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| hero(es)= [[Jenny Cornelius]] | | hero(es)= [[Jenny Cornelius]] | ||
| villain(s)= | | villain(s)= | ||
| featuring= [[Captain Stewart]]<br>[[Biggles]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[ | | featuring= [[Captain Stewart]]<br>[[Biggles]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mr Fell (The Folly of Men)|Mr Fell]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Laura Drake (The Folly of Men)|Laura Drake]]<br>[[Godzilla|Sea monster]]<br><small>(mentioned, picture)</small><br>[[Lieutenant Irwin]] | ||
| setting= [[London]], [[Universe (The Folly of Men)|unnamed universe]] | | setting= [[London]], [[Universe (The Folly of Men)|unnamed universe]] | ||
| crossovers = | | crossovers = | ||
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| previous =''[[Fragment: Professional Ethics (short story)|Fragment: Professional Ethics]]'' | | previous =''[[Fragment: Professional Ethics (short story)|Fragment: Professional Ethics]]'' | ||
| next= ''[[Fragment: Guinevere and Mordred (short story)|Fragment: Guinevere and Mordred]]'' | | next= ''[[Fragment: Guinevere and Mordred (short story)|Fragment: Guinevere and Mordred]]'' | ||
| seriesnav2 = [[Jenny Cornelius]] stories | |||
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| next2= ''[[Watch the Skies (short story)|Watch the Skies]]'' | |||
}}'''''The Folly of Men''''' was a [[Jenny Everywhere]] short story written by [[Scott Sanford]] in 2022. Instead of his [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|usual Shifter]], it featured [[Jenny Cornelius]], a “very English” Jenny native to the 1960s. | }}'''''The Folly of Men''''' was a [[Jenny Everywhere]] short story written by [[Scott Sanford]] in 2022. Instead of his [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|usual Shifter]], it featured [[Jenny Cornelius]], a “very English” Jenny native to the 1960s. | ||
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When she calls him back, it is to announce that she hasn't thought of anything with “plausible deniability”, but does have a plan if he is willing to try “implausible deniability” — that is, creating a completely baffling distraction to create chaos and confusion amidst which the British soldiers will have a shot at making their escape. Stewart reluctantly takes her up on the offer, despite his uneasiness at being unable to get her to say precisely what she's planning. | When she calls him back, it is to announce that she hasn't thought of anything with “plausible deniability”, but does have a plan if he is willing to try “implausible deniability” — that is, creating a completely baffling distraction to create chaos and confusion amidst which the British soldiers will have a shot at making their escape. Stewart reluctantly takes her up on the offer, despite his uneasiness at being unable to get her to say precisely what she's planning. | ||
Next, Jenny calls [[Laura Drake | Next, Jenny calls [[Laura Drake (The Folly of Men)|Miss Laura Drake]], who works in the Intelligence Taskforce's public relations office. Laura, who's been dragged into trouble by Jenny on many occasions, is immediately suspicious, even as Jenny insists that nothing has happened — yet. After Jenny finishes explaining that she just wants to warn Laura ahead of time that she's going to need to deny all responsibility on something very big, very soon, Jenny somehow talks Laura into going on a date with her, also apparently not for the first time. | ||
A short time later, Jenny appears in the secure office where a number of international military representatives are panicking together about the unfolding crisis: a [[Godzilla|giant sea monster]] has risen out of the [[Sea of Japan]] and is heading towards [[Pyongyang]]. It does not take long for the Captain to realise that ''this'' is Jenny's doing, especially when she walks up to him and casually asks whether the trapped soldiers have made their escape yet. Trying to stay inconspicuous, he advises her to lie low as long as possible if she really is behind this, to which Jenny replies: “I’ll try to be somewhere else for a few days. Lying low and being unnoticed isn’t really my best skill.”. | A short time later, Jenny appears in the secure office where a number of international military representatives are panicking together about the unfolding crisis: a [[Godzilla|giant sea monster]] has risen out of the [[Sea of Japan]] and is heading towards [[Pyongyang]]. It does not take long for the Captain to realise that ''this'' is Jenny's doing, especially when she walks up to him and casually asks whether the trapped soldiers have made their escape yet. Trying to stay inconspicuous, he advises her to lie low as long as possible if she really is behind this, to which Jenny replies: “I’ll try to be somewhere else for a few days. Lying low and being unnoticed isn’t really my best skill.”. | ||
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====Laura Drake==== | ====Laura Drake==== | ||
* [[Laura Drake | * [[Laura Drake (The Folly of Men)|Miss Laura Drake]] works on the P.R. office of the [[Intelligence Taskforce]]. She is more level-headed and practical than [[Jenny Cornelius|Jenny]], and finds the headaches Jenny creates for her tiresome, but Jenny has apparently talked Laura into going on multiple dates with her anyway. Presumably owing to the time period, Laura keeps the latter fact secret. | ||
====Universes==== | ====Universes==== | ||
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====Other==== | ====Other==== | ||
* [[Jenny Cornelius]] lives “a thousand feet from [[Carnaby Street]]”. | * [[Jenny Cornelius]] lives “a thousand feet from [[Carnaby Street]]”. | ||
* [[ | * [[Mr Fell (The Folly of Men)|Mr Fell]], whose shop is located “on [[Greek Street]] just off [[Old Compton Street|Old Compton]]”, gave Jenny ''[[Biggles Goes to Mars]]'', which she describes as very rare, in reward for having been “over half of creation and a few other places tracking down a copy of the ''[[Plasmanomicon]]'' for his personal collection”. | ||
* Jenny describes [[Russia]]n-occupied [[North Korea]] as “not really the [[Isle of Wight]] as a vacation destination”. | * Jenny describes [[Russia]]n-occupied [[North Korea]] as “not really the [[Isle of Wight]] as a vacation destination”. | ||
* Among other incidents where Jenny made her life more difficult, [[Laura Drake | * Among other incidents where Jenny made her life more difficult, [[Laura Drake (The Folly of Men)|Laura Drake]] remembers “the weekend Jenny had shown up urgently needing to know if a submarine, somehow much too far up the [[Thames]], could be hidden at the [[West India Docks]]”. | ||
* Laura asks Jenny if she's heard of [[Lee Ho Fook]], a Chinese restaurant “down in [[Chinatown, London|Chinatown]]”. | * Laura asks Jenny if she's heard of [[Lee Ho Fook]], a Chinese restaurant “down in [[Chinatown, London|Chinatown]]”. | ||
* Jenny muses that “in [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/UNIT_dating_controversy ten or twenty years]” Captain Stewart will have “shot up the ranks”, becoming “a brigadier or something”. | * Jenny muses that “in [https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/UNIT_dating_controversy ten or twenty years]” Captain Stewart will have “shot up the ranks”, becoming “a brigadier or something”. | ||
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=== Continuity === | === Continuity === | ||
* [[Jenny Cornelius]] | * [[Jenny Cornelius]] previously appeared in passing in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Paying It Forward (novel)|Paying It Forward]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Morning After (novel)|Morning After]]''. She later features in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Watch the Skies (short story)|Watch the Skies]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[Birds and Snakes (short story)|Birds and Snakes]]''. | ||
* A [[Jenny Everywhere#Adventures with the Cupids|different Jenny]] was previously shown having a good relationship with [[Universe (You've Been To Eden, I Perceive)|another universe]]'s “[[Aziraphale|Mr Fell]]” in [[PROSE]]: ''[[You've Been To Eden, I Perceive (short story)|You've Been To Eden, I Perceive]]''. | * A [[Jenny Everywhere#Adventures with the Cupids|different Jenny]] was previously shown having a good relationship with [[Universe (You've Been To Eden, I Perceive)|another universe]]'s “[[Aziraphale|Mr Fell]]” in [[PROSE]]: ''[[You've Been To Eden, I Perceive (short story)|You've Been To Eden, I Perceive]]''. | ||
* The ''[[Plasmanomicon]]'' originated in the early [[Barbelith Stories|Barbelith Story]] [[COMIC]]: ''[[My Bloody Valentine (comic story)|My Bloody Valentine]]''. It was also mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere (novel)|The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere]]''. | * The ''[[Plasmanomicon]]'' originated in the early [[Barbelith Stories|Barbelith Story]] [[COMIC]]: ''[[My Bloody Valentine (comic story)|My Bloody Valentine]]''. It was also mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere (novel)|The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere]]''. | ||
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===Read online=== | ===Read online=== | ||
The story is available on [https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/ | The story is available on [https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/50702.html the author's Dreamwidth website]. | ||
[[Category:Stories]] | [[Category:Stories]] | ||
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[[Category:Featuring Jenny Everywhere]] | [[Category:Featuring Jenny Everywhere]] | ||
[[Category:Featuring Laura Drake]] | [[Category:Featuring Laura Drake]] | ||
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