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|main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]] | |main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
|featuring= | |featuring= | ||
|setting= | |setting= | ||
|writer= | |writer= James Swallow | ||
| | |anthology= Something Changed (anthology) | ||
|release date= 3 January 2006 | |||
|series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' short stories | |||
|prev= Inappropriate Laughter (short story) | |prev= Inappropriate Laughter (short story) | ||
|next= Dead Mice (short story) | |next= Dead Mice (short story) | ||
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[[Benny]] is shocked by the devastation caused by the history machine. Damage has expanded far beyond the [[Braxiatel Collection|Collection]], destroying some of the orbiting ships. Benny and [[Jason Kane|Jason]] help to repair a broken [[water]] pipe. | [[Benny]] is shocked by the devastation caused by the history machine. Damage has expanded far beyond the [[Braxiatel Collection|Collection]], destroying some of the orbiting ships. Benny and [[Jason Kane|Jason]] help to repair a broken [[water]] pipe. | ||
Benny finds her pupil, [[Parasiel]], and they discuss food rations. He informs her that [[Café Vosta]] is donating some food. [[Bev Tarrant]] angrily approaches Benny and drags her to [[Adrian Wall|Adrian]]'s bed in the makeshift infirmary. His face is wrapped in [[nano- | Benny finds her pupil, [[Parasiel]], and they discuss food rations. He informs her that [[Café Vosta]] is donating some food. [[Bev Tarrant]] angrily approaches Benny and drags her to [[Adrian Wall|Adrian]]'s bed in the makeshift infirmary. His face is wrapped in [[nano-bandage]]s, and it is likely that he will die. Bev blames Benny for not properly overseeing [[Doggles]]' experiment. | ||
Benny tries to convince Doggles to assist in the relief efforts, but he is too absorbed with worrying about how he will be blamed for the incident. | Benny tries to convince Doggles to assist in the relief efforts, but he is too absorbed with worrying about how he will be blamed for the incident. | ||
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Benny tells Brax about the panic on the Collection, but she finds him working in a laboratory on some kind of bomb. He remarks that what is going on outside is of no importance. | Benny tells Brax about the panic on the Collection, but she finds him working in a laboratory on some kind of bomb. He remarks that what is going on outside is of no importance. | ||
Jason, Parasiel, and Doggles are almost killed by the snake creatures, but Hass uses his hoe to cut the creatures in half. Hass informs them that these creatures are [[ | Jason, Parasiel, and Doggles are almost killed by the snake creatures, but Hass uses his hoe to cut the creatures in half. Hass informs them that these creatures are [[clade]]s, a type of autonomous battlefield weapon. Hass suspects that they were sent by his brother to recover the lost artefacts. | ||
Benny and Jason decide it would be best if everyone went to the Mansionhouse, as it is presumably the safest place on the planetoid. First, however, Benny and Bev have to pick up the children from the [[school]]. On the way there, they continue to quarrel. Meanwhile, Brax reluctantly lets people into his Mansionhouse. The interior of the Mansionhouse changed and expanded to fit everyone in. | Benny and Jason decide it would be best if everyone went to the Mansionhouse, as it is presumably the safest place on the planetoid. First, however, Benny and Bev have to pick up the children from the [[school]]. On the way there, they continue to quarrel. Meanwhile, Brax reluctantly lets people into his Mansionhouse. The interior of the Mansionhouse changed and expanded to fit everyone in. | ||
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* [[Irving Braxiatel]] | * [[Irving Braxiatel]] | ||
* [[Peter Summerfield]] | * [[Peter Summerfield]] | ||
* [[Hass]] | |||
* [[Parasiel]] | * [[Parasiel]] | ||
* [[Nryn]] | * [[Nryn]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Joseph ( | * [[Joseph (Steal from the World)|Joseph]] gets retrofitted for medical duties. | ||
* Jason mentions a gravity leak on the planetoid, referring to the fact that [[KS-159]] has an [[artificial gravity]] field. | * Jason mentions a gravity leak on the planetoid, referring to the fact that [[KS-159]] has an [[artificial gravity]] field. | ||
* Peter has a [[Vooti]] classmate. | * Peter has a [[Vooti]] classmate. | ||
* The socially inept student [[Jess Carter]] commits suicide in this alternate timeline. | * The socially inept student [[Jess Carter]] commits suicide in this alternate timeline. | ||
* Braxiatel's | * [[Irving Braxiatel's TARDIS|Braxiatel's TARDIS]] can rearrange its interior and seeing it happen makes Benny reminisce about her time travelling with the [[Seventh Doctor]]. | ||
* One of the Martian artefacts was a carved piece of [[Phobos]] [[obsidian]]. | * One of the Martian artefacts was a carved piece of [[Phobos]] [[obsidian]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* While talking to Hass, Braxiatel stares closely at his reflection in a mirror. This may be related to the artefact in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mirror Effect]]'' or to the mirror in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crystal of Cantus]]'', which Braxiatel uses to communicate with his future self. | * While talking to Hass, Braxiatel stares closely at his reflection in a mirror. This may be related to the artefact in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Mirror Effect (audio story)|The Mirror Effect]]'' or to the mirror in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Crystal of Cantus (audio story)|The Crystal of Cantus]]'', which Braxiatel uses to communicate with his future self. | ||
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[[Category:Bernice Summerfield | [[Category:Bernice Summerfield sources]] | ||
[[Category:Something Changed short stories]] | [[Category:Something Changed short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 27th century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 27th century]] | ||
[[Category:Irving Braxiatel short stories]] | [[Category:Irving Braxiatel short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in alternate timelines]] | [[Category:Stories set in alternate timelines]] | ||
[[Category:Short stories set | [[Category:Short stories set on the Braxiatel Collection]] | ||
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