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* As a [[Mark II]], Juliet is among the oldest [[Clockwork Cherub]]s. As such, she is older than most members of the [[Department of Discipline]]. | * As a [[Mark II]], Juliet is among the oldest [[Clockwork Cherub]]s. As such, she is older than most members of the [[Department of Discipline]]. | ||
* The [[Department of Quasireligious Obsequiousness]] enforces the taboo that clockmaking, and specifically the creation of new [[Clockwork Cherub]]s, is “a task only fit for [[the Creator]] and the [[Great Foundries]] she had left behind when she had gone into her exile”. | * The [[Department of Quasireligious Obsequiousness]] enforces the taboo that clockmaking, and specifically the creation of new [[Clockwork Cherub]]s, is “a task only fit for [[the Creator]] and the [[Great Foundries]] she had left behind when she had gone into her exile”. | ||
* A [[Fog Ship]]'s essential components are the [[Conceptual engine|engine]], [[dematerialisation circuit]] and steering wheel. It | * A [[Fog Ship]]'s essential components are the [[Conceptual engine|engine]], [[dematerialisation circuit]] and steering wheel. It has [[isomorphic controls]]. Juliet is able to extract from hers “a jumble of positronic components and dented wheels” that she can repurpose into a makeshift Clockwork Cherub, including the brakes, without which the Ship shakes and rumbles as it takes off. She also finds a spare [[Gemstone Heart]] made of glass in the glove box. | ||
* Members of the Department of Discipline are known as [[Discipline Cupid]]s. | * Members of the Department of Discipline are known as [[Discipline Cupid]]s. | ||
* There is a [[Cupid Intelligence Institute]] building. | * There is a [[Cupid Intelligence Institute]] building. | ||
