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PAT, I'D LIKE TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE. I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU GUYS FAIL TO FIGURE ANY OF THIS OUT WITH YOUR TWO EYES FOR MONTHS NOW AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THE AUTHORITY FINDS THIS KIND OF THING ENTERTAINING! EIGHT OF YOU HAVE THOSE SHINY LITTLE JARS WITH MAGIC INSIDE THEM! YOU'RE GOING TO BE TEMPTED TO GIVE THEM TO ALICE, SO SHE CAN START TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT AREN'T HER CAT! GIVE IT A REST, KID, GET A HOBBY! AS USUAL, THOUGH, YOUR INSTINCTS ARE COMPLETELY WRONG! WHEN ALICE OPENED THAT LAST JAR, WE LOST PART OF THE MANSION! EVERY TIME THE CORE GETS ONE OF YOU AND YOU IMMEDIATELY FORGET THAT IT GOT YOU, WONDERLAND'S BEEN GETTING NEW FEATURES! I'M GOING TO VENTURE A GUESS BASED ON THE MEMORY SHE JUST GOT BACK THAT HER MEMORIES ARE THE ONLY THING KEEPING MOST OF THE BUILDING STANDING! "WOW, SO IF WE GIVE BACK HER MEMORIES, WE CAN GO HOME!" NO, AND SHUT UP BACK THERE! I'M TALKING! IF SHE GETS THEM BACK, WONDERLAND WON'T BE GONE! SHE CLEARLY DIDN'T MAKE THE CORE, OR SHE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN FED ON IN THE FIRST PLACE! I'M GONNA SLOW THIS ONE DOWN FOR YOU GUYS, SOME OF YOU DON'T SEEM LIKE YOU'RE COLORING WITH A FULL SET OF CRAYONS! IF THE KID GETS BACK THOSE MEMORIES, YOU'RE STILL TRAPPED! BUT NOW, YOU DON'T HAVE A BUILDING TO LIVE IN! OR FOOD! I DON'T CARE ABOUT THESE THINGS, BUT I'VE HEARD THEY'RE PRETTY POPULAR IF YOU'RE A WADDLING MANNEQUIN MADE OF HAIR AND MEAT THAT CALLS ITSELF A HUMAN PERSON! "BUT BILL CIPHER!" YOU SAY, EVEN THOUGH I JUST TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP. WOW! BAD AT LISTENING. "WHY WARN US ABOUT THIS? OUR BUMBLING INTO DISASTER WOULD BE BOTH FUNNY AND EDUCATIONAL! LIKE GLOBAL WARMING!" BECAUSE I CAN SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM! OH YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU GUYS CAN SAVE THE LITTLE GIRL AND NOT HAVE TO BE HOMELESS! WOULDN'T THAT FEEL NICE ON YOUR INTERNAL SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG? WARM AND COZY? ALL THIS FOR THE LOW, LOW PRICE OF YOUR COOPERATION. WITH YOURS TRULY! WHAT DO YOU SAY?

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Hm...well, it was a different mansion when I arrived, for one thing. It was a bit smaller and less infinite - more like a manor, I suppose? Then even more people showed up, and we tried to build more space but then Wonderland just made everything bigger.

[That part she remembers, because everyone laughed at her ideas for the building.]

A lot was the same though, I think. There was still an ocean and a forest, and things like that. It's hard to remember though? It was more than one hundred and fifty years ago, and that's a lot to keep track of.

[Especially with all of them memories she has lost, and all of the past conversations that have had holes poked in them because of it.]

MAYBE I'M WRONG! YOU WANT TO RISK THAT? NO SKIN OFF MY BACK!

N-No! Besides, I never told anyone to give me anything! I already got my own jar, and others are missing memories too. I can't say it wouldn't be nice to remember more, but no one has to do anything of the sort!

[No one needs to risk all of Wonderland for her sake, even if she doesn't think the two are as related as he thinks.]

TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS A LITTLE! I'M SURE WE CAN COME TO AN AGREEMENT THAT'S PROFITABLE FOR EVERYONE!

...What do you mean? What sort of agreement?

YOU HELP ME OUT AND I HELP YOU OUT, THAT SORT!

[She looks like she wants to sass him much more than she's ultimately going to, and she sighs.]

Help you out with what, exactly?

I THINK THIS PLACE COULD USE A DIRECTION. ALL THAT POWER IS JUST GOING TO WASTE! I'M NOT REALLY ONE FOR GOVERNMENT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE POSITION OF QUEEN HAS A VACANCY.

It does seem to be, and three times over no less...

[Not that he can be three queens - that would just be silly, wouldn't it?]

But what would you do as Queen? It's a lot of power, and a lot of responsibility.

I'M GOING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THIS PLACE WORKS, FIRST OF ALL. IF WE'RE STUCK HERE ANYWAY, I WANT TO KNOW! SECOND OF ALL, IT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD PLACE TO START LEARNING ABOUT THE OTHER MULTIVERSAL HUBS. THERE ARE AT LEAST A HUNDRED I KNOW ABOUT, WHICH MEANS THERE'S DEFINITELY MORE I DON'T! AS FOR YOU GUYS... YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH DO WHATEVER YOU WANT, I DON'T REALLY CARE.

Wait, there's other places like this? I knew there were other worlds, but I had no idea there were worlds like this one! A...multiversal hub, you called it?

SURE, THE NAME'S A WORK IN PROGRESS! I'M ALSO THINKING ABOUT KIND OF A TREE METAPHOR. TRUNK WORLDS AND BRANCH WORLDS! I'VE BEEN TO ANOTHER PLACE THAT WAS A LITTLE TOO MUCH LIKE THIS TO BE A COINCIDENCE, BUT DIFFERENT ENOUGH THAT THEY DON'T NEED EACH OTHER TO SURVIVE. EVENTS, PEOPLE PULLED FROM ALL OVER THE MULTIVERSE TO GET TRAPPED, A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, EVERYTHING SEEMING TO REVOLVE AROUND WHAT'S ENTERTAINING TO WATCH...

Would there be root worlds too, and leaf ones?

[She's getting distracted though, and she shakes her head.]

Never mind. Still, that's so odd! I wonder if they're connected...maybe they're like brother and sister worlds!

I WANT TO FIND OUT! BOTH OF THOSE QUESTIONS!

I suppose I can't blame you for that. It really is fascinating...I never thought about there being more than one world like this one before.

THIS IS WHERE THINGS ARE HAPPENING! AND SEEING AS MANAGEMENT HAS SPLIT, I THINK IT'D BE THE PERFECT HOME BASE.

But...what about your real home? Wouldn't you miss it there?

CAN'T GO BACK THERE! TAX REASONS!

[Alice huffs, hands on her hips.]

That's the stupidest reason I've ever heard not to go home! What about your friends and family?

DEAD!

Edited 2020-02-12 04:20 (UTC)

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wait this has been text on bill's end i'm sorry ive just been mindlessly copying the header

lol it's okay I do that kind of thing all the time

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