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 | hero(es)= [[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny Over-There]]<br>[[Dynamite Thor (Fox universe)|Dynamite Thor]]<br>[[The Man in Grey (925th Universe)|The Man in Grey]]
-| featuring= [[Alice]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Bisclavret]]<br>[[Jenny Everywhere#Members of the Interdimensional Pride Council|Jenny Everywhere]]<br>[[Stardust the Super-Wizard]]<br>[[Captain Ahab]]<br>[[Moby Dick]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Ishmael]]<br>[[Queequeg]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mammon Mouse]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Henribald]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Beauty]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Beast]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Loki#General Loki|General Loki]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mulan]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Dorian Gray]]<br>[[Oscar Diggs (925th Universe)|Oscar Diggs]]<br>[[Professor Wogglebug (925th Universe)|Professor Wogglebug]]<br>[[Ozma (925th Universe)|Ozma]]<br>[[Munchkin (A Series of Queer Events)|Unnamed Munchkin]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Nyarlathotep (A Series of Queer Events)|Nyarlathotep]]<br>[[Atlas the Traveller]]<br>[[Dracula#At DollarGraveClub|Dracula]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Professor Helvetius]]<br>[[Doctor Omega]]<br>[[Doctor Know (925th Universe)|Doctor Know]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Dionysus]]<ref>In originally-released version, [[Gloon]] occupied the role of Dionysus.</ref><br>[[Carmilla#At DollarGraveClub|Carmilla]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Ruthven#At DollarGraveClub|Lord Ruthven]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Varney#At DollarGraveClub|Mr Varney]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mombi]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Scarecrow (925th Universe)|The Scarecrow]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Dorothy Gale (925th Universe)|Dorothy Gale]]<br>[[Denis Borrel]]<br>[[Fred]]<br>[[Audrey Junior]]<br>[[Jenny Everywhere#In Reality 18|Jenny Everywhere]]<br>[[Grandmother Ginger]]<br>[[The Red Hot Roach]]<br>[[Supertrans]]<br>[[The Invisible Pink Unicorn]]
+| featuring= [[Alice]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Bisclavret]]<br>[[Jenny Everywhere#Members of the Interdimensional Pride Council|Jenny Everywhere]]<br>[[Stardust the Super-Wizard (925th Universe)|Stardust the Super-Wizard]]<br>[[Captain Ahab]]<br>[[Moby Dick]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Ishmael]]<br>[[Queequeg]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mammon Mouse]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Henribald]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Beauty]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Beast]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Loki#General Loki|General Loki]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mulan]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Dorian Gray]]<br>[[Oscar Diggs (925th Universe)|Oscar Diggs]]<br>[[Professor Wogglebug (925th Universe)|Professor Wogglebug]]<br>[[Ozma (925th Universe)|Ozma]]<br>[[Munchkin (A Series of Queer Events)|Unnamed Munchkin]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Nyarlathotep (A Series of Queer Events)|Nyarlathotep]]<br>[[Atlas the Traveller]]<br>[[Dracula#At DollarGraveClub|Dracula]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Professor Helvetius]]<br>[[Doctor Omega]]<br>[[Doctor Know (925th Universe)|Doctor Know]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Dionysus]]<ref>In originally-released version, [[Gloon]] occupied the role of Dionysus.</ref><br>[[Carmilla#At DollarGraveClub|Carmilla]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Ruthven#At DollarGraveClub|Lord Ruthven]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Varney#At DollarGraveClub|Mr Varney]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mombi]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Scarecrow (925th Universe)|The Scarecrow]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Dorothy Gale (925th Universe)|Dorothy Gale]]<br>[[Denis Borrel]]<br>[[Fred]]<br>[[Audrey Junior]]<br>[[Jenny Everywhere#In Reality 18|Jenny Everywhere]]<br>[[Grandmother Ginger]]<br>[[The Red Hot Roach]]<br>[[Supertrans]]<br>[[The Invisible Pink Unicorn]]
 | setting= [[M.F.S. office]], [[925th Universe]]<br>[[Diggs estate]], [[Land of Oz]]<br>[[Professor Helvetius's Convenient Pride Decorations Shop]]
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 Meanwhile, Oscar Diggs, relaxing on one of the beaches of the [[Land of Mo]], decides to fetch the book in his briefcase, only to open the Man in Grey's case instead and find documents about all the sponsorship deals from dubiously-ethical companies. Though loathe to interrupt his vacation, he makes up his mind to go warn [[Ozma (925th Universe)|Ozma]] about what she will no doubt see as a perversion of the spirit of Pride.
-Elsewhere still, the Man in Grey runs out of the Interdimensional Pride Council meeting, a complete disaster. It turns out that Dionysus boycotted the Council when he learned that [[Stardust the Super-Wizard|Stardust]] was to attend as the Super Besties' representative, only for Stardust himself to also fail to attend as he was busy making a public apology for deleting [[France]] in an ill-fated effort to stop a robbery in the [[Louvre]]. The Man in Grey's letter of recommendation from [[Dorian Gray]] also only brought him woe due to Dorian's bad history with [[Atlas the Traveller]]. As Professor Wogglebug attempts to convince him to cut his losses and drop the [[vampire]]s of DollarGraveClub as well, the two are beset by Ozma arriving with great fanfare — and she's not happy.
+Elsewhere still, the Man in Grey runs out of the Interdimensional Pride Council meeting, a complete disaster. It turns out that Dionysus boycotted the Council when he learned that [[Stardust the Super-Wizard (925th Universe)|Stardust]] was to attend as the Super Besties' representative, only for Stardust himself to also fail to attend as he was busy making a public apology for deleting [[France]] in an ill-fated effort to stop a robbery in the [[Louvre]]. The Man in Grey's letter of recommendation from [[Dorian Gray]] also only brought him woe due to Dorian's bad history with [[Atlas the Traveller]]. As Professor Wogglebug attempts to convince him to cut his losses and drop the [[vampire]]s of DollarGraveClub as well, the two are beset by Ozma arriving with great fanfare — and she's not happy.
 When Jenny and Thor return to the [[M.F.S. office|M.F.S. building]], all set to install the plethora of decorations they acquired at Helvetius's, they find the Man in Grey returning in a sulk, shredding his pride flyers. He orders them to cancel all Pride activities at the M.F.S. before heading off. This leaves Thor crushed, to a degree which surprises Jenny until he explains that this would have been his first year taking part in Pride Month, as he only recently realised he was asexual. Jenny confirms to him that she is herself aroace, and suggests that they might throw their own party outside the bounds of the M.F.S. using all the decorations they bought.
-Within a week, they are indeed able to set up an interdimensional Pride-themed party, with Helvetius landing them her shop (whose interior somehow transforms itself into a roomy, empty party venue) for the purpose, with Thor ending up doing most of the decorating, while Jenny handles food and invitations. Meanwhile, the Man in Grey has gone off to sulk at “the most heterosexual bar he could find”, a “miserable area filled with miserable, one [[Stardust the Super-Wizard|miserable superhuman]],” and, as it turns out, Professor Wogglebug. He explains to the Man that, although he is now banned from the Interdimensional Pride Council, he wasn't actually punished by Ozma, who is “oddly forgiving”, unlike the Man, who's been banned from Oz itself. As they get to talking, the Wogglebug convinces the Man to go to Jenny's party, where he ends up having fun, as do the variety of odd characters attending the party, from [[Nyarlathotep (A Series of Queer Events)|Nyarlathotep]] to [[the Invisible Pink Unicorn]].
+Within a week, they are indeed able to set up an interdimensional Pride-themed party, with Helvetius landing them her shop (whose interior somehow transforms itself into a roomy, empty party venue) for the purpose, with Thor ending up doing most of the decorating, while Jenny handles food and invitations. Meanwhile, the Man in Grey has gone off to sulk at “the most heterosexual bar he could find”, a “miserable area filled with miserable, one [[Stardust the Super-Wizard (925th Universe)|miserable superhuman]],” and, as it turns out, Professor Wogglebug. He explains to the Man that, although he is now banned from the Interdimensional Pride Council, he wasn't actually punished by Ozma, who is “oddly forgiving”, unlike the Man, who's been banned from Oz itself. As they get to talking, the Wogglebug convinces the Man to go to Jenny's party, where he ends up having fun, as do the variety of odd characters attending the party, from [[Nyarlathotep (A Series of Queer Events)|Nyarlathotep]] to [[the Invisible Pink Unicorn]].
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