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

[dolosa]

Hm. . . I wonder.

[ She shrugs her shoulders wide, sounding rather apathetic, even as she still smiles, her gaze shifting to look at the sky. ]

People will have to die in this world. Whether it's apologizing for killing people again, or being unable to stop it, or whatever. It's a thing that needs to be done. Right?

[notsogreedy]

It seems to be the only way to get out of here. [He shrugs slightly; he's not especially bothered by the concept, though clearly he isn't in a rush to do all the killing himself or he would have shot her while she still didn't know he was there.] Some people seem happy to play along.

[There's a slight pause and a curious look as he adds,] What did you mean, "again"?

[dolosa]

Sometimes there's no other choice.

[ This isn't her first rodeo, she implies as her smile drops. While she also isn't bothered by the whole thing -- as long as she can get out, it'll be fine. ]

Again means again. Or are you deaf? I don't really care about explaining it -- really, it's boring.

[notsogreedy]

[That gets an amused little huff in reply.]

I'm not sure I've ever heard a human say that killing someone was boring.

[dolosa]

There's a first time for everything, or so they would say.

[notsogreedy]

Hm. [Fair enough. And even if he can't help but be affected by how this place is, he does know on some level that it's affecting him; he idly wonders whether she'd say the same thing under other circumstances.]

Is there a war going on or something where you're from, then? [It's his first thought, being most of his personal experience with humans trying to kill each other, and what seems like the easiest way to get bored with the idea of people dying. He did.]

[dolosa]

[ Almost immediately: ]

No.

[notsogreedy]

[He raises an eyebrow. The immediacy of the answer is unexpected.]

Something else, then. [He honestly doesn't sound all that interested, so it's not necessarily a prompt for her to explain, unless she chooses to.]

[dolosa]

Perhaps.

[ She'll keep that a secret for now, grinning as she places her index finger towards her lips. ]