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|name= Match of the Deity
|series=
|main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]]  
|main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]]  
|featuring=  
|featuring=  
|setting=   
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|writer= [[Eddie Robson]]
|writer= Eddie Robson
|publication= ''[[Something Changed]]''  
|anthology= Something Changed (anthology)
|release date= 3 January 2006
|series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' short stories
|prev= Walking Backwards for Christmas (short story)  
|prev= Walking Backwards for Christmas (short story)  
|next=Night of the Living Martian (short story)
|next = Night of the Living Martian (short story)
}}'''''Match of the Day''''' was the sixth story in the [[Bernice Summerfield]] anthology ''[[Something Changed]]''. It was written by [[Eddie Robson]].
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'''''Match of the Deity''''' was the sixth story in the [[Bernice Summerfield]] anthology ''[[Something Changed (anthology)|Something Changed]]''. It was written by [[Eddie Robson]].
 
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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Doggles consoles Benny after the funeral for Jason. They meet up eight years later and rekindle their relationship.
 
== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Bernice Summerfield]]
* [[Bernice Summerfield]]
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* [[Doggles]]
* [[Doggles]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Benny refers to archeological work that she did on the planet [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]].
* Benny refers to archaeological work that she did on the planet [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]].
* [[Cahlian]]s have rough red skin, three toes, hair like pine needles, and have modified eyes that can see in brighter light than [[human]]s can.  
* [[Cahlian]]s have rough red skin, three toes, hair like pine needles, and have modified eyes that can see in brighter light than [[human]]s can.
* Eight years after the history machine malfunctioned, Benny works at the [[Jackson City Academy]] on [[Mars]].
* Eight years after the history machine malfunctioned, Benny works at the [[Jackson City Academy]] on [[Mars]].
* Although not explicitly stated, Benny's student, [[Ssal]], is likely an [[Ice Warrior]] due to his affiliation with Mars, and the double "s" in front of his name, a common Ice Warrior naming convention.
* Benny and [[Doggles]] get engaged.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
*Like most of the other stories in this anthology, this story takes place in an altered timeline created by Doggles' [[history machine]]; these timelines are (mostly) erased when [[Braxiatel]] returns things to normal.
* Like most of the other stories in this anthology, this story takes place in an altered timeline created by Doggles' [[history machine]]; these timelines are (mostly) erased when [[Braxiatel]] returns things to normal.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


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Match of the Deity was the sixth story in the Bernice Summerfield anthology Something Changed. It was written by Eddie Robson.

Summary

Doggles consoles Benny after the funeral for Jason. They meet up eight years later and rekindle their relationship.

Characters

Worldbuilding

  • Benny refers to archaeological work that she did on the planet Vulcan.
  • Cahlians have rough red skin, three toes, hair like pine needles, and have modified eyes that can see in brighter light than humans can.
  • Eight years after the history machine malfunctioned, Benny works at the Jackson City Academy on Mars.

Notes

  • Like most of the other stories in this anthology, this story takes place in an altered timeline created by Doggles' history machine; these timelines are (mostly) erased when Braxiatel returns things to normal.

Continuity

to be added