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* BondVillainStupidity: The Elephant thinks it's a good idea to chain the Marquis to a pole in a room filling with water and ''leave the room''.
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* ComplexityAddiction: The Elephant thinks it's a good idea to chain the Marquis to a pole in a room filling with water and ''leave the room''.
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A short story by Neil Gaiman, set in the ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}'' universe.
The Marquis de Carabas sets out to retrieve his coat, which was taken from him during the events of ''Neverwhere'', and along the way encounters several figures from his past.
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* DeathOfIdentity: Anyone who falls under the control of the Mushroom is essentially killed and replaced with a new identity loyal to the Mushroom. [[spoiler:The Marquis de Carabas tells the Elephant there's no point in killing the Shepherd that brainwashed them out of revenge since that person is already dead.]]
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* DeathOfIdentity: DeathOfPersonality: Anyone who falls under the control of the Mushroom is essentially killed and replaced with a new identity loyal to the Mushroom. [[spoiler:The Marquis de Carabas tells the Elephant there's no point in killing the Shepherd that brainwashed them out of revenge since that person is already dead.]]
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* BestServedCold: The Marquis wronged the Elephant years ago. In response, the Elephant has spent all the time since then meticulously preparing for the day [[spoiler:the Marquis uses up his SoulJar]] so he can have his revenge.
* DeathOfIdentity: Anyone who falls under the control of the Mushroom is essentially killed and replaced with a new identity loyal to the Mushroom. [[spoiler:The Marquis de Carabas tells the Elephant there's no point in killing the Shepherd that brainwashed them out of revenge since that person is already dead.]]
* ExactWords: In exchange for information on who bought his coat, the Marquis de Carabas agrees to deliver a love letter to a noble lady from one of the Mushroom men. [[spoiler:The letter is coated in mushroom spores that would've forced her to be with him. The Marquis does deliver the letter and makes sure Lady Drusilla reads it and what was inside, but by the time he does, the spores are long gone. Now the Lady Drusilla owes the Marquis a favor, and she retaliates against the Mushroom man by turning him into an owl.]]
* ExactWords: In exchange for information on who bought his coat, the Marquis de Carabas agrees to deliver a love letter to a noble lady from one of the Mushroom men. [[spoiler:The letter is coated in mushroom spores that would've forced her to be with him. The Marquis does deliver the letter and makes sure Lady Drusilla reads it and what was inside, but by the time he does, the spores are long gone. Now the Lady Drusilla owes the Marquis a favor, and she retaliates against the Mushroom man by turning him into an owl.]]
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* HonorableElephant: The Elephant of Elephant and Castle. Mostly.
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* HonorableElephant: The Elephant of Elephant and Castle. Mostly. He initially comes off as a petty, vengeful tyrant but he does show off some honor at the end when he calls off his grudge against the Marquis.
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* MakesUsEven: The Marquis's actions end up saving the Elephant's life. That, coupled with the Marquis revealing who initially hired him to betray the Elephant, makes the Elephant agree to call off his grudge.
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* WasOnceAMan: The shepherds of Shepherd's Bush have minions that are sheepdog-men. According to the narration, they used to be completely human.
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* RisingWaterRisingTension: The Marquis begins the story chained to pole in the middle of a room that is slowly filling with water.
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* IOweYouMyLife: The Marquis excels in arranging this type of bargain. In this story, he rescues the Elephant from the Shepherds, thus inducing the other to forget designs of vengeance on him for a previous indiscretion.
* {{Irony}}: The Shepherd, who hypnotizes passersby into becoming essentially sheeple, [[spoiler: suffers the same sort of mental degradation as he becomes part of the Mushroom]].
* {{Irony}}: The Shepherd, who hypnotizes passersby into becoming essentially sheeple, [[spoiler: suffers the same sort of mental degradation as he becomes part of the Mushroom]].
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* TheNthDoctor: The BBC Radio adaptation renews the same cast from the production of ''Neverwhere'', but instead of Creator/DavidHarewood, the Marquis is played by Creator/PatersonJoseph, who played the part in the TV series. Richard comments on the difference of voice, with the Marquis explaining that [[spoiler: having his throat cut]] must have changed it, then adds a MythologyGag by commenting that he now sounds like his younger self.
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* ComplexityAddiction: The Elephant thinks it's a good idea to chain the Marquis to a pole in a room filling with water and ''leave the room''.
* InMediasRes: The story opens with the Marquis stuck in a death trap, telling himself he wouldn't be in this mess if he still had his coat, then skips back a few hours to show how he got into this mess. The story catches up with the opening scene about a third of the way in.
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: The Elephant thinks it's a good idea to chain the Marquis to a pole in a room filling with water and ''leave the room''.
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events of ''Neverwhere'', and along the way encounters several figures from his past.
* CharacterNameAlias: The Marquis de Carabas took his name from the tale of ''Literature/PussInBoots'' (although if anything it's Puss he models himself on).
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* HonorableElephant: Mostly.
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* HonorableElephant: Mostly.The Elephant of Elephant and Castle. Mostly.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: In the course of explaining how the Marquis lost his coat in the first place, it's mentioned that [[spoiler:he was murdered, but got better because he'd hidden his life in a safe place]], which is a big plot twist in ''Neverwhere''.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: In the course of explaining how the Marquis lost his coat in the first place, it's mentioned that [[spoiler:he was murdered, but got better because he'd hidden his life in a safe place]], which is a big plot twist in ''Neverwhere''.
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* SpellMyNameWithAThe: The Mushroom is always referred to as "the Mushroom", even when it would be more grammatically correct not to.
-->'''Marquis:''' What are you selling?\\
'''Mushroom Person:''' The Mushroom. The Mushroom on toast. Raw the Mushroom.
-->'''Marquis:''' What are you selling?\\
'''Mushroom Person:''' The Mushroom. The Mushroom on toast. Raw the Mushroom.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: There are ''several'' in the story: the mushroom people lose their free will and become entranced worshippers of the Mushroom. It gets worse for [[spoiler: Vince]], as he not only is he already in the thralls of the Mushroom but is [[spoiler: transformed into an owl by Drusilla, whom he tried to infect with the mushroom spores.]] Then we have the victims of the Shepherd, who are brainwashed and worked to death. Ironically, [[spoiler: the Shepherd is neutralized by becoming one if the Mushroom people.]]
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* FateWorseThanDeath: There are ''several'' in the story: the mushroom people lose their free will and become entranced worshippers of the Mushroom. It gets worse for [[spoiler: Vince]], as he not only is he already in the thralls of the Mushroom but is [[spoiler: transformed into an owl by Drusilla, whom he tried to infect with the mushroom spores.]] Then we have the victims of the Shepherd, who are brainwashed and worked to death. Ironically, [[spoiler: the Shepherd is neutralized by becoming one if of the Mushroom people.]]
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* FateWorseThanDeath: There are ''several'' in the story: the mushroom people lose their free will and become entranced worshippers of the Mushroom. It gets worse for [[spoiler: Vince]], as he not only is he already in the thralls of the Mushroom but is [[spoiler: transformed into an owl by Drusilla, whom he tried to infect with the mushroom spores.]] Then we have the victims of the Shepherd, who are brainwashed and worked to death. Ironically, [[spoiler: the Shepherd is neutralized by becoming one if the Mushroom people.]]
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* CarefulWhatYouWishFor: Vince wanted to be together with the beautiful Drusilla. [[spoiler: He does get to be by her side but not as a lover. She turns him into an owl, angry at his attempt to infect her with mushroom spores.]]
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* CarefulWhatYouWishFor: BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Vince wanted to be together with the beautiful Drusilla. [[spoiler: He does get to be by her side side, but not as a lover. She turns him into an owl, angry at his attempt to infect her with mushroom spores.]]
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* CarefulWhatYouWishFor: Vince wanted to be together with the beautiful Drusilla. [[spoiler: He does get to be by her side but not as a lover. She turns him into an owl, angry at his attempt to infect her with mushroom spores.]]
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* BodyHorror: What happens to people infected by the Mushroom. They begin growing small clusters of mushrooms on their skin and their tongues become lichenous. They always have a damp smell hanging over them and seem to be in a sort of eerie trance most of the time. And that's only what is visible on the surface.
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* DeadpanSnarker: The Marquis is accused of being sarcastic all the time, even while screaming.
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* SarcasmMode: The Marquis is accused of being in this mode all the time, even while screaming.
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* SarcasmMode: The Marquis is accused of being in this mode all the time, even while screaming.
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* WildCard: As ever, the Marquis. [[spoiler:He personally tells Drusilla what Vince tried to do, and even shows her the letter.]]
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* WildCard: As ever, the Marquis. [[spoiler:He personally tells Drusilla what Vince tried to do, and even shows her the letter.letter, mostly so that then she'll owe him a favour.]]
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: The Elephant thinks it's a good idea to chain the Marquis to a pole in a room filling with water and ''leave the room''.
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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: The Elephant thinks it's a good idea to chain the Marquis to a pole in a room filling with water and ''leave the room''.room''.
* WildCard: As ever, the Marquis. [[spoiler:He personally tells Drusilla what Vince tried to do, and even shows her the letter.]]
* WildCard: As ever, the Marquis. [[spoiler:He personally tells Drusilla what Vince tried to do, and even shows her the letter.]]
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* BalefulPolymorph: Lady Drusilla of the Raven's Court has a habit of turning people who upset her into birds of prey. [[spoiler: Poor Vince.]]
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* StalkerWithACrush: Vince the Mushroom man trades information to the Marquis for delivery of a letter to the girl he likes, a lady of the Raven's Court. [[spoiler: The letter is filled with Mushroom spores to infect her so she won't even think of refusing.]]
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* BriarPatching: The Marquis would really like the Shepherd ''not'' to steal the letter that's in his shirt pocket and read it. Really.
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* SymbioticPossession: How the Mushroom gets and keeps its people, by means of spores.
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* SymbioticPossession: How the Mushroom gets and keeps its people, by means of spores.spores.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: The Elephant thinks it's a good idea to chain the Marquis to a pole in a room filling with water and ''leave the room''.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: The Elephant thinks it's a good idea to chain the Marquis to a pole in a room filling with water and ''leave the room''.
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* BadassLongcoat: The coat in questionquestion. The Marquis doesn't feel psychologically armoured without it and is determined to get it back.
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* {{Brainwashing}}: Some form of this is how the Shepherds get workers.
* FungusHumongous: The Mushroom.
* HonorableElephant:Mostly.Mostly.
* SiblingRivalry: [[spoiler: The Marquis and Peregrine.]]
* SymbioticPossession: How the Mushroom gets and keeps its people, by means of spores.
* FungusHumongous: The Mushroom.
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* SiblingRivalry: [[spoiler: The Marquis and Peregrine.]]
* SymbioticPossession: How the Mushroom gets and keeps its people, by means of spores.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Peregrine, twice, much to the Marquis' chagrin.chagrin.
* HonorableElephant: Mostly.
* HonorableElephant: Mostly.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Peregrine, twice, much to the Marquis' chagrin.
* BigDamnHeroes: Peregrine, twice, much to the Marquis' chagrin.
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* BadassLongcoat: The coat in question
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* BadassLongcoat: The coat in question
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