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| dates= [[Jenny Everywhere Day|August 13th]], 2023<br><small>(release)</small> | | dates= [[Jenny Everywhere Day|August 13th]], 2023<br><small>(release)</small> | ||
| original_link= [https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/ | | original_link= [https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/55701.html] | ||
| seriesnav = [[Scott Sanford's Jenny Everywhere stories]] | | seriesnav = [[Scott Sanford's Jenny Everywhere stories]] | ||
| previous = ''[[Bat Country (short story)|Bat Country]]'' | | previous = ''[[Bat Country (short story)|Bat Country]]'' | ||
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== Contents == | == Contents == | ||
===Plot === | ===Plot === | ||
[[Jenny Cornelius]] wakes up naked in her own bed, and, as she drifts back to consciousness and dimensionally | [[Jenny Cornelius]] wakes up naked in her own bed, and, as she drifts back to consciousness and dimensionally orients herself, remembers that [[Laura Drake (The Folly of Men)|Laura Drake]] has just spent the night at Jenny's place for the first time. Laura woke up first and is already cooking breakfast; after “roll[ing] out of bed and f[i]nding a robe”, Jenny greets her happily. They get to breakfast, with Laura having fried some eggs to made a change from Jenny's usual of [[toast]] with Bovril or Marmite. After they're done eating, Jenny broaches the subject of the venue for their date tonight, suggesting [[Top of the Tower|the recently-opened restaurant]] on the top floor of the newly-built [[Post Office Tower]]. After Laura agrees, Jenny goes off to take a shower while Laura does the dishes. She is interrupted in this eminently practical activity by a phone call from the alien [[Misterion]]s, announcing that they “have devised an elaborate and complicated plan that if not stopped will annoy and inconvenience [Jenny]”, but when Laura blankly replies that Jenny can't come to the phone right now, the extraterrestrials meekly hang up, promising to call again later. | ||
===Worldbuilding=== | ===Worldbuilding=== | ||
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====Other==== | ====Other==== | ||
* In the universe [[Jenny Cornelius|Jenny]] dreamed about, [[Doctor Draconic (A Morning In)|Doctor Draconic]] took telepathic control of the [[Loch Ness Monster]]. | * In the universe [[Jenny Cornelius|Jenny]] dreamed about, [[Doctor Draconic (A Morning In)|Doctor Draconic]] took telepathic control of the [[Loch Ness Monster]]. | ||
* [[Laura Drake ( | * [[Laura Drake (The Folly of Men)|Laura Drake]] notes that if it were up to Jenny, she would only eat “[[toast]] and Bovril” for breakfast, rhetorically reminding Jenny that “we're done with rationing, you know”. | ||
* When Laura asks her what she wants to “do”, Jenny jokingly replies “[[David Bowie]]”, confirming Cornelius to be bisexual. | * When Laura asks her what she wants to “do”, Jenny jokingly replies “[[David Bowie]]”, confirming Cornelius to be bisexual. | ||
* Due to [[Intelligence Taskforce|her job]], Laura is aware that there are “[[Sygon]]s in the basement” of the [[Post Office Tower]]. | * Due to [[Intelligence Taskforce|her job]], Laura is aware that there are “[[Sygon]]s in the basement” of the [[Post Office Tower]]. | ||
=== Continuity === | === Continuity === | ||
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And an afterword: | And an afterword: | ||
{{quotebox|1=As one might guess, [[Jenny Cornelius]] and her [[Laura Drake (The Folly of Men)|Laura Drake]] have appeared in other tales before this one.<br /><br />Laura has also provided some tips for [[Employee Training (short story)|Employee Training]], which you can read at the link.<br /><br />{{w|Bovril|Bovril}} and {{w|Marmite|Marmite}} are British foods, though some might dispute that last word, both suitable for spreading on [[toast]].<br /><br />This is a busy era for the tower, even not counting the mentioned restaurant on top and visitors below; it’s also going to see both [https://tardis.wiki/wiki/WOTAN a malevolent telepathic computer] and [https://tardis.wiki/wiki/Igrix an extraterrestrial spaceship], in [https://tardis.wiki/wiki/Post_Office_Tower stories chronicled elsewhere].|2=Scott Sanford}} | {{quotebox|1=As one might guess, [[Jenny Cornelius]] and her [[Laura Drake (The Folly of Men)|Laura Drake]] have appeared in other tales before this one.<br /><br />Laura has also provided some tips for [[Employee Training (short story)|Employee Training]], which you can read at the link.<br /><br />{{w|Bovril|Bovril}} and {{w|Marmite|Marmite}} are British foods, though some might dispute that last word, both suitable for spreading on [[toast]].<br /><br />This is a busy era for the tower, even not counting the mentioned restaurant on top and visitors below; it’s also going to see both [https://tardis.wiki/wiki/WOTAN a malevolent telepathic computer] and [https://tardis.wiki/wiki/Igrix an extraterrestrial spaceship], in [https://tardis.wiki/wiki/Post_Office_Tower stories chronicled elsewhere].|2=Scott Sanford}} | ||
In addition to these references, the [[Sygon]]s obviously evoke the ''[[Doctor Who (series)|Doctor Who]]'' “[https://tardis.wiki/wiki/Zygon Zygons]”, and the Misterions are obvious stand-in for the [https://tardis.wiki/wiki/Mysteron Mysterons] of ''[[Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (series)|Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons]]'' fame. Notably, although the Jenny Cornelius stories are no | In addition to these references, the [[Sygon]]s obviously evoke the ''[[Doctor Who (series)|Doctor Who]]'' “[https://tardis.wiki/wiki/Zygon Zygons]”, and the Misterions are obvious stand-in for the [https://tardis.wiki/wiki/Mysteron Mysterons] of ''[[Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (series)|Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons]]'' fame. Notably, although the Jenny Cornelius stories are no strangers to mashing up various elements of British pop culture into a single shared universe, the latter series was already established to share a universe with prime ''[[Doctor Who (series)|Doctor Who]]''. | ||
===Read online=== | ===Read online=== | ||
The story is available on [https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/ | The story is available on [https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/55701.html the author's Dreamwidth website]. | ||
[[Category:Stories]] | [[Category:Stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:44, 21 June 2024
A Morning In was a brief Jenny Everywhere short story written by Scott Sanford for Jenny Everywhere Day 2023, featuring his Jenny Cornelius and her matching Laura Drake.
Contents
Plot
Jenny Cornelius wakes up naked in her own bed, and, as she drifts back to consciousness and dimensionally orients herself, remembers that Laura Drake has just spent the night at Jenny's place for the first time. Laura woke up first and is already cooking breakfast; after “roll[ing] out of bed and f[i]nding a robe”, Jenny greets her happily. They get to breakfast, with Laura having fried some eggs to made a change from Jenny's usual of toast with Bovril or Marmite. After they're done eating, Jenny broaches the subject of the venue for their date tonight, suggesting the recently-opened restaurant on the top floor of the newly-built Post Office Tower. After Laura agrees, Jenny goes off to take a shower while Laura does the dishes. She is interrupted in this eminently practical activity by a phone call from the alien Misterions, announcing that they “have devised an elaborate and complicated plan that if not stopped will annoy and inconvenience [Jenny]”, but when Laura blankly replies that Jenny can't come to the phone right now, the extraterrestrials meekly hang up, promising to call again later.
Worldbuilding
Jenny Everywhere
- This story features Jenny Cornelius.
Laura Drake
- Laura Drake is confirmed to be a “pale redhead” as is typical. She lives in a bedsit, with a number of housemates; the house has a garden at the back, with a view (if one might call it that) of the Euston Station tracks. The Post Office Tower is located midway between said house and Jenny's home.
- Jenny has a dream about a different, more villainous Laura.
Universes
- This story takes place in the home universe of Jenny Cornelius.
- Jenny dreams of an otherwise-similar world where she and Doctor Draconic are at odds; she is unsure whether the present universe might eventually turn into that one, or if they are lastingly distinct.
Other
- In the universe Jenny dreamed about, Doctor Draconic took telepathic control of the Loch Ness Monster.
- Laura Drake notes that if it were up to Jenny, she would only eat “toast and Bovril” for breakfast, rhetorically reminding Jenny that “we're done with rationing, you know”.
- When Laura asks her what she wants to “do”, Jenny jokingly replies “David Bowie”, confirming Cornelius to be bisexual.
- Due to her job, Laura is aware that there are “Sygons in the basement” of the Post Office Tower.
Continuity
- The opening lines, with Jenny awakening from dreams based on her other selves' lives before refocusing on a single-dimensional perspective, evokes Scott Sanford's earlier PROSE: Awakening.
- Jenny's dreams included one about a universe where Laura Drake used her villainous “Doctor Draconic” alias, introduced in PROSE: Attack of the Rise of the Revenge of the Scheme of Doctor Draconic.
- Laura reminds Jenny that she owns “a sports car”. Laura mentioned Jenny's Mini to Sophie Everytime in PROSE: How Jenny First Met….
Behind the scenes
Background
When posting the story, Scott Sanford appended a foreword:
| August 13th is Jenny Everywhere Day! No adventure, no plot, just a few moments early in the morning with Jenny Cornelius and her Laura Drake. For even sillier and even shorter micro-tales, see Origin of the Shifter and Superb Owl. |
| —Scott Sanford |
And an afterword:
| As one might guess, Jenny Cornelius and her Laura Drake have appeared in other tales before this one. Laura has also provided some tips for Employee Training, which you can read at the link. Bovril and Marmite are British foods, though some might dispute that last word, both suitable for spreading on toast. This is a busy era for the tower, even not counting the mentioned restaurant on top and visitors below; it’s also going to see both a malevolent telepathic computer and an extraterrestrial spaceship, in stories chronicled elsewhere. |
| —Scott Sanford |
In addition to these references, the Sygons obviously evoke the Doctor Who “Zygons”, and the Misterions are obvious stand-in for the Mysterons of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons fame. Notably, although the Jenny Cornelius stories are no strangers to mashing up various elements of British pop culture into a single shared universe, the latter series was already established to share a universe with prime Doctor Who.
Read online
The story is available on the author's Dreamwidth website.
