[2] 71 Days Until Easter

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[Well, that had been a week of ridiculousness, and Bunny had learned the rather harsh lesson that he was not as up to fighting as he was back on Earth. He really needed to work on that belief thing here. Maybe even try something for the other Guardians, should they ever show up. If theyw ere to protect the children here, they needed to be on better form than this]

Right. So I'm going to avoid mirrors in this place for a good long while. I hear that sort of thing is regular around here? How regular, exactly?

[Children]

All of you okay?

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[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Glad to hear it. Can't have any of you lot getting yourselves hurt now, especially after that world. Did you get trapped in it?

[fantasies]

Yeah, but it was okay. Nothing bad happened or anything. [a beat] Kinda nice for stuff to make sense again, though.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

You didn't run into the...thing? [He's glad] As much sense as being in a magical castle can make, anyway.

[fantasies]

No. [But he's seen people talking about it. He hesitates.] Was it bad? Did it hurt someone?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

It did, luckily no one was that badly hurt.

[fantasies]

Oh. [a beat] Well, that's good, I guess. There's a lot of people here who can help.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

I noticed, it's a real community here, isn't it? Looking after each other.

[fantasies]

Yeah. For most of us, anyway. We're all trapped, so we all try to help each other.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Sounds just like it should be.

[fantasies]

Yep. Well, besides the kidnapping part, but we didn't have any control over that.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Maybe one day, we'll figure a way 'round that too.

[fantasies]

I know we will eventually. No doubt about that.

[Most of the time.]

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[Yes good, hope. He likes that]

No castle can keep us all flummoxed forever.

[fantasies]

Exactly! There's enough people from enough different places that we've gotta come up with something.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

We've just got to outsmart it.

[fantasies]

That can't be too hard, right? I mean, it's a castle.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Too right! Just a heap of bricks.

[fantasies]

Exactly.

[then, brightly:]

I'm Henry.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

A real pleasure, Henry. I'm Bunnymund.

[fantasies]

Nice to meet you. [a beat.] You're okay, right? After everything that happened?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Me? I'm right as rain. I'm made of tough stuff. Takes more than an overgrown lizard to put me out.

[fantasies]

Does that mean you're a warrior or something?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Too right. I've been a warrior for a long time, protecting the kids of the world.

[fantasies]

Ohh, I get it. [The filter makes sense, now.] Well, thanks. For helping us.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[There's a pause, he rarely gets thanked. Of course, it's not about the gratitude, but it's nice to have it regardless]

You're welcome, I'd do it any time.