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[The Evil Queen as a trope has become somewhat . . . overused, the marquis de Carabas believes. Admittedly he's biased. He much prefers stories with neither villains nor heroes, just incredibly stupid people being taken advantage of.]

[There is also the small matter of his other bias, but it need hardly be mentioned. The talon marks up and down his arms and cheeks should speak for themselves.]

[He still doesn't consider himself a hero. Certainly not brave. But there is something in him not previously as extinguished as he'd hoped that has been shored up by his time on this vessel. He isn't stronger, he's weaker. It's just that his weak is very different from other people's.]

[He protects those whom he has come to care for, in particular those too stupid to have sense or too slow and weak to be able to fight back. He has some of his magic, but not much, enough for parlor tricks and distractions, for small traps. He uses it sparingly. His warden will take it away if it becomes a nuisance to her.]

[And his warden has instructed him to persuade others toward the door, so that she might stab them in the back and take it. This bores him, frankly. There are things he'd rather be doing, such as literally anything else, and it just proves her cowardice. But he knows how to pick his battles.]

[So he waits by the door, either inspecting it or merely spending time in its presence, for much of the day. This serves her purposes, but it serves his own, too. He knows that this isn't what everyone claims it to be. He is, after all, owed a favor by a young woman who could get here if she really wanted to.]

private } separately to anyone who has exposed themselves as not of this barge

possibly: megamind, nathan, aeryn, slevin, elena, polly - others?

[His voice comes through rich and clear, if tired. Like the beginnings of a story, truncated only because there's really no time for it.]

Lady Mary wanted to see her lover's house, and over the portal of the door it was written, "Be bold, be bold, but not too bold!"

You should be - much more careful than you're currently being. Essentially everyone is Mister Fox. Even the people who would like to help, like myself.

Why are you here?

( ooc; mirrorquis is from a post-canon pull point, after rejoining door in her efforts to find her sister and unite the underside. feel free to assume your character is/has been on his informational network, or is/has been protected by the marquis and his depressing winchester sidekick. ALSO SORRY IF YOUR CHARACTER IS UNAFFECTED AND I FORGOT i still luv u this is open to them to. )

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As much as I attempted avoiding detection, some things cannot be avoided.

Why?

Do I know you?

[...You would notice.]

I wish I knew exactly, but knowing won't exactly change the fact that I am, de Carabas.

Kind of an existential question.

[ This is not actually flip, just ...Nathany. ]

It was the heels, wasn't it? Did amazing things to my calves but were totally more of a parade dress sort of shoe.

[ Megamind is the most serious about this. ]

[Sometime in the afternoon, a dripping hoof presses out of the CES door, followed by a bare animal skull, fringed with loose jawbones and ichor.

The entire creature is a shuffling mass of mismatched animal flesh, oozing and stumbling. It is easily eleven feet tall but eventually it forces through the doorway. Then another one follows. And another. They head directly for the Admiral's door.

After a few dozen beasts have stained the CES entrance with blood and bits of skin squeezing past the narrow frame, the Lich King wanders through as well.]w

[Having not received the message himself -- which is no surprise, because he's made every effort to avoid detection -- he views it on Megamind's communicator, and decides to investigate.

Not without protection, of course.]

Well, hello there.

[The man could be useful. He could also be manipulating those unaffected. For now, he'll try to keep up his facade.]

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