Talk:The Boundless Sea (audio story)
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There are things that were not clear to me. At first it seemed natural that River takes a steamer from Southampton to Constantinople. But when asked by Bertie whether she goes to Constantinople, she answers that she is staying on. So it can be that the steamer actually continued from Constantinople towards some port closer to Ur. (If you look at the map of the real world, Ur is awfully far from Constantinople, and driving all the way seems a bit implausible.) Thus, I could not determine beyond speculation where River and Bertie disembarked. Maybe you would have more luck.
Also it is not clear whether the clone of Bertie was created on Earth or brought from elsewhere in time and space (this would affect categorisation). In particular, it is not clear how much of his memories is implanted and how much is real. What is, however, clear is that he actually worked in the British Consulate in Ur, as Daphne Garsington recognises his voice and reacts to it.
Also there was a reference to a boy who stuck his hand into a Bunsen lamp, which I could not trace.
There were several characters who made an appearance but were not given a name. Their role in the story is so minor that they did not make it into the cast. I am not planning to create pages for them myself, but would like to record there existence here in case somebody is planning to process this story properly.
- There is a "Surene man", very probably "Surene priest" but this is not stated explicitly. He performs the burial ceremony in the 11th century B.C.
- There is a man speaking on the phone with Professor Straiton.
- There is a driver meeting River in an uncertain Asian port.
Finally, there are a couple of people mentioned by Bertie but not making an appearance. Their status is even more uncertain as Bertie is a clone who might lie or be given false memories. He mentions his childhood nanny, the ambassador and his wife (though the country name is not stated), and the beastly second son of Lord Chichester (spelling is not 100% certain). There are several Chichesters holding the title of Baron and, hence, addressed as Lord in the 1920s. One of these Barons is actually the second son of his father Baron. But I am not at all certain that real people were truly meant. I did not find enough information to connect the hint from the story to any real person. Plus, the second son complaining about the passport would have been 8 years old in the real world, which doesn't fit that well. Amorkuz ☎ 08:45, July 15, 2016 (UTC)
