seaofhearts | BETA ROUND 1 WEEK 3: RETURNING TO THE HUB

Who: The White Rabbit, and the Alices.
What: Everyone has returned from Sasuke's Heart. In... a... state. Of some sort.
Where: The World's Hub.
Warnings: None for the moment, although it looks like there might be more potential for violence, given the explosion a supposedly nice easy school break turned into. As before, any powers, strange abilities, items, or effects from Sasuke's World will have worn off or been left behind once back in the main hub, unless a change is otherwise noted to be permanent. All powers will go back to being nullified.

When they all return this time, the White Rabbit is more than unhappy; he's caught between what seems to be hopelessly gloomy, and livid, leaving him in a miserable state to rival the Alices themselves. In particular, when he locks eyes with Harley, Liao, and Lalli, he outright glares, muttering under his breath repeatedly.

"You're finally back. No thanks to SOME of you, it seems you have the next World Key in hand. ... Hand it over already."

He insists this impatiently, tapping his foot, red eyes seemingly boring into whichever one of them ended up with the Key, in the end. For whatever reason, he seems in quite a hurry to get them to hand it over.

"It will take me some time to open the next Door, so the sooner you ignoramuses give it to me, the sooner you can go home and the sooner I can get some peace."

Judging by his current mood, it would probably not be wise to poke at the Rabbit, but you're free to try anyway. He might be a bit unpredictable...

[ OOC: Starting with this log onward, characters will be chilling in the Hub for 3 OOC days, so they may do whatever they please during this time, including revisiting previous places they were just in. Starting from now on, each World will run for 2 weeks. OOC World information and Returning to the Hub Logs will go up 12AM on Friday, giving everyone 3 days to backtag, finish up, get additional CR, plot, and what-have-you. The World will then open up to be posted to with a Mingle log the following Monday, by the character whose Heart they're exploring. ]

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[Sasuke will notably be absent from the general hub area.

Should anyone think to look in his room, they will find it is pitch black inside, with no option of turning the light on again. If he is indeed inside, they will have a difficult time locating him.]

[ ... Him... for him, he will have to take care of him. He can't exactly LEAVE... oh, how bothersome. ]

...

[ ... He'll have to use a projection again, but that's fine. When he looks inside the Door (mind you, not the cupboard itself), he isn't... surprised, per se. At all. The darkness poses no issue to one such as him. ]

You are a mess.

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[No answer. But does it really need one? It's obvious now, to everyone here.

He doesn't want to talk about it. Or really...

He doesn't want to do anything at all.]

[ There's a brief moment of silence before a small, then wider smile stretches on his face.

It can't be seen in the darkness. Only his red eyes really can be made out, the color of them. ]

... It's all right, Alice. ... You hurt, don't you? The others don't exactly understand that they just make everything worse. ... You want to disappear, don't you? There is something you could do. We could grant that wish, if you wanted.

[...

It's a tiny shift that no other than the Rabbit would be able to make out in the gloom. Dark and deadened eyes raise just slightly to meet the glowing red.

What does he mean...?]

[ Ah, he notices it. It doesn't escape his eyes. ... Good. He's listening. ]

Rather than just locking things away... why not help the rest of them leave? Then you can cease to be. You wouldn't have to suffer anymore.

... Of course, it goes without saying, that I have not yet told them this. If I did, it might cause them to fight one another even more, and I want to avoid such strife... but you... you have always been able to work by yourself, have you not? There is... two ways to link world and World. One way is impossible for all of you.

The other... it requires all the World Keys, and a choice.

[His eyes narrow slightly as Rabbit speaks, trying to force his mind out of the dark haze to understand.

"Cease to be?" That's exactly what he wants right now. But what's this about a choice?

...Wait. Before he left... Was this what the Cat had meant...?]

[ He seems to be having a one-sided conversation, but that doesn't particularly stop him, almost as if he doesn't require Sasuke's verbal confirmation. ]

If you spoke with him, and he said something along these lines... yes, but probably not quite, he has a bad habit of not giving full information. The only way to leave here is for someone to sacrifice their own self.

To link World with world, you require a bridge. To make that bridge, I require all my Keys. And when I have all the World Keys... well. ... Tell me. Who do you think is "most evil"? That is what will be asked.

[A sacrifice...

So there wasn't any way for all of them to leave in the first place. No matter what, at least one of them would have to stay - no, cease to be.

The Cat had claimed that all he did was try to sacrifice himself - which was true, in some ways. But it had always been for selfish reasons, deep down. A chance to feel like he had done something right, if nothing else.

He is left behind as the others escape to where they belong. It would fit with his own plans perfectly.]

How...

[It's quite, barely more than a whisper.]

How are they chosen?

[And how can he ensure it's him?]

[ He watches carefully for Sasuke's reactions. ... That's the kind of thinking he expected, yes. ]

At the end, the final Key will be given to the "winner". The person who has... solved the most. Done the most. But, there's nothing stopping it from being taken. There are no rules against that. The only rules in place are "someone must be a bridge" and "the rest must leave".

The one who is the most evil... do you think it's you? The others will attempt to argue that case. Whether you believe that or not... leaving this World is impossible without a bridge. That is why it is so very unfortunate you are all here.

[The winner...

He's not sure if he can win. He's also not sure if he can successfully steal it. But both are options - options that he'll need to work towards.

The darkness seems to fade slightly, but only just. How ironic that in order to ensure a final rest, he will need motivate himself to work for it.]

Does it matter?

[If he thinks he's most evil or not. When you get right down to it...

He just happens to want what the key grants.]

Not the slightest bit. It's just a motivator, isn't it? It makes it easier to kill someone if you have an excuse.

[ That's all, really. ]

And people always need an excuse.

[He merely watches the Rabbit for a moment, before nodding and turning away.

He doesn't think he could convince the others of that. That leaves either winning, or stealing...]

BETA ROUND 1 WEEK 3: RETURNING TO THE HUB

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