Wonderland: Day One

[wonderlandian]

The residents of Paradisa who ventured into the lobby on the 13th would find something new there; a mirror spanning an entire wall. Given recent happenings, who can blame them if they're cautious? Trouble is, this mirror seems to really want to bring people in, because you don't have to get too close before you're through the looking glass.

Once you've gone, you may find that you're not quite yourself.

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Mirror|Queen's Courtyard|Queen's Castle|Tulgey Wood
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[Notes/Reminders: Type 1 and Type 2 characters will believe they are Wonderland natives. All characters, including those not entering Wonderland, will be able to use their journals; Wonderland "natives" will think it is a communication device exclusive to Wonderland, although communication between Paradisa and Wonderland through the journals is absolutely possible. You may NPC any number of Tulgey Wood creatures, except for the Jabberwocky.]

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[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[He doesn't reply right away, his ears folding back on his head, trying to put away memories he'd locked up millennia ago]

Just one monster. That's all it took.

[wolfchild]

It was the same for me. But then more came. The scariest one looked so average...I might have never remembered his face.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

I'll never forget the one that took mine.

[Lord knows he tried. He'd been doing fine with burying everything, cutting himself from the world. Not getting involved in what Pitch was doing to everyone and everything else. Just trying to FORGET. And then North and Katherine showed up and...everything changed. For the better, certainly, even if he hadn't felt that way at the time]

He was that monster I told you about. The one that used to be a man.

[wolfchild]

[ There are some she'll never forget. Not Joffrey. Not Cersei. Ser Gregor and Sandor Clegane. But the Tickler had always had a forgettable face. One of a hundred, looking a man like any other. It had only made him scarier when the tickling began. She could smell the blood and shit and seared skin again. She could hear the shrieks. And the questions. Is there gold hidden in the village? Silver, gems? Is there food? Where is Lord Beric? Which of you village folk helped him? Where did he go? How many men did he have with him? How many knights? How many bowmen? How many horsed? How many wounded?

No one made it to nightfall, but the sounds and the smells would linger long after the body was thrown.

Arya strokes one long ear. She hesitates before hugging him around the neck. ]

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[He's surprised by the display, that said he's not all that used to people coming up and hugging him ANYWAY. Still, he smiles softly, returning the hug, before ruffling her hair gently]

We'll be okay, little brumby. You and me. We'll be fine.

[wolfchild]

I guess.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

I don't guess. I know so.

[wolfchild]

All right, smart rabbit. What else do you know?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[He laughs]

A lot of things, I've been alive for a long time.

[wolfchild]

[ Forever convinced that's a fate worse than death. ]

What's your favorite thing you've seen?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[It sucked balls for a while, before he got a new purpose. Or rather, a new purpose thrust upon him]

The very first Easter. I remember this youngster, finding the first egg I'd hidden. The joy and hope it brought, I'll never forget that. The look on her face as they picked it up. It made everything worth it.

[wolfchild]

Are you going to hide them here too?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Deadset, come Easter, I'll have my little googies hidden all over this place. In cupboards, shoe boxes, bushes and windowsills. Everywhere you could imagine.

[Except under the bed. NEVER under the bed]

[wolfchild]

I'm going to find the most.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[That gets a laugh]

Ripper, I bet you will, too.

[wolfchild]

I'll keep some for me, but I think I'll share the rest. Can anyone find them?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Dead set, they're hidden so anyone who goes looking can find some.

And that's good of you, sharing them.

[wolfchild]

Well, I don't think I'll eat them all. And everything's better anyway when you share it with someone. Food tastes better.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

It does, it's because you know you've helped someone else along the way, too.

[wolfchild]

[ And then the ungrateful bastard leaves you. Oh, that only happens to her? Great. :| ]

I'm hungry. Lets find something to eat.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[Aww, Ayra, that gets a smile]

Okay, we can do that.

[wolfchild]

What do you eat? Besides carrots and lettuce. Do you think some of the plants here will look the same? I don't know what I can eat, what I can't and what's poisonous here.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Any vegetables are fine by me. [He'll consider] But we can look around, see if we recognise anything edible.

[wolfchild]

[ She gets a good grip on him again. ]

Get on then!

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[He'll laugh, leaping off from the tree, racing off with her to find a delicious woodland meal]