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entranceway2014-03-10 05:06 pm
becauseihaveto) wrote in entranceway2014-03-10 05:06 pm
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[When the camera cuts on, there's a young girl's face staring into it. There's a flash of the library behind her. Her gaze cuts swiftly off-screen, confirming that she's doing it right and the thing really is recording, before she looks back at her audience once more. She doesn't smile but doesn't look upset, either. She's very nearly emotionless, in fact, and far too still than any child should be.
When she speaks, her voice is soft and is curiously calm and collected rather than carrying the typical whine or panic that most twelve-year-old girls would likely have in this situation.]
I won't bother to ask where I'm at. [She took the time to scroll back on the network to figure that much out for herself.] And I won't ask if anyone is here that I might know. [If Owen were here, she'd have picked up his scent or he would have been posting himself, looking for her.] I just need to know if we're assigned rooms or if we just pick one ourselves.
[There's a brief pause, where most would likely draw a breath. She doesn't but does seem to debate on whether to ask something else. Finally she decides to just go for it.]
And if there's a medical area of some kind, I'd like [no, wrong word choice] I need to know about that, too. [Because medical areas have blood, right? She hopes so.
She also stops speaking at that point and waits for someone to respond. It doesn't really occur to her that people might seek her out face-to-face, but it wouldn't necessarily be unwelcome. She'll just be hanging out in the library, thumbing through the works of Shakespeare, waiting to find out how she's supposed to lay claim to a room so she can prepare it for the upcoming sunrise.]
When she speaks, her voice is soft and is curiously calm and collected rather than carrying the typical whine or panic that most twelve-year-old girls would likely have in this situation.]
I won't bother to ask where I'm at. [She took the time to scroll back on the network to figure that much out for herself.] And I won't ask if anyone is here that I might know. [If Owen were here, she'd have picked up his scent or he would have been posting himself, looking for her.] I just need to know if we're assigned rooms or if we just pick one ourselves.
[There's a brief pause, where most would likely draw a breath. She doesn't but does seem to debate on whether to ask something else. Finally she decides to just go for it.]
And if there's a medical area of some kind, I'd like [no, wrong word choice] I need to know about that, too. [Because medical areas have blood, right? She hopes so.
She also stops speaking at that point and waits for someone to respond. It doesn't really occur to her that people might seek her out face-to-face, but it wouldn't necessarily be unwelcome. She'll just be hanging out in the library, thumbing through the works of Shakespeare, waiting to find out how she's supposed to lay claim to a room so she can prepare it for the upcoming sunrise.]
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[Wash nods a touch falteringly, but ends the action on a more solid note. He eyes her small smile for a moment, not sure that he wants to break it to her how much of an asshole the cat is. Or any of the other characters are. They're funny to read about in the books, sure, but to actually deal with them... It's just plain frustrating.
Or, that's what he's heard. He's never...actually talked to them.]
I'm not sure about Alice. I imagine she's around here somewhere, but I haven't seen her, personally.
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What about the others? The Queen of Hearts?
[She pauses then offers a small, faint smile.]
I'm sorry. I just really enjoy reading. This is all very exciting, if a bit hard to believe.
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[Though he found it marginally less exciting and a lot more...horrifying. And crazy. But hey, she's a kid, and what kid wouldn't be excited to find themselves in the world of one of the books they've read?
...He just wishes it was more like the book, and a lot less dangerous.]
The Queen of Hearts is here, yeah. She rules the mirror world. ...Which I should probably tell you about. Uh, basically? There's a mirrored version of Wonderland that actually exists on the other sides of all the mirrors here, and there are other versions of all of us. I don't have much experience with them yet, but it sounds like they cause a lot of trouble.
[Pursing his lips, he sighs.]
This Wonderland is a lot more dangerous than the one in the books.
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It's as terrifying as it is intriguing. She looks thoughtful for a second.]
Can we talk to them?
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[Again, he has no actual experience with this. But he's heard enough around that he's at least seventy-percent sure he's right about all of this. The not seeing and hearing for sure, because if that was a thing that could happen, he feels like this whole place would be a hell of a lot creepier.]
But...sometimes they can get over to our side. I don't know how-- I haven't been around long enough. But I have been around for one event where people were...possessed by their mirrors.
[He hadn't gotten very involved, however...]
I think they might only be able to come over during events, but I could be wrong. You'd probably be better off asking someone who's been here longer.