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|siblings=the [[Sisters of Juliet]] <small>( | |siblings=the [[Dactylopius-177]]<br>[[Sisters of Juliet]]<br><small>(symbolically)</small> | ||
|first_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[Lord Thymon and the Department of Problem-Solving (short story)|Lord Thymon and the Department of Problem-Solving]]'' | |first_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[Lord Thymon and the Department of Problem-Solving (short story)|Lord Thymon and the Department of Problem-Solving]]'' | ||
|also_seen_in= '''''[[Juliet-178/Appearances|See list]]''''' | |also_seen_in= '''''[[Juliet-178/Appearances|See list]]''''' | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Origins=== | ===Origins=== | ||
Juliet was the first and only female [[Clockwork Cherub]] of the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]], making her “of immense interest to the [[Department of Gender Studies]]”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lord Thymon and the Department of Problem-Solving (short story)|Lord Thymon and the Department of Problem-Solving]]'') | Juliet was the first and only female [[Clockwork Cherub]] of the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]], making her “of immense interest to the [[Department of Gender Studies]]”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lord Thymon and the Department of Problem-Solving (short story)|Lord Thymon and the Department of Problem-Solving]]'') Her older “sibling” by the standards of mass-produced robot — namely the Clockwork Cherub ahead of her on the production line — was [[Dactylopius-177]]. They seemed to be close in their early years, despite the more impish Juliet taking every opportunity to make fun of her stick-in-the-mud brother. One anecdote about their antics that she later recounted to her colleagues at the [[Department of Problem-Solving]] ended with “…and that’s when I told him the vulture was still glued to his ankle”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Resurrection of the Wellsians (short story)|The Resurrection of the Wellsians]]'') | ||
===Early adventures=== | |||
Juliet claimed that she was there when the [[Cupid Fact File]] on the 1897 [[Wellsian]] invasion of [[Earth#In the 97th Cosmos|Earth]] in the [[97th Cosmos]] was filmed, witnessing firsthand the amoral savagery of the Wellsians. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Resurrection of the Wellsians (short story)|The Resurrection of the Wellsians]]'') | |||
===The Lord Thymon affair=== | ===The Lord Thymon affair=== | ||
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Subsequently, the “Sisters of Juliet” began causing mayhem in the Homeworld, most notably when they all tried to continue their charade with Romeo, stretching the poor lad's patience thin as they each insisted on watching the same movie with him, one after the other. Eventually, the [[Cupid Parliament]] exiled the Sisters to [[Dimension 1579]] to cool off, though they allowed the original Juliet to remain in the Homeworld due to her invaluable position at the Department of Problem-Solving. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Of Romeos and Juliets (short story)|Of Romeos and Juliets]]'') | Subsequently, the “Sisters of Juliet” began causing mayhem in the Homeworld, most notably when they all tried to continue their charade with Romeo, stretching the poor lad's patience thin as they each insisted on watching the same movie with him, one after the other. Eventually, the [[Cupid Parliament]] exiled the Sisters to [[Dimension 1579]] to cool off, though they allowed the original Juliet to remain in the Homeworld due to her invaluable position at the Department of Problem-Solving. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Of Romeos and Juliets (short story)|Of Romeos and Juliets]]'') | ||
Some time | Some time later, when the [[Copper-Colored Council of Elders]] instituted the [[Cupid Suggestion Box]], the original Juliet-178, seeing how [[Pseudo-Pessimist]] had been “readily accepted” in the Homeworld, put in a request to bring the Sisters back to the Homeworld. However, it was denied, in part because the Elders had not meant to set such a far-reaching precedent when they allowed Pseudo-Pessimist to stay, and in part because it was clear from the wording of her note that Juliet intended to resume using the Sisters to get out of doing her chores if she got her wish. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]'') | ||
===Mandragora's Great Experiment=== | |||
When a mysterious S.O.S. was picked up in the [[Cupid Homeworld]], seemingly coming from the [[Morningstar 1 Base]] in the [[97th Cosmos]], the [[Cupid Parliament]] decided to send in the Department, consisting in this instance of [[Pythagoras-858]], Juliet-178, [[Carter-1277]] and [[Edwin-750]]. The latter was drowsy through the whole endeavour, having recently created a psychic link between himself and a [[Sloth (The Resurrection of the Wellsians)|sloth]], and failed to properly lock the [[Department of Problem-Solving's Fog Ship]] when they parked some way outside the base. In Morningstar proper, they were greeted by Juliet's brother [[Dactylopius-177]] and gradually discovered that [[Governor-105]] harboured intentions of seceding from the Crew and launching an attempt to conquer [[the Multiverse]], using the power of the seven [[Wellsian]]s unearthed from beneath the base by [[Mandragora-257]] and [[Digger-291]], whom the former, a disgraced alchemist, had been working on reviving via “[[Mandragora's Great Experiment]]”. Juliet was particularly incensed due to her prior history with the Wellsians, but they failed to convince either Mandragora or the Governor that, regardless of ethical qualms, the Wellsians were too dangerous to bargain with. | |||
With even Dactylopius affecting to be helpless in the face of the evil plan, the Problem-Solvers attempted to get word to the Homeworld, but found that the Governor had emptied out the communications room. They were then confronted by Mandragora and the Governor, assisted by [[Mizrax ag-Ustis|a Wellsian]]. The situation turned into a three-way standoff when Dactylopius also arrived, flanked by Digger and [[Retsha sog-Wampyr|a second Wellsian]], as Digger explained that he'd been on the rebellion's side all along (under Dactylopius's directions), smuggling out one Wellsian (and its [[Heat Ray]]) to match their enemies' new weapons. The Problem-Solvers were unable to stop the situation escalating until andragora double-crossed the Governor, ordering “his” Wellsian to kill him, but was in turn betrayed by the Wellsian as both aliens revealed that they had no true loyalty to any of the Cupids. They turned their weapons onto Mandragora, seemingly destroying him and causing an explosion which destroyed the two Wellsians as well as the base itself. | |||
In the aftermath, loyalists and rebels worked together to unlock the Governor's three Fog Ships to make their way back home. Pythe berated himself for not having worked out the truth sooner, and also expressed a belief that Mandragora had survived in some shape or form, even if his body had been destroyed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Resurrection of the Wellsians (short story)|The Resurrection of the Wellsians]]'') | |||
===Later developments=== | ===Later developments=== | ||
