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-->"Imagine what'd happen if I let someone like you loose on a buncha politicians and scientists. You'd have them brainwashed in three days flat. First you'd whisper your promises into their ears, getting them interested, and before they knew it they'd be eating your of your goddamn hand. One of those scientists'd say, 'Hey, this Huey fella, I think he's a really swell guy. We should talk to him and see what sort of information he might share with us'. And you can bet your ass by that point his brain'd already be dribbling out his ears. Then oh, look, a strap on your straightjacket came loose, and oh, the next day they walk in and find out everyone in the lab is dead, and oh, [[ClusterFBomb Huey fucking Laforet is nowhere to be fucking seen! Oh no oh what ever shall we fucking do Mr. Talbot please do something even though you told us this exact thing was going to happen and we ignored you like the fucking idiots we are]]... and then they'll try and get me to find you, but you know what? I'll say no! Lemme say that again! ''No!'' Once more for good measure! Read my lips! Enn! Oh! ''No!''"
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-->"Imagine what'd happen if I let someone like you loose on a buncha politicians and scientists. You'd have them brainwashed in three days flat. First you'd whisper your promises into their ears, getting them interested, and before they knew it they'd be eating your out of your goddamn hand. One of those scientists'd say, 'Hey, this Huey fella, I think he's a really swell guy. We should talk to him and see what sort of information he might share with us'. And you can bet your ass by that point his brain'd already be dribbling out his ears. Then oh, look, a strap on your straightjacket came loose, and oh, the next day they walk in and find out everyone in the lab is dead, and oh, [[ClusterFBomb Huey fucking Laforet is nowhere to be fucking seen! Oh no oh what ever shall we fucking do Mr. Talbot please do something even though you told us this exact thing was going to happen and we ignored you like the fucking idiots we are]]... and then they'll try and get me to find you, but you know what? I'll say no! Lemme say that again! ''No!'' Once more for good measure! Read my lips! Enn! Oh! ''No!''"
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* CoveredInScars: CoveredWithScars: Has countless scars under her dress [[spoiler:inflicted by SAMPLE]].
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* FriendOnTheForce: Albeit an incredibly abrasive, ill-tempered "friend" who's helping out only because tweaking Firo's passport is a significantly smaller pain in the ass than getting called in to vouch for the ninety-year-old teenager's true age.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason why she [[spoiler:[[TakingTheBullet takes the bullet]]]] for Claudia.
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* BoobsOfSteel: The unlikeliness of this is {{lampshaded}} by Sylvie, who wonders how she manages to have them when she has pretty much no body fat anywhere else.
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* TheTeamBenefactor: Funds and provides tools for Victor, Szilard and [[spoiler:Huey]]'s alchemy research.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Lucrezia left Victor ignorant on her [[spoiler:FakingTheDead plan]] for trolling purposes.
-->'''[[spoiler:Huey]]:''' "My apologies, Victor. Lady Lucrezia specifically instructed me to remain silent, wishing to see your surprised face when the time came."
-->'''[[spoiler:Huey]]:''' "My apologies, Victor. Lady Lucrezia specifically instructed me to remain silent, wishing to see your surprised face when the time came."
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* LadyAndKnight: Knight to Lucrezia's LadyLady.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Like Victor, Lucrezia didn't let Carla in on [[spoiler:her FakingTheDead plan]] because she wanted to see the look on her bodyguard's face when she found out. [[spoiler:The answer is TearsOfJoy, quickly followed by [[FearLeadsToAnger an angry lecture]].]]
-->'''Lucrezia:''' Carla! Your face is so much more adorable than I was ever expecting, sweetheart!
-->'''Lucrezia:''' Carla! Your face is so much more adorable than I was ever expecting, sweetheart!
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* TheChainsOfCommanding: [[spoiler:Runs into a tough decision when Monica turns herself in as the fugitive Dormentaire was looking for, hoping to end the search before they can connect her to the Mask Makers and Huey's counterfeiting ring. The problem is, searching for the fugitive was only a cover story, as well as Dormentaire's only justification for remaining in the city. Lucrezia's order is to do what she wishes with the girl, so long as she finishes her true mission. Monica's original crime against Dormentaire was purely in self-defense and already settled in secret through her falsified death, so Carla doesn't feel comfortable killing what she believes is an innocent girl. However, Monica's identity as the fugitive is already highly suspected by the public, so quietly releasing her is likely to end with her lynching. Carla tries to TakeTheThirdOption and keep her in custody in secret until she can complete the actual mission... Which backfires spectacularly when Huey discovers her location takes action with [[StuffBlowingUp a very pyrotechnic-heavy jailbreak.]]]]
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* StereotypeReactionGag: When they first meet and trade stories about why they're in Lotto Valentino, Victor tells him, Zank and Denkuro about how he got kicked out of England: He told the South Sea Company charterers that they couldn't justify an African slave trade with the notion that they were savage barbarians when, according to his own extensive research, race theories were complete BS. Hearing this story, Nile offers to help:
-->'''Nile:''' Give me the names of these men of influence. I will flay them alive and hang their skins on treetops.
-->'''Nile:''' Give me the names of these men of influence. I will flay them alive and hang their skins on treetops.
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* CoolOldGuy: Student needs to [[spoiler:break their girlfriend out of jail]]? Glad to be of service!
* CoolOldGuy: Student needs to [[spoiler:break their girlfriend out of jail]]? Glad to be of service!
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[[folder:Members of House Dormentaire]]
!!Carla Alvarez Santonia
[[quoteright:200:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Carla1_9967.bmp]]
Loyal bodyguard of Lucrezia Dormentaire. She was sent to Lotto Valentino in 1711 in order to find the fugitive who killed Lucreza's brother ten years prior. [[spoiler:This is a cover story. The real mission is to determine the truth behind the rumors of the elixir of life and the Mask Maker's counterfeit gold (so that she can claim both for House Dormentaire)]]. In 1711 she's also tasked with discovering the identity of the rogue bomber terrorizing the city.
* ActionGirl
* AmbiguouslyGay: It isn't specified if Lucrezia takes her to bed like she does many of her other servants, but given Carla's care for her mistress and the way Lucrezia usually talks or refers to her, it's far from unlikely.
* BerserkButton: Have a problem with being commanded by a crossdressing woman in 1710? Then you'll also have a problem talking, walking, and/or fathering children.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Is polite and reasonable when she has no reason to be angry. Give her a reason, and you may very well lose a body part.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: Is one chestwrap away from being a WholesomeCrossdresser
* [[spoiler:CompleteImmortality: Implied, as Lucrezia has shared the Elixir of Life with her subordinates]]
* FriendlyEnemy: With Maiza. Sure, House Dormentaire is basically taking over his city solely for personal gain, but that's no reason to ''hate'' anyone.
* LegacyOfService: Her family has served the Dormentaires for generations
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: In her own words, she "will do anything to get a hold of the objects of [Lucrezia's] desire."
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Is usually very level-headed
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: [[spoiler:Even with the ulterior motive, she's not terribly scornworthy]]
!!Lucrezia de Dormentaire
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[[caption-width-right:200:She [[LoveYouAndEverybody Loves You And Everybody]]. Yes, [[AnythingThatMoves in that way]].]]
Spanish noblewoman of House Dormentaire who sends Carla (and later Victor and Szilard) to Lotto Valentino in order to uncover alchemical research on immortality and counterfeit gold. An unrepentant hedonist whole loves all the world.
* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: Lucrezia doesn't give a damn that {{qipao}}s won't be created for two-hundred and ten years - she's gonna wear one anyway.
* AnythingThatMoves: She loves ''all'' the world.
-->'''Victor:''' Don't get me wrong, though. I'm not gonna cheat on you -- you're still the best. Although you're probably going through men ''and'' women every night.
* AudioErotica: Most of her servants would be perfectly happy to hear her read out a phonebook.
* TheBeautifulElite
* BlueBlood
* [[spoiler:CompleteImmortality: Since Huey joined Dormentaire as part of a deal he cut with Lucrezia, both Huey and Elmer only drank half of their shares (any amount of the Grand Panacea will grant immortality) and sent the rest to her. Lucrezia drank Huey's, while Niki and other House Dormentaire associates got Elmer's]]
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer
* [[spoiler:FakingTheDead: Lucrezia wasn't anywhere near her alleged transport ship when it was blown out of the water - she was hanging out at Esperanza's in disguise. The whole thing was a ruse to justify seizing the city so they could find the research they wanted]]
* TheGadfly: Why didn't she let Carla and Victor in on her plan to [[spoiler:fake her own death]]? Because she wanted to see the looks on their faces when they found out.
* TheHedonist
* HelloNurse
* MyGirlIsASlut: It's why [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe Victor had a chance with her at all]], for starters.
* PimpedOutDress: A custom tailored dress resembling an elaborately decorated {{qipao}}
* {{Polyamory}}: With, as far as she's considered, ''all'' of the world.
* ProudBeauty: [[ReallyGetsAround And she's happy to share!]]
* {{Qipao}}: Two-hundred ({{lampshaded}}) years ahead of fashion.
* ReallyGetsAround
* RebelliousSpirit: Lucrezia disregards the age's propriety pretty much just for the hell of it.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: How can a woman be openly bisexual and polyamourous at a time when those should call for her execution? Because House Dormentaire is just that damn powerful.
* [[SexyManInstantHarem Sexy Woman, Instant Harem]]: And at least one's in her bed every night.
* {{Socialite}}
* TheUnfettered: Ready to do anything she wants, whenever she wants, propriety be damned.
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!!Carla Alvarez Santonia
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Loyal bodyguard of Lucrezia Dormentaire. She was sent to Lotto Valentino in 1711 in order to find the fugitive who killed Lucreza's brother ten years prior. [[spoiler:This is a cover story. The real mission is to determine the truth behind the rumors of the elixir of life and the Mask Maker's counterfeit gold (so that she can claim both for House Dormentaire)]]. In 1711 she's also tasked with discovering the identity of the rogue bomber terrorizing the city.
* ActionGirl
* AmbiguouslyGay: It isn't specified if Lucrezia takes her to bed like she does many of her other servants, but given Carla's care for her mistress and the way Lucrezia usually talks or refers to her, it's far from unlikely.
* BerserkButton: Have a problem with being commanded by a crossdressing woman in 1710? Then you'll also have a problem talking, walking, and/or fathering children.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Is polite and reasonable when she has no reason to be angry. Give her a reason, and you may very well lose a body part.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: Is one chestwrap away from being a WholesomeCrossdresser
* [[spoiler:CompleteImmortality: Implied, as Lucrezia has shared the Elixir of Life with her subordinates]]
* FriendlyEnemy: With Maiza. Sure, House Dormentaire is basically taking over his city solely for personal gain, but that's no reason to ''hate'' anyone.
* LegacyOfService: Her family has served the Dormentaires for generations
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: In her own words, she "will do anything to get a hold of the objects of [Lucrezia's] desire."
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Is usually very level-headed
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: [[spoiler:Even with the ulterior motive, she's not terribly scornworthy]]
!!Lucrezia de Dormentaire
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[[caption-width-right:200:She [[LoveYouAndEverybody Loves You And Everybody]]. Yes, [[AnythingThatMoves in that way]].]]
Spanish noblewoman of House Dormentaire who sends Carla (and later Victor and Szilard) to Lotto Valentino in order to uncover alchemical research on immortality and counterfeit gold. An unrepentant hedonist whole loves all the world.
* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: Lucrezia doesn't give a damn that {{qipao}}s won't be created for two-hundred and ten years - she's gonna wear one anyway.
* AnythingThatMoves: She loves ''all'' the world.
-->'''Victor:''' Don't get me wrong, though. I'm not gonna cheat on you -- you're still the best. Although you're probably going through men ''and'' women every night.
* AudioErotica: Most of her servants would be perfectly happy to hear her read out a phonebook.
* TheBeautifulElite
* BlueBlood
* [[spoiler:CompleteImmortality: Since Huey joined Dormentaire as part of a deal he cut with Lucrezia, both Huey and Elmer only drank half of their shares (any amount of the Grand Panacea will grant immortality) and sent the rest to her. Lucrezia drank Huey's, while Niki and other House Dormentaire associates got Elmer's]]
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer
* [[spoiler:FakingTheDead: Lucrezia wasn't anywhere near her alleged transport ship when it was blown out of the water - she was hanging out at Esperanza's in disguise. The whole thing was a ruse to justify seizing the city so they could find the research they wanted]]
* TheGadfly: Why didn't she let Carla and Victor in on her plan to [[spoiler:fake her own death]]? Because she wanted to see the looks on their faces when they found out.
* TheHedonist
* HelloNurse
* MyGirlIsASlut: It's why [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe Victor had a chance with her at all]], for starters.
* PimpedOutDress: A custom tailored dress resembling an elaborately decorated {{qipao}}
* {{Polyamory}}: With, as far as she's considered, ''all'' of the world.
* ProudBeauty: [[ReallyGetsAround And she's happy to share!]]
* {{Qipao}}: Two-hundred ({{lampshaded}}) years ahead of fashion.
* ReallyGetsAround
* RebelliousSpirit: Lucrezia disregards the age's propriety pretty much just for the hell of it.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: How can a woman be openly bisexual and polyamourous at a time when those should call for her execution? Because House Dormentaire is just that damn powerful.
* [[SexyManInstantHarem Sexy Woman, Instant Harem]]: And at least one's in her bed every night.
* {{Socialite}}
* TheUnfettered: Ready to do anything she wants, whenever she wants, propriety be damned.
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* [[spoiler:CompleteImmortality: Unfortunately, she wasn't in the best of conditions when she drank the elixir]]
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* LongingLook: If Huey is within eye shot, Monica will constantly glance back at him even in lectures or when talking to others ("How does she not get tired of staring at the same face for nearly five years?"). The one time she ''doesn't'' do this [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness is a sign to Huey that something is off]] (namely, [[spoiler:House Dormentaire has arrived at Lotto Valentino with the stated mission to find a murderer - her]]).
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: Esperança's overwhelming fondness for women is quite well known throughout Lotto Valentino. The chivalrous celibacy, on the other hand, is not. This leads to some [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe very unfortunate assumptions about his moral character.]]
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