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Revision as of 10:19, 12 February 2012
Under Reykjavik was a Brief Encounter short story printed in DWM 174.
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
- Jacked into the TARDIS a G129AT ordnance unit, which shorted out some old wire in the TARDIS, landing her in Greel's bunker. She eventually repairs the TARDIS with the use of an old tiepin belonging to the Doctor.
- 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
- Magnus Greel's bunker is below the Supreme Alliance in Iceland.
- The TARDIS Cloister bell is ringing because it thinks it's under attack by the Pus Creatures of Rakos.
- The 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
to be added
Continuity
- Magnus Greel first appeared in DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
Timeline
For Romana
- Under Reykjavik occurs after ST: The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe.
- Under Reykjavik occurs before DWM: Victims.
For Magnus Greel
- Under Reykjavik occurs before DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
