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| hero(es)= [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny Everywhere]] | | hero(es)= [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny Everywhere]] | ||
| villain(s)= [[The Vampire King]] <small>(mentioned)</small> | | villain(s)= [[The Vampire King]] <small>(mentioned)</small> | ||
| featuring= [[Kim ( | | featuring= [[Kim (Parallax)|Kim]]<br>[[Ulysses Dumas]] | ||
| setting= [[Faux Fur End]], [[Universe (Camera Shy)|unnamed universe]] | | setting= [[Faux Fur End]], [[Universe (Camera Shy)|unnamed universe]] | ||
| length= 2782 words | | length= 2782 words | ||
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== Contents == | == Contents == | ||
===Plot === | ===Plot === | ||
While in bed, [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|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 | While in bed, [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|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 (Parallax)|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)|Kim]]. | ||
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* Kim displays the ability to turn into a swarm of bats. | * Kim displays the ability to turn into a swarm of bats. | ||
===Continuity=== | ===Continuity=== | ||
* This story's Jenny | * This story's Jenny previously appeared in another short story by [[Scott Sanford]], [[PROSE]]: ''[[Parallax (short story)|Parallax]]'', alongside [[Kim (Parallax)|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. | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
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When republishing the story on Dreamwidth in 2021, [[Scott Sanford]] appended some commentary looking back at the story: | When republishing the story on Dreamwidth in 2021, [[Scott Sanford]] appended some commentary looking back at the story: | ||
{{quotebox|When I rediscovered this I found that it was a much better story than I’d remembered it being. Light and quick, yes, but that works well for Jenny Everywhere adventures. | {{quotebox|When I rediscovered this I found that it was a much better story than I’d remembered it being. Light and quick, yes, but that works well for Jenny Everywhere adventures. | ||
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. | ||
