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A visitor once happened upon a strange elevator whose doors were covered with purple fur, and whose buttons appeared and reappeared. He was stumped ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)|Our Strange and Wonderful House]]'': ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)#Chapter 40: The Cheshire (Part 1)|The Cheshire (Part 1)]]'') until he was joined by a young woman wearing a striking red hat and cloak, who explained that this elevator was an interdimensional “mystic elevator” capable of going anywhere in the House, known as [[the Cheshire]]. She stroked it like a cat until it agreed to behave, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)|Our Strange and Wonderful House]]'': ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)#Appendix 40-I: The Cheshire (Part 2)|The Cheshire (Part 2)]]'') and introduced herself as [[Carmen Sandiego|Carmen]], a professional thief and time-traveller. The visitor was charmed by her, although he refused to believe she really was a thief. However, before they could take advantage of the Cheshire's newfound good mood, a “[[Kid (Our Strange and Wonderful House)|kid]]” joined them inside and accidentally spilled a bag of catnip, which, according to Carmen, spelled “a world of trouble” for the occupants. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)|Our Strange and Wonderful House]]'': ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)#Appendix 40-II: The Cheshire Cat (Part 3)|The Cheshire Cat (Part 3)]]'') | A visitor once happened upon a strange elevator whose doors were covered with purple fur, and whose buttons appeared and reappeared. He was stumped ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)|Our Strange and Wonderful House]]'': ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)#Chapter 40: The Cheshire (Part 1)|The Cheshire (Part 1)]]'') until he was joined by a young woman wearing a striking red hat and cloak, who explained that this elevator was an interdimensional “mystic elevator” capable of going anywhere in the House, known as [[the Cheshire]]. She stroked it like a cat until it agreed to behave, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)|Our Strange and Wonderful House]]'': ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)#Appendix 40-I: The Cheshire (Part 2)|The Cheshire (Part 2)]]'') and introduced herself as [[Carmen Sandiego|Carmen]], a professional thief and time-traveller. The visitor was charmed by her, although he refused to believe she really was a thief. However, before they could take advantage of the Cheshire's newfound good mood, a “[[Kid (Our Strange and Wonderful House)|kid]]” joined them inside and accidentally spilled a bag of catnip, which, according to Carmen, spelled “a world of trouble” for the occupants. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)|Our Strange and Wonderful House]]'': ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)#Appendix 40-II: The Cheshire Cat (Part 3)|The Cheshire Cat (Part 3)]]'') | ||
A woman with very striking blue eyes once visited [[the Rock Room]] for the second time while “[[Le Fox]]” was about to perform. She was surprised that the Room looked different from how it had the previous day, and was told about its, and the House's, mercurial nature by a long-term patron. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)|Our Strange and Wonderful House]]'': ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)#Chapter 41: The ‘Rock Room’|The ‘Rock Room’]]'') | A woman with very striking blue eyes once visited [[#The Rock Room|the Rock Room]] for the second time while “[[Le Fox]]” was about to perform. She was surprised that the Room looked different from how it had the previous day, and was told about its, and the House's, mercurial nature by a long-term patron. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)|Our Strange and Wonderful House]]'': ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)#Chapter 41: The ‘Rock Room’|The ‘Rock Room’]]'') | ||
A visitor to the House once wandered into [[#The Basements|the Basement]] through a small staircase that hadn't been there before. Once they reached the copper bridge at the end of the stairs, they briefly fell under the hypnotic thrall of the sea of gears, and walked off the bridge, falling to their apparent death. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)|Our Strange and Wonderful House]]'': ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)#Chapter 44: The Basement|The Basement]]'') However, they were saved by [[Robot (Our Strange and Wonderful House)|the giant robot]], who caught them in a grip that was at once hard and gentle. Smiling “indulgently”, the robot carried them back up the stairs and dropped them off at the door before disappearing, incredibly fast, back into the depths. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)|Our Strange and Wonderful House]]'': ''[[Our Strange and Wonderful House (novel)#Appendix 44-I: Safety Catch|Safety Catch]]'') | |||
On one occasion, [[Jenny Everywhere#Romanced by Nowhere|an incarnation of Jenny Everywhere]] ran into the Strange and Wonderful House while chased by [[Jenny Nowhere#Romance with Everywhere|Jenny Nowhere]]. She tried to hide in a dark room, but was found by Nowhere; however, Everywhere picked up a lamp and clobbered Nowhere on the head with it before making her escape. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Jenny Everywhere and the Nowhere Spiral (novel)|Jenny Everywhere and the Nowhere Spiral]]'') | On one occasion, [[Jenny Everywhere#Romanced by Nowhere|an incarnation of Jenny Everywhere]] ran into the Strange and Wonderful House while chased by [[Jenny Nowhere#Romance with Everywhere|Jenny Nowhere]]. She tried to hide in a dark room, but was found by Nowhere; however, Everywhere picked up a lamp and clobbered Nowhere on the head with it before making her escape. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Jenny Everywhere and the Nowhere Spiral (novel)|Jenny Everywhere and the Nowhere Spiral]]'') | ||