So, we have a new Toy. And I note that there is no tail...

Hmm...who do we know that would have use of such an elaborate machination?

*starts rustling through Vulpitanian papers*

The actual label read "(1) clockwork vixen."

Bolshy dobby, my brother!

A bit of the ol' in-out, in-out!

Is her last name "Tavi"?

Oh, more naked people!

But where did this Elfhamian made clockwork come from, and why was it sent?

She's actually a reference to Tik-Tok, one of the characters in one of the later Oz novels.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tik-Tok_%28Oz%29

My graphics computer has gone on to Fuma's embrace, but my internet computer was unharmed (knock on wood.)

I am fascinated by this development. I had no idea such a device could function on its own, without its most vital component! Yet, the observation must be made that citizens of the Empire should be quite accustomed to the idea of an important Elf functioning fully well without a tail. I am also quite perplexed as to why this valuable piece of equipment was misdelivered HERE. Clearly, judging by the markings on the case, it belongs to the Republic of Vulpitania ...

Signing false names in the hotel register is awfully close to lying, by the way. Tsk tsk, elves these days. I shouldn't be surprised if Faerie starts filling up with gaps, like a block of Swiss cheese!

Don't elves, though, have a habit of changing names? Estvan Silverbrush has gone by a number of different names over the years, for example.

Hm, well, erm, yes, there is that. Ahem.

As noted above, see the description of "Tik-Tok" from the Oz novels. This might amuse you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tik-Tok_%28Oz%29

I do hope our Elfhamian engineers didn't make the same mistake of having the thinking and acting mechanisms driven by different springs...