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[ there's some noise behind tony today, hammers and drills working in the background. let your eyes adjust to the image and you might see robots putting pieces into other, newer robots and they all seem to be wearing...santa hats. he seems on the verge of saying something when two others fly through the window. ]

do you mind giving us a moment?

[ at once, they all seem to stand still. he shakes his head. honestly. ]

These are what I call the Iron Legion. There are only ten of them. You might see them flying over the grounds. I send them to examine the terrain. The point is creating a virtual map and making sure it's all quiet out there. They also have some protocols for times of emergency. They can help people find ways of the mansion in case we'll ever need to evacuate.

[ he looks behind him ]

except you, I might just take you apart.

[ it's spoken to the robots; well, to one of them who keeps rustling in the background. ]

they're not armed, they're not here to hurt you, they aren't going to try and interact with you unless you need help. Please don't try to interact with them or shoot them out of the sky, it's kind of important they'll stay in one piece. Look, they're even themed for the holidays.

[ aren't the hats cute? guys? ]

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what kind of help are we talking here

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for now, evacuation only. if someone needs out of the mansion, they'll help.

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because it’s too much trouble to head for the nearest window?

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weren't you here event before last when they were no windows?

wonderland's changing. constantly. if they can help in an event, I'll make sure they'll be there.

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that’s assuming they’ll be here
we’re more likely to have windows in an event than we are robots

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we have to try.

if we decide nothing helps, that will be it. they won. whoever they are.

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what like the queen
I mean she pretty much runs this place anyway it feels like

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it feels like

it seems like.

I'm not sure I'm buying.

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you see any alternative explanations

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someone just behind the scenes.

someone you guys haven't met yet. the queen might be another piece. we can't know. we're being shown and told.

I don't trust them. not even what they'll have me believe.

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do you have literally any proof of that
like at all

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uh

the queen of hearts rules over the mirrors. they're the ones she cared about. she literally could care less about us.

someone does.

[postictal]

you sure about that
cause she seems to care an awful lot about making our lives miserable

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or so she seems.

only she's mad. the one who keeps us here has patterns. mad people don't have those.

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so you've met every "mad" person that's ever lived is that right

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I met just about enough.

none of them is here, we can be grateful for that. you don't really want to see what a mad norse demi-god looks like.

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pretty sure i already have
or something close enough to it
we all went to a god kingdom once

there were trolls

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uh

asgard??

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yeah
i think that was it actually

everyone was partying and feasting until the frost giants decided to show up

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met a guy called loki?

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don’t think so
mostly giants and stuff

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you ure missed on an insane drama queen demi-god.

fun times.

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are you sure the queens don't count for that

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i'm like

77% sure. make it 80%.

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we'll agree to disagree