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| hero(es)= [[Jenny Everywhere | | hero(es)= [[Jenny Everywhere (Parallax Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]] | ||
| villain(s)= [[The Vampire King]] | | villain(s)= [[The Vampire King]] | ||
| featuring= [[Kim | | featuring= [[Kim (Parallax Universe)|Kim]]<br>[[Fiona]]<br>[[Ulysses Dumas]]<br>[[Pan]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small> | ||
| setting= [[The Vampire King]]'s lair<br>[[Faux Fur End]]<br>([[Universe | | setting= [[The Vampire King]]'s lair<br>[[Faux Fur End]]<br>([[Parallax Universe]]) | ||
| length= <small>'''Total''':</small><br>2473 words<br><small>'''Main body:'''</small><br>1570 words<br><small>'''The Lost Prologue:'''</small><br>903 words | | length= <small>'''Total''':</small><br>2473 words<br><small>'''Main body:'''</small><br>1570 words<br><small>'''The Lost Prologue:'''</small><br>903 words | ||
| writer(s)= [[Scott Sanford]] | | writer(s)= [[Scott Sanford]] | ||
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| previous = ''[[Parallax (short story)|Parallax]]'' | | previous = ''[[Parallax (short story)|Parallax]]'' | ||
| next = ''[[Tweetstorm (short story)|Tweetstorm]]'' | | next = ''[[Tweetstorm (short story)|Tweetstorm]]'' | ||
}}'''''Camera Shy''''' was the third and final [[Jenny Everywhere]] short story published by [[Scott Sanford]] in 2008 (although a [[Tweetstorm (short story)|fourth]] was completed and only released a decade later). It was notable for being written in the first person from the point of view of [[Jenny Everywhere | }}'''''Camera Shy''''' was the third and final [[Jenny Everywhere]] short story published by [[Scott Sanford]] in 2008 (although a [[Tweetstorm (short story)|fourth]] was completed and only released a decade later). It was notable for being written in the first person from the point of view of [[Jenny Everywhere (Parallax Universe)|Jenny herself]]. With a prologue written in 2008 but originally discarded being eventually published in September of 2022, it is also technically the ''Jenny Everywhere'' whose release spanned the longest length of time. | ||
== Contents == | == Contents == | ||
===Plot === | ===Plot === | ||
==== Prologue ==== | ==== Prologue ==== | ||
[[Jenny Everywhere | [[Jenny Everywhere (Parallax Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]] and her friends [[Fiona]] and [[Kim (Parallax Universe)|Kim]] are mounting an attack on the lair of [[the Vampire King]]. Jenny, the only human, uses a detonator to blow open the doors and join her friends, already inside. She is unsurprised to find the King's two [[revenant]]s already slain, with [[Fiona's sword]] still lodged in one's ribcage. | ||
Moving further in, Jenny finds Fiona (in [[Werewolf|quadrupedal]] form) and Kim fighting the King head-on. With the King batting Fiona aside, it is soon down to the good vampire versus the bad, with each of them armed with a wooden stake. Jenny shouts for Kim to get clear, and waits for her to move away from the King while Fiona charges at him again. Only then does fire her shotgun at the King's chest, also hitting Fiona. The bullets she used are made of hardwood and technically count as stakes, meaning that after a few shots to ensure she reaches his heart, the King quickly crumbles into dust. | Moving further in, Jenny finds Fiona (in [[Werewolf|quadrupedal]] form) and Kim fighting the King head-on. With the King batting Fiona aside, it is soon down to the good vampire versus the bad, with each of them armed with a wooden stake. Jenny shouts for Kim to get clear, and waits for her to move away from the King while Fiona charges at him again. Only then does fire her shotgun at the King's chest, also hitting Fiona. The bullets she used are made of hardwood and technically count as stakes, meaning that after a few shots to ensure she reaches his heart, the King quickly crumbles into dust. | ||
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==== Main plot ==== | ==== Main plot ==== | ||
Sixth month later, while in bed, [[Jenny Everywhere | Sixth month later, while in bed, [[Jenny Everywhere (Parallax Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]] gets a harried phone call from [[Ulysses Dumas]], a musician she rescued from [[the Vampire King]] some time before, who says he needs her help with something and makes her an appointment at the [[Faux Fur End]] next evening, when the band [[Umlaut]] will be playing. | ||
There, she quickly guesses that Dumas has turned into a [[vampire]] himself, despite his beating around the bush. He eventually explains his problem: due to vampires being invisible in mirrors, some models of cameras cannot see him, hindering his career as a performer. With Jenny called away on another adventure (“it's raining frogs at the mosque again”), she promises to get back to him. Later, back home, she discusses Dumas's unlikely problem with her roommate [[Kim | There, she quickly guesses that Dumas has turned into a [[vampire]] himself, despite his beating around the bush. He eventually explains his problem: due to vampires being invisible in mirrors, some models of cameras cannot see him, hindering his career as a performer. With Jenny called away on another adventure (“it's raining frogs at the mosque again”), she promises to get back to him. Later, back home, she discusses Dumas's unlikely problem with her roommate [[Kim (Parallax Universe)|Kim]]. | ||
Two days later, as the parody band [[Dörx]] is playing at the Faux Fur End, Jenny goes to meet Dumas a second time, in the company of Kim. She suggests that he create a stage persona involving elaborate make-up, so that the cameras will pick up the body paint even if they can't see his actual skin — telling him that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_(band) it's been done before] on the musical scene. | Two days later, as the parody band [[Dörx]] is playing at the Faux Fur End, Jenny goes to meet Dumas a second time, in the company of Kim. She suggests that he create a stage persona involving elaborate make-up, so that the cameras will pick up the body paint even if they can't see his actual skin — telling him that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_(band) it's been done before] on the musical scene. | ||
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===Worldbuilding=== | ===Worldbuilding=== | ||
====Jenny Everywhere==== | ====Jenny Everywhere==== | ||
* [[Jenny Everywhere | * [[Jenny Everywhere (Parallax Universe)|The Jenny]] featured in this story is the one previously seen in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Parallax (short story)|Parallax]]''. She gets her income from being a professional music reviewer (or, as she puts it, “I get paid to tell musicians they suck”), although she says this is purely something she does for the money, and she would primarily describe herself as an adventurer. She also once describes herself as a superhero. She is roommates with [[Kim (Parallax Universe)|Kim]]. | ||
====Universes==== | ====Universes==== | ||
* The story begins in the [[Universe | * The story begins in the [[Parallax Universe|home universe]] of [[Kim (Parallax Universe)|Kim]]. [[Vampire]]s are not known to the wider public but are apparently fairly common. | ||
====Other==== | ====Other==== | ||
* The night prior to the beginning of this story, [[Jenny Everywhere | * The night prior to the beginning of this story, [[Jenny Everywhere (Parallax Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]] was “out until past dawn saving the Internet from the [[Eye of Tripoli]]”. | ||
* [[Kim | * [[Kim (Parallax Universe)|Kim]] displays the ability to turn into a swarm of bats, as well as sufficient strength to bend a metal door and rip it out of its hinges. She is unwilling to enter [[Ulysses Dumas|Ulysses]]'s bloodied cell, which Jenny seems to readily understand, suggesting that despite her peaceable disposition she does not deal well with the presence of blood right in front of her, and fears losing control. | ||
* [[Fiona]] is [[Ireland|Irish]]. At least in her lupine form, she is “bullet-proof”, with silver being her only weakness; being hit by the wooden bullets intended for [[the Vampire King|the King]] causes her momentary pain but no serious damage. | * [[Fiona]] is [[Ireland|Irish]]. At least in her lupine form, she is “bullet-proof”, with silver being her only weakness; being hit by the wooden bullets intended for [[the Vampire King|the King]] causes her momentary pain but no serious damage. | ||
===Continuity=== | ===Continuity=== | ||
* This story's Jenny previously appeared in another short story by [[Scott Sanford]], [[PROSE]]: ''[[Parallax (short story)|Parallax]]'', alongside [[Kim | * This story's Jenny previously appeared in another short story by [[Scott Sanford]], [[PROSE]]: ''[[Parallax (short story)|Parallax]]'', alongside [[Kim (Parallax Universe)|Kim]]. | ||
* Sanford's later multi-part serial [[PROSE]]: ''[[Paying It Forward (novel)|Paying It Forward]]'' saw [[Cha Ni]] reminding this same incarnation of Jenny of the [[Eye of Tripoli]] affair. | * Sanford's later multi-part serial [[PROSE]]: ''[[Paying It Forward (novel)|Paying It Forward]]'' saw [[Cha Ni]] reminding this same incarnation of Jenny of the [[Eye of Tripoli]] affair. | ||
*Jenny mentions the Greek god [[Pan]], who another Jenny met in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Holiday Pandemonium (comic story)|Holiday Pandemonium]]''. | *Jenny mentions the Greek god [[Pan]], who another Jenny met in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Holiday Pandemonium (comic story)|Holiday Pandemonium]]''. | ||
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Why this one is written in the first person I no longer remember. Maybe I was just trying out new things and it fit the story. | Why this one is written in the first person I no longer remember. Maybe I was just trying out new things and it fit the story. | ||
This is clearly [[Jenny Everywhere | This is clearly [[Jenny Everywhere (Parallax Universe)|the same Jenny]] as in ''[[Parallax (short story)|Parallax]]'', now with a much more pleasant challenge. She would approve. | ||
And she’s living with [[Kim | And she’s living with [[Kim (Parallax Universe)|Kim]], a situation which I imagine must involve an interesting story itself. | ||
This is the last of my stories to survive from this period. I know there were other pieces started but unless there are hidden files lost in an old hard drive archive somewhere, not even the notes survive. It’s too bad; I know there were at least a few hundred words written about a child Jenny growing up on a farm and wondering about [[Amelia Earhart|her mother]]’s old biplane hidden behind the barn… | This is the last of my stories to survive from this period. I know there were other pieces started but unless there are hidden files lost in an old hard drive archive somewhere, not even the notes survive. It’s too bad; I know there were at least a few hundred words written about a child Jenny growing up on a farm and wondering about [[Amelia Earhart|her mother]]’s old biplane hidden behind the barn… | ||
