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'''Preludes and Distractions''' was a Jenny Everywhere story written by [[Creepingmonsterism]]. | '''''Preludes and Distractions''''' was a Jenny Everywhere story written by [[Creepingmonsterism]]. | ||
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[[Jenny Everywhere]] is trying to focus on an exam, but her wandering mind causes her to [[shift]] into [[Cardinal Dracula's Universe|a universe]] in which the events of [[Alexandre Dumas]]' ''The Three Musketeers'' really occured and a new "fifth musketeer" is actually that universe's Jenny in disguise. Fighting alongside her friends [[Athos]], [[Porthos]], and [[Aramis]], she takes on the fearsome [[Cardinal Dracula]]- but will she ever remember to shift back into her literature class and finish the exam? | [[Jenny Everywhere]] is trying to focus on an exam, but her wandering mind causes her to [[shift]] into [[Cardinal Dracula's Universe|a universe]] in which the events of [[Alexandre Dumas]]' ''The Three Musketeers'' really occured and a new "fifth musketeer" is actually that universe's Jenny in disguise. Fighting alongside her friends [[Athos]], [[Porthos]], and [[Aramis]], she takes on the fearsome [[Cardinal Dracula]]- but will she ever remember to shift back into her literature class and finish the exam? | ||
=== Worldbuilding === | ==== Worldbuilding ==== | ||
* Jenny can see what she is doing in other universes at any given time. Thinking too hard about one of those universes can cause her to involuntarily shift into it. | * Jenny can see what she is doing in other universes at any given time. Thinking too hard about one of those universes can cause her to involuntarily shift into it. | ||
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* Jenny can communicate with other versions of herself through universes. | * Jenny can communicate with other versions of herself through universes. | ||
=== Universes === | ==== Universes ==== | ||
* In [[Literature Exam Universe|one universe]], in which ''The Three Musketeers'' existed as a book, Jenny took a class on French literature, and believed that she would be able to have great adventures there if she could manage to finish her exams. | * In [[Literature Exam Universe|one universe]], in which ''The Three Musketeers'' existed as a book, Jenny took a class on French literature, and believed that she would be able to have great adventures there if she could manage to finish her exams. | ||
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* In [[Cardinal Dracula let's universe|another universe]], in which the events of the ''Three Musketeers'' occured as written, Jenny, upon arriving in [[France]], disguised herself as a man and became the "fifth musketeer". This universe was not devoid of the supernatural; it was the home of a [[Mind Flayer]] called [[Cardinal Dracula]] whom the Musketeers fought. | * In [[Cardinal Dracula let's universe|another universe]], in which the events of the ''Three Musketeers'' occured as written, Jenny, upon arriving in [[France]], disguised herself as a man and became the "fifth musketeer". This universe was not devoid of the supernatural; it was the home of a [[Mind Flayer]] called [[Cardinal Dracula]] whom the Musketeers fought. | ||
* In [[Omega Sphinx Universe|one universe]], into which Jenny peered but did not shift, Jenny had just solved the Riddle of the [[Omega Sphinx]]. | * In [[Omega Sphinx Universe|one universe]], into which Jenny peered but did not shift, Jenny had just solved the Riddle of the [[Omega Sphinx]]. | ||
* In a universe referred to by Jenny as Earth-44, Alexandre Dumas wrote a version of The Three Musketeers in which Cardinal Dracula | * In a universe referred to by Jenny as [[Earth-44]], [[Alexandre Dumas]] wrote a version of ''The Three Musketeers'' in which [[Cardinal Dracula]] appeared. | ||
Other | ==== Other ==== | ||
* In one universe, Jenny was traveling from China on a ship when it was wrecked by a tornado, leaving her the only survivor. She washed up in France and disguised herself as a male, joining the Three Musketeers. | * In [[Cardinal Dracula's Universe|one universe]], Jenny was traveling from [[China]] on a ship when it was wrecked by a tornado, leaving her the only survivor. She washed up in [[France]] and disguised herself as a male, joining the Three Musketeers. | ||
* In one universe, Jenny's father | * In [[Cardinal Dracula's Universe|one universe]], [[Jenny's father]] was a merchant who gifted her a wooden bokkeh. | ||
* In one universe, Aramis, before learning that Jenny was actually female, found her "strangely attractive". | * In [[Cardinal Dracula's Universe|one universe]], [[Aramis]], before learning that Jenny was actually female, found her "strangely attractive". | ||
* In one universe, Cardinal Dracula had corrupted the state and the church. He resided in the aptly-named Cathedral of Cardinal Dracula. | * In one universe, [[Cardinal Dracula]] had corrupted the state and the church. He resided in the aptly-named [[Cathedral of Cardinal Dracula]]. | ||
* In one universe, Cardinal Dracula, a Mind Flayer and an old foe of the Three Musketeers, | * In [[Cardinal Dracula's Universe|one universe]], Cardinal Dracula, a [[Mind Flayer]] and an old foe of the Three Musketeers, had the ability to turn into mist, could only be harmed by a wooden stake through the heart, and could transform into a dragon using the [[Reliquary of Baphomet]], for which reason he was referred to as the "Son of the Dragon". | ||
* In one universe, Jenny's teacher did not know what a "Mind Flayer" was, but nonetheless informed her that there were none in The Three Musketeers. | * In [[Cardinal Dracula's Universe|one universe]], Jenny's teacher did not know what a "Mind Flayer" was, but nonetheless informed her that there were none in The Three Musketeers. | ||
Continuity | === Continuity === | ||
* The Jenny from the universe in which she took an exam later appeared in [[ | * The Jenny from the universe in which she took an exam later appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Voyage (prose story)|The Last Voyage]]'' | ||
* Cardinal Dracula would later reappear in ''The Black Void.'' | *[[Cardinal Dracula]] would later reappear in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Black Void (gamebook)|The Black Void]].'' | ||
Behind the scenes | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Read online | === Read online === | ||
''Preludes and Distractions'' is available on the [https://thejennyeverywhereproject.tumblr.com/post/58190151247/preludes-and-distractions author's Tumblr blog]. | |||
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