"Eh," says AL, "technically all seven of them are the real thing since all were painted by Leonardo...except if they're ever x-rayed, they'll see 'this is a fake' written on the canvas in felt tip. But, anyway. This guy, Scaroth...think cyclops meets cthulu...splintered himself in time when he tried to take off from primordial Earth on warp drive. The radiation from the explosion was the catalyst that created all life on the planet. His other selves through time masqueraded as humans and influenced things so his 'main' self in '70s Paris could have the technology to build a time machine so he could go back and stop himself from 'pressing the button' in his words. Except if he did that, then life wouldn't form on Earth. So we had to stop him. Got killed by his own butler in the end." AL shrugs. "And in order to rustle up those extra six, Leo had to borrow paints from his neighbor, Giuseppe di Cattivo. Unfortunately, he'd found a sentient meteorite and used its minterals to make pigments for his paints. He'd painted a thing called 'The Abomination' that when paired with the Mona Lisa caused her to come to life when her painting was lent to a place in London. Luckily, the Doctor's old friend Sarah Jane took care of that one. Long story short, the Abomination was destroyed and Mona Lisa is back in her painting forever. An 'And I Must Scream' situation? The first time, yes. The second?" She shrugs again. "Whether or not knowing she wanted to destroy the world helps with that, well that's up to you." Quickly, she adds, "But don't let that ruin your trip! She's still a very pretty painting. I still wonder why she doesn't have any eyebrows."
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