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| first_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mob of the Maroon Magpie (short story)|The Mob of the Maroon Magpie]]'' | | first_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mob of the Maroon Magpie (short story)|The Mob of the Maroon Magpie]]'' | ||
| also_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[Lord Thymon and the Department of Problem-Solving (short story)|Lord Thymon and the Department of Problem-Solving]]''<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[Of Romeos and Juliets (short story)|Of Romeos and Juliets]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wellsians (short story)|The Wellsians]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Toymaker's Labyrinth (short story)|The Toymaker's Labyrinth]]''<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Drove of the Demesmaekerite-Dyed Discordias (short story)|The Drove of the Demesmaekerite-Dyed Discordias]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]''<br>[[COMIC]]: ''[[A Slight Misunderstanding (comic story)|A Slight Misunderstanding]]''<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[Magic Trick (novel)|Magic Trick]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ghosts and the Machine (short story)|The Ghosts and the Machine]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of Evil (short story)|The Book of Evil]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Parliament Destroyed? (short story)|The Cupid Parliament Destroyed?]]''<br>[[COMIC]]: ''[[Professional Endorsement (comic story)|Professional Endorsement]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Frost King's Treasure (novel)|The Frost King's Treasure]]''<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[COMIC]]: ''[[A Message from Philatel (comic story)|A Message from Philatel]]''<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'' | | also_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[Lord Thymon and the Department of Problem-Solving (short story)|Lord Thymon and the Department of Problem-Solving]]''<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[Of Romeos and Juliets (short story)|Of Romeos and Juliets]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wellsians (short story)|The Wellsians]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Toymaker's Labyrinth (short story)|The Toymaker's Labyrinth]]''<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Drove of the Demesmaekerite-Dyed Discordias (short story)|The Drove of the Demesmaekerite-Dyed Discordias]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]''<br>[[COMIC]]: ''[[A Slight Misunderstanding (comic story)|A Slight Misunderstanding]]''<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[Magic Trick (novel)|Magic Trick]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ghosts and the Machine (short story)|The Ghosts and the Machine]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of Evil (short story)|The Book of Evil]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Parliament Destroyed? (short story)|The Cupid Parliament Destroyed?]]''<br>[[COMIC]]: ''[[Professional Endorsement (comic story)|Professional Endorsement]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Frost King's Treasure (novel)|The Frost King's Treasure]]''<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[COMIC]]: ''[[A Message from Philatel (comic story)|A Message from Philatel]]''<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[A Copper-Colored Christmas Carol (short story)|A Copper-Colored Christmas Carol]]''<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'' | ||
| copyright= [[Lupan Evezan]]<br>& [[Aristide Twain]] | | copyright= [[Lupan Evezan]]<br>& [[Aristide Twain]] | ||
}}The '''Cupid Parliament''' was the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]' governing body, stepping in after [[the Creator]] retired from public life. | }}The '''Cupid Parliament''' was the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]' governing body, stepping in after [[the Creator]] retired from public life. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Around the late 1970s-early 1980s, the Cupid Parliament took a long time to approve young [[Philatel-426]]'s plans for a [[Department of Postal Services]]. While waiting for them to report on the proposal, Philatel finished going through mandatory training and joined the [[Department of Journalism]]. The eventually did so. | |||
Later, after [[Mailbag-431]] died, the document declaring him officially dead was signed by “the Parliament” as well as by other authorities such as the [[Supreme Quaestor]] and the [[Cupid Prime]]. [[([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Copper-Colored Christmas Carol (short story)|A Copper-Colored Christmas Carol]]'') | |||
In 1994, the Cupid Parliament decided, after some debate, that the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]] should maintain neutrality with the [[Mob of the Maroon Magpie]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mob of the Maroon Magpie (short story)|The Mob of the Maroon Magpie]]'') | In 1994, the Cupid Parliament decided, after some debate, that the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]] should maintain neutrality with the [[Mob of the Maroon Magpie]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mob of the Maroon Magpie (short story)|The Mob of the Maroon Magpie]]'') | ||
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At some point prior to [[Pessimist-242]] and [[Larrikin-1029]]'s adventure in the [[Workshop of Madame Tarsa]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]'') the [[Copper-Colored Council of Elders]] put up the [[Cupid Suggestion Box]]. Among other things, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]'') [[Pessimist's Fog Ship]] put in a request with the Parliament for them to officially grant vacation time to the increasing number of non-Clockwork Cherub members of the Crew, such as the sentient Fog Ship itself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Toymaker's Labyrinth (short story)|The Toymaker's Labyrinth]]'', ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]'') They agreed to put it to a vote in the Parliament, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]'') and later rubber-stamped a more bounded version of the original proposal, which seemed to broadly satisfy the targets. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Conspiracy-1263 Publicly Accuses the Gang of the Green Gorillas (short story)|Conspiracy-1263 Publicly Accuses the Gang of the Green Gorillas]]'') They also got a threatening note from a nonexistent Cupid who signed [[Wicked-6666]], as well as a number of highly frivolous requests, with [[Foreman-964]]'s insistence on sending them messages asking them to take his side in his feud with [[Philatel-426]] ultimately causing them to put guards around the Suggestion Box to prevent him or the equally spamming-prone [[Acquaintanceship-982]] from accessing it. On what would ultimately become the Suggestion Box's last day in operation, [[Larrikin-1029]] also accidentally broke one of the windows of the [[Cupid Parliament building]], leaving an apologetic note in the Suggestion Box. After a few more inane suggestions, the Elders agreed to stop operating the Suggestion Box altogether. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]'') Subsequently, queries to the Parliament were sent through the [[Cupid Post Office]], apparently in sufficient numbers that a specific crate for them, of equal size to “Misc. Letters”, was introduced. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Message from Philatel (comic story)|A Message from Philatel]]'') | At some point prior to [[Pessimist-242]] and [[Larrikin-1029]]'s adventure in the [[Workshop of Madame Tarsa]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]'') the [[Copper-Colored Council of Elders]] put up the [[Cupid Suggestion Box]]. Among other things, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]'') [[Pessimist's Fog Ship]] put in a request with the Parliament for them to officially grant vacation time to the increasing number of non-Clockwork Cherub members of the Crew, such as the sentient Fog Ship itself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Toymaker's Labyrinth (short story)|The Toymaker's Labyrinth]]'', ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]'') They agreed to put it to a vote in the Parliament, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]'') and later rubber-stamped a more bounded version of the original proposal, which seemed to broadly satisfy the targets. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Conspiracy-1263 Publicly Accuses the Gang of the Green Gorillas (short story)|Conspiracy-1263 Publicly Accuses the Gang of the Green Gorillas]]'') They also got a threatening note from a nonexistent Cupid who signed [[Wicked-6666]], as well as a number of highly frivolous requests, with [[Foreman-964]]'s insistence on sending them messages asking them to take his side in his feud with [[Philatel-426]] ultimately causing them to put guards around the Suggestion Box to prevent him or the equally spamming-prone [[Acquaintanceship-982]] from accessing it. On what would ultimately become the Suggestion Box's last day in operation, [[Larrikin-1029]] also accidentally broke one of the windows of the [[Cupid Parliament building]], leaving an apologetic note in the Suggestion Box. After a few more inane suggestions, the Elders agreed to stop operating the Suggestion Box altogether. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]'') Subsequently, queries to the Parliament were sent through the [[Cupid Post Office]], apparently in sufficient numbers that a specific crate for them, of equal size to “Misc. Letters”, was introduced. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Message from Philatel (comic story)|A Message from Philatel]]'') | ||
When they received an S.O.S. from [[Morningstar 1 Base]] on [[Venus | When they received an S.O.S. from [[Morningstar 1 Base]] on [[Venus (97th Cosmos)|Colony World #2]], the Cupid Parliament debated what to do at some length until they decided to do what they usually did, namely send in the [[Department of Problem-Solving]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Resurrection of the Wellsians (short story)|The Resurrection of the Wellsians]]'') After the Problem-Solvers returned with news that the [[Wellsian]]s had returned, the Parliament made an official statement to the Crew, claiming that it was “nothing to worry about”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wellsians (short story)|The Wellsians]]'') | ||
Increasingly frustrated by their rebuffing of his suggestions, [[Conquest-932]] founded the [[Triangular Society]] with the aim of overthrowing the Parliament as well as the [[Cupid Prime]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Slight Misunderstanding (comic story)|A Slight Misunderstanding]]'') | Increasingly frustrated by their rebuffing of his suggestions, [[Conquest-932]] founded the [[Triangular Society]] with the aim of overthrowing the Parliament as well as the [[Cupid Prime]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Slight Misunderstanding (comic story)|A Slight Misunderstanding]]'') | ||
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In December 2019, while debating whether to join [[Dandy-432]] on his quest for [[the Frost King (The Frost King's Treasure)|the Frost King]]'s treasure, [[Pessimist-242]] motivated himself by telling himself that “if they killed Dandy, the Parliament would blame him for not picking up the pieces”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Frost King's Treasure (novel)|The Frost King's Treasure]]'') | In December 2019, while debating whether to join [[Dandy-432]] on his quest for [[the Frost King (The Frost King's Treasure)|the Frost King]]'s treasure, [[Pessimist-242]] motivated himself by telling himself that “if they killed Dandy, the Parliament would blame him for not picking up the pieces”. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Frost King's Treasure (novel)|The Frost King's Treasure]]'') | ||
In a possible “bad future” shown to [[Philatel-426]] on Christmas Eve 2019 by the [[Ghost of Christmas Yet-to-Come (A Copper-Colored Christmas Carol)|Ghost of Christmas Yet-to-Come]], Philatel died under mysterious circumstances, and the Parliament ordered an investigation, sending operatives to search [[Philatel-426's house|his house]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Copper-Colored Christmas Carol (short story)|A Copper-Colored Christmas Carol]]'') | |||
They reluctantly authorised the celebration of Christmas in the [[Cupid Homeworld]] from 2020 onwards due to pressure from the Homeworld's non-[[Clockwork Cherub]] inhabitants, such as [[Lord Thymon]] and [[Sneernobiel]] — but tasked [[Pythagoras-858]] with handling the actual setting up by himself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') | They reluctantly authorised the celebration of Christmas in the [[Cupid Homeworld]] from 2020 onwards due to pressure from the Homeworld's non-[[Clockwork Cherub]] inhabitants, such as [[Lord Thymon]] and [[Sneernobiel]] — but tasked [[Pythagoras-858]] with handling the actual setting up by himself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') | ||
