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[patchworkcat]

Who: The Cheshire Cat and whoever comes across him
What: Cheshire Cat has appeared, as he is wont to do. He's even fishing!
Where: Jabberwock Island, beach
Warnings: Cheshire is being Cheshire, and thus cryptic and mindfucky

[ Some time after they open the music venue, beach house and the ranch, Cheshire can be found on the beach. Sort of. He's waded into the water, and is fishing with his paws. Sitting patiently, he seems to be deep in concentration. ]

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[patchworkcat]

[ ...A grin flickers further across his face. ]

No, the Rabbit is the worst of them all.

[ That's all he's going to say. ]

[miseris_socios]

[... Right. He can't let his guard down. They're both like the Admins, aren't they?]

Well, I suppose his hair could use more brushing. But you could use a bath.

[And he reaches out to shove the Cat into the water.]

[patchworkcat]

[ In the few seconds it would take to even push the cat, he ducks out of the way--inhumanly fast. And instead, Ken will find there are claws at his neck. ]

Sorry. That's off-limits, Alice.

[miseris_socios]

[He flinches, but then forces himself to calm down and he just smiles. Welp.]

I was only trying to be helpful. You won't make many friends with that stink, Cat.

[NOT HERE]

[apatheticguide]

[ In the distance, the White Rabbit can be heard legitimately giggling with laughter at the situation unfolding in front of him on the beach. It's quiet and contained, but just loud enough to be made out--he didn't succeed, sure, and why would he have, it's Cheshire, but...

Wow, this kid has guts.

That earns some points in his book. ]

[patchworkcat]

Why do ya think I care about something as transient as friends?

[ He'll snicker, meow, then leap back a few feet away. ]

[miseris_socios]

It might be nice. They could be helpful.

[But maybe they'd just go away, like all of the Alices do...]

[patchworkcat]

There's only one person you can ever depend on looking out for you, Alice, and that's yourself. I haven't met a person in the world who doesn't have an ulterior motive.

[miseris_socios]

You must not have met many people, then. There's a lot of good people out there.

[patchworkcat]

I've met plenty of people, kid. Been around an awful long time, after all. But even the people who're being nice? Want somethin'.

[miseris_socios]

That sounds pretty awful. But I know there's people out there who help without wanting something in return. I met a bunch in... well. You know about it, don't you?

[He's already been in his 'Heart', hasn't he?]

[patchworkcat]

If you mean that tower, can ya really say that they didn't have an ulterior motive? Just like all of you here right now...

[ His eye will narrow, just carefully taking in this boy for his reaction. ]

...You're all using each other to survive, aren'cha?

[miseris_socios]

[He's quiet for a few moments, before sighing.]

IF keeping ourselves alive and positive is 'using each other', then maybe. But as ulterior motives go, it's not a bad one.

[patchworkcat]

You're real naive, Alice. You're not even gonna see each other or even really think about each other when this is all over. Do you even know if any of 'em are real and not just a figment of the Worlds?

[miseris_socios]

'We're all mad here', right? Even if it's not real, I might as well treat it as if it is, right?

[patchworkcat]

That kinda thinkin' can only get you hurt, Alice.

[ But he'll shrug and then just go back to his fishing. ]

Do what you want. Not my concern if you hurt yourself for people that might not exist.

[miseris_socios]

No, it's not.

[He kicks at the water a little bit.]

But you can't be sure of anything ever, can you?

[patchworkcat]

Oh, I'm sure about lots of things. Especially in the Worlds.

[miseris_socios]

Are you sure that you're sure? Maybe you shouldn't be.

[patchworkcat]

Don't like thinking someone knows you better than you, do ya?

[ He'll openly laugh this time, before pouncing into the water. Now he's just playing. ]

[miseris_socios]

I just think you can't know most of anything for certain.