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|series = [[Virgin Decalogs]] | |series = [[Virgin Decalogs]] | ||
|main character=[[Arthur Candy|Professor Candy]] | |main character=[[Arthur Candy|Professor Candy]] | ||
|setting = [[Birmingham]], [[1996]] | |setting = [[Birmingham]], [[1996]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Steven Moffat | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = Decalog 3: Consequences | ||
|release date = 18 July 1996 | |||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[[Arthur Candy|Professor Candy]] dictates to one [[Steven Moffat ( | [[Arthur Candy|Professor Candy]] dictates to one [[Steven Moffat (in-universe)|Steven Moffat]] an afterword to [[Book (Afterword)|a book]] of [[fiction]] about [[the Doctor]]. After explaining to the reader that when they become too involved in the history of a planet, the Doctor has been known to use some sort of "panic button" to retcon all recordings of their activities there into fiction of some sort, Candy appeals to the Doctor — who he knows will be reading the book — to finally return him to his home time. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Arthur Candy]] | * [[Arthur Candy]] | ||
* [[Steven Moffat ( | * [[Steven Moffat (in-universe)|Steven Moffat]] | ||
== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
Latest revision as of 21:29, 9 April 2024
- You may be looking for the short story "Afterwords".
Afterword was the final story in the anthology Decalog 3: Consequences. It was written by Steven Moffat and served as a sort of comical epilogue to Continuity Errors, enlightening the reader about Professor Candy's fate.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Professor Candy dictates to one Steven Moffat an afterword to a book of fiction about the Doctor. After explaining to the reader that when they become too involved in the history of a planet, the Doctor has been known to use some sort of "panic button" to retcon all recordings of their activities there into fiction of some sort, Candy appeals to the Doctor — who he knows will be reading the book — to finally return him to his home time.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Intelligent Tree Spores of Xandar 6 are among the cultures who nearly discovered the Doctor's existence, only to have him go back in Time and introduce himself into their popular culture as a fictional character, one of their most enduring bark carving characters.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The clear metafictional implication is that Decalog 3: Consequences itself is the book created by the Doctor, with the Doctor having applied the "panic button" to Earth itself.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor decided to punish Professor Candy. (PROSE: Continuity Errors)
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