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[valiantchild]

[ Perhaps to exercise cruel and horrifying irony, Rose wakes up in the middle of a rose garden. Furthermore, she finds herself Doctorless and TARDISless. Not that it matters that much. He wasn't there for her back in London, either. Whole of the world in danger and he just... Was unconscious. Unfair it may be of her to be so demanding of him, but the abandonment she felt and still feels pierces like a knife and if anybody knows how to be bitter and petty when wounded, it's Rose. Her arrival is disquieting at best and staggering at worst. The girl who speaks is distressed, and has a very thick London accent. ]

What's all this, then? Some sort of -- transport? Well, you've gone and got yourself in a bit of a twist, haven't you? 'Cause I'm not alone. Not ever. He wouldn't just leave me here. This place. Strange, innit? Bit... Spring-like. Nice, for a kidnapping. And callin' it Wonderland, hah!

[ She really does crack up, bust out laughing. Is that a nervous edge to her voice? Perhaps. Perhaps it is. But she hides it well. ]

Fat lot of good that name is. No... Stoned caterpillar or nothin', is there? Alright then, identify yourselves! Who's behind all this? He's gonna find me, y'know. He'll wake up. He'll come for me.

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[supertemp]

Well, now, they really are dragging the lot of us here, aren't they?

[This makes Amy's theory about some sort of trap seem much more valid.]

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[valiantchild]

'Scuse me, what? Don't think I know you. [ And what's this video contraption all about, yea? ]

[supertemp]

[Donna looks a little crestfallen for a moment, but she recovers quickly enough. Never mind that she's only just met Rose herself back home, she feels like she knows her just from travelling with the Doctor.]

Oh! Sorry, timelines here can get a bit weird sometimes. Apparently.

[Hey, she's only been here a couple weeks herself, give her a break.]

Anyway, I'm Donna. Pleased to meet you. Again.

[valiantchild]

Timelines? [ What? Alright, those are words the Doctor might speak. ] Yea, I'll say. Wonky's more like it... So what'd'you mean, timelines can be weird?

[ Again? She's not entirely sure what this means, and it's a bit unsettling. ]

Again? Donna who? I'm -- sorry, my head's... Little big foggy. Must be the flowers. How d'you know me?

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[selfrespecting]

[This is something that Martha should have expected. Between her, Donna, and Jack, it's only natural that Rose would show up before long. Even with the consideration of her being trapped in a parallel universe, because this place doesn't seem to care about pesky little things like that. (She still can't imagine how affronted the Doctor would be if he knew, but he seems to be the one person who hasn't appeared here yet.)

Martha's about to reply and tell Rose as much, and in a way she's excited -- excited, but intimidated. Rose has been built up to stand for so much in Martha's mind, after everything she's heard about her. The two of them met eventually, yes, but they'd hardly had a chance to talk. Here they'll have all the time in the world, it seems, and she doesn't know where to start.

There's something else, though -- something strange about Rose's behavior. When she says he, Martha knows who she means, of course. And yet the two of them haven't been together in some time.

A timeline inconsistency again? Well, only one way to find out.]

I get the feeling that he'll be along soon enough, but... for now it looks like it's just us. [She shrugs and smiles.] Hello, Rose.

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[valiantchild]

[ Rose's expression, bewildered enough before, is stricken with a sort of instant terror. She covers it quickly enough, with defiance - one of her best traits, really - but it's there. A flicker, just for a moment. Fear. Why does this woman know her name? She's never seen her before, not even a blip of her, anywhere. ]

Depends who's asking. [ She'll go for calculating and sly; a trait she learned to use, when with the Doctor. A bit of manipulation never hurt, when life and death were involved, and as far as she's aware that's what this is. Some sort of test. Simulation. She could still be asleep, for all she knows. ]

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[selfrespecting]

[The way that Rose looks at her almost instantly sets alarm bells off, letting Martha know that her first instinct was correct. Something here isn't right. The two of them had shared a hug on the TARDIS, there's no reason for Rose to be giving her a look like that.

And while Rose might be trying to fall back on manipulation, Martha's going to be completely open for the moment. How else is she supposed to explain herself?] Martha Jones is my name. Rose, I know you, we've met... You just haven't gotten there yet. [She frowns, realizing that this is already a bad set of events. If Rose meets her outside of the established timeline, it could cause quite the mess. Martha knows that some people don't remember their time here after they leave, but what if Rose does?]

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[theheartpart]

[Well, this sounds a bit familiar, doesn't it? Clearly, he's not the only one out there that makes threats based on his friend's skills. although, there's something strange in there he feels compelled to mention.]

[He's just figured out how to use the cellphone like a regular phone, so it's just audio.]

I haven't seen any caterillars, stoned or otherwise, but I don't mind identifying myself. My name's Xander, and I am most definitely not behind all this. So you can call your friend off my trail when he... wakes up.

Just what does that mean? 'Wake up.'

[voice]

[valiantchild]

Xander? That short for Alexander? [ Why not just go by Alex? Either way, he seems friendly enough. She doesn't want to go trusting just anyone, but it'll help to make a few acquaintances. Information flows freely through the minds of humanity via word of mouth. Something the Doctor might say, she thinks. ]

You're trapped too, then? Must be catchin'. [ whatever could be catching. as if kidnapping is a disease. she wonders where the transmat beam came from, who's powering it. because she's convinced that's how she got here. ]

He's sleeping. I mean literally asleep. Lying in my bedroom. [ Uselessly. ]

[voice]

[theheartpart]

[Now he's confused. Thankfully, you can't see it. He almost scoffs.] Here? He's lying in your bedroom he— Oh, well, no. You just got here, so you probably don't even have a room yet. He's back home, then? He your boyfriend or something? The protector of your honor, the Robin Hood to your Maid Marian?

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[testmetestmetestme]

[Ooooh! Oh boy! Oh boy! A new person! And Mell's on the right side for it!!!

Ohhhh where to start? What can she tell her?? Maybe that she can't get out? That's it's not really a kidnapping? Or--]

Oooh! Who's coming for you?

[Not that Mell thinks anyone's actually coming, but she's curious about this person and her life and who her friend might be and what kind of a person is going to show up to 'rescue' her and-- this is interesting!!! Gosh Chell is a butt she doesn't know what she's missing!!]

[voice]

[valiantchild]

The Doctor. [ She says it with a sort of confidence that exudes the Doctor's own strength and power. The DALEKs fear him. Certainly someone in this place would know his name and fear him the same. ]

[voice] [[sorry i...]]

[testmetestmetestme]

[Ooooooh, not A doctor, The doctor!!!!

... Was Mell supposed to know who that is?]

Doctor who??

[oediv]

[earswearyou]

[...Oh hello, blondie...

New people. He hadn't even thought about new arrivals when he'd hopped on over to this side... Excuse Daryl while he just slides right in here all friendly like. He can't resist messing with the newbies on behalf of his Real, you see.]

Ain't no stoned caterpillars around that I know of. You oughta drop that idea in the suggestion box when you get a chance, we could use a little more of that.

[That much, at least, is genuine; what he wouldn't give for a little recreation over here...]

[oediv]

[valiantchild]

What sort of Wonderland is it without the Caterpillar? Oi, and that cheshire cat! The one, follows Alice all 'round giving her false hope and bad directions and that. [ Oh, hey, and because she's Rose and will believe just about anything at this point... She smiles. ]

Suggestion box? Have they got one, really? Bit odd, comment box available in a kidnapping.

[oediv]

[earswearyou]

[He offers her a grin in response to that smile. Oh yeah, he likes it on this side already.]

Yeah, it's right there in the entrance, by that weird lookin' door. Take a shot at that riddle and it'll open right up.

[False hopes and bad directions, you say...? Guess that makes mirror!Daryl here one hell of a Cheshire Cat. He makes a show of looking sympathetic to her plight.]

They ain't exactly straightforward around here...

[reverof oediv]

[akapsycho]

You've got a "he"? A "he" who'll come for you?

[Georgia ducks her head down, smirking slightly.]

Must be so nice.

[valiantchild]

Yeah, it is. S'just a matter of time before he finds this place. Reckon it won't take him more than a few days... [ Oh, how wrong she is, but... ]

[akapsycho]

Or he'll never come and you're stuck here with the rest of us.

Poor, poor thing.

[Georgia stares into the camera, taking entirely too long to blink.]

[Voice]

[cursebreaking]

There's every chance that your knight in shining armor could turn up here, too, whoever he is, but I hate to break it to you -- the Wonderland thing? No joke.

[She really, really wishes it was, but no such luck. She'd say she's glad Jefferson is here to act as a guide, but not only does this Wonderland seem to have some differences from the one he's used to, all he's really interested in doing is being a pain in her ass.]

Pretty sure there's a brochure floating around somewhere.

[Voice]

[valiantchild]

Figured that out pretty quick, what with everyone talking to me about it. Been to other worlds, but nothing like this.

[ Oh hey look a guide. ]

Oh, thanks... Let me just -- [ She breezes through it pretty quickly, going quiet for a few seconds. Then she bursts out laughing. ]

Must've had his knickers in a knot, person who wrote this!

[Voice]

[cursebreaking]

[Other worlds, huh. Nice to know she's not the only one who's done he share of portal-hopping. She waits for Rose to finish perusing the brochure before cracking an amused half-smile. She'd gotten a laugh out of it the first time around, too.]

I think the guy responsible's been here a little while. Plenty of time to learn that Wonderland's not all it's cracked up to be.

[Not that she'd ever heard nice things about it from her own sources. Jefferson was less-than-thrilled about being here. Not that he was ever particularly excited about much, as far as she could tell.]

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[ofletters]

Still could be a stoned caterpillar. [ There's a note of a wry smile in his voice. ]

You okay?

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[valiantchild]

Depends on how you define okay. I'm not hurt, at the very least. Which I guess is a relief.

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[ofletters]

We all arrive in one piece, seems like. But then, there's the whole dealing with the arrival into Wonderland thing.