Idoru has lost his smile.
And what is a Cheshire cat without his smile?
Well, miserable, to say the least.
Idoru hails from somewhere outBox, somewhere like Charm but not quite Charm, where bottles of curious liquid are labelled 'Drink Me', and plates of cookies are found in unexpected places, with little cards reading 'Eat Me' nearby. White rabbits appear and disappear at whim, and often somewhere in the distance the cry of "OFF WITH HER HEAD!" is heard.
It is precisely this far-off cry that scared away Idoru's smile, only at the time it wasn't so far away.
For you see, Idoru had dared to seduce the Queen of Hearts herself, foolishly thinking her an easy mark. And the Queen was quite taken with sweet Idoru and his winning, beguiling grin, and the flutter of his long lashes, and the sleek, just-masculine-enough androgyny of his body.
Oh, but when the time came for Idoru and the Queen to consummate their tittering, flirtatious relationship...
And Idoru removed his clothes...
What a surprise the Queen found there.
"His neck shall match his groin!" declared the furious monarch. "Off with his.. her.. OFF WITH ITS HEAD!!"
And Idoru fled forthwith... but his smile fled in the opposite direction, and the two have been parted ever since.