The Interlude of Jenny Everywhere (novel): Difference between revisions

| hero(es)= [[Jenny Everywhere (38167th Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]]

[[Jenny Everywhere (38167th Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]] appears out of thin air in a meadow in Ireland, “a few miles out from the city of [[Thurles]], in the county of [[Tipperary]]”. Met with a [[Boy (The Interlude of Jenny Everywhere)|thirteen-year-old boy]] who believes her to be a [[fae|faerie]], she inquires after a local [[Leprechaun]] known as [[the Lurigadawne of Tipperary|the Lurigadawne]]; she explains that she saved his life in 1876 and wants to call in a favor. But the boy says the Lurigadawne hasn't been seen lately, so Jenny thanks him and asks him to run along so she can try to look for the secret entrance, whose location he wouldn't want a local human to discover. When the boy finds the courage to asks for a boon, Jenny happily [[shift]]s directly into his backpack a portion of the gold she'd brought to sweeten the deal for the Lurigadawne, and the two part ways.

In [[Universe (Close Encounter of the Bird Kind)|another universe]], dinner at [[Caerleon]] (attened by a dozen [[Knights of the Round Table]] as well as [[King Arthur#Raising chickens|King Arthur]] and [[Gwenhwyfar|Queen Gwenhwyfar]]) is disrupted when [[Jenny Everywhere (38167th Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]] appears out of thin air and lands in the middle of the [[Round Table]] itself, wearing only her [[Jenny Everywhere's goggles|goggles]]. She apologies for the interruption and asks for the loan of [[Jenny Everywhere's scarf|a scarf]] – and other clothes as may be convenient. The knights of the Round Table quickly dress her using whatever they can gather. She introduces herself and explains that she has come to see [[Merlin#Raising chickens|Merlin]], who bursts in and welcomes Jenny, who he has seen before although she doesn’t know him. After some awkward talk in both directions Merlin proclaims that he knew this day would come and he has prepared the chicken coops.

* This story features the [[Jenny Everywhere (38167th Universe)|incarnation of Jenny]] usually seen in ''[[The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids (series)|The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]'', revealed to also be the one who appeared in [[Scott Sanford]]'s ''[[Close Encounter of the Bird Kind (short story)|Close Encounter of the Bird Kind]]''. After her clothing is petrified by the [[Secret League of the Orange-Bearded Gnomes]], she is given a new, temporary outfit by the [[Knights of the Round Table]], consisting of “three or four colourful feudal standards wrapped around her neck” to replace her [[Jenny Everywhere's scarf|scarf]], “sturdy flax trousers” on her legs, and “two layers of oversized tunics, plus chainmail, covering her chest”.

* The story opens in [[Dimension 77]]. It is outwardly a norma, realistic modern-day [[Earth]], but [[Jenny Everywhere (38167th Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]] describes it as a place where the “old tales” are true, as evidenced by the existence of [[Leprechaun]]s and [[Brownie]]s.

* [[Jenny Everywhere (38167th Universe)|Jenny]] explains a custom of the [[Fae]]: “if one of the Fair Folk owes you a debt when they die, you’ve gotta be at their funeral. You’re invited, automatically. So you can meet the heirs, if there are any — work things out”.

* The story acts as a sequel to [[PROSE]]: ''[[Family Business (short story)|Family Business]]'', following on from [[Jenny Everywhere (38167th Universe)|Jenny]]'s decision at the end of the tale to track down “that wily old [[leprechaun]] [she] met in [[Dimension 77]]” to replace the pair of shoes she lost while swimming out to [[Nowhere Island]]. She recounts to the [[boy (The Interlude of Jenny Everywhere)|boy]] how she lost her original shoes “in the sea. In my sister’s realm”. [[Merlin#Raising chickens|Merlin]]'s stubborn refusal to consider his lover [[Morgan Le Fey#Morgan of the Fae|Morgan]]'s ulterior motives also reminds Jenny of her own history with [[Laura Drake#In the 38167th Universe|Laura Drake]] as largely revealed there.