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After reaching the requisite epiphanies, however, the pattern broke, with Philatel remaining stuck in the future [[Cupid Graveyard]] instead of being taken back to his home time and his own house by the Ghost of Christmas Present. Realising that something was wrong, Yet-to-Come flung Philatel to the [[Spirit Realm]], where they discovered that the [[Ghost Lord|mysterious invaders]] who had taken it over, and had raised themselves up as judges and prison-wardens of the dead, had captured Past and Present right as they left the Homeworld. As they were bound in chains which the living could touch, but not the dead, Philatel was thus set a final trial in freeing them. In order not to muddle his emotional growth, the Ghosts erased his memories of the episode when returning him to [[Philatel-426's house|his house]]; reasoning that they had not been attacked before due to the invaders fearing Yet-to-Come, they resolve to stick closer together from now on. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Copper-Colored Christmas Carol (short story)|A Copper-Colored Christmas Carol]]'') | After reaching the requisite epiphanies, however, the pattern broke, with Philatel remaining stuck in the future [[Cupid Graveyard]] instead of being taken back to his home time and his own house by the Ghost of Christmas Present. Realising that something was wrong, Yet-to-Come flung Philatel to the [[Spirit Realm]], where they discovered that the [[Ghost Lord|mysterious invaders]] who had taken it over, and had raised themselves up as judges and prison-wardens of the dead, had captured Past and Present right as they left the Homeworld. As they were bound in chains which the living could touch, but not the dead, Philatel was thus set a final trial in freeing them. In order not to muddle his emotional growth, the Ghosts erased his memories of the episode when returning him to [[Philatel-426's house|his house]]; reasoning that they had not been attacked before due to the invaders fearing Yet-to-Come, they resolve to stick closer together from now on. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Copper-Colored Christmas Carol (short story)|A Copper-Colored Christmas Carol]]'') | ||
Philatel retold his tale to other Cupids, with [[Pythagoras-858]] later mentioning it to [[Jenny Everywhere (38167th Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]] in December 2020 | Philatel retold his tale to other Cupids, with [[Pythagoras-858]] later mentioning it to [[Jenny Everywhere (38167th Universe)|Jenny Everywhere]] in December 2020; ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') Philatel's “Dickensian journey of self-discovery” was already mentioned in [[Cupid Fact File]] #1225, which was written before the end of the Christmas season. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Christmas (short story)|Father Christmas]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == |