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[[CS-NA]], or “Cesse”, a ship-building robot whom the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]] took in a long time ago, reflects on the patterns of the lives of the [[Clockwork Cherub]]s and events in the [[Cupid Homeworld]]. He notes a trend of the Cupids' adventures having gotten higher-scale and more dangerous over the last few years. Fearing that this will impact their holidays despite [[Celebration-665]]'s best efforts, he resolves to “Save [[Christmas]]” as thanks for how kind the Cupids have always been to him.
[[CS-NA]], or “Cesse”, a ship-building robot whom the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]] took in a long time ago, reflects on the patterns of the lives of the [[Clockwork Cherub]]s and events in the [[Cupid Homeworld]]. He notes a trend of the Cupids' adventures having gotten higher-scale and more dangerous over the last few years. Fearing that this will impact their holidays despite [[Celebration-665]]'s best efforts, he resolves to “Save [[Christmas]]” as thanks for how kind the Cupids have always been to him.
====Chapter 3====
====Chapter 3====
After examining the [[Rune Stone]], [[Pythagoras-858|Pythe]] presses a hand onto the stone in an area that seems to be meant for the purpose. This activates the stone's magic, and it quickly explodes into a bank of magical fog with [[Sigyn|the goddess]] at the centre of it. Pythe begins talking to her deferentially, but soon [[Juliet-178]] cannot stop herself from involving herself in the conversation, which takes a livelier turn. The goddess, at any rate, explains that she is considering the Crew's proposition, but does indeed want Pythe and Juliet to prove themselves by going on a quest to “slay a [[Wyrm of Loki|certain wyrm]] and recover [[Loki|a certain 'serpent']]”. Juliet is overjoyed.
====Chapter 4====
''to be written''
=== Worldbuilding ===
=== Worldbuilding ===
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* [[Valkyrie]]s are a group of Norse deities who ride [[winged horse]]s.
* [[Valkyrie]]s are a group of Norse deities who ride [[winged horse]]s.
* [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]] wrote ''[[Ride of the Valkyries]]''.
* [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]] wrote ''[[Ride of the Valkyries]]''.
* [[Clockwork Cherub]]s were constructed to be incapable of romantic love.
===Continuity===
===Continuity===
* [[Juliet-178]] has noticed that “supernatural happenstances seem to have a way of occurring around the New Year”, a reference to the series' yearly winter multi-part serials, including the previous year's [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]''. The [[Decade Stone]], also referenced in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Case Against Conspiracy (short story)|The Case Against Conspiracy]]'', is additionally mentioned as an example of this.
* [[Juliet-178]] has noticed that “supernatural happenstances seem to have a way of occurring around the New Year”, a reference to the series' yearly winter multi-part serials, including the previous year's [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]''. The [[Decade Stone]], also referenced in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Case Against Conspiracy (short story)|The Case Against Conspiracy]]'', is additionally mentioned as an example of this.

Revision as of 07:46, 1 January 2022

The Winter Quests was a novel in the The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids series, cowritten by Aristide Twain and Lupan Evezan. It served as the series' 2021 winter special.

As was customary for such a special, many characters and settings from previous installments of the series were thrown together into a Yuletide plot. This included a prominent supporting role for Jenny Everywhere.

Contents

Plot

Chapter 1

Although it's late December, Juliet-178 and Pythagoras-858 are called by the Supreme Quaestor to his office on the top floor of the C.I.I. Headquarters, where the Quaestor wordlessly hands Pythagoras a piece of paper describing an assigment, prompting him to whisk Juliet off to his Fog Ship and from there to a snowy forest in Finland. As they traipse through the snow, eventually making their way to a clearing with a stone in the centre, Pythe explains to Juliet that they are set to meet a goddess of the Norse pantheon to discuss a bargain between her and the Crew, to acquire an item which she is auctioning off and which the Crew are quite anxious that some of its enemies (like the Collective of the Retconning Crocodiles) not get their hands on. Juliet is needed because it is likely the goddess will send the Cupids on a mythical quest to prove their worth. Pythe eventually realises that the stone he's been sitting on is in fact a Rune Stone.

Chapter 2

CS-NA, or “Cesse”, a ship-building robot whom the Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids took in a long time ago, reflects on the patterns of the lives of the Clockwork Cherubs and events in the Cupid Homeworld. He notes a trend of the Cupids' adventures having gotten higher-scale and more dangerous over the last few years. Fearing that this will impact their holidays despite Celebration-665's best efforts, he resolves to “Save Christmas” as thanks for how kind the Cupids have always been to him.

Chapter 3

After examining the Rune Stone, Pythe presses a hand onto the stone in an area that seems to be meant for the purpose. This activates the stone's magic, and it quickly explodes into a bank of magical fog with the goddess at the centre of it. Pythe begins talking to her deferentially, but soon Juliet-178 cannot stop herself from involving herself in the conversation, which takes a livelier turn. The goddess, at any rate, explains that she is considering the Crew's proposition, but does indeed want Pythe and Juliet to prove themselves by going on a quest to “slay a certain wyrm and recover a certain 'serpent'”. Juliet is overjoyed.

Chapter 4

to be written

Worldbuilding

Jenny

to be written

Universes

Other

Continuity

Behind the scenes

Read online

This story is available online on the Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids website.