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| hero(es)= [[Dynamite Thor (Fox universe)|Dynamite Thor]]
| hero(es)= [[Dynamite Thor (Fox universe)|Dynamite Thor]]
| villain(s)= [[Jenny Nowhere (Set Up to Blow Up)|Miss Erehwon]]
| villain(s)= [[Jenny Nowhere (Set Up to Blow Up)|Miss Erehwon]]
| featuring= [[Glenda Sif]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Lord Grallyx (925th Universe)|Lord Grallyx]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Patrick Stewart]]<br><small>(implied photograph)</small><br>[[Captain Xavier]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Professor Xavier]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Jenny Everywhere (925th Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]]<br><small>(photograph)</small><br>[[Anish Kapoor]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small>
| featuring= [[Glenda Sif]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Lord Grallyx (925th Universe)|Lord Grallyx]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Patrick Stewart]]<br><small>(implied photograph)</small><br>[[Captain Picard]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Professor Xavier]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Jenny Everywhere (925th Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]]<br><small>(photograph)</small><br>[[Anish Kapoor]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Miss Erehwon's TARDIS|Miss Erehwon's ship]]
| setting= [[The Backrooms]], [[925th Universe]]
| setting= [[The Backrooms]], [[925th Universe]]
| crossovers = ''[[Doctor Who (series)|Doctor Who]]''<br><small>(implied)</small><br>''[[Jenny Over-There: The Nine-Two-Five Universe (series)|Jenny Over-There: The Nine-Two-Five Universe]]''
| crossovers = ''[[Doctor Who (series)|Doctor Who]]''<br><small>(implied)</small><br>''[[Jenny Over-There: The Nine-Two-Five Universe (series)|Jenny Over-There: The Nine-Two-Five Universe]]''
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| seriesnav = [[Scott Sanford's Jenny Everywhere stories]]
| seriesnav = [[Scott Sanford's Jenny Everywhere stories]]
| previous = ''[[How Jenny First Met… (short story)|How Jenny First Met…]]''
| previous = ''[[How Jenny First Met… (short story)|How Jenny First Met…]]''
| next= ''[[Dog Days of Summer (short story)|Dog Days of Summer]]''
| next= ''[[Dog Days of Sumer (short story)|Dog Days of Sumer]]''
}}'''''Set Up to Blow Up''''' was a short [[Jenny Everywhere]] short story written by [[Scott Sanford]]. Instead of any of Sanford's standard continuities, it featured a side-step to [[925th Universe|the reality]] of [[Callum Phillpott]]'s ''[[Jenny Over-There: The Nine-Two-Five Universe (series)|Jenny Over-There]]'' series, with [[Dynamite Thor (Fox universe)|Dynamite Thor]] taking a starring role opposite an [[Jenny Nowhere (Set Up to Blow Up)|incarnation]] of [[Jenny Nowhere]]. A [[TARDIS]], as originating in the ''[[Doctor Who (series)|Doctor Who]]'' series, was also implicitly featured, leading to [[Aristide Twain]] writing a [[How To Steal Timeships & To Influence Time Lords (short story)|prequel]] to this story which was endorsed by Sanford and was out-and-out fanfiction.
}}'''''Set Up to Blow Up''''' was a short [[Jenny Everywhere]] short story written by [[Scott Sanford]]. Instead of any of Sanford's standard continuities, it featured a side-step to [[925th Universe|the reality]] of [[Callum Phillpott]]'s ''[[Jenny Over-There: The Nine-Two-Five Universe (series)|Jenny Over-There]]'' series, with [[Dynamite Thor (Fox universe)|Dynamite Thor]] taking a starring role opposite an [[Jenny Nowhere (Set Up to Blow Up)|incarnation]] of [[Jenny Nowhere]]. A [[TARDIS]], as originating in the ''[[Doctor Who (series)|Doctor Who]]'' series, was also implicitly featured, leading to [[Aristide Twain]] writing a [[How To Steal Timeships & To Influence Time Lords (short story)|prequel]] to this story which was endorsed by Sanford and was out-and-out fanfiction.


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Swaggering through the section of the [[the Backrooms]] that border the [[MFS offices]], [[Dynamite Thor (Fox universe)|Dynamite Thor]] makes his way to [[Dynamite Thor's Secret Headquarters|his Secret Headquarters]], accessible via a hole in the floor of one room, and which include a spacious training room as well as a few cases of grenades, his spare superhero costumes, his workbench and tools for making [[Thor Signaler]]s, and finally “his dynamite supply”, “his other dynamite supply”, and “his emergency dynamite supply”. Passing by the entrance, he is surprised to find that the [[Therapy Prism]] [[Kablamazon]] recently delivered to him by mistake appears to have acquired a twin. The second dark obelisk's owner soon makes herself known in the person of an incarnation of [[Jenny Nowhere]] posing as [[Miss Erehwon]], whom Thor has evidently encountered before without ever figuring out her identity. As she has seemingly done before, she has come to him with a possible target for superheroing, wanting him to go deal with [[Lord Grallyx (925th Universe)|Lord Grallyx]] (who she claims is “currently trying to take over” [[Kablamazon]]) and an “assassin” in his employ who is evidently the [[Jenny Everywhere (925th Universe)|version of Jenny Everywhere]] who has been infiltrating Kablamazon for some time.  
Swaggering through the section of the [[the Backrooms]] that border the [[MFS offices]], [[Dynamite Thor (Fox universe)|Dynamite Thor]] makes his way to [[Dynamite Thor's Secret Headquarters|his Secret Headquarters]], accessible via a hole in the floor of one room, and which include a spacious training room as well as a few cases of grenades, his spare superhero costumes, his workbench and tools for making [[Thor Signaler]]s, and finally “his dynamite supply”, “his other dynamite supply”, and “his emergency dynamite supply”. Passing by the entrance, he is surprised to find that the [[Therapy Prism]] [[Kablamazon]] recently delivered to him by mistake appears to have acquired a twin. The second dark obelisk's owner soon makes herself known in the person of an incarnation of [[Jenny Nowhere]] posing as [[Miss Erehwon]], whom Thor has evidently encountered before without ever figuring out her identity. As she has seemingly done before, she has come to him with a possible target for superheroing, wanting him to go deal with [[Lord Grallyx (925th Universe)|Lord Grallyx]] (who she claims is “currently trying to take over” [[Kablamazon]]) and an “assassin” in his employ who is evidently the [[Jenny Everywhere (925th Universe)|version of Jenny Everywhere]] who has been infiltrating Kablamazon for some time.  


As payment, she gives him a shipment of rare [[Italy|Italian]] [[World War II]] grenades. The ever-face-blind Thor takes this on faith and is ready to head off to this adventure, though before he can do so, he mistakenly blunders into [[Miss Erehwon's TARDIS|the duplicated Prism]], whose interior turns out to be a pitch-black pocket universe — and, stranger still, he hears a legal disclaimer asking him to confirm that he is in no way affiliated with [[Anish Kapoor]] if he is going to exist within said universe. However, he promptly exits, allowing Erehwon to enter her ship once again; he is called back down the exit ladder by a loud mechanical groaning sound, but when he returns to the main room of the Headquarters, the second Prism is gone, and Thor thinks no more of it, seemingly forgetting it ever existed — though not the mission he is now set on.  
As payment, she gives him a shipment of rare [[Italy|Italian]] [[World War II]] grenades. The ever-face-blind Thor takes this on faith and is ready to head off to this adventure, though before he can do so, he mistakenly blunders into [[Miss Erehwon's TARDIS|the duplicated Prism]], whose interior turns out to be a pitch-black pocket universe — and, stranger still, he sees an "intensely pink" legal disclaimer asking him to confirm that he is in no way affiliated with [[Anish Kapoor]] if he is going to exist within said universe. However, he promptly exits, allowing Erehwon to enter her ship once again; he is called back down the exit ladder by a loud mechanical groaning sound, but when he returns to the main room of the Headquarters, the second Prism is gone, and Thor thinks no more of it, seemingly forgetting it ever existed — though not the mission he is now set on.


===Worldbuilding===
===Worldbuilding===
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====Other====
====Other====
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* [[Dynamite Thor's Secret Headquarters]] are also interchangeably referred to as “[[Dynamite Thor's Secret Hideout|the Secret Hideout]]”.  
* [[Dynamite Thor's Secret Headquarters]] are also interchangeably referred to as “[[Dynamite Thor's Secret Hideout|the Secret Hideout]]”.  


=== Continuity ===
=== Continuity ===
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* Though not stating it outright, this story ties in with the suggestion in [[Scott Sanford]]'s earlier [[PROSE]]: ''[[Fragment: A & E (short story)|Fragment: A & E]]'' that the [[M.F.S. office]] was built into [[the Backrooms]].
* The [[Thor Signaller]]s were introduced in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Workplace Reunion (short story)|Workplace Reunion]]''.
* The story places itself less than a week before [[PROSE]]: ''[[Annals of the Jen: One Year of Jenny Over-There (novel)|Annals of the Jen: One Year of Jenny Over-There]]'', with [[Therapy Prism]]s already rolled out but [[Jenny Everywhere (925th Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]] still working for [[Kablamazon]]. The fact that Kablamazon's CEO is secretly [[Lord Grallyx (925th Universe)|Lord Grallyx]], as revealed in that story, is referenced.
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[How To Steal Timeships & To Influence Time Lords (short story)|How To Steal Timeships & To Influence Time Lords]]'' was written as a prequel to this story, explaining how and why [[Jenny Nowhere (Set Up to Blow Up)|Jenny Nowhere]] acquired [[Miss Erehwon's TARDIS|a TARDIS]] with a pitch-black interior.


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==

Latest revision as of 22:44, 11 June 2024

Set Up to Blow Up was a short Jenny Everywhere short story written by Scott Sanford. Instead of any of Sanford's standard continuities, it featured a side-step to the reality of Callum Phillpott's Jenny Over-There series, with Dynamite Thor taking a starring role opposite an incarnation of Jenny Nowhere. A TARDIS, as originating in the Doctor Who series, was also implicitly featured, leading to Aristide Twain writing a prequel to this story which was endorsed by Sanford and was out-and-out fanfiction.

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Plot

Swaggering through the section of the the Backrooms that border the MFS offices, Dynamite Thor makes his way to his Secret Headquarters, accessible via a hole in the floor of one room, and which include a spacious training room as well as a few cases of grenades, his spare superhero costumes, his workbench and tools for making Thor Signalers, and finally “his dynamite supply”, “his other dynamite supply”, and “his emergency dynamite supply”. Passing by the entrance, he is surprised to find that the Therapy Prism Kablamazon recently delivered to him by mistake appears to have acquired a twin. The second dark obelisk's owner soon makes herself known in the person of an incarnation of Jenny Nowhere posing as Miss Erehwon, whom Thor has evidently encountered before without ever figuring out her identity. As she has seemingly done before, she has come to him with a possible target for superheroing, wanting him to go deal with Lord Grallyx (who she claims is “currently trying to take over” Kablamazon) and an “assassin” in his employ who is evidently the version of Jenny Everywhere who has been infiltrating Kablamazon for some time.

As payment, she gives him a shipment of rare Italian World War II grenades. The ever-face-blind Thor takes this on faith and is ready to head off to this adventure, though before he can do so, he mistakenly blunders into the duplicated Prism, whose interior turns out to be a pitch-black pocket universe — and, stranger still, he sees an "intensely pink" legal disclaimer asking him to confirm that he is in no way affiliated with Anish Kapoor if he is going to exist within said universe. However, he promptly exits, allowing Erehwon to enter her ship once again; he is called back down the exit ladder by a loud mechanical groaning sound, but when he returns to the main room of the Headquarters, the second Prism is gone, and Thor thinks no more of it, seemingly forgetting it ever existed — though not the mission he is now set on.

Worldbuilding

Jenny Everywhere

Universes

Other

Continuity

Behind the scenes

Background

When posting the story, Scott Sanford appended a foreword:

Say, what’s going on over at MFS this week?

At first I'd set this aside as useful filler, but there seemed to be interest in a Dynamite Thor tale. Sophie will return next week.

If anyone, especially Callum Phillpott, wants to write this off as non-canonical or just too silly, I will understand completely. * grin *
Scott Sanford

And an afterword:

Oh, dear. Dynamite Thor is headed out to do something unwise. Or, more likely, get distracted by something shiny. I’m sure he’ll be fine.

The Italian SRCM Mod 35 “Red Devil” hand grenade was well known in the European theater of World War II. There are two qualities a soldier wants in a grenade: First, that when he pulls the pin and throws it, it will go boom. Secondly, that it will not go boom at any other time. The Mod 35 was infamously bad at both of those.

23 April 2023: Aristide Twain was hit by an inspiration and wrote a prequel titled How To Steal Timeships & Influence Timelords, which you should definitely read.
Scott Sanford

The historical background on the Italian hand grenades was illustrated with a picture thereof.

Read online

The story is available on the author's Dreamwidth website.