Acts of Senseless Devotion (short story)

Acts of Senseless Devotion
Main character(s):	Bernice Summerfield
Main setting:	Alternate Braxiatel Collection, 27th century
Key crew
Writer:	Pete Kempshall
Release details
Printed in:	Something Changed
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Acts of Senseless Devotion was the fourth story in the Bernice Summerfield anthology Something Changed. It was written by Pete Kempshall.

Summary

Bernice Summerfield wakes up in a strange place, her first instinct is to find Peter. Dr Wh'thm says she is blind, but he has worse news for her. Peter has a matter of hours to live. Benny tries to find a way to help him, and asks Bev to find an old acquaintance, one with a power of a crystal.

Characters

• Bernice Summerfield
• Peter Summerfield
• Irving Braxiatel
• Bev Tarrant
• Adrian Wall
• Jason Kane
• Avril Fenman
• Doctor Wt'hlm

References

• Bev has scars on her face from being tortured by Bernard Moskof.
• Bev communicates through her wall-comm.
• Peter's unique hybridised human-killoran DNA made it difficult for Dr Wt'hlm to treat him.
• Sherlock Holmes is mentioned.

Notes

• Like most of the other stories in this anthology, this story takes place in an altered timeline created by Doggles' history machine; these timelines are (mostly) erased when Braxiatel returns things to normal.
• This story marks the first full appearance of Avril Fenman since her introduction in PROSE: The Squire's Crystal; she briefly appeared in PROSE: The Glass Prison. Because the events in this story are part of an alternate timeline, Fenman doesn't formally reappear until AUDIO: The Curse of Fenman.

Continuity

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