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|series | |range = The City of the Saved (series) | ||
|series in range = Tales of the Civil War (anthology) | |||
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|main character = [[Brianna ap t'Erapi]] | |main character = [[Brianna ap t'Erapi]] | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
While exploring the area near [[Araminta District]], [[Brianna ap t'Erapi]] experiences the outbreak of the [[City of the Saved Civil War]]. She witnesses the near-death of [[Sirithgow]] and gets her own hand cut on a shard of [[glass]]. With Sirithgow too weak to undergo their annual journey to [[Vesuvius District]] and deliver an important package to [[Woman (Just Passing Through)|an old friend]], Brianna promises to go instead. | While exploring the area near [[Araminta District]], [[Brianna ap t'Erapi]] experiences the outbreak of the [[City of the Saved Civil War]]. She witnesses the near-death of [[Sirithgow]] and gets her own hand cut on a shard of [[glass]]. With Sirithgow too weak to undergo their annual journey to [[Vesuvius District]] and deliver an important package to [[Woman (Just Passing Through)|an old friend]], Brianna promises to go instead. | ||
Brianna swims across Araminta and discovers [[First Republic of the Tube, Carriage Five|a newly-created apocalyptic government]] who help her get to Vesuvius. Once Brianna arrives at her destination, she discovers that the important package she was delivering was just a [[birthday]] [[present]]. | Brianna swims across Araminta and discovers [[First Republic of the Tube, Carriage Five|a newly-created apocalyptic government]] who help her get to Vesuvius. Once Brianna arrives at her destination, she discovers that the important package she was delivering was just a [[birthday]] [[present]]. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Marina (Just Passing Through)|Marina]] | * [[Marina (Just Passing Through)|Marina]] | ||
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[[Category:Tales of the Civil War short stories]] | [[Category:Tales of the Civil War short stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:11, 9 November 2023
Just Passing Through was the fifth story in Tales of the Civil War. It featured the return of writer Juliet Kemp's character Brianna ap t'Erapi, who previously featured in several stories of Tales of the City.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
While exploring the area near Araminta District, Brianna ap t'Erapi experiences the outbreak of the City of the Saved Civil War. She witnesses the near-death of Sirithgow and gets her own hand cut on a shard of glass. With Sirithgow too weak to undergo their annual journey to Vesuvius District and deliver an important package to an old friend, Brianna promises to go instead.
Brianna swims across Araminta and discovers a newly-created apocalyptic government who help her get to Vesuvius. Once Brianna arrives at her destination, she discovers that the important package she was delivering was just a birthday present.
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Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Araminta District previously appeared in PROSE: Of the City of the Saved....
- Brianna originates from PROSE: Lost Ships and Lost Lands, which also featured her modifying herself to explore a posthuman District.
- Brianna reads a news article on the destruction of Bostromville District. (PROSE: A Hundred Words from a Civil War)
