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|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
|featuring = [[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]] | |featuring = [[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]] | ||
|enemy = [[Blastertal Galactinational]] | |enemy = [[Blastertal Galactinational]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Paul Ebbs | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = A Life of Surprises (anthology) | ||
|release date = | |release date = 4 October 2002 | ||
|series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' short stories | |series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' short stories | ||
|prev = Alien Planets and You (short story) | |prev = Alien Planets and You (short story) | ||
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* Blastertal is based on [[Collasac]]. | * Blastertal is based on [[Collasac]]. | ||
* Benny was so angered by Blastertal's actions that [[Joseph (Steal from the World)|Joseph]] locked himself in a cupboard to hide from her. | * Benny was so angered by Blastertal's actions that [[Joseph (Steal from the World)|Joseph]] locked himself in a cupboard to hide from her. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:04, 20 March 2024
Something Broken was the sixth story in the Bernice Summerfield anthology A Life of Surprises. It was written by Paul Ebbs.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Braxiatel Collection receives records from the Collasac Exhibit indicating that Blastertal Galactinational started a war with a fluencegenerator so that they could sell viewing rights to the conflict for a profit. Benny is so outraged that Joseph hides from her in a cupboard, but Braxiatel insists that there is nothing that they can do given that the records were received unlawfully.
Benny arranges for herself to be invited on Blastertal's game show, Eat the Poor, and sabotages the transmitter to broadcast the records to the viewing public. Using the fluencegenerator, she ensures that the billions of people watching will be outraged by Blasteral's manipulation and expects to be executed by the military as a result. However, the military calls off the airstrike and the people rise up against the company, bringing Blastertal down.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Blastertal is based on Collasac.
- Benny was so angered by Blastertal's actions that Joseph locked himself in a cupboard to hide from her.
- Brax wrote the Mission Statement for the Braxiatel Collection.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
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