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== Worldbuilding ==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Items ===
=== Items ===
* The [[ink]] in [[Auteur's Abecedarium]] has not yet dried.
* [[Thespian-315]] owns a gilded [[lectern]].
* [[Thespian-315]] owns a gilded [[lectern]].
* [[Larrikin-1029|Larrikin]] is "excited" by the mention of a [[skull]].
* [[Larrikin-1029|Larrikin]] is "excited" by the mention of a [[skull]].


=== Locations ===
=== Locations ===
* [[Auteur]]'s book mentions "[[Atlantis]], sunk beneath the [[mire]]" as well as the terms "[[Aeris]]", "[[Arisian]]" and "[[Berahima]]".
* [[Auteur]]'s book mentions "[[Atlantis]], sunk beneath the [[mire]]" as well as the terms "[[Aeris]]" and "[[Arisian]]" under the [[Letter (alphabet)|letter]] [[A]].
* The [[Interdimensional Black Market]] is a [[bazaar]] that is home to [[Harpy|Harpies]].
* The [[Interdimensional Black Market]] is a [[bazaar]] that is home to [[Harpy|Harpies]].
* [[Kragza]]'s only [[landmark]] is a set of [[9 (number)|nine]] [[mountain|peaks]].
* [[Kragza]]'s only [[landmark]] is a set of [[9 (number)|nine]] [[mountain|peaks]].
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=== Organisations ===
=== Organisations ===
* [[Pythagoras-858]] and [[Juliet-178]] are the top members of the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]' [[Department of Problem-Solving]].
* [[Pythagoras-858]] is the [[Prefect]] of the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]' [[Department of Problem-Solving]].
* [[Celebration-665]] is a member of the [[Department of Festivities]] while Thespian belongs to the [[Department of Live Performances]].


=== Species ===
=== Species ===
* The [[Wellsian]]s once engaged in a [[war]] that was halted by "their own blood’s revolt".
* The Retconning Crocodiles, also known as the [[Collective of Retconning Crocodiles]], are [[metatemporal activist]]s.
==== Retconning Crocodiles ====
* The [[handwriting]] of the Crocodiles is not aesthetically pleasing.
* The Retconning Crocodiles, also known as the [[Collective of Retconning Crocodiles]], are [[metatime|metatemporal]] [[activist]]s.
* As they are biologically crocodiles, they cannot write in an aesthetically pleasing manner.


=== Universes ===
=== Universes ===
* The [[Cupid Homeworld]] is a [[pocket dimension]].
* Auteur's Abecedarium is recognised by [[Thymon]] as hailing from "the [[N-Space|Third Universe]]", as opposed to the [[Prime Universe (Auteur's Abecedarium)|Prime Universe]].
* [[Auteur]]'s [[Auteur's Abecedarium|Abecedarium]] is recognised by [[Thymon]] as hailing from "the [[N-Space|Third Universe]]", as opposed to the [[Prime Universe (Auteur's Abecedarium)|Prime Universe]].
* Thymon used to be the [[Embodiment]] of [[Time]] in the [[the Void|Void Between Worlds]].
* Thymon used to be the [[Embodiment]] of [[Time]] in the [[the Void|Void Between Worlds]].
* [[Auteur]]'s book mentions the [[Multiverse]] as well as the [[Euclidean Plane]], a world of "[[angle]]s, [[shape]]work and [[geometry|geometric]] sheen", inhabited by the [[Geometron]]s, who are "all angles and no [[mass]]".
* [[Auteur]]'s book mentions the [[Multiverse]].
* The [[Euclidean Plane]] is a world of "[[angle]]s, [[shape]]work and [[geometry|geometric]] sheen", inhabited by the [[Geometron]]s, who are "all [[angle]]s and no [[mass]]".


=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
* [[Jayce Black (Auteur's Abecedarium)|Jayce Black]] provided an [[illustration]] of Auteur.
* [[Jayce Black (in-universe)|Jayce Black]] provided an [[illustration]] of Auteur.
* Auteur was played by [REDACTED] on the [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] television series, ''F''[REDACTED] ''P''[REDACTED], between [[2067]] and [[7898]].
* Auteur was played by [REDACTED] on the [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] television series, ''F''[REDACTED] ''P''[REDACTED], between [[2067]] and [[7898]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The story was billed as an "exclusive crossover interlude" to the then-ongoing multi-chapter ''[[The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids (series)|Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]'' prose story ''The Time of the Toymaker''. The story depicted an adventure by [[Juliet-178]] and [[Pythagoras-858]], referenced in ''Auteur's Abecedarium'' as being absent from the [[Cupid Homeworld]] on "official business", which suggests that ''Auteur's Abecedarium'', from the perspective of the Clockwork Cherubs' continuity, takes place concurrently to ''The Time of the Toymaker''.
* The story was billed as an "exclusive crossover interlude" to the then-ongoing multi-chapter ''[[The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids (series)|Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]'' prose story {{cite source|The Time of the Toymaker (novel)}}. The story depicted an adventure by [[Juliet-178]] and [[Pythagoras-858]], referenced in ''Auteur's Abecedarium'' as being absent from the [[Cupid Homeworld]] on "official business", which suggests that ''Auteur's Abecedarium'', from the perspective of the Clockwork Cherubs' continuity, takes place concurrently to ''The Time of the Toymaker''.
* In the Issuu version, the addition of Auteur's laughter at the end of the story implies that he was narrating the story all along.
* In the Issuu version, the addition of Auteur's laughter at the end of the story implies that he was narrating the story all along.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* [[Auteur]] describes himself in the [[Auteur's Abecedarium|Abecedarium]] as "scribbling in [[Shadow Spire|his Spire]]". His [[shadow]] [[skin]] is mentioned. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Bloody (And Public) Domaine (short story)|A Bloody (And Public) Domaine]]'')
* [[Auteur]] describes himself in the [[Auteur's Abecedarium|Abecedarium]] as "scribbling in [[Shadow Spire|his Spire]]". His [[shadow]] [[skin]] is mentioned. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|A Bloody (And Public) Domaine (short story)}})
* The [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]] are familiar with [[Retconning Crocodile]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Worthy Successor (short story)|A Worthy Successor]]'')
* The [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]] are familiar with [[Retconning Crocodile]]s, who were previously referenced in [[PROSE]]: {{cite source|A Worthy Successor (short story)}})
* The [[N-Space|home universe]] of Auteur and his book is recognised by [[Thymon|Lord Thymon]] as "the Third Universe". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Quinnis (audio story)|Quinnis]]'')
* The [[N-Space|home universe]] of Auteur and his book is recognised by [[Thymon|Lord Thymon]] as "the Third Universe". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cite source|Quinnis (audio story)}})
* The origin of the Abecedarium is explain in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Author (short story)|Resurrection of the Author]]''.
* The origin of the Abecedarium is explained in [[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Resurrection of the Author (short story)}}.
* [[Auteur]] is aware of the [[Interdimensional Black Market]]. He would later claim to be acquainted with [[Queen of the Interdimensional Black Market|its Queen]] in [[PROSE]]: {{cite source|The Cactus and the Corpse (short story)}}.


== External links ==
=== Continuity to non-valid sources ===
* [[Pythagoras-858]] and [[Juliet-178]]'s "official business" away from the [[Cupid Homeworld]] was depicted in [[NOTCOVERED]]: {{cite source|The Time of the Toymaker (novel)}}.
* [[Celebration-665]] notes [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids|the Crew]] is bereft of [[Christmas present]]s due to events beyond their control. This situation is explained more fully in [[NOTCOVERED]]: {{cite source|The Time of the Toymaker (novel)}}.
* The [[Arisrian]]s and the nine peaks of [[Kragza]] were first mentioned in [[NOTCOVERED]]: {{cite source|Misadventures in the Interdimensional Black Market (short story)}}.
* The [[Berahima]] were first seen in [[NOTCOVERED]]: {{cite source|Marksmanship-522 and the Multi-Dimensional Race (short story)}}.
* The [[Detraxxi]] were first seen in [[NOTCOVERED]]: {{cite source|Planet of the Shapeshifters (short story)}}.
* The [[Geometron]]s and the [[Euclidean Plane]] were first introduced in [[NOTCOVERED]]: {{cite source|The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids (webcast)}}.
* The [[Martian invasion of Earth|war]] involving the [[Wellsian]]s "stopped by their own [[blood]]'s revolt" was depicted in [[NOTCOVERED]]: {{cite source|The Wellsians (webcast)}}.
 
== External links ==  
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