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[ cora wakes up in the maze. her communicator sits a few feet away from her. she spends an hour or two trying to navigate her way out of it, stubborn enough to refuse clicking on said communicator and asking for help. but she seems to only be walking in circles. dead end after dead end — and didn't she just see that hedge ten minutes ago? — and while she's not one to give up and toss in the towel, she's feeling like there's no end in sight if she keeps this up. ]

[ she turns her communicator on and after some fiddling, flicks it to video. she shows the area she's in, which pretty much looks the same as it did a few seconds ago. hedge, hedge, and more hedge. ] Anyone got a guide for getting out of this maze on hand? I'm stuck.

[ the camera passes over her (her eyes are narrowed, her hair is a little messy, but there's no open wounds on her forehead, that's the important thing) as she continues to show her surroundings. it's a pointless thing to do, but, alas, it's the only thing she can think to do. cora sighs. she's alone and she doesn't like it one bit. ]

Not really sure about the shortcuts at the moment. [ lifting her shoulders, she admits a quiet defeat, and begins to walk to the left. it's only a few beats before she stumbles ] — Crap — [ and her head's slightly pounding from how hot she feels and from each step she takes resonating in her skull, before she cuts it off, perhaps waiting for a reply back. ]

[ but she'll continue to walk around, for that is what hales do: be stupid. ]

( OOC: grabbing cora's reserved for the teen wolf idiots, but come engage in some deadpan conversation with her / give her directions. )

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[ If there is anyone that could get Derek on the network immediately, it's Cora. He dislikes the idea of it, how it can be monitored and the whole socializing thing. Right now, even after a month of being in Wonderland, he's not particularly inclined towards getting to know anyone. He lurks, as he is wont to, but that's about it. Interacting with the teens of Beacon Hills in person is a far more desirable thing, and that says something. (What, exactly, he's not going to try and examine.)

But Cora's voice has him immediately turning on his own device, sitting upright and eyes scanning over her image. ]

Cora--? [ Oh great. Cora, stop that. ] You keep wandering around, you're going to get even more lost.

Derek?

[ great advice, bro. his voice makes cora stop in her tracks. the sight of him makes her feet turn to lead. she frowns; how is he even here? why is he here? where is he? ]

[ at least she's listening, even if she's planning to ignore his incredibly smart advice and continue walking around later. how else is she meant to find him if she can't pull herself out of a maze? ]

You fell down the rabbit hole, too?

[ Cora, it is probably the best advice you can get right now. Stop moving and let your brother come find you before you pass out in the middle of the damn maze.

Already moving and head out of the mansion, outside and towards the maze, Derek lets out a humorless chuff in response to her question before he answers. ] You got a better welcoming than I did.

[ He's still assessing her, taking in her appearance and trying to figure out just how much more worried he should be. He remembers that outfit, remembers when he last saw her in it, and his stomach drops the slightest bit. Those were the clothes that she was entered into the hospital with, and what they changed her into when they were trying to get her back out again. ] How're you feeling?

[ cora stands stock still. ]

Confused.

[ it's honest, right? it might not be what derek wants to hear, but she's not really prepared to say she's feeling a little off. it's the price you pay for when you're dropped down a rabbit hole, after all; nothing odd here! ]

[ welcoming? either her welcoming package has been misplaced or she's walked right by it. cora hasn't scanned the network for any indication of the who, what, where, when, and why. she has no plans on staying, either. but considering derek's here, her game plan that she'd imagined an hour ago needs some major edits. ]

You're not in the maze. [ which is probably why she can't really sniff him out. even thought he probably could, but, hales: stupid, remember? ] Where are you?

At least you didn't get dropped in a pool.

[ That was your big brother's welcoming, truth be told. Derek can't help the way he frowns a little more with her answer, but it's the truth and he can't quite call her on it on the network when he isn't immediately in her space. But he has every intention of making sure to find her so that he can have a valid reason to call her on it, overbearing brother or not.

He's been worried about her ever since he arrived, and no one's been able to tell him whether she's all right or not. Not even the people further along in the apparent Beacon Hills timeline they've got going on, mix and matched as it is. ]

No, I'm not. But I'm coming to get you now-- there's a mansion where everyone that's been dragged into Wonderland is staying.

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Cora?

[ Isaac is the most eloquent but he really didn't expect to see her... Of course, why not? Jackson just popped up too... From the looks of it, she's in the same nightmare he'd been dumped in when he first got here. ]

Believe me, it's a lot worse when you've been poisoned with wolfsbane.

[ It was terrible and everyone kept talking to him like it was far easier to get out of the maze than it actually was and don't get him started on the hobo. ]

Want some help?

[ Have an amused grin, Cora. He'll always offer to help. ]

[ ha ha ha. cora has been poisoned with mistletoe, isaac. perhaps their entrances into wonderland are more identical than either realise. ]

[ cora's surprised to see isaac, but she's relieved, at the same time. he's a familiar face, a kind one, if any, and while she can't tell him what his favourite colour is, his offer of help, rather than merely saying her name and leaving it at that, pulls a few of her walls down by just a few centimetres. just a few, mind you. he owes her nothing, yet he continues to give her everything — not that she realises this, anyway. ]

You know a way out?

[ The moment he figures that out, he'll definitely do more freaking out than amused smiles. She's Derek's sister, and not only that, she's a good person from what he can tell, she doesn't deserve any of the bad stuff that happens to her. ]

Uh, sort of. I mean I've been in there.

[ The video is shaky as he seems to pull himself up from a couch, he can definitely walk and talk, so he'll definitely be heading to the maze -- if he trips, well, you better not say anything. He's like a baby giraffe, his legs are way too long for his own good sometimes. ]

Derek got dumped in the pool. [ If he had to say so, he'd say Cora got the big straw, though, he doesn't know the state she's in. ]

[ she won't, for he is her baby blues prince. but she might smirk, just a little. ]

[ cora notes isaac's moving. she doesn't know him as well as stiles, but she has an inkling that he's going to play hero, too. or, at least, get up to grab a snack. ]

He got the easy wake-up call. [ though … cora's sort of glad she didn't wake up face-down in a pool. as nice as it would be to easily navigate her way to wherever the gang seems to be from a pool, at least the maze floor was a little more comfortable, if a little itchy. ] So, you woke up in the maze, too? Is that a beta thing?

[ who would willingly come in here? seriously. ]

[ He's definitely heading to the maze, not that he knows Derek or Stiles is too. He figures Derek will show up to help her, but it doesn't hurt to be there too, just in case anything happens. Though playing hero would imply he plans on being heroic, for all she knows he could be going there to laugh at her... Which.. he's not. ]

It was kinda funny. [ He lets out a thoughtful "hm" before nodding. ] I guess. Though I think Scott said he was dropped in the pool too. [ And he's a beta, right??? Right??????? ] You should probably just sit and wait, you might get even more lost.

[ This is the first time he's really talked to her all that much and she's not as bad as he thought she'd be. When she'd escaped and rampaged Beacon Hills... Well, he wasn't sure what to think of her other than she was kinda hot.... And also Derek's sister... Derek who made it very clear she's off limits. ]

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--Cora! [ To say Stiles is excited to hear Cora's voice come over his device one afternoon would be a little bit of an understatement. His last memory of the younger Hale--who he'd made..."friends" with, sort of (Hales are weird)--was literally giving her CPR in an ambulance. So to see the younger Hale sibling up, walking, and not puking up mistletoe all over the place is a huge plus.

Not to mention, of the three Hales, Stiles would infinitely prefer Cora. It could have been Peter. He scrambles to turn on his device, and a familiar, spotted face pops up on the other end. ] Aren't you supposed to be able to like, sniff your way out of there or something?

[ But it's teasingly, at least, and he's moving on the other end, like he's making his way down towards the maze. ]

[ stiles. cora's only friend. sort of. she's not surprised to see him here, considering both isaac and derek are, and she's beginning to suspect that all three of them are a packaged deal. she can breathe a little easier, knowing the one person she can make conversation with, and who smiles when she's rude, is here. ]

[ but: ]

[ wow, super offensive, stiles. ] What do you think I've been doing? Do you know how many scents are down here?

[ it sounds like an excuse, doesn't it? and she won't mention that she has a headache that's coming and going, either. she don't need no sympathy nor pity for her werewolf abilities being hindered. ]

Did everybody fall down the same rabbit hole?

[ He holds a hand up and shrugs, eyebrows raising. ] Scuse me, I am not totally up to date on the whole innate senses thing, my puny human brain can't dare to comprehend how to handle it.

[ It's dripping sarcasm, but the corners of his mouth are drawn up in a grin as he takes the stairs down two at a time and skips outside. At least it's not snowing anymore--the maze is a whole other beast to conquer, but Stiles has a one track mind when it comes to solving problems, and the path to get there usually isn't involved in it. ] Literally, dude. You're going to think I'm nuts, but this is Wonderland. Like legit, I've talked to Alice and everything. She like has no eyes, which is creepy as hell, but she's kinda cool.

[ cora rolls her eyes. ]

[ but she's rather grateful for stiles. his humour has always been quite the puppetmaster, pulling the strings of her mouth right up. she's trying to fight it right now. ]

[ her eyebrows rise. stiles has spoken to alice of wonderland? it's becoming difficult for her to comprehend that this is wonderland of the books, but a lot of places take the names of well-known fictional worlds as a way to celebrate their impact on culture. maybe this place is different … ]

You've spoken to a fictional character?

[ Cora is probably the only person in the world who could beat Stiles in an eye rolling contest; the werewolf casts so much shade she should be an umbrella. The familiarity of it--the health behind it, especially--is comforting, and the scenery changes as he heads outside and steps into the maze. ]

Not so fictional, apparently. I told you, you're gonna think I lost it. [ Stiles is so focused on his answer that he's really not paying attention to where he's going, which is...a really awful idea when you're walking through a maze. But it's Cora! ] The Cheshire cat, the "off with your head" crazy bitch queen, everything. As far as we can tell this is straight up the actual Wonderland.

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[Oh, look: a girl around Lena's age. Dare she try this whole making friends thing? It's worked out well so far.]

I've never been in the maze, but I could keep you company while you're waiting for your friends to get you.

[Hey, those conversations weren't locked, so she wasn't being stalkery, okay?]

[ friends. are they her friends? she's not even going to answer it. but cora's not quite sure how to take it — strangers and their niceness; it's not something she's used to. ]

Thanks.

[ she shifts, slightly. she's going to start pacing soon. standing still in one spot is what gets you killed. but she's not quite sure how to continue the conversation, since her social skills are just on par with derek's. ] Is wherever you're at far from the maze?

The mansion? Not really far. You can see the hedge maze from here, but you have to walk a path through the gardens first to get to here.

I'm Lena. What's your name?

Cora. [ at least it's a name to a rather helpful face. cora notices the uniqueness of lena's eyes, but she doesn't comment on it for now. ]

[ but she's starting to wonder how big the gardens are. she imagines it's separating the mansion and the maze, and if derek's coming … she doesn't want to wait out here all day. she's glad for the distraction, then, even if it's of a conversation that will only raise more questions. ]

If you didn't wake up in the maze, where did you?

In the mansion. I think we all wake up in random places around here. The maze seems to be popular, though. I guess I just lucked out there.

[She offers the camera a shrug. Though a lot of events in the past year of her life have been really awful, if there is such a thing as luck, she's had it on her side because she's still alive, as are the most important people in her life.]

It sounds like a number of people here know you, Cora.

[And yeah, she heard them say Cora's name, but she didn't want to act like a weird eavesdropping stalker and tell the girl she already knew her name. She has enough to deal with at the moment. Like getting out of the maze for starters.]

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IMMA COMIN' BABY SIS

COME BE HER BIG, FAT HERO, BIG BRO

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