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|doctor = Second Doctor | |||
|enemy = [[Jovain Pallis]] | |||
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|writer = Paul Leonard | |||
|anthology = Short Trips: Steel Skies | |||
|release date = December 2003 | |||
|series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | |||
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'''''Dust''''' was the fifth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Steel Skies]]''. It was written by [[Paul Leonard]]. It featured the [[Second Doctor]]. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
''to | On a rather unsuccessful [[Mars]] colony, [[murder]]s have been taking place. | ||
The first one was [[Marissa]]. One day, she went out on the surface. She took off her air mask, not knowing there was a crack in it. The removing of her mask caused the crack to widen, and the pressure of the [[oxygen]] escaping from the tank pushed her down a slope of sharp rocks. | |||
[[Jovain Pallis]] had been in love with Marissa, but she didn't return his affections, so he thinks that her death has some advantages for him. | |||
As Jovain and [[Isabel de Veigh]] work in the air room, she breaks down crying, blaming herself for Marissa's death. Jovain tries to make her feel better. | |||
The second murder was [[Uther]]. He was on the surface and fell into the Ponds, the poisonous slurry of waste products. [[Edna (Dust)|Edna]], his partner, denied it was [[suicide]]. | |||
Then, a stranger, called the Doctor, arrives. The colonists accept him without questioning, assuming that he arrived in some kind of spaceship. He asks questions and examines tanks in the air room. | |||
Isabel tells Jovain that the murders must have been one of them. They are the only two who work regularly in the air room. Suddenly, the Doctor is there. He explains the motives for the deaths. Jovain killed Marissa because he couldn't have her. He knew Isabel suspected him, so he tried to kill her, but Uther grabbed her tank instead, and was killed. | |||
The Doctor sees that Jovain has no remorse for his crimes. He takes Jovain to an uninhabited [[planet]] and leaves him there to live out the rest of his life, away from everyone else. | |||
== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Second Doctor]] | |||
* [[Jovain Pallis]] | |||
* [[Marissa]] | |||
* [[Isabel de Veigh]] | |||
* [[Uther]] | |||
* [[Edna (Dust)|Edna]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The colony was originally going to extract [[titanium]] from the crust, but it is cheaper to get it from [[the Moon]]. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
'' | * The stories in ''[[Short Trips: Steel Skies]]'' are divided into four sections dealing with different types of confinement. This story deals with ''frontiers'', that is, "the corridors, living quarters and ventilation shafts of four futuristic environments". | ||
* This story is narrated by [[Jovain Pallis]]. | |||
== | == Continuity == | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:26, 11 February 2024
Dust was the fifth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Steel Skies. It was written by Paul Leonard. It featured the Second Doctor.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
On a rather unsuccessful Mars colony, murders have been taking place.
The first one was Marissa. One day, she went out on the surface. She took off her air mask, not knowing there was a crack in it. The removing of her mask caused the crack to widen, and the pressure of the oxygen escaping from the tank pushed her down a slope of sharp rocks.
Jovain Pallis had been in love with Marissa, but she didn't return his affections, so he thinks that her death has some advantages for him.
As Jovain and Isabel de Veigh work in the air room, she breaks down crying, blaming herself for Marissa's death. Jovain tries to make her feel better.
The second murder was Uther. He was on the surface and fell into the Ponds, the poisonous slurry of waste products. Edna, his partner, denied it was suicide.
Then, a stranger, called the Doctor, arrives. The colonists accept him without questioning, assuming that he arrived in some kind of spaceship. He asks questions and examines tanks in the air room.
Isabel tells Jovain that the murders must have been one of them. They are the only two who work regularly in the air room. Suddenly, the Doctor is there. He explains the motives for the deaths. Jovain killed Marissa because he couldn't have her. He knew Isabel suspected him, so he tried to kill her, but Uther grabbed her tank instead, and was killed.
The Doctor sees that Jovain has no remorse for his crimes. He takes Jovain to an uninhabited planet and leaves him there to live out the rest of his life, away from everyone else.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The colony was originally going to extract titanium from the crust, but it is cheaper to get it from the Moon.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The stories in Short Trips: Steel Skies are divided into four sections dealing with different types of confinement. This story deals with frontiers, that is, "the corridors, living quarters and ventilation shafts of four futuristic environments".
- This story is narrated by Jovain Pallis.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
