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As they grew up, she and her cousin [[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny]] were the best of friends. Highlights of their interactions included “playing tag, talking about boys in a way that made it very clear that neither of [them] felt any attraction towards them despite feigning it due to societal norms”, and watching “scary movies” such as ''[[The Little Shop of Horrors]]'', “[not] even the good one” but the one “with the [[Audrey Junior|bad paper mâché plant]]”. However, a fourteen-years-old Marietta got drawn into occultism and, making contact with [[Nyarlathotep (925th Universe)|Nyarlathotep]], was convinced by him to sacrifice Jenny's cat [[Grober]] in a ritual to summon [[Yog-Sothoth (925th Universe)|Yog-Sothoth]]. | As they grew up, she and her cousin [[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny]] were the best of friends. Highlights of their interactions included “playing tag, talking about boys in a way that made it very clear that neither of [them] felt any attraction towards them despite feigning it due to societal norms”, and watching “scary movies” such as ''[[The Little Shop of Horrors]]'', “[not] even the good one” but the one “with the [[Audrey Junior|bad paper mâché plant]]”. However, a fourteen-years-old Marietta got drawn into occultism and, making contact with [[Nyarlathotep (925th Universe)|Nyarlathotep]], was convinced by him to sacrifice Jenny's cat [[Grober]] in a ritual to summon [[Yog-Sothoth (925th Universe)|Yog-Sothoth]]. | ||
Heartbroken and horrified, Jenny ceased all contacts with Marietta for ten years, during which Marietta, brought to her senses by her cousin's reaction, sought to atone for her mistake by using her magic for good as the heroic “Lady Satan”. By 2022, she had joined an esoteric society called the [[Order of the Red Key]] | Heartbroken and horrified, Jenny ceased all contacts with Marietta for ten years, during which Marietta, brought to her senses by her cousin's reaction, sought to atone for her mistake by using her magic for good as the heroic “Lady Satan”. By December 2022, she had joined an esoteric society called the [[Order of the Red Key]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Very Jenny Over-There Christmas (short story)|A Very Jenny Over-There Christmas]]'') becoming an Acolyte within its hierarchy, and she had begun her activities as Lady Satan around [[Halloween]], notably stopping [[the Wrexham Crisp Fiend]]. She had inherited the “Lady Satan” persona from [[Marietta Over-There's mother|her mother]], who had herself been preceded by [[Marietta Over-There's grandmother|her grandmother]]. ([[PROSE]]: [[A Very Jenny Over-There Christmas (short story)|''A Very Jenny Over-There Christmas'' (2024 reedit)]]) | ||
=== Christmas 2022 === | === Christmas 2022 === | ||
On [[Christmas Eve]] 2022, [[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny Over-There]] took her leave from the [[M.F.S. office]] and drove back to the [[Over-There family home]]. There, though happy to see her parents, she was upset to find Marietta, whom she had not forgiven for killing [[Grober]]. She briefly tried making conversation but Marietta's seemingly overly casual attitude about the event soon caused her to storm upstairs to her room, where she listlessly switched on the television. However, after a while, Marietta came up to join her and explained that she had in fact regretted the deed bitterly for these ten years, and it had driven her to start using her powers for good. She further revealed that she had, at last, found a safe way to magically bring Grober back to life, gifting Jenny a magical coin which would allow the both of them to visit [[the Underworld]] to bring Grober back. | On [[Christmas Eve]] 2022, [[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny Over-There]] took her leave from the [[M.F.S. office]] and drove back to the [[Over-There family home]]. There, though happy to see her parents, she was upset to find Marietta, whom she had not forgiven for killing [[Grober]]. She briefly tried making conversation but Marietta's seemingly overly casual attitude about the event soon caused her to storm upstairs to her room, where she listlessly switched on the television. However, after a while, Marietta came up to join her and explained that she had in fact regretted the deed bitterly for these ten years, and it had driven her to start using her powers for good. She further revealed that she had, at last, found a safe way to magically bring Grober back to life, gifting Jenny a magical coin which would allow the both of them to visit [[the Underworld]] to bring Grober back. | ||
After Jenny forgave her, Marietta noticed reports on the televised news about an ongoing crisis at the [[Dibbsy Store]] in [[America]], and abruptly asked Jenny for its exact address, which Jenny gave; Jenny was surprised, though only mildly so, when she then learned the truth about her cousin by seeing the news broadcast continue by reporting on the sudden appearance at the scene of the magic-wielding superhero Lady Satan. Afterwards, | After Jenny forgave her, Marietta noticed reports on the televised news about an ongoing crisis at the [[Dibbsy Store]] in [[America]], and abruptly asked Jenny for its exact address, which Jenny gave; Jenny was surprised, though only mildly so, when she then learned the truth about her cousin by seeing the news broadcast continue by reporting on the sudden appearance at the scene of the magic-wielding superhero Lady Satan. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Very Jenny Over-There Christmas (short story)|A Very Jenny Over-There Christmas]]'') On the scene, she briefly met [[Dynamite Thor (Fox universe)|Dynamite Thor]], talking him out of going back into the burning building to pay for his [[Dibbsy Toaster]] by promising to smooth things over with the police. The subsequent TV interview gave her the chance to formally announce herself to the world, though she insisted that she had been active for a little while that her story had been “covered in ''five'' minor publications” already. ([[PROSE]]: [[A Very Jenny Over-There Christmas (short story)|''A Very Jenny Over-There Christmas'' (2024 reedit)]]) | ||
Afterwards, Marietta reappeared in the Over-There family home went down to have Christmas dinner with her family, pleased to see that Marietta had already returned and would share in the meal. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Very Jenny Over-There Christmas (short story)|A Very Jenny Over-There Christmas]]'') | |||
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