Mikhail being ridiculous, either to cheer up one of Luther's frequent dour moods, or just for the sake of being ridiculous.

One of the sketches I had to work on this week was very open-ended. The commissioner asked that I draw 'any of my characters doing something wacky'. I HAVE NO IDEA. . . why THIS is what came to mind, but it was.

And no, I don't know where he got the tricorn and the sword. But those do seem like two objects likely to be lying around in Luther's room, so. . . .