Shortly after his purchase he travelled to Metz in France in the care of Alison Bryant. Almost as soon as he arrived in Metz, Larkin heard about the Polish King Stanislas, and his connections with the region. This was a major turning point in the life of the bear. He adopted the name Stanislas as his surname, and soon after developed an ambition to rule the world (although it appears he may have some competition). This was not something to be considered a minor passing phase. Nor was it the onset of obsessive megalomania. To Larkin, planning to rule the world is a serious matter, but not the beginning and end of everything.

Having said that, his planning so far has been meticulous, if a little shakey to start off with. It has to be said that in the beginning he had little idea of the scale of his ambition. However, the discovery that the world consisted of more than a student bedroom in Lycée Robert Schuman did not peturb the bear. If anything it has made him more dedicated to his ambition. Still only a young bear, most of his time is spent learning about the world he wishes to take over (he has memorized the entire London Underground Map, and has travelled on EuroStar purely for research purposes). Now returned from France, he now resides in Hull, where, you can be sure, his plotting is continuing.

People who think it would be silly for a bear to rule the world are probably the same people who once said it was ridiculous to think an actor could ever become President of the United States.