Having got through the most important part, Alexander started investigating the clown-troupe’s base/he was given a house tour by the exited idiot trio…
Joker, Swindler and Scammer were excitedly pointing out the many art pieces they have stolen, including: paintings, jewelry, statues, ornaments and furniture.
Trickster and Enchantress were awkwardly staring at this being the ones with the most common sense while Jester is away on a vacation in hell.
Charlatan and Kingclown were cringing for slightly different reasons, they were thinking about whether Alexander would confiscate any of their loot…
As Joker is excitedly pointing at the sarcophagi and telling Alexander about the magical card game duel they had recently, Alexander does not even flinch.
He nods to himself thinking this is on character for this group. (Alexander:)”So you guys were handling the fated duel between the light and dark pharaoh?”
Joker happily nods and goes into detail about how she lost her soul and how Jester died… Alexander still did not flinch, still on character for this group.
(Alexander:)”What did you guys do about Anchora?” (Joker:)”Who, what now?” Joker seems very confused as Alexander points at a sarcophagus.
(Alexander:)”You also have the sarcophagus belonging to Anchora, what did you guys do about her?” The troupe goes quiet as Alexander nods to himself seemingly understanding.
(Joker:)”Um… in that sarcophagus lies a male mummy… so there is no “her” here, unless the mummy considered themself a girl!?” Joker appears oddly exited.
(Joker:)”Is Steve a girl!?” She almost screams in delight while talking about her mummy buddy she has been using to play house with… yup she is crazy… they all are.
(Alexander:)”Um… No, but yes… I don’t know how those things work when magic is involved, modern social political thinking is not really accurate when magic is involved.
So Anchora is a spirit possessing a mummy, and that spirit is not the gender of the body… which might mean in some way being transgender, but I can’t say with certainty…
I mean she… calls herself a woman, but she does like being a man, but she also… whatever it is not my place to explain what little I know of her personal details.”
Alexander seemed to try, but gave up half way as he was not too sure about what this “Anchora” person might think, he does not know “her” personally.
(Trickster:)”Alexander, is this Anchora person evil? Do they need to be caught?” Trickster asks a oddly heroic question.
And before Kingclown gets a chance to play villain, Enchantress silences him. (Alexander:)”On some part yes, on others no… you can’t just expect it to be that easy.
Everybody is usually grey in some way, not white, but not black… But yes this person is trouble, whether it is for you or me, at least… it is for somebody.”
(Enchantress:)”What about you, LEGENDARY COP Alexander, where do you fall on the scale of good and evil, on a scale from white to black?” People stare hard at Alexander.
Alexander takes a couple of seconds to think, glancing around a little and thinking further and when he is about to answer he stops and continues to think for a little longer.
(Alexander:)”I believe the most accurate definition would be that I am as grey as I can be… Even my middle name is Grey so… Anyways.
In other ways I can be considered better than Brightman, but those ways would be a little too much for mortal minds… But consider me grey for all intents and purposes.”
Alexander smiles a bright Alexander smile and the rest just stare in silence until… (Enchantress:)”Fuck… he was not lying about being better than… Brightman. FUCK.”
The clown troupe takes a couple of seconds to rethink their lives while Alexander tries to defend Brightman by saying that he is only better in some ways.
This has probably been the biggest mental blow to the clown troupe, their arch rival Alexander is “nicer” than Brightman in some way… or less evil in some way… or something…
Fool at the side breaks a little in a way that very few in all that exist can understand, in a way that can undo all that he is, but not completely… this hit him hard.
Enchantress seems to notice something or she reacted instinctively to Fool and went over and hugged him, the two just hugged for a couple minutes while their minds broke.
Alexander was very disturbed by how the two people who would never actively make a move on each other are now HUGGING just because he said something a little disturbing.
“Is it that easy to push them together? Should I just say more horrifying things… but that should not have this big of an impact, these people really believe in Brightman a lot… Fuck.”
While Alexander start rethinking the religious beliefs of the people in Farlong, Joker pulls the conversation back in place. (Joker:)”So what about Steve/Anchorrororooror…”
She did not seem to remember the real name of “Steve”. (Alexander:)”Well I don’t know, I only know that Anchora… actually I know a lot about her, but most importantly is an amulet.
She has what is called the “Eternal amulet” which can-” But before he finishes Trickster pulls out an amulet. (Trickster:)”This amulet? I found it in that sarcophagus.”
Alexander takes a couple of seconds to calm down, most of what happened today did not affect him in the slightest, but this amulet seems at least a little important.
(Alexander:)”The Eternal amulet which can grant its wearer longevity… or a form for immortality, to not die by old age or non-magical diseases.
It is a magical tool that has sparked civil wars and has blood from a million humans on it, it is not something that should be casually shown…”
Alexander does a little history lesson on Anchora and the Eternal amulet and the clown-troupe is amazed by his story telling, like a bunch of children listening to a fairy tale.
Later the amulet was given to Alexander who was going to look after it, Trickster did not want to give up her SHINIES, but Enchantress convinced her.