The Eternal (short story)

 was the fifteenth short story in Down the Middle.

Plot
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Characters
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 * Chris Cwej

Worldbuilding

 * Cwej is brought from the Battle of Boschmat, which fought circa the 32nd century between the Festurak and the Formlessness.
 * The Tunohsi have legends of Kaetannan, including her death at the Battle of Lake Onnohaig.
 * Colette considers a weapon from the 51st century to be new.

Story notes
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Continuity

 * Colette grew up on Batro-Kee. (PROSE: In the Loop)
 * Colette has a new Hytherian vacuum decay rifle from Hytheriax VII. (PROSE: Collective Unconscious)
 * In one timeline, Chris introduced himself as "Roland". (PROSE: Return to the Fractured Planet)
 * Technology like Colette's vortic resonator was used in the 5140s by very high security prisons to detect escape attempts using time travel. (TV: The Pandorica Opens, et al.)
 * Chris uses "highly bio-engineered space war stuff" resembling a swarm of golden lights to heal Sonsoh's wounds. This technology is used elsewhere in the galaxy in this era. (TV: The Doctor Dances)