198
edits
Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel): Difference between revisions
From Jenny Everywhere Wiki
Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel) (view source)
Revision as of 14:22, 31 December 2022
, 31 December 2022no edit summary
No edit summary Tag: visualeditor-wikitext |
No edit summary Tag: visualeditor-wikitext |
||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
| setting= [[The Strange and Wonderful House]]<br>[[Hawk Manor]], [[Universe B (Our Strange and Wonderful House)|unnamed universe]]<br>[[Mika]] and [[Hattie (Our Strange and Wonderful House)|Hattie]]'s house, [[Universe D (Our Strange and Wonderful House)|unnamed universe]] | | setting= [[The Strange and Wonderful House]]<br>[[Hawk Manor]], [[Universe B (Our Strange and Wonderful House)|unnamed universe]]<br>[[Mika]] and [[Hattie (Our Strange and Wonderful House)|Hattie]]'s house, [[Universe D (Our Strange and Wonderful House)|unnamed universe]] | ||
| length= 60 chapters<br>32 appendices | | length= 60 chapters<br>32 appendices | ||
| writer(s)= <small>'''''Welcome!'', Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 56, & Appendices 18-I, 19-1, 32-II, 39-II, 39-III, 44-I, 55-I:'''</small><br>[[Zxvasdf]]<br><small>'''Chapters 5, 21, Appendices 19-I, 21-I, 27-III:'''</small><br>[[Elsha Hawk]]<br><small>'''Appendix 5-I:'''</small><br>[[ALRO613]]<br><small>'''Appendix 5-II, Chapter 24:'''</small><br>[[R3mix]]<br><small>'''Chapters 6, 12, 13, Appendices 13-I, 13-IV, 13-V, 13-VI:'''</small><br>[[Jay Dee]]<br><small>'''Chapter 8:'''</small><br>[[H. S. Wift]]<br><small>'''Chapters 9, 10, 23, 29, 31, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, Appendices 38-I, 38-II, 39-I, 40-I, 40-II:'''</small><br>[[Robert Quick]]<br><small>'''Chapters 11, 31, Appendices 13-II, 21-I:'''</small><br>[[THX 0477]]<br><small>'''Chapters 18, 19, 22, 33, 38, 46, Appendices 13-III, 24-I, 24-II:'''</small><br>[[Jeanne Morningstar]]<br><small>'''Chapter 14:'''</small><br>[[Sir Bic]]<br><small>'''Chapters 15, 16, 17, Appendix 32-I:'''</small><br>[[Wednesday]]<br><small>'''Chapters 20, 45:'''</small><br>[[Memento]]<br><small>'''Chapter 26:'''</small><br>[[Cecilia Harper]]<br><small>'''Chapter 27:'''</small><br>[[MultiversalInk]]<br><small>'''Chapter 30, Appendixes 27-I, 27-II, 27-IV, 27-V:'''</small><br>[[August 2nd]]<br><small>'''Chapter 28:'''</small><br>[[32 Squared]]<br><small>'''Chapter 32:'''</small><br>[[Ludmila Yevgenovicha]]<br><small>'''Chapter 43, Appendix 43-I:'''</small><br>[[Nhrn]]<br><small>'''Chapter 44:'''</small><br>[[Brokkoli]]<br><small>'''Chapters 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55:''':</small><br>[[Binky Lemontwist]]<br><small>'''Chapter 53:'''</small><br>[[Fox Amongst Wolves]]<br><small>'''Chapter 54:'''</small><br>[[Valen Lim]]<br><small>'''Chapter 57:'''</small><br>[[McKennab]]<br><small>'''Chapter 58:'''</small><br>[[Shu Sam Chen]] | | writer(s)= <small>'''''Welcome!'', Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 56, & Appendices 18-I, 19-1, 32-II, 39-II, 39-III, 44-I, 55-I:'''</small><br>[[Zxvasdf]]<br><small>'''Chapters 5, 21, Appendices 19-I, 21-I, 27-III:'''</small><br>[[Elsha Hawk]]<br><small>'''Appendix 5-I:'''</small><br>[[ALRO613]]<br><small>'''Appendix 5-II, Chapter 24:'''</small><br>[[R3mix]]<br><small>'''Chapters 6, 12, 13, Appendices 13-I, 13-IV, 13-V, 13-VI:'''</small><br>[[Jay Dee]]<br><small>'''Chapter 8:'''</small><br>[[H. S. Wift]]<br><small>'''Chapters 9, 10, 23, 29, 31, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 59, Appendices 38-I, 38-II, 39-I, 40-I, 40-II, 59-I:'''</small><br>[[Robert Quick]]<br><small>'''Chapters 11, 31, Appendices 13-II, 21-I:'''</small><br>[[THX 0477]]<br><small>'''Chapters 18, 19, 22, 33, 38, 46, Appendices 13-III, 24-I, 24-II:'''</small><br>[[Jeanne Morningstar]]<br><small>'''Chapter 14:'''</small><br>[[Sir Bic]]<br><small>'''Chapters 15, 16, 17, Appendix 32-I:'''</small><br>[[Wednesday]]<br><small>'''Chapters 20, 45:'''</small><br>[[Memento]]<br><small>'''Chapter 26:'''</small><br>[[Cecilia Harper]]<br><small>'''Chapter 27:'''</small><br>[[MultiversalInk]]<br><small>'''Chapter 30, Appendixes 27-I, 27-II, 27-IV, 27-V:'''</small><br>[[August 2nd]]<br><small>'''Chapter 28:'''</small><br>[[32 Squared]]<br><small>'''Chapter 32:'''</small><br>[[Ludmila Yevgenovicha]]<br><small>'''Chapter 43, Appendix 43-I:'''</small><br>[[Nhrn]]<br><small>'''Chapter 44:'''</small><br>[[Brokkoli]]<br><small>'''Chapters 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55:''':</small><br>[[Binky Lemontwist]]<br><small>'''Chapter 53:'''</small><br>[[Fox Amongst Wolves]]<br><small>'''Chapter 54:'''</small><br>[[Valen Lim]]<br><small>'''Chapter 57:'''</small><br>[[McKennab]]<br><small>'''Chapter 58:'''</small><br>[[Shu Sam Chen]] | ||
| artist(s)= | | artist(s)= | ||
| dates= May 27th, 2011 - September 10th, 2014 | | dates= May 27th, 2011 - September 10th, 2014 | ||
| Line 301: | Line 301: | ||
==== Chapter 58: The Armory ==== | ==== Chapter 58: The Armory ==== | ||
Just off the corridor to [[the Guardroom]], a point-of-view character spots “two tall guardsmen holding tall halberds”, who snap to attention at the newcomer's arrival, but obediently pull open the “huge” double doors of [[the Guardroom]], simply telling him to “watch himself”. As he passes them, the visitor realises that they aren't holding halberds at all, but “oversized, elongated fountain pens”. Through the doors is “a vast space, filled by racks of pens of every description”. Welcomed by [[the Armourer]], an intimidating apron-wearing man with a [[hawk (Our Strange and Wonderful House)|hawk]] on his shoulder, the visitor hesitantly asks if there are any “actual weapons” in the room, and is stunned when the armourer pulls a nondescript ballpoint pen from his pocket only for it to transform before the visitor's eyes into a “large automatic rifle”. Grinning, the Armourer comments: “You know the saying about the pen and the sword — why not have both?”. | Just off the corridor to [[the Guardroom]], a point-of-view character spots “two tall guardsmen holding tall halberds”, who snap to attention at the newcomer's arrival, but obediently pull open the “huge” double doors of [[the Guardroom]], simply telling him to “watch himself”. As he passes them, the visitor realises that they aren't holding halberds at all, but “oversized, elongated fountain pens”. Through the doors is “a vast space, filled by racks of pens of every description”. Welcomed by [[the Armourer]], an intimidating apron-wearing man with a [[hawk (Our Strange and Wonderful House)|hawk]] on his shoulder, the visitor hesitantly asks if there are any “actual weapons” in the room, and is stunned when the armourer pulls a nondescript ballpoint pen from his pocket only for it to transform before the visitor's eyes into a “large automatic rifle”. Grinning, the Armourer comments: “You know the saying about the pen and the sword — why not have both?”. | ||
==== Chapter 59: Room of Renewal ==== | |||
[[Robert Quick (in-universe)|A point-of-view character]] enters [[the Room of Renewal]], a serene shower room so vast that the walls are only visible in the distance, there is a blue sky above with fluffy white clouds, and the ground is covered with thick vines and broad, fan-shaped leaves, with round pools carved out of smooth brown stone and a “squiggly closed-loop river” with stylised wooden briges brooking it dotting the landscape. Though seeing no people around, the visitor notes the presence of a tray heaped with food, marked with a note reading “EAT ME!”. | |||
===== Appendix 59-I: Remnants and Reminders ===== | |||
In a prequel to the previous chapter, the visitor, revealed to be [[Robert Quick (in-universe)|one of the people]] who originally “dreamed up” [[the House]], is walking through a cream-coloured corridor when he is stopped in his tracks by “the sound of echoed laughter”. He is all the more surprised for the fact that he hadn't heard “any other voices than [his] own in a long time”, to the point of believing that the House was empty by now except for him. However, he hasn't ever been sure because the House is “connected to so many realities” — something which the creators of the House used to view as an advantage, but which was the reason there were “always dangers beyond our borders”; the survivor bitterly reflects that it's a wonder anyone survived at all. | |||
After musing that he hopes [[the Observatory]] is still keeping the bad guys at bay (whether they be [[Lovecraftian nightmare god]]s, steampunk pirates, [[zombie]]s, or other horrors), the survivor observes that a section of the hallway has been replaced with “a set of glass double-doors, the insides opaque”. After a moment's hesitation, he touches his palm to the glass, which is warm under the touch, and cracks the doors open. Steam escapes into the cool air, and, applying “a little more pressure”, the survivor opens them completely and steps inside. | |||
==== Chapter 60: The Fall of the Strange and Wonderful House ==== | |||
The [[Fall of the Strange and Wonderful House|end]] of [[the Strange and Wonderful House]] has come: “all the artifacts ha[ve] been auctioned off, the [[ghost]]s ha[ve] all found other places to haunt, the alchemists ha[ve] moved their Great Work elsewhere”. The last two people to leave are [[Jenny Everywhere#At the Fall of the Strange and Wonderful House|Jenny Everywhere]] and a [[Dragon (Our Strange and Wonderful House)|Dragon]], who watch forlornly as a bolt of lightning shoots down from the lead-coloured sky and strikes the House. A blue blame roars up and consumes the vast bulk of the House within moments, leaving nothing but ruins which crumble into [[the Tarn]]. After a long moment of silence, the Dragon declares: “So it goes. All things must have their time”, before asking Jenny if she “ha[s] taken everything [she] need[s]”. She nods and reveals what she came back for: a “[[House seed]]”, resembling a [[Christmas]] ornament. She tucks it into her pocket, remarking that she's sure she'll find some use for it someday. With no further ceremony, the two walk off elsewhere, leaving behind the silent shore of the Tarn. | |||
=== Worldbuilding=== | === Worldbuilding=== | ||
