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Later in the year — at some point between [[Benny's birthday]] and [[21 December]] — [[Dalek]]s attacked the Earth colony of [[Beta Caprisis]]. [[Claire Summerfield]] was killed. Survivors of the attack were evacuated to a space station aboard the luxury liner ''[[Star of Lucknow]]''. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[The Evacuation of Bernice Summerfield Considered as a Short Film by Terry Gilliam|The Evacuation . . .]]'') Benny was eight at the time. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[The Extinction Event]]'') | Later in the year — at some point between [[Benny's birthday]] and [[21 December]] — [[Dalek]]s attacked the Earth colony of [[Beta Caprisis]]. [[Claire Summerfield]] was killed. Survivors of the attack were evacuated to a space station aboard the luxury liner ''[[Star of Lucknow]]''. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[The Evacuation of Bernice Summerfield Considered as a Short Film by Terry Gilliam|The Evacuation . . .]]'') Benny was eight at the time. ([[BFBS]]: ''[[The Extinction Event]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Just to be clear, most of this is ''calculated'' knowledge, rather than direct statement. The starting point for calculations is [[2540]] because that year ''is'' directly stated in ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'' as her birth year, and because ''Just War'' goes to great lengths to invalidate the year given in ''[[Falls the Shadow]]'', 2422, as being a year following a different calendar. 2540 is later confirmed by ''[[Genius Loci]]'', because that audio has her getting her M.A. in 2562 at the age of 22. | Just to be clear, most of this is ''calculated'' knowledge, rather than direct statement. The starting point for calculations is [[2540]] because that year ''is'' directly stated in ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'' as her birth year, and because ''Just War'' goes to great lengths to invalidate the year given in ''[[Falls the Shadow]]'', 2422, as being a year following a different calendar. 2540 is later confirmed by ''[[Genius Loci]]'', because that audio has her getting her M.A. in 2562 at the age of 22. | ||
So, 2540 is clearly her birth year. | So, 2540 is clearly her birth year. | ||
We know she was seven years old when her father disappeared because we're told that in ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]''. We know that she was eight when her mother died, because we're told ''that'' in ''[[The Extinction Event]]''. We further know that the two events were six months apart because of ''[[The Evacuation of Bernice Summerfield Considered as a Short Film by Terry Gilliam|The Evacuation . . .]]'' | We know she was seven years old when her father disappeared because we're told that in ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]''. We know that she was eight when her mother died, because we're told ''that'' in ''[[The Extinction Event]]''. We further know that the two events were six months apart because of ''[[The Evacuation of Bernice Summerfield Considered as a Short Film by Terry Gilliam|The Evacuation . . .]]''. | ||
Since six months before 21 June is 21 December, the earliest time she could have lost her dad was 21 December 2547. However, neither ''The Evacuation . . . '' nor ''The Extinction Event'' characterise Benny as having ''just'' turned eight. Thus, she ''probably'' has been eight for more than ten days, meaning that the [[Battle of Bellatrix]] more likely occurred in early '48 than late '47. | |||
[[Category:Years]] | [[Category:Years]] | ||
