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|series= [[ | |series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' short stories | ||
|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = [[Mushtaq Anson|Mushtaq]], [[Luke (The Birthday Party)|Luke]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Simon Guerrier | ||
| | |anthology = Life During Wartime (anthology) | ||
|prev = Passing Storms (short story) | |release date = 13 October 2003 | ||
|next = The Peter Principle (short story) | |prev = Passing Storms (short story) | ||
}}'''''Speaking Out''''' was | |next = The Peter Principle (short story) | ||
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'''''Speaking Out''''' was a [[2003 (releases)|2003]] short story written by [[Simon Guerrier]] and released in the ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' anthology ''[[Life During Wartime (anthology)|Life During Wartime]]''. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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== Plot == | |||
Anson has asked Benny to give the opening address at a conference that had been set up before the Axis occupied the Collection. He wants to give the impression that the Axis does not censor the workings of the Collection. He does, however, have to approve her transcript before she gives the speech. This event will be broadcast on all the Axis-occupied worlds, though Benny notes that it is set up to reach non-human worlds too. | Anson has asked Benny to give the opening address at a conference that had been set up before the Axis occupied the Collection. He wants to give the impression that the Axis does not censor the workings of the Collection. He does, however, have to approve her transcript before she gives the speech. This event will be broadcast on all the Axis-occupied worlds, though Benny notes that it is set up to reach non-human worlds too. | ||
As Benny gives her speech, her eyes wander over the crowd. She sees [[Luke (The Birthday Party)|Luke]], who won't meet her eye. | As Benny gives her speech, her eyes wander over the crowd. She sees [[Luke (The Birthday Party)|Luke]], who won't meet her eye. | ||
Benny suddenly deviates from her transcript, as she asks, "But can we, under the ever-watchful eye of the Fifth Axis, discuss our choices openly?" Before she can go on, there is an explosion. People run and shots are fired, and when Benny tries to leave, she is confronted by Luke, who is holding a gun. He accuses her of selling out. He is shot by an Axis soldier. | Benny suddenly deviates from her transcript, as she asks, "But can we, under the ever-watchful eye of the Fifth Axis, discuss our choices openly?" Before she can go on, there is an explosion. People run and shots are fired, and when Benny tries to leave, she is confronted by Luke, who is holding a gun. He accuses her of selling out. He is shot by an Axis soldier. | ||
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* [[Luke (The Birthday Party)|Luke]] | * [[Luke (The Birthday Party)|Luke]] | ||
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* Benny mentions the [[Duke of Wellington]] in her speech. | * Benny mentions the [[Duke of Wellington]] in her speech. | ||
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* Benny hasn't seen Luke since the birthday party for [[Oliver Norman]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Birthday Party]]'') | * Benny hasn't seen Luke since the birthday party for [[Oliver Norman]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Birthday Party]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:22, 21 March 2024
Speaking Out was a 2003 short story written by Simon Guerrier and released in the Bernice Summerfield anthology Life During Wartime.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
To be added
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Anson has asked Benny to give the opening address at a conference that had been set up before the Axis occupied the Collection. He wants to give the impression that the Axis does not censor the workings of the Collection. He does, however, have to approve her transcript before she gives the speech. This event will be broadcast on all the Axis-occupied worlds, though Benny notes that it is set up to reach non-human worlds too.
As Benny gives her speech, her eyes wander over the crowd. She sees Luke, who won't meet her eye.
Benny suddenly deviates from her transcript, as she asks, "But can we, under the ever-watchful eye of the Fifth Axis, discuss our choices openly?" Before she can go on, there is an explosion. People run and shots are fired, and when Benny tries to leave, she is confronted by Luke, who is holding a gun. He accuses her of selling out. He is shot by an Axis soldier.
Several days later, Benny asks Anson what would have happened if she had continued her speech. He doesn't answer, and he thinks she is on their side.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Benny mentions the Duke of Wellington in her speech.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Benny hasn't seen Luke since the birthday party for Oliver Norman. (PROSE: The Birthday Party)
