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|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]]
story name=The Sorrows of Vienna|
|doctor = Eighth Doctor
series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|ST short stories]]|
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|setting = [[Vienna]]
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|writer=Steven Savile
year=[[Vienna]]|
|anthology = Short Trips: Snapshots
writer=[[Steven Savile]]|
|release date = 30 June 2007
publication=[[Short Trips: Snapshots]]|
|prev=Salva Mea (short story)
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|next = Fanboys (short story)
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'''''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 ==
''to be added''
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.
 
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.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Bacchanite]]  
* [[Bacchanite]]
* [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]]
* [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Bacchanite causes the Doctor to see [[Charley Pollard|Charley]] and [[C'rizz]] as ghosts.
* 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 ==
* Charley has recently left the Doctor. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Girl Who Never Was]]'')
* 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]]'')
* The Doctor is feeling down over the departure of C'rizz and Charley. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Absolution (BFA audio story)|Absolution]]'', ''[[The Girl Who Never Was]]'')
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== Timeline ==
* This story occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[The Girl Who Never Was]]''
* This story occurs before [[ST]]:'' [[Forgotten]]''
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 22:39, 8 March 2024

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The Sorrows of Vienna was the twentieth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Snapshots. It was written by Steven Savile. It featured the Eighth Doctor.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

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 ghosts.

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.

Later, when Goethe asks the Doctor for an explanation of what happened, the Doctor suggests he write a poem about it.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]