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Do any of the High Rulers use the Royal "We" when talking about themselves? I imagine Chua does, because of the conjoined siblings.

Chua definitely does (as do all medusas), but probably not the others.

Marghan might say "we" because he is referring to his pet gryphon, Pidi, who never leaves his side. They are not conjoined but they may as well be!

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I'm concerned to see how many of the great leaders are on drugs! Do they ever suffer consequences for this or are they just so rich it doesn't matter?

Pretty much "so rich it doesn't matter", but it also kind of does sometimes. Their drug habits may not affect them financially, but it can affect their personal lives and their decision-making quite a bit.

Titania, for example, is a functional addict. She's been abusing crazy beans for so long that they barely affect her anymore. She can still do her job because the beans don't even get her high, they just bump her up from "crippling depression" to "slightly bummed".

Then you have Oberon Mogdir, who can't even get a boner anymore without snorting a fat line of pink sugar because his body has become so accustomed to it. Most people who take pink sugar end up so high that they can't do anything but lie on the floor and hallucinate. But Oberon has built such a tolerance to it that he remains lucid when he's under its effects. It just relaxes him and gets his blood flowing like normal.

Marghan Matuzu often goes on wack-fueled rampages around his palace, where he picks fights with his own bodyguards and breaks priceless royal heirlooms. He's not the least bit functional on drugs because he just does them willy-nilly. He'll snort or inject anything you put in front of him without a thought. He's not exactly an "addict", just an irresponsible opportunist.

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what do uzoma and marghan think of each other? does she actually care about her son, or vice versa?

That's a really good question. I think it's possible to love someone without liking them, and that's probably how Uzoma feels about her son. She loves him and she would do anything to protect him...but at the same time, she's aware that he's a little shitbag and doesn't particularly like interacting with him.

As for Marghan, he has a surprisingly down-to-earth relationship with his mother. What I mean by that is, he talks to her like his equal, for better or worse. He doesn't disrespect her, he doesn't talk down to her, he's not mean to her, but at the same time he doesn't see her as an authority over him. Marghan doesn't respect anyone's authority though; as far as he's concerned, he's the highest authority in the kingdom. And he's basically right.

Marghan is never mean or malicious towards his mother, he's just...really dumb, and it annoys the piss out of her. I think that's a sign that he loves her, because he can definitely be a mean, snotty little smartass towards people when he wants to be. He doesn't want to speak that way to his mom. His bodyguards? Sure. Foreign diplomats? Yes. Other Great Rulers? Oh yeah. But not his mom. There's just no desire in him to treat her like that.

And that goes both ways, because as often as Uzoma might raise her voice at him, as utterly flabbergasted as she might get at his behavior, she has never directly insulted him to his face. She's just not that kind of person and she loves him too much to treat him that way. She will criticize his behavior all day long, but she'll never insult him as a person, hit him, or otherwise be mean to him.

That must have made an impression on Marghan, because he offers the same respect back to her.

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This might be out of box question but: what is Marghan's opinion on queerness? Would he ever have relationship (however short) with a man or non-binary person? Failing that, what is his stance on LGBT+ issues, both personal and political?

Marghan is a proud (and ignorant) Matuzan, and bisexuality is considered the "default" sexuality in his culture. Since he is not very worldly and doesn't know much about cultures outside his own, I think Marghan considers himself bisexual and has probably dated people of all sexes and genders.

His opinion on the matter is that everyone should be free to date whichever sex they choose. LGBT Matuzans don't have to fear their rights being taken away under his rule...they just have to fear pointless war, economic despair, diplomatic disasters, and...everything else this idiot kid will do to their kingdom.

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How’s this funny little scenario, matuzu undergoes a democratic revolution because of Marghan’s antics?

Marghand shittyness as rulers hits such a breaking point it cause the matuzan citizenry to develop class consciousness. The matuzan common man now questioning the system of monarchy in general? Fully awakening to how fucked up a system that monarchy is and question if theirs perhaps another way of running things. l

Uniting together into a revolutionary force, not only is marghan dethroned, but the monarchy abolished entirely! Turning matuzu from a monarchy to a democratic republic, going from corrupt nobility exploiting them to corrupt elected officials exploiting them.

You may be surprised to know that this exact scenario has happened in Matuzu's history before! This Great "Kingdom" has not always been a kingdom, it has existed under many different systems of government. It was even a democracy similar to Mogdir Kingdom at one time. With such a diverse population, it's easy for new ideas go in and out of favor through the ages as demographics change.

Marghan's antics could very well bring an end to Matuzu's monarchy once again, bringing sweeping changes to its government for centuries to come.

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Does Zareen TV have something like Supernanny? Maybe she could fix Emli.

Damn...that's actually a really funny idea lol

I feel like if any child could defeat Supernanny, it would be Emli. She's a diabolical little menace. She'll drive even the most strong-willed adults insane.

These types of reality shows are popular in Zareen Empire, so it wouldn't surprise me if there was some equivalent to this. It would be called something like "Brat Wranglers".

Marghan probably appeared on this show as a child...too bad Uzoma didn't realize it's all scripted, so they didn't actually help him.

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-An intelligent comment by Marghan Matuzu

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How does this sound? Marghan gets his own case of the emperors new groove? After a failed attempt at an assassination by a witch Marghan gets transformed into a talking camel. To which he then gets lost and ends up on the farm of a farmer who he screwed over due to his antics. How would the story unfold from their?

It's probably been 20+ years since I saw that movie, and to be honest with you I don't really remember what happened. But I love the idea of Marghan being turned into a camel, I think it's a fitting punishment for...you know, being himself.

I think realistically, he'd make about a thousand "hump" jokes before the existential terror of the situation really sunk in. He's not very bright, it would take a while...

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