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Cheshire Cat ([personal profile] stolenface) wrote in [community profile] seaofhearts2016-08-07 09:56 pm

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Who: The Alices
What: The next World's door isn't opening, but the Cat's left something open behind him instead
Where: ▒▒▒▒▒
Warnings: Potential for (non-permanent) death, there's a few body parts around, an eye in a jar, and also mentions of a sewing needle; will update with further info

The Cat hadn't shown up the entire time everyone was in the Hub. It probably was a tiny bit disconcerting. But still, they are ushered on to the next World. But as they go, they'll be greeted with the Cat... Walking away with his back turned to them. He steps through a literal hole in the wall, perfectly round, on the far side of the room where the doors are. And then, it stays open. Should they try the doors, only the ones they've been to previously will open. That hole must be awfully tempting, if the Cat left it.

When they enter, they awaken to a very odd place indeed. An alleyway with one end fenced off and a large grave in the middle of it. The only other way to go is an old factory. Upon entering, they will find the space is off in itself. The machinery is all rusted, but there's the sense that touching the controls could turn it on. And in one corner, in an area that's far more warehouse because this place seems to be patched together from a factory, warehouse and basement, is an old mattress with bloodstains on it and the floor around it. Various body parts, some fresh, some far more decayed and only bone, all seem to be scattered around. There's thick thread--almost like wire--and a large sewing needle that's definitely seen use. On a stand next to the old beat-up mattress is a jar with a single eye in it, red in iris coloring. All of the text everywhere is garbled and unreadable, and the entire world is inverted in coloring. It's probably disorienting.

The Cat doesn't seem to be anywhere they can find, although scraps of cloth in a few places look similar enough to what he wears. There's definitely more to this place beyond the fence outside, but there's no discernible way to get past it. No powers that could help them get over it are accessible, and trying to use any extrasensory powers will earn a splitting headache and nausea similar to that caused by the mysterious voice from before. In fact, the entire area gives the sense that they're not normally supposed to be here.

Where did they get to now...?
dolosa: (♡ no place to be ending)

[personal profile] dolosa 2016-08-08 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ Let's do a little investigation work here, shall we? Rei is going to first check the grave, if only to see if it gives any clues. Let's just see who this belongs to, if it's available. ]
heartgatherer: (pic#)

[personal profile] heartgatherer 2016-08-08 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
[From the moment she saw it, she knew she didn't want any part of this. But with the cat acting suspicious, it was bound to attract the others' attention. Begrudgingly she finds herself following.

You shouldn't chase talking animals-- and this is yet another perfect example why not.
]

...I don't think we should be here.

[The grave... it leaves her feeling pained and anxious-- although the organ that should hurt the most is gone now, and the clock in her chest... remains unaffected.]
worldkeys: ([trees] three.)

[personal profile] worldkeys 2016-08-08 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ The gravestone is far too worn to read. ]
dolosa: (♡ or sensitive hearts)

[personal profile] dolosa 2016-08-08 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ Will pushing it do anything, then? ]
worldkeys: ([trees] three.)

[personal profile] worldkeys 2016-08-08 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ It doesn't budge. ]
dolosa: (◎ when sentiment is left to chance)

[personal profile] dolosa 2016-08-08 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
Then... shall we leave?

[ Rei still continues to smile even with the unsettling feelings that this place seems to be giving her. ]
heartgatherer: (pic#)

[personal profile] heartgatherer 2016-08-08 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
...

['Yes' is the obvious answer. They should.

But...
]

...I don't know. I just-- I have a bad feeling about this place.
dolosa: (♡ but somewhere to start)

[personal profile] dolosa 2016-08-08 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Trust your gut.

[ She says this easily, without a single hint of emotion in her words as she folds her arms over her chest. ]

I don't think we should stay in this area nevertheless. There isn't anything to find here.

[ At least, not in this initial area. ]
heartgatherer: (pic#)

[personal profile] heartgatherer 2016-08-08 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
...right.

[And there was still the matter of where that cat got to.]

Then maybe... we should keep walking.

[And there appears to be only one way to go so...]
dolosa: (♡ or sensitive hearts)

[personal profile] dolosa 2016-08-08 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ Seems like the girls are headed into the factory -- of course, Rei's interest is quite piqued, considering that factories are something that she's rather familiar with. Which is why her eyes are almost practically lighting up.

She won't touch anything yet, but first of all let's check those controls. Is there anything significant about them? Button size, color, possible text (as distorted as it may seem)? ]


This place is creepier than the last. I guess this might be interesting after all.
Edited 2016-08-08 05:58 (UTC)
worldkeys: ([Books] two.)

[personal profile] worldkeys 2016-08-08 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ First of all, there's a lot of them. What text there is seems to be marking various levers and buttons, all in different sizes and colors. It's all rusty, and there seems to be a bloodstain splashed over them. The text is far too distorted to read, as if another language entirely. ]
dolosa: (♥ you gonna play this lonely game)

[personal profile] dolosa 2016-08-08 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ooookay then that's too fucking risky, screw that. While she doesn't mind dying, she would rather not cause her own death sentence, thank you very much. Maybe she can ask the others to do it for her as a test run later.

But let's see these body parts here. Anything particularly standing out? And are there enough body parts to create a whole corpse? Basically, can we play jigsaw with the dead bodies. Is that a thing we can do. ]
worldkeys: ([trees] three.)

[personal profile] worldkeys 2016-08-08 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ There are not enough body parts to make an entire body. However, upon further inspection, it's not all human parts. It's a decent mix of animal and human, specifically cat parts. Tails and ears only, though. The human parts seem to be haphazardly chosen, but every single part is removed with great precision and care. ]
bakegarasu: (heroes rise again)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2016-08-10 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
[... Well, Otoha will pick up the jar and look at the eye inside of it.]
worldkeys: ([trees] three.)

[personal profile] worldkeys 2016-08-10 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ The eye is just an eye. But it, like the other body parts scattered around, is not inverted or washed out in color. It looks well taken care of and even fresh. But more than that, while he holds it, he gets the impression this belonged to a very strange girl whose life was taken from her by the Cat. ]
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[personal profile] mearry 2016-08-10 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, while some are dealing with the grave and the rotten body parts, C-ta's off in the old factory. The machinery, though old and rusted, grabs his attention. Tentatively, despite his heart that hammers away inside his chest, he presses the controls. What happens? ]
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[personal profile] bakegarasu 2016-08-10 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
... Huh.

[It's hard to get worked up about it - if she got herself killed, that must have been her fault. But he sets it down and prods the mattress, trying to see if either he can learn anything more from it or if there's anything underneath it.]

[personal profile] frozentear 2016-08-10 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
[This area is... interesting. Sebastian is going to inspect the mattress, including lifting it up.]
worldkeys: ([trees] three.)

[personal profile] worldkeys 2016-08-10 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ He'll receive the impression that the Cat occasionally sleeps here. Also, very suddenly, he'll be hit with the smell of rotting flesh and indistinct muttering. ]
worldkeys: ([Books] two.)

[personal profile] worldkeys 2016-08-10 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ The machinery roars to life with a loud screech. Following this, it moves, and it's not easy to turn off. Accompanying this will be the sounds of several workers, although none can be seen. Some of the workers, as he listens, are obviously young. ]
worldkeys: ([trees] three.)

[personal profile] worldkeys 2016-08-10 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ For a brief moment, Sebastian will receive the impression of the Cat trying to stitch something together and muttering. The only thing under the mattress is the ground, stained and thoroughly soaked with blood. ]
bakegarasu: (you searched for so long)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2016-08-10 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, the muttering is weird, but the rotting flesh... huh. It doesn't really bother him.]

[He stands up and heads over to the needle, touching it on the not pointy end.]

[Maybe he's seen too many bad horror movies, but with body parts and thread around...]
worldkeys: ([scraps] five.)

[personal profile] worldkeys 2016-08-10 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ The needle receives a much more clear vision. The Cat is sitting on the mattress. ]

With the way the Rabbit's treated, you'd think I wouldn't be left to rot... Maybe an Alice will be nice enough to...

[ The vision ends there. Most notably, though, if Otoha pushes at the vision for a clear look at the Cat while it's going, is that he doesn't look like he currently does--instead being a patchwork of body parts with white and black hair. ]
bakegarasu: (your soul burns brighter)

[personal profile] bakegarasu 2016-08-10 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Poor Cat... but he definitely looks different. That's... really odd.]

[Okay. Leaving that alone for right now. He walks over toward the grave, considering it for a moment, before going to the fence and touching that.]

[personal profile] frozentear 2016-08-10 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
[That is... a lot of blood.

What about the needle and thread?]

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