Short Fiction · Character
Muscade
Doctor Heraclius Gloss's pet monkey, a sly trickster whose imitation of good faith turns a quiet household into a theater of chaos.
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First appearance: doctor heraclius gloss
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Muscade belongs to Doctor Heraclius Gloss, and the monkey's sly tricks and counterfeit devotion make him a small engine of disruption in an otherwise ordered world. Where the doctor's household runs on routine, Muscade…
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- Eccentricity and Obsession
- Social Hypocrisy and Class
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