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|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | |||
|featuring = [[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]] | |||
|setting = [[Shuttle (Time's Team)|Shuttle]] | |||
|writer = David A. McIntee | |||
|anthology = A Life of Surprises (anthology) | |||
|release date = 4 October 2002 | |||
|series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' short stories | |||
|prev = Setting Stone (short story) | |||
|next = Beedlemania (short story) | |||
}} | |||
'''''Time's Team''''' was the ninth story in the [[Bernice Summerfield]] anthology ''[[A Life of Surprises]]''. It was written by [[David A. McIntee]]. | |||
== Plot == | |||
[[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] is due at a dig on the [[Koloppan moon]] where [[Irving Braxiatel|Braxiatel]] and a number of other people are waiting for her to take part in a [[HoloCast]], but her [[shuttle]] is forced to stop at a maintenance station due to a technical malfunction. When Braxiatel contacts her and learns that it is quite possible that the broadcast will have to go ahead without academic clout or be delayed at considerable expense, he decides that they will have to fake her appearance at the dig. | |||
Benny mounts a [[camera]] on a wall using a [[suction cup]] and, hoping that nobody will notice that the [[star]]scape behind her will not match the [[sky]] as seen from the moon, takes part in the [[documentary]] through editing and [[hologram]]s. During a break, she goes to the [[bar]] and is recognised by the [[buffet steward (Time's Team)|buffet steward]], but she claims that she has been [[cloning|cloned]] many times and is not an [[archaeologist]] but a [[professor]] of [[biotechnics]]. [[Kreel (Time's Team)|Kreel]], [[Carruthers (Time's Team)|Carruthers]] and [[Bolland]] tell her that her image is being used on the HoloCast before realising that the stars do not match. | |||
The three men agree to help Benny keep her secret in exchange for being allowed to participate in the HoloCast. Bolland tells the other passengers that the Benny on the screen is her sister, which convinces them. Twelve hours later, Benny arrives on the moon and [[apology|apologises]] to Braxiatel for her lateness before asking if Kreel, Carruthers and Bolland can help with [[shovel]]ling. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
* [[Irving Braxiatel]] | * [[Irving Braxiatel]] | ||
* [[Vega the Dig]] | |||
* [[Proth]] | |||
* [[Halin]] | |||
* [[Mallory (Time's Team)|Mallory]] | |||
* [[Kreel (Time's Team)|Kreel]] | |||
* [[Bellman]] | |||
* [[Carruthers (Time's Team)|Carruthers]] | |||
* [[Bolland]] | |||
* [[Barman (Time's Team)|Barman]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Benny can swear in more than a hundred [[language]]s. | |||
* One of the Koloppan [[constellation]]s is a [[tree]]-[[squirrel]]. | |||
* Benny drinks [[white wine]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in the 27th century]] | |||
[[Category:Irving Braxiatel short stories]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:05, 20 March 2024
Time's Team was the ninth story in the Bernice Summerfield anthology A Life of Surprises. It was written by David A. McIntee.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Benny is due at a dig on the Koloppan moon where Braxiatel and a number of other people are waiting for her to take part in a HoloCast, but her shuttle is forced to stop at a maintenance station due to a technical malfunction. When Braxiatel contacts her and learns that it is quite possible that the broadcast will have to go ahead without academic clout or be delayed at considerable expense, he decides that they will have to fake her appearance at the dig.
Benny mounts a camera on a wall using a suction cup and, hoping that nobody will notice that the starscape behind her will not match the sky as seen from the moon, takes part in the documentary through editing and holograms. During a break, she goes to the bar and is recognised by the buffet steward, but she claims that she has been cloned many times and is not an archaeologist but a professor of biotechnics. Kreel, Carruthers and Bolland tell her that her image is being used on the HoloCast before realising that the stars do not match.
The three men agree to help Benny keep her secret in exchange for being allowed to participate in the HoloCast. Bolland tells the other passengers that the Benny on the screen is her sister, which convinces them. Twelve hours later, Benny arrives on the moon and apologises to Braxiatel for her lateness before asking if Kreel, Carruthers and Bolland can help with shovelling.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bernice Summerfield
- Irving Braxiatel
- Vega the Dig
- Proth
- Halin
- Mallory
- Kreel
- Bellman
- Carruthers
- Bolland
- Barman
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Benny can swear in more than a hundred languages.
- One of the Koloppan constellations is a tree-squirrel.
- Benny drinks white wine.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
