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| hero(es)= [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny Everywhere]]
| hero(es)= [[Jenny Everywhere (Parallax Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]]
| villain(s)=  
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| featuring= [[Cupid (Valentine's Visitor)|Unnamed Cupid]]<br>[[Robot Toaster|The Robot Toaster]]<br>[[Professor Awesome#Kim and Jenny's neighbour|Professor Awesome]]<br>[[Robo-spider]]s<br><small>(mentioned)</small>
| featuring= [[Cupid (Valentine's Visitor)|Unnamed Cupid]]<br>[[Robot Toaster|The Robot Toaster]]<br>[[Professor Awesome (Parallax Universe)|Professor Awesome]]<br>[[Robo-spider]]s<br><small>(mentioned)</small>
| setting= [[Universe (Parallax)|Unnamed universe]]
| setting= [[Parallax Universe]]
| crossovers =
| crossovers = ''[[The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids (series)|The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]''
| length= 590 words
| length= 590 words
| writer(s)= [[Scott Sanford]]
| writer(s)= [[Scott Sanford]]
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| dates= February 10th, 2023<br><small>(release)</small>
| dates= February 10th, 2023<br><small>(release)</small>
| original_link= [https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/52669.html]
| original_link= [https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/51926.html]
| seriesnav = [[Scott Sanford's Jenny Everywhere stories]]
| seriesnav = [[Scott Sanford's Jenny Everywhere stories]]
| previous = ''[[Birds and Snakes (short story)|Birds and Snakes]]''
| previous = ''[[Fragment: Superb Owl (short story)|Fragment: Superb Owl]]''
| next=  
| next= ''[[Fragment: A&E (short story)|Fragment: A&E]]''
}}'''''Valentine's Visitor''''' was a short [[Jenny Everywhere]] short story written by [[Scott Sanford]] in 2022 starring his [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|usual “default Jenny”]]. Celebrating [[Valentine's Day (real world)|Valentine's Day]], it was a brief crossover with ''[[The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids (series)|The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]'', with an  [[Cupid (Valentine's Visitor)|unnamed Cupid]] dropping in on Sanford's characters.
}}'''''Valentine's Visitor''''' was a short [[Jenny Everywhere]] short story written by [[Scott Sanford]] in 2023 starring his [[Jenny Everywhere (Parallax Universe)|usual “default Jenny”]]. Celebrating [[Valentine's Day (real world)|Valentine's Day]], it was a brief crossover with ''[[The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids (series)|The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]'', with an  [[Cupid (Valentine's Visitor)|unnamed Cupid]] dropping in on Sanford's characters.


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
===Plot ===
===Plot ===
[[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny]] is dozing on the couch in her apartment when a [[Cupid (Valentine's Visitor)|strange, gleaming robot]] lands on the balcony and, thanks to the doors having been unwisely left open, makes its way in. It tries to sneak up on the sleeping woman but is jumped by the [[Robot Toaster]]. Startled from her sleep, Jenny kicks the strange robot off into the kitchen as soon as it manages to untangle itself from the angry toaster. Instantly coming to the conclusion that [[Professor Awesome#Kim and Jenny's neighbour|Professor Awesome]] built something dangerous again, she dashes out of the apartment and goes to knock on the boy's door, but he denies any knowledge of the intruder, and is concerned upon hearing that the Toaster is trying to fight it, given that the Toaster “isn't any good in a fight”. They rush back to the apartment, where Awesome easily separates the two robots, marvelling at the “sweet engineering” of the unfamiliar golden one. Before he can examine it or question it, however, it reveals its ability to fly and escapes through the balcony again, soon disappearing from view. Finding that the intruder left a small bow behind, Jenny and the Professor are left to wonder what the strange visit was about.
[[Jenny Everywhere (Parallax Universe)|Jenny]] is dozing on the couch in her apartment when a [[Cupid (Valentine's Visitor)|strange, gleaming robot]] lands on the balcony and, thanks to the doors having been unwisely left open, makes its way in. It tries to sneak up on the sleeping woman but is jumped by the [[Robot Toaster]]. Startled from her sleep, Jenny kicks the strange robot off into the kitchen as soon as it manages to untangle itself from the angry toaster. Instantly coming to the conclusion that [[Professor Awesome (Parallax Universe)|Professor Awesome]] built something dangerous again, she dashes out of the apartment and goes to knock on the boy's door, but he denies any knowledge of the intruder, and is concerned upon hearing that the Toaster is trying to fight it, given that the Toaster “isn't any good in a fight”. They rush back to the apartment, where Awesome easily separates the two robots, marvelling at the “sweet engineering” of the unfamiliar golden one. Before he can examine it or question it, however, it reveals its ability to fly and escapes through the balcony again, soon disappearing from view. Finding that the intruder left a small bow behind, Jenny and the Professor are left to wonder what the strange visit was about.


===Worldbuilding===
===Worldbuilding===
====Jenny Everywhere====
====Jenny Everywhere====
* This story features [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|the “default” Jenny]] of [[Scott Sanford's Jenny Everywhere stories]]. She is noted to wear boots.
* This story features [[Jenny Everywhere (Parallax Universe)|the “default” Jenny]] of [[Scott Sanford's Jenny Everywhere stories]]. She is noted to wear boots.


====Universes====
====Universes====
* The story takes place in [[Universe (Parallax)|the default universe]] of [[Scott Sanford's Jenny Everywhere stories]].
* The story takes place in [[Parallax Universe|the default universe]] of [[Scott Sanford's Jenny Everywhere stories]].


====Other====
====Other====
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=== Continuity ===
=== Continuity ===
* The [[Robot Toaster]] debuted in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Paying It Forward (novel)|Paying It Forward]]'' and also appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[I Found Him On The Internet (short story)|I Found Him On The Internet]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Absquatulation of Jenny Everywhere (short story)|The Absquatulation of Jenny Everywhere]]''.
* The [[Robot Toaster]] debuted in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Paying It Forward (novel)|Paying It Forward]]'' and also appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[I Found Him On The Internet (short story)|I Found Him On The Internet]]'' and [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Absquatulation of Jenny Everywhere (short story)|The Absquatulation of Jenny Everywhere]]''.
* [[Professor Awesome#Kim and Jenny's neighbour|Professor Awesome]] recently created “a better grappling hook for one of the [[robo-spider]]s”. They were first mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Watch the Skies (short story)|Watch the Skies]]''.
* [[Professor Awesome (Parallax Universe)|Professor Awesome]] recently created “a better grappling hook for one of the [[robo-spider]]s”. They were first mentioned in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Watch the Skies (short story)|Watch the Skies]]''.


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
===Background===
===Background===
When posting the story, [[Scott Sanford]] appended some commentary:
When posting the story, [[Scott Sanford]] appended some commentary:
{{quotebox|1=This year [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny Everywhere]] has a [[Valentine's Day]] as romantic as last year. Ah, well. There’s always next year, as long as nobody tries building another [[Time Pestle]].<br /><br />This encounter makes a little more sense if the reader is already familiar with the [[Copper-Colored Cupid]]s – although, admittedly, not a whole lot more.|2=Scott Sanford}}
{{quotebox|1=This year [[Jenny Everywhere (Parallax Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]] has a [[Valentine's Day]] as romantic as last year. Ah, well. There’s always next year, as long as nobody tries building another [[Time Pestle]].<br /><br />This encounter makes a little more sense if the reader is already familiar with the [[Copper-Colored Cupid]]s – although, admittedly, not a whole lot more.|2=Scott Sanford}}


Though listed as a [[Valentine's Day (real world)|Valentine's Day]] release, and identified as taking place on the day in-universe, the story was actually released on February 10th so as to fit Sanford's “Fiction Friday” tradition.
Though listed as a [[Valentine's Day (real world)|Valentine's Day]] release, and identified as taking place on the day in-universe, the story was actually released on February 10th so as to fit Sanford's “Fiction Friday” tradition.

Latest revision as of 05:53, 5 October 2023

Valentine's Visitor was a short Jenny Everywhere short story written by Scott Sanford in 2023 starring his usual “default Jenny”. Celebrating Valentine's Day, it was a brief crossover with The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids, with an unnamed Cupid dropping in on Sanford's characters.

Contents

Plot

Jenny is dozing on the couch in her apartment when a strange, gleaming robot lands on the balcony and, thanks to the doors having been unwisely left open, makes its way in. It tries to sneak up on the sleeping woman but is jumped by the Robot Toaster. Startled from her sleep, Jenny kicks the strange robot off into the kitchen as soon as it manages to untangle itself from the angry toaster. Instantly coming to the conclusion that Professor Awesome built something dangerous again, she dashes out of the apartment and goes to knock on the boy's door, but he denies any knowledge of the intruder, and is concerned upon hearing that the Toaster is trying to fight it, given that the Toaster “isn't any good in a fight”. They rush back to the apartment, where Awesome easily separates the two robots, marvelling at the “sweet engineering” of the unfamiliar golden one. Before he can examine it or question it, however, it reveals its ability to fly and escapes through the balcony again, soon disappearing from view. Finding that the intruder left a small bow behind, Jenny and the Professor are left to wonder what the strange visit was about.

Worldbuilding

Jenny Everywhere

Universes

Other

Continuity

Behind the scenes

Background

When posting the story, Scott Sanford appended some commentary:

This year Jenny Everywhere has a Valentine's Day as romantic as last year. Ah, well. There’s always next year, as long as nobody tries building another Time Pestle.

This encounter makes a little more sense if the reader is already familiar with the Copper-Colored Cupids – although, admittedly, not a whole lot more.
Scott Sanford


Though listed as a Valentine's Day release, and identified as taking place on the day in-universe, the story was actually released on February 10th so as to fit Sanford's “Fiction Friday” tradition.

Read online

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