[ that's what he found eerily extraordinary - mirrors and people together, cookies that influence people's judgments - and everything's peaceful? it's not the lack of panic that throws him off (he knows how resilient and adaptable people, are, after all), it's the lack of that violence and death.
was it a desire for a peaceful holiday season, or were people under something's sway? is it still going on? ]
That accounts for us. [ but there were also them. if they're magically subservient and programmed to follow the queen's instructions - it's not like they require motivation by being given a vacation, do they? too many things don't add up in this mirror story. he hasn't yet scratched their surface, and it bothers him. ]
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was it a desire for a peaceful holiday season, or were people under something's sway? is it still going on? ]
That accounts for us. [ but there were also them. if they're magically subservient and programmed to follow the queen's instructions - it's not like they require motivation by being given a vacation, do they? too many things don't add up in this mirror story. he hasn't yet scratched their surface, and it bothers him. ]