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Decoy Blanket Bundle (with Pillows)

A rough wool blanket bunched loosely around a decoy's cylinder core to create a hasty visual decoy mimicking human presence. Three lumpy pillows are stuffed under the blanket to shape an outline under camp bed covers, with their thin fabric absorbing sweat from nervous gripping. The uneven stuffing sags toward the cylinder’s metal edge, exposing the deception’s fragility through protruding edges and slumping contours. The blanket’s dense weave provides minimal concealment, while the pillow protrusions remain visible even when taut.
3 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments
S21E13 · Resurrection of the Daleks Part 3
Tegan and Laird face the decoy's flaws

The lumpy pillows stuffed under blankets serve as a crude decoy meant to mimic Tegan's outline under the camp bed covers, strategically positioned to buy time during her escape attempt. Their fragile construction and uneven shape make the deception immediately apparent under scrutiny.

Before: Hastily assembled from available materials, crudely shaped to resemble a body outline under thin blankets, positioned atop the camp bed in the warehouse's curtained-off section
After: Exposed as an ineffective prop when Archer rudely yanks the blanket away, leaving the pillows and blankets dishevelled on the cot
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S21E13 · Resurrection of the Daleks Part 3
Archer exposes Tegan's disguise to Daleks

The pillows are exposed as a pathetic imitation of a human form when Archer tears away the pretense, their lumpy fabric sagging pathetically under the blanket’s uneven edge, instant evidence of fragile deception.

Before: Thin fabric absorbing sweat, lumpy and carelessly stuffed under coarse blankets to mimic Tegan’s silhouette.
After: Squashed and disarrayed, collapsing the decoy and rendering the ruse transparent.
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S21E13 · Resurrection of the Daleks Part 3
Tegan faces inevitable transfer to Dalek ship

The hastily stuffed pillows sag under the blanket’s edges, their role collapsing as Archer’s command shatters the illusion of Tegan’s body. Once central to her feeble disguise, they become irrelevant debris as Tegan abandons pretense and Archer prioritizes prisoner logistics.

Before: Crumpled and uneven under the blanket, carefully positioned by Laird to mimic Tegan’s silhouette
After: Crushed and disarrayed, collapsing around the empty cot symptomatic of failed deception
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