entranceway | text } from Ace of Spades, the Wonderland Blog of Georgia Mason, entry #11

Along with a mansion made of gingerbread, this Christmas brought us a party with an unknown host. Tame by Wonderland Christmas standards, but still perplexing.

[A picture of the invitation is embedded.]

Both the Queen of Hearts and the Red Queen thought the other was responsible for the party, and denied their own involvement.

[A clip of their argument is embedded.]

The party included a donation box collecting memories for an unknown cause. The party host has yet to come forward, so there is no way of ascertaining whether they provided the box or not.

[There are photos of both sides of the card. The donated word itself, of course, will not stick in the mind of anyone who gave it up.]

I placed a bug and tracker in the box. The tracker stayed in location for a while, then moved rapidly away from the ballroom before the signal stopped working. The bug did not pick up any noises that would pinpoint an identity or location.

There is another player at work here, one who also uses the heart symbol and appears to have power enough to rival the two known queens.

The White Queen would be a suspect, but her death has been confirmed by the Cheshire Cat and the Red Queen. Are there other Queens out there? "None that I'm aware of," stated the Red Queen. "But it is possible there could be others. Anyone who reaches the eighth square can become a Queen. Even Alice could become a Queen." When pressed on what precisely the eighth square is and who qualifies as "anyone", she refused to provide details. The Queen of Hearts refused to comment.

The only one of Wonderland's more permanent cast to make an appearance at the party was the Duchess, whose head is now reattached to her body. Although she didn't make an appearance, one of our residents wanted to be certain the Red Queen knew she'd be welcome if she chose to attend.

[There's an image of Frisk next to a red banner with silver letters reading WELCOME BACK RED QUEEN!!!!]

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Unless you've still got yours.

It might happen again, but like with everything in Wonderland... in its own time, when we're least expecting it.

I've still got one of the cookies left, but I'm saving it. Maybe the Dormouse will do me a favor for it someday.

If you choose to summon him again, let me know. I have questions.

Like what? It may be stuff I already asked him.

I'd like to know if he knows anything about the White Queen's murder, for one.

Definitely nothing that specific.

Yeah, I'll let you know if I ever know I'm gonna use the cookie ahead of time

[They both understand that in the Mansion, you don't always have the luxury of planning things out, so he couldn't guarantee anything.]

What did you find out?

Basically, that folks like the Dormouse don't really have control over anything. He said what happens here, like the events and people coming in and out, is like the sun rising and setting. There's nothing they can do about it. He told me he dreams about what events are coming, so that's how he's able to give us clues in advance, and he does it to be nice.

None of his answers were all that satisfying, but I think they were the truth. The little guy's pretty talkative when he's not drugged up on these cookies.

That lines up with what I've observed and heard from others. Though I didn't know about the dreams. I wonder if everyone gets their information in dreams, or just him. He certainly sleeps enough.