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'''''The Sorrows of Vienna''''' was the twentieth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Snapshots]]''. It was written by [[Steven Savile]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]]. | '''''The Sorrows of Vienna''''' was the twentieth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Snapshots]]''. It was written by [[Steven Savile]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
' | While the Doctor is in [[Vienna]], he starts seeing visions of [[Charley Pollard]] and [[C'rizz]]. A man chasing a dog bumps into him, knocking him down, and takes off without apologising. The man loses the dog and complains to the Doctor about seeing [[ghost]]s. | ||
The man runs off, the Doctor following. The Doctor follows him to a roof, where he appears to be contemplating [[suicide]]. The Doctor, who is also seeing ghosts, talks him down, and they follow the ghosts. The man, who introduces himself as [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]], mentions that he has been drunk on a special wine, and the Doctor suggests they get some more. | |||
Inside the tavern, the Doctor sees several C'rizzs, including the bartender. The Doctor uses a [[kaleidoscope]] to expose the bartender as a [[Bacchanite]], a parasitic species that feeds on the pain and sorrow of others. The Doctor orders Goethe to spill the wine, distracting the Bacchanite, and the Doctor defeats it. | |||
Later, when Goethe asks the Doctor for an explanation of what happened, the Doctor suggests he write a [[poem]] about it. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
