A side note: I love the way "my kitchen" didn't register to the guy as a means of gaining metal and fuel.
Because "my kitchen". 
Nettle
That last comment of Tweedle's reminds me more of Agatha's response to the War Stompers and Carson's subsequent remark about her grandfather.
Sorcerer in training
Once we saw what a fully powered and at least partially repaired DK+town could do, letting in the War Stompers and such took on an entirely different look.
Would Christmas even be a holiday among some of the Christian sects in Europa? Christmas was adopted from the winter solstice celebrations of various other cultures; there's nothing in the Bible about celebrating Jesus' birth. (I've read the whole thing. In different translations/editions.) I do think there would be an Easter or Easter-type celebration; the argument there would be if the they use the Nissan/Jewish calendar or the solar calendar. (There was a fair bit of racism and politics in adopting the solar calendar and having Easter's date relate to the spring equinox.)
It's his kitchen. His sacred territory where food is prepared and he is in complete command! No one would dare intrude! At least, until a hungry, cheesed-off construct comes along.
bivalve
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One of the footnotes in the second novel briefly details Christmas mythology in (part of) Europa; there is both Santa and a Krampus-like figure who work in a team delivering presents/stealing away naughty children, with their off-season headquarters somewhere in Spain.
Not all canonical Christian teachings are in the Bible (which can and has been cherry-picked to support almost anything). (Kudos to you for reading all of it BTW.) Traditionally, both Christmas and Easter have been celebrated by christians, as well as various lesser feasts celebrating Pentacost, the presentation of the Virgin Mary to the Temple, and the Baptism of Jesus Christ/Blessing of the Waters. Read early Chruch History( think Orthodox and Catholic, pre-reformation history) if you're interested.
I know that there are some Christian sects that claim that all days are Holy, therefor we shouldn't singe any particular day(s) out as being unusually so. It's possible that the Monks are part of one such sect, but I remain skeptical.
'May you live in interesting times.'- Chinese curse
Tweedle's 'Your plan is sound' reminds me of Agatha here: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20130923
Strangely, I'm currently on the The Beast 's side. 
Hmmm... Wonder if it can taste Heterodyne clankwork...
I'm curious about how the Beast 'sees' things. It seems to thin anyone in the area is a Monk, regardless of whether or not they're dress as such.
Perhaps it's sight is based on sound, or it simply can't see details? Or maybe it just doesn't care about how humans dress and makes assumptions based on context.
'May you live in interesting times.'- Chinese curse
The hand, again? If this keeps up, we'll have to make a drinking game of it.
Sorcerer in training
Maybe the Beast sees by a sort of radar/pulse bounce?
I just love the chef. "Sparks!" ![[lol]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png "[lol]"){kind=small}
I've read some religious history; I love history in general, and it's inevitable that it'll come up, and then you want to know more about how religion affected history... I read a book on the Renaissance popes once. Sheesh.
I can't stand cherry-picking. And that applies to any religious work, Bible, Koran/Quran, etc., scientific studies, out-of-context quotes or ones merged together from different parts of a speech, and so on. Context is important! To understanding, and to interpretation.
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
Who Am I?
"It's metal- it's mine!" I've got to use that quote somewhere...
"We learn from history that we do not learn from history."
I doubt it but if this is the scene where Tweedle bites it im gonna be sooo happy!
Doodles
wearer of many chevrons
So will a lot of people!
If it moves, eat it!
Just him getting an Epic Fail from something he thought would be an Easy Win would do me. <_< Can't stand the git, for all he's not a total idiot. Well, not all the time.
When he chooses to be blinkered, however... he's remarkably dense.
bivalve
Nah, he may end up walking all the home from this with one hand, but no way he's gonna die yet. And yes, I agree that the Beast is in human=monk mode.
edited 26th Nov '14 9:10:15 PM by Geoduck
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No, he's still way too important to die. I'm half expecting he's going to snag himself a sentient train, somehow, because Things Get Worse. But I dunno what would happen then... We've still got Lady Selnikov in play, and the bears sniffing out their leader, and Gil in pursuit... And Agatha has to escape all this and get back on the road to Paris in a suitably thrilling manner...
Agatha is at her best when she has someone —- or something — like Castle Heterodyne to play against, to spur her on.
Agatha is generally so cautious about letting loose her inner Spark, that people tend to think she's weak, out of her element.
"Her city is asleep, her power is gone. She's got nowhere to go and away from Mechanicsburg everything is a danger to her. Even you." Seffie to Gil, back in May. http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20140502
Until further notice
You know, forget the Chew-Chew Train and the Gravy Train: there's never enough metal for the Crazy Train.
(Also, has Tweedle ruled out the possibility that his crown may just be made out of slightly dodgy - and ferromagnetic - material? Or are we instantly assuming paramagnetism?)
edited 27th Nov '14 12:04:58 AM by Pyrite
Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.
Tweedle is making that assumption, but that doesn't mean we have to.
Absent-Minded Professor
Well also consider that Tweedle is more likely to be wearing some armour and other metal implements that we are the viewers cannot see. So what about the Chew Chew train leaves us some Tweedle using the goofy print underwear?
Well here goes nothing
He does conceal knives around his person, too. 
Sorcerer in training
I'm willing to side with that someone gave him a gold/ferrous metal crown. For one thing, anything above 18K is way too soft to use in wearable jewelry, so there has to be some alloy in it, and nickel is a cheap and plentiful substance often used in lower-priced jewelry. (Hence the allergies some people have to cheap jewelry.) It's also one of the ferrous metals.
As for why, Europa's been playing 'who's on who whose side and who do we fight?' for the past 2 1/2 years. I doubt there's a lot of extra cash for expensive non-war-related alloys, regardless of what the "king" wants.
I kinda hope Tweedle gets a smackdown from the "star" beast. (There's a very bad joke there if you've ever read The Star Beast)
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
Chaotic Greedy
Edit: Nickel is ferromagnetic though, so I'll assume that's what you meant.
edited 27th Nov '14 5:23:36 AM by Medinoc
"And as long as a sack of shit is not a good thing to be, chivalry will never die."
So you could say that some of them would institutionalize the reading of the genre savvy lists in their studies, at least Klaus did that to Gil not sure on the sparks under his learning, to avoid many needless deaths.
Well here goes nothing