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| hero(es)= [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny Everywhere]] | | hero(es)= [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny Everywhere]] | ||
| villain(s)= [[Witch of the Blue Hills|The Witch of the Blue Hills]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Centaur of the Crossroads|The Centaur of the Crossroads]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small> | | villain(s)= [[Witch of the Blue Hills|The Witch of the Blue Hills]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Centaur of the Crossroads|The Centaur of the Crossroads]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small> | ||
| featuring= [[Kim (Parallax)|Kim]]<br>[[Genevieve, Princess of Everywhere]]<br>[[David Lowe]]<br>[[Willow (Pit Stop)|Willow]]<br>[[Wu (Pit Stop)|Wu]]<br>[[Professor Awesome]]<br>[[Prince Guy]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mordorak of the Nine Noses]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Morrie (Pit Stop)|Morrie]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[ | | featuring= [[Kim (Parallax)|Kim]]<br>[[Genevieve, Princess of Everywhere]]<br>[[David Lowe]]<br>[[Willow (Pit Stop)|Willow]]<br>[[Wu (Pit Stop)|Wu]]<br>[[Professor Awesome]]<br>[[Prince Guy]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mordorak of the Nine Noses]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Morrie (Pit Stop)|Morrie]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Steven Lucas]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mr Hernandez]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Eric's mother]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Robot cat]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Glamdalf the Fabulous]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small> | ||
| setting= [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny Everywhere]]'s apartment, [[Universe (Parallax)|unnamed universe]] | | setting= [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny Everywhere]]'s apartment, [[Universe (Parallax)|unnamed universe]] | ||
| length= 3 chapters<br><small>(ongoing)</small> | | length= 3 chapters<br><small>(ongoing)</small> | ||
| writer(s)= [[Scott Sanford]] | | writer(s)= [[Scott Sanford]] | ||
| artist(s)= | | artist(s)= | ||
| dates= October 15th - | | dates= October 15th - November 6th, 2021 | ||
| original_link= [https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/43570.html]<br>[https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/43816.html]<br>[https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/44072.html] | | original_link= [https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/43570.html]<br>[https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/43816.html]<br>[https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/44072.html]<br>[https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/44388.html] | ||
| seriesnav = [[Scott Sanford]] stories | | seriesnav = [[Scott Sanford]] stories | ||
| previous = ''[[Awakening (short story)|Awakening]]'' | | previous = ''[[Awakening (short story)|Awakening]]'' | ||
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====Part 3==== | ====Part 3==== | ||
After selecting the right tools, [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny]] and [[Professor Awesome|Eric]] head back to the parking lot to find [[Kim (Parallax)|Kim]] back. Kim is curious as to why Eric isn't at school, and he and Jenny explain that he was sent home early for bringing dozens of live [[trilobite]]s to school for science class (having collected them from [[Universe (Pit Stop)|a parallel world]] with Jenny's own help). Examining the [[dream spinner]], Eric readily identifies the issue, proving more familiar with how [[dimensional shift engine]]s than even Jenny thought he was; he promises that he can fix it in fifteen minutes with a Dremel tool. | After selecting the right tools, [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny]] and [[Professor Awesome|Eric]] head back to the parking lot to find [[Kim (Parallax)|Kim]] back. Kim is curious as to why Eric isn't at school, and he and Jenny explain that he was sent home early for bringing dozens of live [[trilobite]]s to school for science class (having collected them from [[Universe (Pit Stop)|a parallel world]] with Jenny's own help). Examining the [[dream spinner]], Eric readily identifies the issue, proving more familiar with how [[dimensional shift engine]]s than even Jenny thought he was; he promises that he can fix it in fifteen minutes with a Dremel tool. | ||
====Part 4==== | |||
[[Kim (Parallax)|Kim]] and [[Professor Awesome]] successfully repair or replace the [[dream spinner]]'s mechanical parts, with [[Wu (Pit Stop)|Wu]]'s help (discussing the “multi-Shifter event” as they work); however, they are dumbfounded by the magical elements of the contraption. They get to discussing what wizards they could contact if necessary, but [[Willow (Pit Stop)|Willow]] soon reports that the runes are in working order already, meaning [[Genevieve, Princess of Everywhere|Genevieve]] and her party are all set. [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny]] cheerfully notes that she has a few hours free before she's set to see an [[Anorak Boys]] performance to review it. | |||
===Worldbuilding=== | ===Worldbuilding=== | ||
====Jenny Everywhere==== | ====Jenny Everywhere==== | ||
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*Also prominently featured is [[Genevieve, Princess of Everywhere]], as previously seen in ''Paying It Forward''. She arrives on Jenny and Kim's doorstep “wearing an improbably pink and frilly dress” with a matching lace ruffle; she wears “a tiara set with crystals, glinting even in indoor light”, and has as a side-kick a raccoon wearing a doublet. She has a certain [[Prince Guy]] as a companion and as a love interest, although she is unsure whether he is “her true love” precisely. It is revealed that she travels through the realms using a device called [[dream spinner]], rather than [[shift]]ing through her own powers. | *Also prominently featured is [[Genevieve, Princess of Everywhere]], as previously seen in ''Paying It Forward''. She arrives on Jenny and Kim's doorstep “wearing an improbably pink and frilly dress” with a matching lace ruffle; she wears “a tiara set with crystals, glinting even in indoor light”, and has as a side-kick a raccoon wearing a doublet. She has a certain [[Prince Guy]] as a companion and as a love interest, although she is unsure whether he is “her true love” precisely. It is revealed that she travels through the realms using a device called [[dream spinner]], rather than [[shift]]ing through her own powers. | ||
====Universes==== | ====Universes==== | ||
*The story's [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|main Jenny]] lives in [[Universe (Parallax)|one universe]], and [[Genevieve, Princess of Everywhere|Genevieve]] is native to [[Universe E (Paying It Forward)|another]]; although magic is more common-place in the latter, it is mentioned that there is [[ | *The story's [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|main Jenny]] lives in [[Universe (Parallax)|one universe]], and [[Genevieve, Princess of Everywhere|Genevieve]] is native to [[Universe E (Paying It Forward)|another]]; although magic is more common-place in the latter, it is mentioned that there is [[Steven Lucas|a wizard]] who lives in the same building that houses the modern-day Jenny's apartment. | ||
*Shortly before the events of the story, [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny]] took [[Professor Awesome|Eric]] to [[Universe (Pit Stop)|a universe]] where large populations of [[trilobite]]s, some of them terrestrial, survive into the modern day. | *Shortly before the events of the story, [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny]] took [[Professor Awesome|Eric]] to [[Universe (Pit Stop)|a universe]] where large populations of [[trilobite]]s, some of them terrestrial, survive into the modern day. | ||
====Other ==== | ====Other ==== | ||
* The [[Witch of the Blue Hills]] commands a “pack of flaming [[dog-monkey]]s” and the [[Centaur of the Crossroads]]. | * The [[Witch of the Blue Hills]] commands a “pack of flaming [[dog-monkey]]s” and the [[Centaur of the Crossroads]]. | ||
* The only | * The only reliable wizard in the acquaintance of [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny]] and [[Kim (Parallax)|Kim]] is a Mr [[Steven Lucas]], currently on vacation in [[Orlando]]. He claims that he “needs to ‘commune with the spheres,’ which means going to the [[Space Coast]] and astrally projecting into a satellite”, although Kim suspects it's just a cover story so he can go to [[Walt Disney World|Disney World]]. | ||
* [[Mordorak of the Nine Noses]] lives “upon a cloud in a dreamland, three leagues past [[Atlantis]]”. | * [[Mordorak of the Nine Noses]] lives “upon a cloud in a dreamland, three leagues past [[Atlantis]]”. | ||
* A month before the events of the story, [[Wu (Pit Stop)|Wu]] apparently had an unpleasant experience with a [[gnome]] mechanic during an adventure related to [[gnome wrestling]]. | * A month before the events of the story, [[Wu (Pit Stop)|Wu]] apparently had an unpleasant experience with a [[gnome]] mechanic during an adventure related to [[gnome wrestling]]. | ||
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*This story features [[Professor Awesome]] (whose civilian name is revealed to be “Eric”), following his mention early on in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Paying It Forward (novel)|Paying It Forward]]''. The [[De-pants-icator]] is mentioned. | *This story features [[Professor Awesome]] (whose civilian name is revealed to be “Eric”), following his mention early on in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Paying It Forward (novel)|Paying It Forward]]''. The [[De-pants-icator]] is mentioned. | ||
* Talking about [[Genevieve, Princess of Everywhere|Genevieve]]'s [[Void Ship]], [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny]] says that it's “not exactly the ''[[Lotus Prime]]''”. [[COMIC]]: ''[[Makeshift Multiverse (comic story)|Makeshift Multiverse]]'', one of the original [[Barbelith Stories]], featured several Jennies crewing the ''Lotus Prime'', which was stated to be “the most advanced ship in the Multiverse”. | * Talking about [[Genevieve, Princess of Everywhere|Genevieve]]'s [[Void Ship]], [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny]] says that it's “not exactly the ''[[Lotus Prime]]''”. [[COMIC]]: ''[[Makeshift Multiverse (comic story)|Makeshift Multiverse]]'', one of the original [[Barbelith Stories]], featured several Jennies crewing the ''Lotus Prime'', which was stated to be “the most advanced ship in the Multiverse”. | ||
* [[Jenny Everywhere#Kim's friend|Jenny]]'s job as a music critic, first seen in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Camera Shy (short story)|Camera Shy]]'', is featured once again. | |||
==Behind the scenes == | ==Behind the scenes == | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
[[Professor Awesome]]'s schoolteacher is named [[Mr Hernandez]], in reference to [[Alex Hernandez]], a prolific writer of early [[Jenny Everywhere]] comic stories. | [[Professor Awesome]]'s schoolteacher is named [[Mr Hernandez]], in reference to [[Alex Hernandez]], a prolific writer of early [[Jenny Everywhere]] comic stories. The [[Moriarty guide]]s are named in reference to the screen handle of [[Steven Wintle]] on the [[Barbelith]] forum. | ||
===Read online=== | ===Read online=== | ||
The story is [https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/43570.html available] on the author's website. | The story is [https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/43570.html available] on the author's website. | ||
