+ Want to tear it right down and start all over! +

[vitaelamorte]

Good morning, Wonderland Storybrooke!

Bill has announced his latest building project, and now it's time to take everyone on an exciting journey to a whole new world! The bulletin board has the prelude, and this post will give you all the information you need about the two-for-one curse/event deal your characters will unhappily be suffering from between October 24 and October 28!

Day 0: October 23

At 8:14 PM a magical curse is cast, and thick purple fog will roll over Wonderland. There's no stopping it, and it will cover every last inch of the place. It lasts for exactly one minute, and everybody in Wonderland will fall asleep under its power.

Welcome to Storybrooke

The next day all of Wonderland has become a small town in Maine, governed by their not entirely trusty mayor, Regina Mills. Nobody knows how she came to power, or just how long she's had her job. It's just the way things have been, just like how the town's clock tower has always been stuck at 8:15.

The inhabitants of Wonderland have had their memories and abilities (be they magic or otherwise) ripped away from them. Names may be changed, and people who weren't quite human will find themselves human for the duration of the event. In short, everybody has been given an entirely new life: A job, a home; all the important details necessary to keep a small town running.

And while a character's new life may have echoes of their old one, nobody actually remembers Wonderland, let alone their existence before it. As far as they're concerned, they were born in Storybrooke, and will spend their entire lives here. Nobody new ever arrives, nobody old ever leaves; any attempt to go over the town line will end badly, so best not to try at all.

Day 1: October 24

Quaint as the small town may look at first glance, life in Storybrooke is a far cry from idyllic. In fact, it almost seems as if everybody's personality or circumstances have been adjusted a little to prevent them from getting their happy endings (Whatever that might mean to each individual character). A few particularly unlucky individuals might even spend their days locked away in the Storybrooke Asylum beneath the hospital.

Yet on the night of the first day, after living out what seems to be the latest in a line of unhappy days that never change, the clock tower will strike 8:16. Have the rusted old innards worked themselves out, or is something else happening?

Day 2-3: October 25-26

Over the next days, things will suddenly improve. After having been stuck in a rut for so long, people will now find themselves with new confidence, and will finally be able to make a change in their lives.

In addition any passive abilities (enhanced senses, fighting skills, etc) of their forgotten lives will begin to return, though the knowledge necessary to use them to their full extent won't.

Day 4-5: October 27-28

At 8:15 PM on the fourth day, a pulse of energy will eminate from seemingly nowhere. It will continue to spread until it reaches the boundaries of the town. The curse has been broken, and everybody's memories of Wonderland and their true homes have been restored.

There is still a catch, however: All those years in Storybrooke won't fade easily, and characters will be stuck with two sets of memories. So who are they really? Snow White, or Mary Margaret? Their Storybrooke self, or whoever came before? Or are they both?

Aftermath: October 29

By October 29 Storybrooke has turned back into Wonderland. Any fake memories implanted by the curse will lose their prominence. They will be like every other memory of an event, and no longer cause confusion.

Annnd that's it, that's the schedule! You'll find a comment for further questions below, as always. Please also consider adding your character to the TOWN REGISTRY for the sake of a better overview.

That is all, have fun ruining your characters' happiness in new and refreshing ways, and enjoy your day!

~Mouette

Comments

[strategisch]

Armin (Arthur) is a quiet high-schooler, very bookish and often bullied. He has asthma, a poor constitution, and no friends. He lives with his grandfather, since his parents died in a plane crash when when he was very young. He reads the books that they wrote about travel to comfort himself, and dreams of the world beyond Storybrooke, but has never had the courage to leave. His loneliness is poignant, as he feels that somewhere, somehow, he's missing something that he once had...

[what_he_needs]

Michael does anger management therapy, but maybe he could just meet with Arthur. and they can talk when he needs it?

[strategisch]

Yeah, he could definitely use a therapist-- he's kind of miserable :< I would be up to them meeting for sure!

[what_he_needs]

Awesome. Would he have been going to Michael for a while? or new at it?

[strategisch]

How about... new? He already sees Natalie, his high school counselor, so maybe she referred him to Micheal?

[what_he_needs]

That sounds good. He could just visit Michael as a second set of ears and a new perspective.

[alayne]

she's in middle school but they must know each other x(

[strategisch]

Ugh yes, sad kids with no parents need to stick together!

[unground]

she'll share her lunch with him ok

[strategisch]

That's good because he probably gets half of his lunch money regularly stolen :|

[cinnamonie]

so I would kind of love to have Annabeth and Armin things things event. >.> she's a senior so maybe she's just taken to looking after him? also do we want Mikasa and Armin to be friends or for them to meet during the event because of memory shenanigans? c:

[strategisch]

Yes, throw everyone at me, lol. Also Argus and I were talking and we were of the opinion that they should be like "do I know you...?" and eventually start to gravitate towards each other as they gain memories from the event!

[driven]

That sounds perfect to me! Mikasa being more of a total loner at first makes sense too so they can start the confusing 'wait why do i care who are you' and get closer and closer.

AND YES GOOD. annabeth is just going to have an invested interest in this poor little high schooler boy who looks so sad all the time. :ccc