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|series = ''[[Lineage (anthology)|Lineage]]'' | |series = ''[[Lineage (anthology)|Lineage]]'' | ||
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|enemy = [[Quark]] | |enemy = [[Quark]] | ||
|setting = [[Porthcawl]], [[2018]] | |setting = [[Porthcawl]], [[2018]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Chris Lynch | ||
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|publisher = Candy Jar Books | |publisher = Candy Jar Books | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = Lineage (anthology) | ||
|release date = | |release date = October 2018 | ||
|format = Paperback | |format = Paperback | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
[[Hobo Kostinen|Hobo]] often visits nearby [[Porthcawl]] to visit the old arcades. He convinces [[Lucy Wilson|Lucy]] to travel with him to the Magic Mirror arcade, both to play a vintage [[Pac-Man]] game and then to look at a strange metal cube that has always been at the back. Lucy calls it "a totally Lethbridge-Stewart find". Mentioning [[the Brigadier|her grandfather's]] name causes the cube to come to life and grow legs: it's a long-dormant [[Quark]] and it wants to find Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. | [[Hobo Kostinen|Hobo]] often visits nearby [[Porthcawl]] to visit the old arcades. He convinces [[Lucy Wilson|Lucy]] to travel with him to the Magic Mirror arcade, both to play a vintage [[Pac-Man]] game and then to look at a strange metal cube that has always been at the back. Lucy calls it "a totally Lethbridge-Stewart find". Mentioning [[the Brigadier|her grandfather's]] name causes the cube to come to life and grow legs: it's a long-dormant [[Quark]] and it wants to find Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. | ||
Lucy, Hobo, and the arcade worker Tony try to hide in the arcade as the Quark goes on a rampage. Lucy is sure she's heard of | Lucy, Hobo, and the arcade worker Tony try to hide in the arcade as the Quark goes on a rampage. Lucy is sure she's heard of Quarks before but doesn't remember where from. | ||
Hobo decides they can "Pac-Man him", where he'll distract the Quark while Lucy gets behind it and throws a blanket over it. The plan fails as Hobo runs out of cover before Lucy can get in place, so she gets the robot's attention by announcing herself as Lucy Lethbridge-Stewart. She expects to be killed but the Quark turns out to be looking for the Brigadier for orders: she remembers that her grandfather told her about a time he reprogrammed several Quarks to disable [[Rill]] [[Chumbley|defence machines]]. She orders the Quark to shut down. | Hobo decides they can "Pac-Man him", where he'll distract the Quark while Lucy gets behind it and throws a blanket over it. The plan fails as Hobo runs out of cover before Lucy can get in place, so she gets the robot's attention by announcing herself as Lucy Lethbridge-Stewart. She expects to be killed but the Quark turns out to be looking for the Brigadier for orders: she remembers that her grandfather told her about a time he reprogrammed several Quarks to disable [[Rill]] [[Chumbley|defence machines]]. She orders the Quark to shut down. | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
*Lucy pretends to be unaware of what eSports are. | * Lucy pretends to be unaware of what eSports are. | ||
*Hobo says she might know the term 'Quark' from [[Quark (fictional character)|the ''Star Trek'' character]]. | * Hobo says she might know the term 'Quark' from [[Quark (fictional character)|the ''Star Trek'' character]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
*The Brigadier once encountered the [[Rill]]s and [[Chumbley|Chumblies]] in battle. The Quarks came from [[the Warehouse]], the setting of [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Auton (home video)|Auton]]''. | * The Brigadier once encountered the [[Rill]]s and [[Chumbley|Chumblies]] in battle. The Quarks came from [[the Warehouse]], the setting of [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Auton (home video)|Auton]]''. | ||
* Hobo says they'll be visiting an eSports Expo in three months time, which is the setting of ''[[The Expo of Terror (short story)|The Expo of Terror]]''. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 15:39, 22 July 2024
The Arcade of Doom was the seventh short story in the Lethbridge-Stewart series anthology Lineage. It would later be packaged in a short The Lucy Wilson Mysteries anthology, Attack of the Quarks.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Hobo often visits nearby Porthcawl to visit the old arcades. He convinces Lucy to travel with him to the Magic Mirror arcade, both to play a vintage Pac-Man game and then to look at a strange metal cube that has always been at the back. Lucy calls it "a totally Lethbridge-Stewart find". Mentioning her grandfather's name causes the cube to come to life and grow legs: it's a long-dormant Quark and it wants to find Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.
Lucy, Hobo, and the arcade worker Tony try to hide in the arcade as the Quark goes on a rampage. Lucy is sure she's heard of Quarks before but doesn't remember where from.
Hobo decides they can "Pac-Man him", where he'll distract the Quark while Lucy gets behind it and throws a blanket over it. The plan fails as Hobo runs out of cover before Lucy can get in place, so she gets the robot's attention by announcing herself as Lucy Lethbridge-Stewart. She expects to be killed but the Quark turns out to be looking for the Brigadier for orders: she remembers that her grandfather told her about a time he reprogrammed several Quarks to disable Rill defence machines. She orders the Quark to shut down.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Lucy pretends to be unaware of what eSports are.
- Hobo says she might know the term 'Quark' from the Star Trek character.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Brigadier once encountered the Rills and Chumblies in battle. The Quarks came from the Warehouse, the setting of HOMEVID: Auton.
- Hobo says they'll be visiting an eSports Expo in three months time, which is the setting of The Expo of Terror.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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