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{{Infobox Other Short Story
|image         = Under Reykjavik.jpg
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|series         = ''[[Brief Encounter]]''
|story name=Under Reykjavik
|main character = [[Romana II]]
|series=[[Brief Encounter]]
|featuring     = [[Magnus Greel]]
|main character= [[Romana II]]  
|setting        = [[Reykjavik]], [[51st century]]
|featuring= [[Magnus Greel]]  
|writer         = Warren Ellis
|year=
|contributors  = [[Warren Ellis]] with thanks to [[Matt Ginn]]
|writer=[[Warren Ellis]]<br>with thanks to [[Matt Ginn]]
|illustrator   = [[Paul Vyse]]
|illustrator=[[Paul Vyse]]
|publication   = [[DWM 174]]
|publication=[[DWM 174]]
|release date  = 16 May 1991
|previous story=[[A Victorian Interlude]]
|cover date    = 12 June 1991
|next story=[[Mistaken Identity (short story)|Mistaken Identity]]|
|prev          = A Victorian Interlude (short story)
|next           = Mistaken Identity (short story)
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'''''Under Reykjavik''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story printed in [[DWM 174]].
'''''Under Reykjavik''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 174|174]]. It acts as a prequel to ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''.
==Summary==
Romana tries to add a new piece of equipment to the TARDIS. It shorts out, landing the TARDIS in Magnus Greel's bunker. They have a brief conversation, which covers time travel. As she departs he begins to seriously consider it as a method of escape.


==Characters==
== Summary ==
While the [[Fourth Doctor]] is asleep, [[Romana II]] busies herself updating some of [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]'s burnt-out units by jacking in a [[G129AT ordnance unit]]. Unfortunately, the TARDIS lands in the [[bunker]] of [[Magnus Greel]] beneath the [[Supreme Alliance]] fortress in [[Iceland]] and the doors won't close. Romana apologises for the interruption and the sound of the TARDIS's [[cloister bell]]s ringing out — the TARDIS believing it is under attack by the [[Pus Creatures of Rakos]] — and casually chats away to Greel. She mentions [[time travel]] and debunks [[Sa Yy Findecker|Dr Findecker]]'s work on "[[double nexus particle]]s", starting Greel thinking about the real possibility of time travel. This is further fed when Romana, having fixed the TARDIS with one of the Doctor's old tie-pins, leaves him with a business card for an excellent plastic surgeon in [[1998]]. As soon as she has left, Greel is on the videophone to Findecker... the [[1890s]] sound interesting!
 
== Characters ==
* [[Romana II]]
* [[Romana II]]
:*Jacked into the TARDIS a G129AT ordnance unit, which shorted out some old wire in the TARDIS, landing her in Greel's bunker.
* [[Magnus Greel]]
* [[Magnus Greel]]
:*It is early in Greel's dictatorship.
:*Someone of the [[20th century]] might describe Greel as a 'psychotic deviant'.
:*Most likely has cannibalistic tendencies (he contemplates slaughtering, cooking and eating Romana).


==References==
== Worldbuilding ==
*Magnus Greel's bunker is below the [[Supreme Alliance]] in [[Iceland]].
* Greel worries that the [[Filipino Army|Filipino]] rebels might penetrate the bunker.
*The [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] [[Cloister bell]] is ringing because it thinks it's under attack by the [[Pus Creatures of Rakos]].
*The [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]] is asleep.
*Dr. [[Findecker]] is doing research into [[time travel]] involving the [[double nexus particle]].
*Romana gives Greel a card for a plastic surgeon in [[1998]], which sets him thinking about the [[1890s]].


==Notes==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
*Magnus Greel first appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''.
* Explains how Magnus Greel ended up in the 19th Century, setting up the events of ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''.


==Timeline==
== External links ==
===For Romana===
{{dwrefguide|brief.htm#dwm172|Under Reykjavik}}
*''Under Reykjavik'' occurs after [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/ST ST]: ''[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lying_Old_Witch_in_the_Wardrobe The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe]''
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*''Under Reykjavik'' occurs before [[DWM]]: ''[[Victims]]''
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===For Magnus Greel===
[[Category:BE stories]]
*''Under Reykjavik'' occurs before [[DW]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''
 
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 21:18, 29 February 2024

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Under Reykjavik was a Brief Encounter short story published in Doctor Who Magazine 174. It acts as a prequel to The Talons of Weng-Chiang.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

While the Fourth Doctor is asleep, Romana II busies herself updating some of the TARDIS's burnt-out units by jacking in a G129AT ordnance unit. Unfortunately, the TARDIS lands in the bunker of Magnus Greel beneath the Supreme Alliance fortress in Iceland and the doors won't close. Romana apologises for the interruption and the sound of the TARDIS's cloister bells ringing out — the TARDIS believing it is under attack by the Pus Creatures of Rakos — and casually chats away to Greel. She mentions time travel and debunks Dr Findecker's work on "double nexus particles", starting Greel thinking about the real possibility of time travel. This is further fed when Romana, having fixed the TARDIS with one of the Doctor's old tie-pins, leaves him with a business card for an excellent plastic surgeon in 1998. As soon as she has left, Greel is on the videophone to Findecker... the 1890s sound interesting!

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Greel worries that the Filipino rebels might penetrate the bunker.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]