I love BMP, so I enjoy creating OCs related to BMP🩶
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# Vernon Vale
**Aliases**
* “Second Mouth”
* “Mr. Echo”
**Big Mouse Party Codename**
* **Proxy**
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## Basic Profile
**Species:** Mice
**Age:** Early 30s
**Affiliation:** The Big Mouse Party
**Role**
* Personal operative under Milford Soyer
* Political body double
* Stand-in speaker
* Cleaner / dirty-work specialist
**Public Presence**
Almost nobody knows he exists officially.
**Rumor in the underworld**
* “There are multiple Milfords.”
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## Appearance
### Normally
Vernon looks exhausted and forgettable:
* Chain-smoker
* Speaks quietly
* Frequently mutters:
> “...What a pain.”
### “Milford Mode”
The transformation is terrifyingly complete.
* His posture straightens instantly
* His voice becomes identical
* Even the laugh is perfect
* He understands camera angles and crowd optics instinctively
* Exceptionally skilled at manipulating crowds
For brief moments, he genuinely appears to *be* Milford Soyer himself.
Many party members quietly believe:
> “Vernon understands Milford better than Milford understands himself.”
Vernon obsessively studies:
* speeches
* recordings
* surveillance footage
* habits
* ideology
* emotional patterns
As a result, he can perfectly predict:
* what Milford will say next
* how he will react in anger
* how he laughs
* how he manipulates a crowd
Some party members eventually begin asking:
> “Is that really Milford speaking right now?”
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## Personality
### Vernon’s True Self
* Apathetic
* Cynical
* Avoids emotional connections
* Deeply insecure
* Low self-worth
His personal philosophy:
> “I’m empty. That’s why I can become anyone.”
### While Acting as Milford
He becomes:
* Charismatic
* Aggressive
* Inspirational
* Visionary
* Electrifying to crowds
This is the disturbing part:
even though Vernon insists it is “just performance,”
his speeches begin sounding increasingly genuine.
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## Relationship with Milford Soyer
Milford Soyer values Vernon far beyond a normal body double.
Not out of affection, but obsession.
To Milford, Vernon is:
* a mirror
* a reflection
* someone capable of seeing the parts of him nobody else understands
Vernon understands:
* Milford’s rage
* inferiority complex
* ambition
* prejudice
* loneliness
That makes Milford deeply uncomfortable.
But he also cannot let Vernon go.
### Vernon’s Feelings Toward Milford
Vernon’s emotions are tangled together:
* admiration
* dependency
* fear
* jealousy
He no longer knows whether he wants to:
* protect Milford
or
* become him.
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# “Mirror and Shadow”
## Their First Meeting
Vernon originally worked as a low-level operative for the Big Mouse Party:
* event security
* intimidation
* harassment of political opponents
One day, Milford survives an assassination attempt during a rally.
In the chaos, Vernon instinctively impersonates him:
* pulling the hat low over his face
* mimicking the voice
* calming the crowd
It was supposed to be temporary.
But the speech he gives whips the audience into an even greater frenzy than the real Milford usually could.
That is the moment Milford realizes:
> “This man understands me.”
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## Milford’s Psychological Dependency
Nobody truly sees *him*.
They only worship the symbol.
Only Vernon can reproduce:
* his hatred
* his ego
* his insecurity
* his dreams
Over time, Milford begins relying on Vernon emotionally:
* asking him to review speeches
* checking how he appears publicly
* using Vernon to validate his own identity
Without realizing it, Milford starts defining himself through Vernon’s perception.
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## Vernon’s Identity Collapse
At first, it was merely imitation.
But after years of becoming Milford over and over again, the boundary begins to dissolve.
A party member once casually asks:
> “Which one is the real Milford?”
Vernon cannot laugh at the joke.
Outside the role, he slowly loses himself:
* He no longer knows what food he likes
* He forgets how he naturally speaks
* He has no personal opinions anymore
But the moment he becomes Milford again, he feels alive.
Eventually, Vernon himself begins saying:
> “Let me handle the next speech.”
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## The Most Dangerous Fear
Milford does not truly fear betrayal.
What terrifies him is this:
> Vernon may become “more Milford” than Milford himself.
Sometimes Vernon’s speeches gain *higher approval ratings* than the original.
Milford hates it.
And yet, part of him is exhilarated by it.
Because Vernon can embody Milford’s *idealized self* more perfectly than the real man ever could.
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## Relationship with Jack Pepper
Jack Pepper initially believes Milford simply has an impossible talent for escaping capture.
In reality, several of those encounters were Vernon impersonating him.
Eventually Jack realizes:
> “These two aren’t just boss and subordinate.”
> “They’re validating each other’s existence.”
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# Combat Style
Vernon avoids direct shootouts whenever possible.
Instead, he relies on:
* smoke screens
* disguises
* crowds
* narrow alleyways
* confusion and misdirection
His shooting style is precise and economical:
* usually only one clean shot
* rarely wastes bullets
* never flashy
**Preferred Weapons**
* Suppressed slim-frame pistol
* Small revolver
He has the unnerving presence of someone who looks weak and exhausted, yet survives every encounter.
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# Role in the Redevelopment Project
Publicly, Milford claims the redevelopment plan exists:
> “For the future of Mouseburg.”
But Vernon handles the reality behind the scenes:
* intimidation
* arson
* forged contracts
* forced evictions
* arranging “accidents”
He is the invisible machinery behind Milford’s clean public image.
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# “Speech Addiction”
Normally Vernon looks emotionally dead.
But whenever he stands before a crowd as Milford, he finally feels:
* important
* real
* alive
That sensation becomes addictive.
And as the story progresses, the line between:
* actor
and
* original
begins collapsing completely.
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Vernon Vale × Miles Curd
“The Man Who Writes the Speech” and “The Man Who Becomes the Speech”
Miles designed Milford Soyer as a political idol. He understands that “Milford” is ultimately a manufactured character.
That is precisely why Vernon terrifies him.
Because Vernon understands the role of Milford so perfectly that he threatens the illusion of uniqueness itself.
Miles realizes immediately:
“This man is dangerous.”
Miles’ View of Vernon
To a propagandist like Miles, Vernon is a nightmare.
Because Vernon can replicate personality itself.
If the public begins unconsciously wondering:
“Which one is the real Milford?”
then the political myth collapses.
Miles therefore keeps Vernon hidden as much as possible:
* limiting public appearances
* overworking him
* depriving him of sleep
* psychologically destabilizing him
He intentionally erodes Vernon’s identity to maintain control.
At some point, Miles also notices something deeply disturbing:
Vernon’s speeches sometimes inspire crowds more than the real Milford’s speeches do.
And Milford himself notices it too.
That is when Miles begins quietly “trimming away” Vernon before he becomes uncontrollable.
Vernon’s View of Miles
Vernon fears Miles more than anyone else in the party.
Because Miles sees through him completely.
Miles tells him things nobody else dares to say:
“You do not love Milford. You simply need someone else to fill your emptiness.”
The worst part is that Vernon knows it is true.
Unlike Milford, who sometimes treats Vernon like a reflection of himself, Miles never romanticizes him.
To Miles:
“A substitute is still a substitute.”
That coldness creates deep resentment.
But Vernon cannot rebel — because Miles is one of the few people capable of defining whether Vernon exists at all.
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# Arthur “Art” Bellamy
**Aliases**
* “Bell”
* “Art”
---
## Basic Profile
**Species:** Mice
**Gender:** Male
---
### ■ Overview
A former city councilman who now passes himself off as *just another regular*.
You’ll always find him at the far end of the same bar counter.
He can hold his liquor—but he doesn’t drink for pleasure. He drinks to *feel it*.
Half his face is usually hidden behind cigarette smoke.
He doesn’t come across as someone who simply fell from grace—
more like a man who *chose* to unravel.
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### ■ Personality
Quiet. Cynical. Uncooperative.
He answers questions with more questions, and trust isn’t something he gives away easily.
Still, there’s a line he won’t cross—he’s not heartless, just guarded.
**Voice tone example:**
> “Politics? Don’t bother. It’s just a game—
> the best one there is for hiding the truth.”
He’s got a massive unpaid tab at the bar.
When drunk, he rambles in long, overly elaborate metaphors that somehow almost make sense.
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### ■ Past
Art was once part of the inner circle of **Milford Soyer’s Big Mouse Party**.
At some point, he got dangerously close to uncovering something—
not quite proof, but close enough to matter.
Before he could expose anything, a scandal surfaced… with his name on it.
**Key detail:**
Even now, he never fully explains what he saw.
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### ■ Fall from Power
Officially: corruption charges, media outrage, political downfall.
Unofficially: a clear warning—*stop digging or disappear for real.*
He wasn’t killed.
He was erased in a way that let him keep breathing.
A social execution.
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### ■ Relationship with Jack Pepper
**At first:**
He brushes Jack off completely.
> “Beat it, detective. This ain’t a place for strays.”
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**Midway:**
Jack’s persistence—and frustrating honesty—gets under his skin.
Art starts dropping small hints, never directly, always wrapped in detours.
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**Later:**
He offers one real warning:
> “Don’t end up like me.”
…and then, almost by accident, lets a critical truth slip.
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### ■ Narrative Role
Art knows what the inside of the Big Mouse Party *feels like*.
But he never tells the whole story.
Every answer he gives raises new questions.
He isn’t a reliable informant—
he’s a man carrying an incomplete truth.
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### ■ Symbolic Items
* An old council badge (kept in his pocket, never worn)
* The same cheap brand of liquor, every time
* Half-smoked cigarettes
*(the closer the conversation gets to the truth, the more he lights up)*
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### ■ Signature Lines
> “Truth is a funny thing… depends who’s saying it, and suddenly it’s a lie.”
> “I was right. That’s why they buried me. …Simple as that.”
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Arthur Bellamy × Miles Curd
“The Only Man Who Came Close”
Arthur originally investigated Milford Soyer.
But over time he noticed inconsistencies:
* fluctuations in Milford’s speeches
* strange behavioral shifts
* signs that someone else was steering the party behind the scenes
Eventually, he reached the real answer:
Miles Curd.
Arthur’s View of Miles
Arthur hates Miles far more than Milford.
Because Milford at least believes in something:
* power
* ideology
* prejudice
* ambition
Miles believes in none of those things.
To Miles:
* fear
* hatred
* public opinion
* ideology itself
are merely controllable social weather patterns.
That makes him monstrous in Arthur’s eyes.
Arthur once drunkenly tells Jack Pepper:
“Dictators aren’t the scariest people. The scariest ones are the men who treat dictators like marketable products.”
Miles’ View of Arthur
Miles actually respects Arthur’s intelligence.
He sees Arthur as:
* perceptive
* politically gifted
* capable of reading people accurately
But Arthur still possesses one fatal flaw:
He cannot fully abandon his ideals.
So Miles destroys him carefully.
Not through murder — through reputation.
A dead politician can become a martyr. A disgraced alcoholic becomes a joke.
That is why Arthur is framed, publicly ruined, and discarded rather than killed.
No matter how much truth Arthur speaks afterward, society dismisses him as:
* a drunk
* a conspiracy theorist
* a bitter loser
Which is exactly how Miles wants it.
Emotional Center of Arthur’s Arc
Arthur is largely desensitized to his own destruction. What he cannot tolerate is seeing others destroyed through him—especially supporters who believed in him during his political life.
Miles exploits this perfectly, framing those outcomes as consequences of misplaced belief:
“They trusted you. And they sank because of it.”
Arthur cannot fully deny this. And that partial truth becomes his greatest vulnerability.
As a result, he becomes emotionally distant from anyone who believes in him—not out of cruelty, but as a form of protection that has already curdled into isolation.
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Arthur Bellamy × Milford Soyer
Few people ever got close enough to Milford Soyer to see the cracks beneath the smile.
Arthur Bellamy was one of them.
Once a respected city councilman, Arthur believed politics was meant to serve the people. He wasn't naive—he knew corruption existed—but he still believed there was a line that shouldn't be crossed.
Milford disagreed.
To Milford, politics was never about truth. It was about power. Truth was simply another tool to be shaped, hidden, or weaponized whenever necessary.
Ironically, that was why Milford initially admired Arthur.
Arthur was intelligent, charismatic, and capable of earning genuine trust. Unlike many politicians, people followed him because they believed in him, not because they feared him.
In another life, Arthur could have become one of Milford's strongest allies.
Instead, he became a threat.
The problem was simple: Arthur refused to compromise when it mattered most.
The deeper he dug into the Big Mouse Party's activities, the more inconsistencies he found. Missing records. Manufactured scandals. Political opponents ruined by impossible coincidences.
Eventually, Arthur stopped asking whether corruption existed.
He started asking who was orchestrating it.
That was the moment Milford decided Arthur had to be removed.
Not killed.
Destroyed.
A dead man can become a martyr.
A disgraced man becomes a joke.
So Arthur's career collapsed beneath accusations, investigations, and public outrage. Friends vanished. Allies turned their backs. Reporters who once praised him suddenly treated him as a punchline.
Milford watched it happen with cold disappointment.
Not satisfaction.
Disappointment.
Because Arthur had forced his hand.
Because Arthur could have survived if he had simply looked away.
Because Arthur chose truth over survival.
And Milford hated that.
Even years later, when Arthur sits alone in a smoke-filled bar, Milford occasionally thinks about him.
Not as an enemy.
Not even as a failure.
But as proof that some people would rather lose everything than surrender what they believe.
A quality Milford secretly finds both admirable and infuriating.
Arthur, meanwhile, remembers Milford differently.
Not as a monster.
Monsters are easy.
Monsters announce themselves.
Milford smiled.
He shook hands.
He promised hope.
And while everyone watched the speech, something rotten kept moving beneath it.
That's what Arthur can never forgive.
Milford didn't destroy politics.
He convinced people that politics had never been anything else.
Their conflict was never merely political.
It was a battle between two men who understood the same world and reached opposite conclusions.
Arthur saw corruption and believed it should be fought.
Milford saw corruption and believed it should be mastered.
Neither ever managed to change the other's mind.
And perhaps that is why Milford considers Arthur one of the few opponents he truly respected.
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Arthur Bellamy × Milford Soyer × Miles Curd
Miles = Breaks the mind
Milford = Breaks reality
Miles targets personality and beliefs.
For example, against Arthur:
* Supporters abandon him
* Allies betray him
* Public opinion turns against him
* Even if he tells the truth, no one believes him
He attacks in a way that makes Arthur think, "You were wrong."
On the other hand, Milford is more pragmatic.
* He applies pressure
* He causes him to lose his seat
* He sabotages investigations
* He places him under surveillance
* He threatens him
In other words, he makes it impossible for him to breathe in the real world.
Therefore, Arthur's downfall was:
Milford broke his leg
↓
Miles broke his spirit
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# Vincent Silk
**Alias**
* “The Handsome Devil”*
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## **Basic Profile**
**Species:** Mice
**Gender:** Male
A rising star in the **Big Mouse Party**, Vincent Silk is a young politician in his late 20s to early 30s, carefully crafted to be the perfect public face. He’s less a policymaker and more a performance—tailored for speeches, cameras, and public adoration.
With a model-like physique, immaculate grooming, and a voice that seems engineered to charm, Vincent doesn’t just speak—he *soothes*, *persuades*, and *controls*.
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### **Public Persona**
To the public, Vincent is:
* *“The hope of the people”*
* A clean, charismatic reformist
* Effortlessly friendly, with an uncanny ability to close emotional distance
On debate stages, he always *appears* to win.
Not because he’s necessarily right—but because he knows how to *look* right.
> Truth is secondary. Perception is everything.
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### **Private Nature**
Behind the polished smile lies something far more dangerous.
Vincent takes genuine pleasure in **captivating and manipulating others**.
Supporters, colleagues—everyone is, to some degree, a piece on his board.
He excels at:
* Identifying weaknesses and desires
* Applying subtle psychological pressure
* Steering people without them realizing it
His nickname, *“The Handsome Devil,”* comes from a chilling truth:
> He can ruin lives… without ever losing his smile.
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### **Core Personality**
* Intensely ambitious (aiming far beyond his current position)
* Strong narcissistic streak (frequent mirror-checking, image-obsessed)
* Firm belief in his own exceptionalism
But importantly—he’s no fool.
Vincent is **highly intelligent**, calculating, and socially precise.
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### **Weaknesses**
Vincent’s greatest flaw is also his most human:
* He takes the bait when provoked
* He believes *“doing it himself looks more beautiful”*
This leads to:
* Personally involving himself in dirty work that should be delegated
* Overperforming for dramatic effect—and leaving behind evidence
* Prioritizing short-term “wins” over long-term strategy
Result:
A brilliant operator who can also become a **liability** when his ego is triggered.
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### **Relationship with Milford Soyer**
**Milford Soyer** views Vincent as:
> “Useful… but dangerous.”
> “The kind who survives in this world(the world of politics)—
> but trusts himself far too much.”
Vincent, on the other hand, believes:
> *One day, I’ll be the one above him.*
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### **Signature Lines**
* “People don’t move because something is right. They move because it *feels* right.”
* “Wouldn’t it be more… *beautiful* if I handled it myself?”
* “Relax. I’ll make sure you’re standing on the *right side*.”
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## **Dynamic with Jack Pepper**
**Jack Pepper** vs. Vincent Silk:
* Jack → Exposes reality (with biting cynicism)
* Vincent → Rewrites reality (through performance and control)
> **“The man who reveals truth” vs. “The man who stages it.”**
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### **Why Their Chemistry Works**
**1. Jack’s sarcasm hits Vincent’s weak point**
Vincent is obsessed with appearing flawless.
Jack attacks the *illusion*:
* “Nice suit. Shame the inside isn’t tailored as well.”
* “Your words are impressive. Funny how empty things can still echo.”
→ Vincent smiles… but internally snaps.
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**2. Vincent breaks character around Jack**
Normally:
* Operates from the shadows
* Avoids direct confrontation
But with Jack:
→ He *has* to face him personally
→ He wants to overpower him *directly*
This leads to:
* Slipping up
* Talking too much
* Leaving behind clues
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**3. From Soyer’s perspective**
* Jack = a nuisance
* Vincent = useful but unstable
And crucially:
> The more Vincent reacts to Jack, the more the plan unravels.
Jack becomes a **trigger** for Vincent’s self-sabotage.
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### **Emotional Temperature of the Relationship**
Vincent sees Jack as:
* Annoying (uncontrollable)
* Intriguing (unpredictable)
* Entertaining (a rare equal in conversation)
> Something he wants to eliminate…
> but not *break*.
Like a toy that’s too interesting to discard.
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### **Sample Dialogue**
**Jack:**
“Being popular must be exhausting. Even your lies need good lighting.”
**Vincent:**
“If all I did was bark from the shadows like you, life would be much easier.”
**Jack:**
“Funny. You still came out here. Miss me?”
**Vincent** *(smiles, then a brief silence)*:
“…You really don’t understand your own value, do you?”
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Vincent Silk × Miles Curd
“The Advertisement” and “The Man Who Makes Advertisements”
Miles immediately recognizes Vincent’s value the moment they meet.
To Miles, Vincent is not a politician — he is a product.
Miles calmly tells him:
“You are not an orator. You are merchandise. That is precisely why you are valuable.”
At first, Vincent interprets this as praise. Only later does he realize the horrifying truth:
Miles never saw him as irreplaceable. He saw him as a beautifully designed popularity machine.
Miles’ View of Vincent
Miles rates Vincent extremely highly:
* handsome
* photogenic
* hypnotically persuasive
* resistant to scandal
* capable of manufacturing “hope”
But Miles also notices something dangerous:
Vincent is intoxicated with himself.
And Miles distrusts narcissists.
Because people who fall in love with their own performance eventually stop obeying the script.
So to Miles, Vincent is simultaneously:
* a masterpiece
* a useful political weapon
* a future disaster waiting to happen
That is why Miles deliberately prevents Vincent from ever reaching the very top.
He keeps him controlled through:
* carefully timed scandals
* engineered failures
* withheld promotions
* strategic humiliation
Miles wants Vincent to shine — but only while leashed.
Vincent’s View of Miles
At first, Vincent underestimates Miles because Miles lacks charisma.
He looks:
* old-fashioned
* forgettable
* unphotogenic
* dull beside television stars
But eventually Vincent realizes something terrifying:
Every successful speech, debate strategy, media spin, and scandal cover-up traces back to Miles.
Even worse, Miles understands Vincent completely.
The color of his tie. The timing of his smile. The exact second he should look away from a camera.
Whenever Vincent speaks to Miles, he feels as though he is standing in front of a mirror that sees too much.
The moment Vincent realizes Miles is intentionally holding him back, genuine murderous hatred appears for the first time.
Miles only smiles.
“Now you finally sound like a real politician, Vincent.”
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Relationship Themes
Vincent & Vernon
* “The Sun” and “The Shadow”
* Both manipulate crowds through performance
* Vincent weaponizes himself
* Vernon weaponizes becoming someone else
Arthur & Vincent
* A man who believed in politics vs. a man who turned politics into theater
Arthur & Vernon
* Arthur is one of the few who notices “Milford” is sometimes not Milford at all
