This is absolutely awesome. I love Richard being a supervillain who thinks he's a superhero and that his powers involve manipulating his reflections; I love that one of the Percys works for CNN; I love that Henry doesn't want to even look at the staged photo of himself exposing Richard (and how perfect is it that it had to be staged?); that Hal has all the super-strength and powers that Falstaff covets; that Ned knows all about how and where to purchase magenta Spandex suits; and that Mistress Quickly assumes that talk of magenta Spandex has something to do with the Pride Parade. It's very, very funny, and yet somehow a bit sad--because Jack Falstaff so obviously wants to be what he isn't so that he can take on another identity that will bring him adulation without effort. And yet he does want to be a hero...perhaps because he knows so well that he isn't.
I would love to read more in this universe. Thank you for writing this.
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This is absolutely awesome. I love Richard being a supervillain who thinks he's a superhero and that his powers involve manipulating his reflections; I love that one of the Percys works for CNN; I love that Henry doesn't want to even look at the staged photo of himself exposing Richard (and how perfect is it that it had to be staged?); that Hal has all the super-strength and powers that Falstaff covets; that Ned knows all about how and where to purchase magenta Spandex suits; and that Mistress Quickly assumes that talk of magenta Spandex has something to do with the Pride Parade. It's very, very funny, and yet somehow a bit sad--because Jack Falstaff so obviously wants to be what he isn't so that he can take on another identity that will bring him adulation without effort. And yet he does want to be a hero...perhaps because he knows so well that he isn't.
I would love to read more in this universe. Thank you for writing this.