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| hero(es)= [[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny Over-There]]<br>[[Dynamite Thor]]<br>[[The Man in Grey]] | | hero(es)= [[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny Over-There]]<br>[[Dynamite Thor]]<br>[[The Man in Grey (925th Universe)|The Man in Grey]] | ||
| featuring= [[Alice]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Bisclavret]]<br>[[Jenny Everywhere#Members of the Interdimensional Pride Council|Jenny Everywhere]]<br>[[Stardust the Super-Wizard]]<br>[[Captain Ahab]]<br>[[Moby Dick]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Ishmael]]<br>[[Queequeg]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mammon Mouse]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Henribald]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Beauty]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Beast]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Loki#General Loki|General Loki]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mulan]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Dorian Gray]]<br>[[Oscar Diggs]]<br>[[Professor Wogglebug]]<br>[[Ozma]]<br>[[Munchkin (A Series of Queer Events)|Unnamed Munchkin]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Nyarlathotep]]<br>[[Atlas the Traveller]]<br>[[Dracula#At DollarGraveClub|Dracula]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Professor Helvetius]]<br>[[Doctor Omega]]<br>[[Doctor Know]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Dionysus]]<ref>In originally-released version, [[Gloon]] occupied the role of Dionysus.</ref><br>[[Carmilla#At DollarGraveClub|Carmilla]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Ruthven#At DollarGraveClub|Lord Ruthven]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Varney#At DollarGraveClub|Mr Varney]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mombi]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Scarecrow]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Dorothy Gale]]<br>[[Denis Borrel]]<br>[[Fred]]<br>[[Audrey Junior]]<br>[[Jenny Everywhere#In Reality 18|Jenny Everywhere]]<br>[[Grandmother Ginger]]<br>[[The Red Hot Roach]]<br>[[Supertrans]]<br>[[The Invisible Pink Unicorn]] | | featuring= [[Alice]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Bisclavret]]<br>[[Jenny Everywhere#Members of the Interdimensional Pride Council|Jenny Everywhere]]<br>[[Stardust the Super-Wizard]]<br>[[Captain Ahab]]<br>[[Moby Dick]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Ishmael]]<br>[[Queequeg]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mammon Mouse]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Henribald]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Beauty]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Beast]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Loki#General Loki|General Loki]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mulan]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Dorian Gray]]<br>[[Oscar Diggs]]<br>[[Professor Wogglebug]]<br>[[Ozma]]<br>[[Munchkin (A Series of Queer Events)|Unnamed Munchkin]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Nyarlathotep]]<br>[[Atlas the Traveller]]<br>[[Dracula#At DollarGraveClub|Dracula]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Professor Helvetius]]<br>[[Doctor Omega]]<br>[[Doctor Know]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Dionysus]]<ref>In originally-released version, [[Gloon]] occupied the role of Dionysus.</ref><br>[[Carmilla#At DollarGraveClub|Carmilla]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Ruthven#At DollarGraveClub|Lord Ruthven]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Varney#At DollarGraveClub|Mr Varney]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Mombi]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Scarecrow]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Dorothy Gale]]<br>[[Denis Borrel]]<br>[[Fred]]<br>[[Audrey Junior]]<br>[[Jenny Everywhere#In Reality 18|Jenny Everywhere]]<br>[[Grandmother Ginger]]<br>[[The Red Hot Roach]]<br>[[Supertrans]]<br>[[The Invisible Pink Unicorn]] | ||
| setting= [[M.F.S. office]], [[925th Universe]]<br>[[Diggs estate]], [[Land of Oz]]<br>[[Professor Helvetius's Convenient Pride Decorations Shop]] | | setting= [[M.F.S. office]], [[925th Universe]]<br>[[Diggs estate]], [[Land of Oz]]<br>[[Professor Helvetius's Convenient Pride Decorations Shop]] | ||
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==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
===Plot=== | ===Plot=== | ||
It's [[Pride Month]], and [[the Man in Grey]], with his trademark thoughtless callousness, is attempting to coordinate the [[Multidimensional Finders Service]]'s pride campaign himself, rainbow-capitalism-style — including a special offer for callers to be able to find out, not only where items and people are located as usual, but also whether any people of their choice is a member of the queer community. | It's [[Pride Month]], and [[The Man in Grey (925th Universe)|the Man in Grey]], with his trademark thoughtless callousness, is attempting to coordinate the [[Multidimensional Finders Service]]'s pride campaign himself, rainbow-capitalism-style — including a special offer for callers to be able to find out, not only where items and people are located as usual, but also whether any people of their choice is a member of the queer community. | ||
Work soon commences at the [[M.F.S. office]]; in addition to the usual calls for finding things, which come with their fair share of people asking fruitlessly about [[Jenny Everywhere]], [[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny Over-There]] indeed starts getting calls from people asking about other people's sexualities, though she refuses to answer their questions. One of her calls, from a version of [[Captain Ahab]] who's managed to contact the M.F.S. to help him locate [[Moby Dick]], sees the conversation devolve when [[Ishmael]] asks Ahab, within earshot of the phone, if he can go to the [[Multi-Reality Pride Festival]] with [[Queequeg]]. | Work soon commences at the [[M.F.S. office]]; in addition to the usual calls for finding things, which come with their fair share of people asking fruitlessly about [[Jenny Everywhere]], [[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny Over-There]] indeed starts getting calls from people asking about other people's sexualities, though she refuses to answer their questions. One of her calls, from a version of [[Captain Ahab]] who's managed to contact the M.F.S. to help him locate [[Moby Dick]], sees the conversation devolve when [[Ishmael]] asks Ahab, within earshot of the phone, if he can go to the [[Multi-Reality Pride Festival]] with [[Queequeg]]. | ||
At this moment, [[Dynamite Thor]] walks in, his costume subtly altered: the sticks of dynamite on his belt have been painted to depict the stripes of the ace flag. He explains that [[the Man in Grey]] asked him to decorate the office for Pride, but didn't give him any decorations, save a stock of posters with the Man in Grey's unconvincing rendition of a rainbow M.F.S. logo. Jenny agrees to go into the town with him to look for more varied items to buy. All this time, unbeknownst to Jenny, Ahab stays on the line, waiting for his directions. | At this moment, [[Dynamite Thor]] walks in, his costume subtly altered: the sticks of dynamite on his belt have been painted to depict the stripes of the ace flag. He explains that [[The Man in Grey (925th Universe)|the Man in Grey]] asked him to decorate the office for Pride, but didn't give him any decorations, save a stock of posters with the Man in Grey's unconvincing rendition of a rainbow M.F.S. logo. Jenny agrees to go into the town with him to look for more varied items to buy. All this time, unbeknownst to Jenny, Ahab stays on the line, waiting for his directions. | ||
Meanwhile, [[the Man in Grey]] has travelled to the doors of the [[Diggs estate]] in the [[Land of Oz]], as he is acting for the first time as the [[Great Higher-Up]]s' appointed representative on the [[Interdimensional Pride Council]], to whom [[Oscar Diggs]] has loaned the building. He bumps into [[Professor Wogglebug]] and announces that he has secured a number of “great sponsors” for the [[Interdimensional Pride Parade]] including [[DollarGraveClub]], the [[Super Besties Justice Squad]], [[Dibbsy]], [[Kablamazon]], and the god [[Dionysus]]. The Man in Grey leaves his briefcase full of “important grey documents” at the door of the councilchamber and walks in, unaware that a scant few moments later, Oscar Diggs walks back in to retrieve his briefcase, which he forgot to take before leaving for his holiday on the beaches of the [[Land of Mo]]. He confuses the Man in Grey's briefcase for his and makes off with it. | Meanwhile, [[The Man in Grey (925th Universe)|the Man in Grey]] has travelled to the doors of the [[Diggs estate]] in the [[Land of Oz]], as he is acting for the first time as the [[Great Higher-Up]]s' appointed representative on the [[Interdimensional Pride Council]], to whom [[Oscar Diggs]] has loaned the building. He bumps into [[Professor Wogglebug]] and announces that he has secured a number of “great sponsors” for the [[Interdimensional Pride Parade]] including [[DollarGraveClub]], the [[Super Besties Justice Squad]], [[Dibbsy]], [[Kablamazon]], and the god [[Dionysus]]. The Man in Grey leaves his briefcase full of “important grey documents” at the door of the councilchamber and walks in, unaware that a scant few moments later, Oscar Diggs walks back in to retrieve his briefcase, which he forgot to take before leaving for his holiday on the beaches of the [[Land of Mo]]. He confuses the Man in Grey's briefcase for his and makes off with it. | ||
Back in the [[925th Universe]], Jenny Over-There and Thor are walking through the street, observing various Pride-themed advertisements, including the [[Altern Corporation#In the 925th Universe|Altern Corporation]] “celebrating all two of their queer employees as they colour their logo with the version of the rainbow that isn’t too controversial”, Dibbsy “selling box sets of all their bad live-action remakes because they all have a combined 5 seconds of non-straight content”, and DollarGraveClub “offering a 'Bury Your Gays’ discount for LGBT people buying coffins” — all of which they find “annoying at best and upsetting at worse”. With browsing the streets proving this dispiriting, Jenny decides to use her preternatural finding abilities, which lead her and Thor to [[Professor Helvetius's Convenient Pride Decorations Shop]]. | Back in the [[925th Universe]], Jenny Over-There and Thor are walking through the street, observing various Pride-themed advertisements, including the [[Altern Corporation#In the 925th Universe|Altern Corporation]] “celebrating all two of their queer employees as they colour their logo with the version of the rainbow that isn’t too controversial”, Dibbsy “selling box sets of all their bad live-action remakes because they all have a combined 5 seconds of non-straight content”, and DollarGraveClub “offering a 'Bury Your Gays’ discount for LGBT people buying coffins” — all of which they find “annoying at best and upsetting at worse”. With browsing the streets proving this dispiriting, Jenny decides to use her preternatural finding abilities, which lead her and Thor to [[Professor Helvetius's Convenient Pride Decorations Shop]]. | ||
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====Other==== | ====Other==== | ||
* [[The Man in Grey]] mistakenly uses the euphemism “friends of [[Alice]]” for members of the LGTBQ community, instead of “friends of [[Dorothy Gale|Dorothy]]”. | * [[The Man in Grey (925th Universe)|The Man in Grey]] mistakenly uses the euphemism “friends of [[Alice]]” for members of the LGTBQ community, instead of “friends of [[Dorothy Gale|Dorothy]]”. | ||
* [[Dibbsy]] movies include ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'' (featuring a subtextual gay character in the form of [[Henribald]]), ''[[Super Besties: Assemble]]'' (which was sponsored by the real [[Super Besties|Super Besties Justice Squad]] and introduced the character of [[Loki#General Loki|General Loki]], later vaguely implied to be queer), an animated adaption of ''[[War of the Worlds]]'' featuring a 0.5-second-long background sapphic kiss, and ''[[Mulan]]''. The latter is, to apparent audience disappointment, not included in Dibbsy's box set of “''First Gays''”, featuring “all the movies we made with first gay characters, gay kisses, gay subtexts, and a rainbow pin of [[Mammon Mouse]]”. | * [[Dibbsy]] movies include ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'' (featuring a subtextual gay character in the form of [[Henribald]]), ''[[Super Besties: Assemble]]'' (which was sponsored by the real [[Super Besties|Super Besties Justice Squad]] and introduced the character of [[Loki#General Loki|General Loki]], later vaguely implied to be queer), an animated adaption of ''[[War of the Worlds]]'' featuring a 0.5-second-long background sapphic kiss, and ''[[Mulan]]''. The latter is, to apparent audience disappointment, not included in Dibbsy's box set of “''First Gays''”, featuring “all the movies we made with first gay characters, gay kisses, gay subtexts, and a rainbow pin of [[Mammon Mouse]]”. | ||
* [[Wogglebug]]s are described as “a green insect which looks similar to a mantis, except they have hands”. | * [[Wogglebug]]s are described as “a green insect which looks similar to a mantis, except they have hands”. | ||
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* [[Jenny Everywhere#In Reality 18|One Jenny Everywhere at the party]] is the version from [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Apocryphal Journeys of Jenny Everywhere (novel)|The Apocryphal Journeys of Jenny Everywhere]]'', attending alongside [[Grandmother Ginger]]. | * [[Jenny Everywhere#In Reality 18|One Jenny Everywhere at the party]] is the version from [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Apocryphal Journeys of Jenny Everywhere (novel)|The Apocryphal Journeys of Jenny Everywhere]]'', attending alongside [[Grandmother Ginger]]. | ||
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Family Business (short story)|Family Business]]'' referenced the party, establishing that the [[38167th Universe]]'s [[Jenny Everywhere (38167th Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]] was one of the incarnations of Jenny in attendance. | * [[PROSE]]: ''[[Family Business (short story)|Family Business]]'' referenced the party, establishing that the [[38167th Universe]]'s [[Jenny Everywhere (38167th Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]] was one of the incarnations of Jenny in attendance. | ||
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Workplace Reunion (short story)|Workplace Reunion]]'' ended on [[the Man in Grey]] announcing that the [[Great Higher-Up]]s were belatedly addressing the damage to the M.F.S.'s reputation caused by the Man in Grey's own incompetence during this story, hence calling in [[the Repairer of Reputations]]. | * [[PROSE]]: ''[[Workplace Reunion (short story)|Workplace Reunion]]'' ended on [[The Man in Grey (925th Universe)|the Man in Grey]] announcing that the [[Great Higher-Up]]s were belatedly addressing the damage to the M.F.S.'s reputation caused by the Man in Grey's own incompetence during this story, hence calling in [[the Repairer of Reputations]]. | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
