | ||
|setting=[[Vienna]] | |setting = [[Vienna]] | ||
|writer= | |writer=Steven Savile | ||
|anthology= | |anthology = Short Trips: Snapshots | ||
|release date = 30 June 2007 | |||
|prev=Salva Mea (short story) | |prev=Salva Mea (short story) | ||
|next=Fanboys (short story) | |next = Fanboys (short story) | ||
}} | |enemy = [[Bacchanite]]}} | ||
'''''The Sorrows of Vienna''''' was the twentieth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Snapshots]]''. It was written by [[Steven Savile]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]]. | '''''The Sorrows of Vienna''''' was the twentieth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Snapshots]]''. It was written by [[Steven Savile]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
While the Doctor is in [[Vienna]], he starts seeing visions of [[Charley Pollard]] and [[C'rizz]]. A man chasing a dog bumps into him, knocking him down, and takes off without apologising. The man loses the dog and complains to the Doctor about seeing [[ghost]]s. | While the Doctor is in [[Vienna]], he starts seeing visions of [[Charley Pollard]] and [[C'rizz]]. A man chasing a dog bumps into him, knocking him down, and takes off without apologising. The man loses the dog and complains to the Doctor about seeing [[ghost]]s. | ||
The man runs off, the Doctor following. The Doctor follows him to a roof, where he appears to be contemplating [[suicide]]. The Doctor, who is also seeing ghosts, talks him down, and they follow the ghosts. The man, who introduces himself as [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]], mentions that he has been drunk on a special wine, and the Doctor suggests they get some more. | The man runs off, the Doctor following. The Doctor follows him to a roof, where he appears to be contemplating [[suicide]]. The Doctor, who is also seeing ghosts, talks him down, and they follow the ghosts. The man, who introduces himself as [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]], mentions that he has been drunk on a special wine, and the Doctor suggests they get some more. | ||
Inside the tavern, the Doctor sees several C'rizzs, including the bartender. The Doctor uses a [[kaleidoscope]] to expose the bartender as a [[Bacchanite]], a parasitic species that feeds on the pain and sorrow of others. The Doctor orders Goethe to spill the wine, distracting the Bacchanite, and the Doctor defeats it. | Inside the tavern, the Doctor sees several C'rizzs, including the bartender. The Doctor uses a [[kaleidoscope]] to expose the bartender as a [[Bacchanite]], a parasitic species that feeds on the pain and sorrow of others. The Doctor orders Goethe to spill the wine, distracting the Bacchanite, and the Doctor defeats it. | ||
Later, when Goethe asks the Doctor for an explanation of what happened, the Doctor suggests he write a [[poem]] about it. | Later, when Goethe asks the Doctor for an explanation of what happened, the Doctor suggests he write a [[poem]] about it. | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Eighth Doctor]] | * [[Eighth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Bacchanite]] | * [[Bacchanite]] | ||
* [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]] | * [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor catches [[swordfish]], [[cod]], [[eel]]s, [[roe]], [[perch]], [[carp]] and [[rainbow trout]] while fishing. | * The Doctor catches [[swordfish]], [[cod]], [[eel]]s, [[roe]], [[perch]], [[carp]] and [[rainbow trout]] while fishing. | ||
* The Doctor mentions [[MacDuff]]. | * The Doctor mentions [[MacDuff]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor is feeling depressed over the death of [[C'rizz]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Absolution ( | * The Doctor is feeling depressed over the death of [[C'rizz]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Absolution (BFM audio story)|Absolution]]'') and the departure of [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Girl Who Never Was (audio story)|The Girl Who Never Was]]'') | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Short Trips: Snapshots short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Vienna]] | [[Category:Stories set in Vienna]] | ||