Under Reykjavik (short story)
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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.
- 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
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Continuity
- Magnus Greel first appeared in DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
Timeline
For Romana
- Under Reykjavik occurs after DW: Destiny of the Daleks
- Under Reykjavik occurs before DWM: Victims
For Magnus Greel
- Under Reykjavik occurs before DW: The Talons of Weng-Chiang
External links
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