but as I told you... I didn't chase the white rabbit!

[heartgatherer]

Who: The Alices and Clock
What: Open the first door and see what you find. Hopefully it's a key... maybe it's something more.
Where: World One - The Country of Clover
Warnings: General violence and disregard for life.

 '▒▒▒▒▒, you fool... it was all just a dream'...

If she could have thought that to herself, then she might have believed it. Here were the high vaulted ceilings of Clover Tower that she'd grown so used to since the shift to the Country of Clover. And yet her name was still lost to her. She could not think it... could not say it... It was as though someone had stolen it entirely, as odd of a thing as that sounded. That was all she needed to know to prove she wasn't dreaming. Then that meant it was as the rabbit and cat said-- in order to retrieve the rabbit's keys, they needed to enter the doors and the door took them straight into peoples' hearts.

This one no doubt was supposed to be her own. How else could this place be replicated so accurately? None of the others should know a thing about Wonderland. After all... this was her dream. Her messed-up, embarrassing, dangerous... oh no.

Outside the window the forest, the castle and the Hatter Mansion were all as they should be. But what had happened to the others? If they had been split up, there was no telling what manner of characters they might have met. While they should be safe as Outsiders, Clover has never seen any other Outsiders. Like this, there's no way to be sure they're safe.

Whatever's happened - this is no time to be sleeping. She needs to verify what's going on in this world and the whereabouts of the people that entered with her. If this was a true and accurate reflection of the world that she knew, then she needed to warn them of a great many things.

Down the tower stairs she goes... to investigate the fate of herself and those who had gone with her.

Comments

[frozentear]

If I have to. Not sure how much good it'll do, though.

[There is still the possibility that where the others didn't take his clock he can take theirs... though he somewhat doubts it. On the other hand, if it's Ankh or sword guy... they'd better hope he doesn't see them first. So says part of him, and he's not really sure that part was there before, but what with how this place was affecting everyone... whatever.]

[stolenface]

...Well, then. How 'bout a little cat and mouse? Supposed to be havin' fun here, after all. But all I've done is watch.

[ And then he'll have his own gun, that chain he's wearing turning into it. He's lazily got it hanging off of a finger, though. ]

How's that sound? Won't even punish ya for shootin' at me!

[frozentear]

[...All things considered, he's probably not going to get out of this that easily even if he refuses, not least because he's a mouse and this is a cat. But he draws his gun and points it at the cat, because at this point he's sick of going down without a fight. If they're going to do this, he's going to try something - if he can't get information, he might as well get something else.]

One thing first: Tell me your name, Alice. Unless you really do want to be called Fluffy.

[stolenface]

[ ...Cheeky. The Cat likes you even more now. ]

I'm the Cheshire Cat. Don't have a name other than that.

[ That grin is so wide, his face has almost split in two. And there's nothing but sharp teeth there. ]

[frozentear]

[It's one thing to see that sort of smile in fiction but in real life it's incredibly creepy. He stares at it for a moment, then steadies himself-

fires his gun-

then runs around Cheshire, keeping the gun aimed at him and firing several more times as he passes, heading for a door he can see just a little ways beyond the cat.]

[stolenface]

[ The Cat's gun drops to the ground, and he just takes each hit, keeping an eye on Sebastian. Every single shot will hit.

But the Cat doesn't even bleed. What is he...? Either way, he's just laughing. ]

[frozentear]

[That is... incredibly concerning! That he's just standing there despite having been shot. That he doesn't bleed at all. The way he's laughing. All of it together paints a disturbing picture, and not the sort that Sebastian likes. Shocked, he almost stops, and then starts running faster towards the door, completely abandoning the idea of firing his gun.

It's not a game if you can't win. But the only chance of that is clearly to escape.]

[stolenface]

[ The Cat will half turn to watch Sebastian flee. There's a decidedly deranged grin on his face. ]

Run, little Alice. Run as fast as you can. Make this entire game interesting for me!

[ --And then, the cat just disappears like he was never there to begin with. ]

[frozentear]

[Disappearing on top of everything else is decidedly bad. When Sebastian reaches the door he opens it and slams it shut behind him, traveling as far to the other side of the forest as possible within the doors.]

[stolenface]

[ Whatever the Cat meant... It becomes quickly obvious that he's not following Sebastian.

So, then, what was his motive...? ]

[frozentear]

[Eventually, Sebastian realizes he's not being followed... Not audibly, anyway. He already more-or-less knows the cat can read minds, and now he can disappear. He could be anywhere, any small noise he wasn't expecting.]