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At some point, the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]] became frustrated with having to sneak past the Sphinx even to consult routine [[Cupid Fact File]]s, and resolved to start retrieving their paper files from the Archives and digitising them in the form of a browsable archive. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Euclidean Plane (short story)|The Euclidean Plane]]'') In a “tech note” on one of the first files he digitised, [[Technician-042]] warned: “I won’t be going through the whole lot, I’m warning you. Not only does it take a really long time for the data to compile when you try to transfer stuff from Cupid-binary databanks to browsable online form, but also, the Mechanical Sphinx might eat me. Long story.”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Green Gorillas (short story)|The Green Gorillas]]'') A note in a further Fact File upload noted that the Sphinx “certainly [wasn't] happy about all of this”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mob of the Maroon Magpie (short story)|The Mob of the Maroon Magpie]]'') | At some point, the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]] became frustrated with having to sneak past the Sphinx even to consult routine [[Cupid Fact File]]s, and resolved to start retrieving their paper files from the Archives and digitising them in the form of a browsable archive. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Euclidean Plane (short story)|The Euclidean Plane]]'') In a “tech note” on one of the first files he digitised, [[Technician-042]] warned: “I won’t be going through the whole lot, I’m warning you. Not only does it take a really long time for the data to compile when you try to transfer stuff from Cupid-binary databanks to browsable online form, but also, the Mechanical Sphinx might eat me. Long story.”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Green Gorillas (short story)|The Green Gorillas]]'') A note in a further Fact File upload noted that the Sphinx “certainly [wasn't] happy about all of this”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mob of the Maroon Magpie (short story)|The Mob of the Maroon Magpie]]'') | ||
Despite its usual mores, the Sphinx let [[Jenny Everywhere | Despite its usual mores, the Sphinx let [[Jenny Everywhere (38167th Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]], [[Juliet-178]] and [[Arganthone-056]] into the Archives in December 2020 in exchange for a promise of a Christmas gift, when they were looking for a way to thaw out [[Madame Tarsa]] from a magical block of ice. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') | ||
The Sphinx was present at the [[Christmas|Christmas party]] organised in December 2021 in the Cupid Homeworld by [[CS-NA]], ending up in a friendly sparring match with [[Madame Tarsa]], [[Joybuzzer]] and [[the Frost King]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winter Quests (novel)|The Winter Quests]]'') | The Sphinx was present at the [[Christmas|Christmas party]] organised in December 2021 in the Cupid Homeworld by [[CS-NA]], ending up in a friendly sparring match with [[Madame Tarsa]], [[Joybuzzer]] and [[the Frost King]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winter Quests (novel)|The Winter Quests]]'') | ||