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| hero(es)= [[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny Over-There]]<br>[[Dynamite Thor]]<br>[[The Man in Grey (925th Universe)|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 (A Series of Queer Events)|Nyarlathotep]]<br>[[Atlas the Traveller]]<br>[[Dracula#At DollarGraveClub|Dracula]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Professor Helvetius]]<br>[[Doctor Omega]]<br>[[Doctor Know (925th Universe)|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 (925th Universe)|Oscar Diggs]]<br>[[Professor Wogglebug (925th Universe)|Professor Wogglebug]]<br>[[Ozma (925th Universe)|Ozma]]<br>[[Munchkin (A Series of Queer Events)|Unnamed Munchkin]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Nyarlathotep (A Series of Queer Events)|Nyarlathotep]]<br>[[Atlas the Traveller]]<br>[[Dracula#At DollarGraveClub|Dracula]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Professor Helvetius]]<br>[[Doctor Omega]]<br>[[Doctor Know (925th Universe)|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 (925th Universe)|The Scarecrow]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Dorothy Gale (925th Universe)|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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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. | 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 (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. | 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 (925th Universe)|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 (925th Universe)|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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They immediately start gathering decorations in the maze-like interior of the Shop. When Jenny hits upon the question of who will pay, Thor reveals he still has some money left over from his pre-superhero career as a mining baron, the first Jenny hears of this rather unexpected background. The two then meet [[Professor Helvetius]] herself. She tells them that all the decorations in the shop are free — but, when they ask for bags in which to carry them, reveals that the big brown bags she has available are 50 pounds apiece. | They immediately start gathering decorations in the maze-like interior of the Shop. When Jenny hits upon the question of who will pay, Thor reveals he still has some money left over from his pre-superhero career as a mining baron, the first Jenny hears of this rather unexpected background. The two then meet [[Professor Helvetius]] herself. She tells them that all the decorations in the shop are free — but, when they ask for bags in which to carry them, reveals that the big brown bags she has available are 50 pounds apiece. | ||
Meanwhile, Oscar Diggs, relaxing on one of the beaches of the [[Land of Mo]], decides to fetch the book in his briefcase, only to open the Man in Grey's case instead and find documents about all the sponsorship deals from dubiously-ethical companies. Though loathe to interrupt his vacation, he makes up his mind to go warn [[Ozma]] about what she will no doubt see as a perversion of the spirit of Pride. | Meanwhile, Oscar Diggs, relaxing on one of the beaches of the [[Land of Mo]], decides to fetch the book in his briefcase, only to open the Man in Grey's case instead and find documents about all the sponsorship deals from dubiously-ethical companies. Though loathe to interrupt his vacation, he makes up his mind to go warn [[Ozma (925th Universe)|Ozma]] about what she will no doubt see as a perversion of the spirit of Pride. | ||
Elsewhere still, the Man in Grey runs out of the Interdimensional Pride Council meeting, a complete disaster. It turns out that Dionysus boycotted the Council when he learned that [[Stardust the Super-Wizard|Stardust]] was to attend as the Super Besties' representative, only for Stardust himself to also fail to attend as he was busy making a public apology for deleting [[France]] in an ill-fated effort to stop a robbery in the [[Louvre]]. The Man in Grey's letter of recommendation from [[Dorian Gray]] also only brought him woe due to Dorian's bad history with [[Atlas the Traveller]]. As Professor Wogglebug attempts to convince him to cut his losses and drop the [[vampire]]s of DollarGraveClub as well, the two are beset by Ozma arriving with great fanfare — and she's not happy. | Elsewhere still, the Man in Grey runs out of the Interdimensional Pride Council meeting, a complete disaster. It turns out that Dionysus boycotted the Council when he learned that [[Stardust the Super-Wizard|Stardust]] was to attend as the Super Besties' representative, only for Stardust himself to also fail to attend as he was busy making a public apology for deleting [[France]] in an ill-fated effort to stop a robbery in the [[Louvre]]. The Man in Grey's letter of recommendation from [[Dorian Gray]] also only brought him woe due to Dorian's bad history with [[Atlas the Traveller]]. As Professor Wogglebug attempts to convince him to cut his losses and drop the [[vampire]]s of DollarGraveClub as well, the two are beset by Ozma arriving with great fanfare — and she's not happy. | ||
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* [[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”. | ||
* [[Oscar Diggs|Oscar Z. Diggs]] was once the Wizard of Oz, residing in [[Ozma]]'s [[Emerald Palace]] in the centre of the [[Land of Oz]] | * [[Oscar Diggs (925th Universe)|Oscar Z. Diggs]] was once the Wizard of Oz, residing in [[Ozma (925th Universe)|Ozma]]'s [[Emerald Palace (925th Universe)|Emerald Palace]] in the centre of the [[Land of Oz (925th Universe)|Land of Oz]] | ||
* [[Professor Wogglebug]] has been working on some [[Information Pill]]s. During an early test, one [[Munchkin]] [[Munchkin (A Series of Queer Events)|volunteer]]'s head combusted from the stream of information and had to be replaced with a balloon. | * [[Professor Wogglebug (925th Universe)|Professor Wogglebug]] has been working on some [[Information Pill]]s. During an early test, one [[Munchkin]] [[Munchkin (A Series of Queer Events)|volunteer]]'s head combusted from the stream of information and had to be replaced with a balloon. | ||
* [[Kablamazon]] runs a backhanded Pride statement from the [[Kooba Cola Corporation]]. | * [[Kablamazon]] runs a backhanded Pride statement from the [[Kooba Cola Corporation]]. | ||
* Jenny Over-There works in “the south-east south-west left left right centre office” within the [[M.F.S. office|M.F.S. building]]. | * Jenny Over-There works in “the south-east south-west left left right centre office” within the [[M.F.S. office|M.F.S. building]]. | ||
