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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story | ||
|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = [[King (Bliss)|The King]] | ||
|setting = | |setting = [[Bliss City]] | ||
|writer = [[Xanna Eve Chown]] | |writer = [[Xanna Eve Chown]] | ||
|read by = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |read by = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
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|prev2 = Stockholm From Home (short story) | |prev2 = Stockholm From Home (short story) | ||
|next2 = The City and the Clock (audio story) | |next2 = The City and the Clock (audio story) | ||
}} | }}{{dab page|Bliss (disambiguation)}} | ||
{{dab page|Bliss}} | '''''Bliss''''' was the sixth and final story in the anthology ''[[True Stories (anthology)|True Stories]]''. | ||
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== | == Plot == | ||
[[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] arrives on the [[planet]] [[Bliss (Unbound Universe)|Bliss]] and, skipping the instructional video, enters [[Bliss City]], where she sees only [[robot]]s. She follows one into a [[house]] and finds a woman lying in a [[bed]], connected to a [[machine]] by [[wire]]s which Benny trips over, waking the woman up. The woman, the [[Singing Starlet of the Seven Isles]], is annoyed and gets Benny to plug her back in, after which the robot starts cutting her [[fingernail]]s. | |||
Benny tries to examine the robot and unwittingly sets off an anti-theft alarm, leading to her being [[arrest]]ed and taken to the tower in the centre of the city. She admits to not having watched the instructional video and is made to do so; she sees the people of Bliss returning from [[Great War (Unbound Universe)|the War]] and entering [[dream]]s whilst the robots care for them. She asks to see the last man to go to [[sleep]], who is at the top of the tower, and wakes him up, learning that he is [[King (Bliss)|the King]] and that everyone is dreaming in order to give their lives meaning. | |||
The King returns to his dream and Benny is taken away to be put on [[trial]]. In his dream, the King drinks [[tea]] and is disappointed when iy does not burn his mouth as tea does in the real world. He decides that he wants to wake up, the first person in Bliss City to do so. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] | |||
* [[King (Bliss)|The King]] | |||
* [[Singing Starlet of the Seven Isles]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Benny has visited the [[planet]]s [[Leafy Paradise]], which was covered in [[dust]], and [[Verdantia]], which was covered in [[ice]]. | |||
* Benny once spent twenty-four hours [[queue]]ing for [[Ultimate Excitation]], a [[waterpark]] with only one slide. | |||
* The people of [[Bliss (Unbound Universe)|Bliss]] fought in [[Great War (Unbound Universe)|the war]]. | |||
* Benny brings a change of [[underwear]], two old [[lipstick]]s and some [[biscuit]]s. | |||
* Benny passes through [[security scanner]]s. | |||
* The Singing Starlet won the [[Sing-A-Song Song-Singer Song Contest]]. | |||
* Benny is given [[soup]]. | |||
* [[Bliss Spaceport]] is on [[Arcadia Drive]]. | |||
* The King asks for [[tea]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Benny jokes about the [[Knights and Knaves riddle]], which she was previously confronted with on [[Mars]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Pyramid of Sutekh (audio story)|The Pyramid of Sutekh]]'') | ||
* Benny is put on trial. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Transcription of Court Session: Bliss City Council Records B116 22 Trial (short story)|Transcription of Court Session: Bliss City Council Records B116 22 Trial]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:33, 9 November 2023
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Bliss (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
Bliss was the sixth and final story in the anthology True Stories.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Benny arrives on the planet Bliss and, skipping the instructional video, enters Bliss City, where she sees only robots. She follows one into a house and finds a woman lying in a bed, connected to a machine by wires which Benny trips over, waking the woman up. The woman, the Singing Starlet of the Seven Isles, is annoyed and gets Benny to plug her back in, after which the robot starts cutting her fingernails.
Benny tries to examine the robot and unwittingly sets off an anti-theft alarm, leading to her being arrested and taken to the tower in the centre of the city. She admits to not having watched the instructional video and is made to do so; she sees the people of Bliss returning from the War and entering dreams whilst the robots care for them. She asks to see the last man to go to sleep, who is at the top of the tower, and wakes him up, learning that he is the King and that everyone is dreaming in order to give their lives meaning.
The King returns to his dream and Benny is taken away to be put on trial. In his dream, the King drinks tea and is disappointed when iy does not burn his mouth as tea does in the real world. He decides that he wants to wake up, the first person in Bliss City to do so.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Benny has visited the planets Leafy Paradise, which was covered in dust, and Verdantia, which was covered in ice.
- Benny once spent twenty-four hours queueing for Ultimate Excitation, a waterpark with only one slide.
- The people of Bliss fought in the war.
- Benny brings a change of underwear, two old lipsticks and some biscuits.
- Benny passes through security scanners.
- The Singing Starlet won the Sing-A-Song Song-Singer Song Contest.
- Benny is given soup.
- Bliss Spaceport is on Arcadia Drive.
- The King asks for tea.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Benny jokes about the Knights and Knaves riddle, which she was previously confronted with on Mars. (AUDIO: The Pyramid of Sutekh)
- Benny is put on trial. (PROSE: Transcription of Court Session: Bliss City Council Records B116 22 Trial)
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