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|image = Copy Paste (short story).jpg | |image = Copy Paste (short story).jpg | ||
|main character = [[Lucy Wilson|Lucy]], [[Hobo Kostinen|Hobo]] | |main character = [[Lucy Wilson|Lucy]], [[Hobo Kostinen|Hobo]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[Meme Lord]]s | ||
|setting = [[Ogmore-by-Sea]] | |setting = {{il|[[Ogmore-by-Sea]], [[29 March]] [[2020]]|[[Cyberspace]]}} | ||
|writer = [[ | |writer = Jonathan Macho | ||
|release date = | |editor = [[Shaun Russell]] | ||
|series = ''[[The Lucy Wilson Mysteries]]'' | |cover = [[Steve Beckett]] | ||
|publisher = Candy Jar Books | |||
|release date = 7 April 2020 | |||
|series = ''[[The Lucy Wilson Mysteries|Lucy Wilson series]]'' | |||
|prev = The Llanfairfach Rebellion (short story) | |prev = The Llanfairfach Rebellion (short story) | ||
|next = | |next = File 161229 (short story){{!}}File #161229 | ||
|publication=''[[Lockdown (anthology)|Lockdown]]'' | |||
}}{{you may|Copy/Paste (comic story)|n1=the comic story of the same name}} | }}{{you may|Copy/Paste (comic story)|n1=the comic story of the same name}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[The Lucy Wilson Mysteries]]'' short story released by [[Candy Jar Books]] freely on their website because of the Coronavirus isolation of 2020. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[The Lucy Wilson Mysteries]]'' short story released by [[Candy Jar Books]] freely on their website because of the [[COVID-19|Coronavirus]] isolation of 2020. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
It's [[2020]] and [[Lucy Wilson]] is stuck at home, locked down with her family and feeling glum. She's used to being the hero, but this particular type of heroism is hard and slow. Luckily, her friend [[Hobo Kostinen|Hobo]] is just a few clicks away. Isn't modern [[technology]] amazing? | It's [[2020]] and [[Lucy Wilson]] is stuck at home, [[lockdown|locked down]] with her family and feeling glum. She's used to being the hero, but this particular type of heroism is hard and slow. Luckily, her friend [[Hobo Kostinen|Hobo]] is just a few clicks away. Isn't modern [[technology]] amazing? | ||
But why does the video keep glitching? Who's that smiling with Lucy's face? And can she really save the world when she can't even leave her house? | But why does the video keep glitching? Who's that smiling with Lucy's face? And can she really save the world when she can't even leave her house? | ||
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* [[Lucy Wilson]] | * [[Lucy Wilson]] | ||
* [[Hobo Kostinen]] | * [[Hobo Kostinen]] | ||
* [[Lucy Wilson (Meme Lord)]] | |||
* [[Hobo Kostinen (Meme Lord)]] | |||
* [[Megan Kostinen]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
'' | * Lucy is in day six of [[lockdown]]. | ||
* Lucy wonders what [[sock]]s are good for if one cannot go to [[school]], play in a [[park]] or run through an alien ship after sabotaging the evil dark lord [[Zhregg]]'s plan. | |||
* Lucy's teachers are called [[Mayhew (Copy/Paste)|Miss Mayhew]], [[Johnson (Copy/Paste)|Mr Johnson]], and [[Garrick (Copy/Paste)|Mrs Garrick]]. | |||
* There are [[rerun]]s of ''[[The Billy Bandril Show]]'' on the TV. | |||
* Lucy sees and chats with her friends and family through [[Whoosh]]. | |||
* There are many [[digital world]]s in the [[cyberspace]]. | |||
* Hobo recalls that [[meme]] means [[idea]]. | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
''to be | * Although many short stories were released online during the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the first one to explicitly take place during the actual pandemic, as well as the first to reference the virus itself (albeit indirectly). | ||
** The releases themselves are referenced as well, noting, "Her favourite shows and writers were releasing special free content to keep their fans upbeat and excited, and they could all share that excitement online". | |||
* Released in the same document was ''[[File 161229 (short story)|File #161229]]. ''This wiki considers it to be a separate story. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Lucy has invited more people into the [[Whoosh!]] group chat, including [[Torchwood Three|alien hunters]] from [[Cardiff]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'', et al.) and [[Bannerman Road gang|people]] from [[Ealing]] who protected the Earth when they were Lucy and Hobo's age. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Farewell, Sarah Jane (webcast)|Farewell, Sarah Jane]]'') | ||
== External links == | |||
{{candyjar|files/Lucy-Wilson_Copy_Paste.pdf}} | |||
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{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Lockdown short stories]] | |||
[[Category:Lucy Wilson short stories]] | [[Category:Lucy Wilson short stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Stories set in Ogmore-by-Sea]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 2020]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2020]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:39, 28 June 2024
- You may be looking for the comic story of the same name.
Copy/Paste was a The Lucy Wilson Mysteries short story released by Candy Jar Books freely on their website because of the Coronavirus isolation of 2020.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
It's 2020 and Lucy Wilson is stuck at home, locked down with her family and feeling glum. She's used to being the hero, but this particular type of heroism is hard and slow. Luckily, her friend Hobo is just a few clicks away. Isn't modern technology amazing?
But why does the video keep glitching? Who's that smiling with Lucy's face? And can she really save the world when she can't even leave her house?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Lucy is in day six of lockdown.
- Lucy wonders what socks are good for if one cannot go to school, play in a park or run through an alien ship after sabotaging the evil dark lord Zhregg's plan.
- Lucy's teachers are called Miss Mayhew, Mr Johnson, and Mrs Garrick.
- There are reruns of The Billy Bandril Show on the TV.
- Lucy sees and chats with her friends and family through Whoosh.
- There are many digital worlds in the cyberspace.
- Hobo recalls that meme means idea.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Although many short stories were released online during the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the first one to explicitly take place during the actual pandemic, as well as the first to reference the virus itself (albeit indirectly).
- The releases themselves are referenced as well, noting, "Her favourite shows and writers were releasing special free content to keep their fans upbeat and excited, and they could all share that excitement online".
- Released in the same document was File #161229. This wiki considers it to be a separate story.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Lucy has invited more people into the Whoosh! group chat, including alien hunters from Cardiff (TV: Everything Changes, et al.) and people from Ealing who protected the Earth when they were Lucy and Hobo's age. (TV: Invasion of the Bane, WC: Farewell, Sarah Jane)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Copy/Paste page at Candy Jar Books
