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der_vogelfanger ([personal profile] der_vogelfanger) wrote in [community profile] mylittleooc2013-12-10 06:52 pm

+1 Cowardly Sidekick

It's Kathryn here, Handy's mun, finally picking up my second MLJ character! Meet Papageno of The Magic Flute, Mozart's last opera (if you're curious, the summary on TVTropes covers it pretty well -- YMMV on whether it's a subtle satire of racism and sexism, or if it's just plain racist and sexist, so be warned). As cowardly sidekick, Papageno's hobbies include petty hedonism, complaining, and being completely unintellectual (he's functionally illiterate, so don't expect to see him in any text threads). Also, birds. He's really into birds. He's got a little magic glockenspiel that has the power to make anyone who hears it feel such overwhelming joy that they burst into dance, too, which might be good in the coming days of horrible shadow things in this terrifying pony world.

Speaking of shadow event, there will be no Shadow Papageno. He knows he's a coward, and he has no problem with that. This is still not going to be a happy time for him, and he'll probably need a rescue from the various shadows around Ponyville pretty much immediately.





ETA: I'll take this opportunity to let anyone unaware know that I've started actually using my Plurk. If you want to add me on there, I'm YawningDodo.
maybelle: (Inwardly squeeing)

[personal profile] maybelle 2013-12-11 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
An opera muse? Don't see many of those floating around.

Because we're all uncultured swine!
maybelle: (Donkey spittle)

[personal profile] maybelle 2013-12-11 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
True dat.

Hell, Shakespeare wrote some of the most insane crap ever.