BETA ROUND END

[worldkeys]

Who: The Alices of the Beta Round remaining (Sasuke, Harley, Hinata, Ken, Lalli, and Liao)
What: Everyone has a choice to make. Specifically, it begins as Sasuke's choice.
Where: The World's Hub, the room the Rabbit normally stands.
Warnings: Definite violence. Somebody got... something.

A smile reaches the White Rabbit's face as he hands the sharp key to Sasuke.

"... I'm certain you recall the choice you made," he says slowly. "But it's up to you to decide if you really want to uphold that. Who is 'most evil' in this World? You've seen so very many Hearts, after all--I'm sure you could reach a decision. ... The Cat and I, of course... well, we hardly count. We've never been human, after all."

And he'll remain in that same spot he's always been in, of course.

"While you all decide, your rooms will wait for you. Or you could all stay here and fight about it. Either way, sweet dreams, Alices."

Comments

[patchworkcat]

Kid, you're hoping against hope. This isn't a fairy tale. Not every story is gonna have a happy ending. Mweeheehee!

[miseris_socios]

I know that. But that doesn't mean we can't try to get there anyway.

[patchworkcat]

You can't save everyone. Best to just let go when you can. Otherwise, they'll just drag you down with 'em.

[ That seems almost like serious advice. Too bad the Cat is such an awful person. ]

[miseris_socios]

No.

[He knows that it's good advice, but...]

If you give up on people, then there might be no one to help them.

[patchworkcat]

So it's better to just burn yourself out into an early pyre?

[ This kid's too idealistic. ]

But really. Shouldn't you be yelling at the Rabbit about this? You've all got back what you were lookin' for that I stole. He's the one that gave you the Key. I'm just confirming what he said!

[miseris_socios]

Yeah, but here's the thing, Cat.

You're a dick.

[patchworkcat]

Yeah, but the Rabbit is the worst of all. I mean, what kind of Rabbit has sharp teeth? You saw 'em when he gave that Key away, right? At least I make sense for a Cat.

[ He'll give his snicker. ]

[miseris_socios]

Most cats don't talk, either. You don't make sense for a Cat.

[patchworkcat]

And you don't make sense for a boy. You're pretty broken, kid.

[ He'll just keep that grin. Didn't take the bait, huh? ]

[miseris_socios]

[... His gaze grows significantly colder. First of all, calling him 'kid'... but the Cat's not wrong.]

I never said I wasn't. Everyone saw that much.

[patchworkcat]

If ya haven't noticed, everyone here is. But hey, cheer up. There were people much worse off than you!

[miseris_socios]

They shouldn't have to be...

[But they are. And he can't fix it. It's not his job to fix it. But leaving someone behind...]

[patchworkcat]

You still have to make that choice, Alice. There's no other way out of here.

[ Well there is, but none of them qualify for it. ]

Either that, or turn to foam.

[miseris_socios]

... Foam?

[patchworkcat]

Yeah. Sea foam. You'll all cease to exist!

[ So what's it gonna be? One person, or everyone? ]

[miseris_socios]

... Like the Little Mermaid?

[He used to read fairytale books, okay.]

[patchworkcat]

Exactly! Such a smart kid.

[ He'll snicker. ]

So. You have your choices. What's you gonna do, Alice?

[miseris_socios]

Your praise means the world to me, Cat.

[The most deadpan.]

... It depends.

[On how the others are feeling, on who has to push what...]

[patchworkcat]

What you do is for you to figure out. We can't force the decision for you, just tell ya what the options are. So better think long and hard before talking this out.

[miseris_socios]

We will.

[As long as someone doesn't do something stupid.]

[But whatever. He's done with you, Cat. Heading back to the others now.]