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{{Infobox Story
|series       = ''[[Brief Encounter]]''
|name=Anti-Matter with Fries
|image        = Anti Matter with Fries.jpg
|series=[[Brief Encounter]]
|doctor       = Seventh Doctor
|doctor=Seventh Doctor
|companions   = [[Ace]]
|companions=[[Ace]]
|enemy       = [[The Ergon]], [[Omega]]
|enemy=[[The Ergon]]
|setting     = [[Perivale]], [[1980s]]
|setting=[[Perivale]], the [[1980s]]
|writer       = Gareth Roberts
|writer=[[Gareth Roberts]]
|publication = [[DWM 199]]
|publication=[[DWM 199]]
|release date = 15 April 1993
|prev=Three Steps to the Left (short story)
|cover date  = 12 May 1993
|next=Missing in Action (short story)
|prev         = Three Steps to the Left (short story)
|next         = Missing in Action (short story)
}}
}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in [[DWM 199]].
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in [[DWM 199]]. It was a comedic story that portrayed [[Omega]] in a lighthearted manner.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
[[Ace]] is working in a fast-food restaurant in Perivale when she encounters who she thinks is her friend Barry dressed in a funny chicken costume. She gives 'Barry' a box of fries, but does not realise this is actually [[the Ergon]] scouting Earth for [[Omega]].
[[Ace]] is working in a fast-food restaurant in [[Perivale]] when she encounters who she thinks is her friend [[Barry Groves]] dressed in a funny chicken costume. She gives "Barry" a box of fries but does not realise this is actually [[the Ergon]] scouting Earth in service of the [[Time Lord]] [[Omega]]. When he gets the fries, Omega complains about the lack of [[salt]]. She later tells the Seventh Doctor about this over [[table tennis]] in the [[Cloister Room]].


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
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* [[The Ergon]]
* [[The Ergon]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Ace thinks the Ergon is her friend Barry in a funny [[chicken]] costume. She gives it a box of [[fries]], which it takes back to the [[anti-matter]] universe.
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* Omega seems to prefer [[salt]] on his fries. He is upset that those brought back by the Ergon don't have any.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* [[Ace]] was seen working in a fast food restaurant in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]''.
* [[Ace]] previously met [[Tegan Jovanka]] while working in a fast food restaurant. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'')
* [[The Ergon]] first appeared in [[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]''.
* [[The Ergon]] passes through the [[Arc of Infinity]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'')
* For Omega, this story takes place before ''Arc of Infinity'', while for the Doctor this is some unspecified point between [[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]''.
* The Doctor and Ace play [[table tennis]] in the [[Cloister Room]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|brief.htm#dwm199|Anti-Matter with Fries}}{{prose stub}}
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Latest revision as of 22:02, 29 February 2024

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Anti-Matter with Fries was a Brief Encounter short story published in DWM 199. It was a comedic story that portrayed Omega in a lighthearted manner.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ace is working in a fast-food restaurant in Perivale when she encounters who she thinks is her friend Barry Groves dressed in a funny chicken costume. She gives "Barry" a box of fries but does not realise this is actually the Ergon scouting Earth in service of the Time Lord Omega. When he gets the fries, Omega complains about the lack of salt. She later tells the Seventh Doctor about this over table tennis in the Cloister Room.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]