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[curiousher]

[When Alice appears on the screen today, she's bobbing up and down in excitement with the widest smile – even without eyes to accompany it. Curiously, for those who have never met Alice before, her gaze always goes to the camera somehow, even though by all accounts she should not be able to see it.]

Everyone! I've thought of the most marvelous riddle and simply had to share it immediately! So many of you are much smarter than I am, and I'm certain you'll come up with an answer easily.

Hm... [She brings a hand to her chin and frowns in thought.] Now, how did it go again? I think it was..."If there's something in the forest, and no one's ever seen it, how do they know it's—" --no, that's not quite right, is it? Someone who's seen it obviously told them and that isn't much of a riddle at all. Maybe it was...maybe it was "If everyone's scared of a beast in the forest, but no one's ever seen the beast, is it truly a beast at all"? Hmm...I don't think it was.

[Alice scratches her temple, frustrated that she's lost the correct wording to her absolutely fantastic riddle.]

Perhaps it wasn't so marvelous after all. [She shrugs. Eh. Over it.] Oh well. Everyone knows who you are is much more important than the sort of riddles you tell. So, let's do that instead!

Tell me Wonderland - who are all of you today? That ought to be much more curious than some riddle.

[She rests her chin in her hands, waiting for answers, and then the video feed flickers off.]

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[mourning_ghost]

"If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"

[He turns a page of the book he's reading before he answers Alice's question.]

Nageki Fujishiro.

[curiousher]

Hm...I suppose it must! After all, I make noise even when no one is around to hear me. That must be awfully lonely for the poor tree though!

[Alice grins. She was expecting a lot of names, but that isn't quite what she means.]

Well, of course you are! But who are you?

[ofletters]

I think someone else already told you what the original, ah... "riddle" is.

[ Is that the right word? Eh. ]

I've got one for you. What word gets shorter when you add two letters to it?

[curiousher]

[Alice pouts childishly.]

If someone did then they should have told it better, so I would remember it correctly!

[But hmmm. That's an interesting riddle. She thinks as hard as she can on it and then eventually she snaps her fingers.]

Oh! I've got it! It must be a name! And then when you add the letters J and R at the end you get someone much shorter! Am I right?

[naughty_nurse]

Um... I-I'm Mikan Tsumiki!

[curiousher]

[Alice laughs. This is a fun game. It's not an Alice Original, as someone's frustrated her with it before, but she certainly sees the appeal.]

Obviously you are, but who are you?

[goesdown]

Who are you, Alice? That's what I'm always most curious about.

[ Or more importantly, what makes her crazy little brain tick? ]

[curiousher]

Ah, I was hoping someone might ask me! I am Alice, the Curious Girl - both in personality and perspective, mind you. I am the Traveler through Rabbit Holes and the Most Creative of Colour-ers.

[She's colouring a picture of a forest as she gives this riveting description of herself, so it's a description tacked on impulsively at the end.]

Or at least, that's who I am today. It may be different tomorrow, perhaps. We'll see how I feel when it comes.

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[rosswood]

don't mention the beast by name
it's rude to talk about someone who's listening

[Is he joking or is he not. It is a mystery~]

who are you

[curiousher]

I suppose that is rather rude. Even Beasts have feelings, probably.

[She likes a good mystery, so she laughs.]

Ah! You're very sneaky! I asked you first!

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[araneidal]

Tell me something first. Alive without breath, as cold as death; never thirsty, ever drinking, all in mail never clinking. What am I?

[curiousher]

Hm...alive without breath, cold as death...never thirsty but ever drinking. All in mail and never clinking...

[She hums, thinking very very hard about this puzzle.]

...A river, perhaps? They run, so that's a bit like being alive, and they're terribly cold. And why would a river be thirsty if it's made of water? That doesn't quite explain the never-clinking mail though...

[No one ever promised Alice was good at riddles.]

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[goodwoofjames]

Is there a chance we might not be who we normally are?

[It is an odd thing to ask.]

[curiousher]

There's always a chance of that, isn't there? Who you are today isn't who you were yesterday, and it's certainly not who you'll be tomorrow!

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[littlestreetcat]

I'm myself today, thanks.

[ So, this must be the Alice. One of the book characters. That must mean an event is coming up, right? That's what people had told her, back when she first arrived...

Selina can't help but be curious. ]

Why, am I supposed to be someone else? Are any of us?

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[curiousher]

Well, certainly. No one is exactly the same day after day. That would be so boring, don't you think so?

[Alice does, which is why she never boxes herself into one definition of herself on principle.]

You're clearly yourself, but who is that?

[krmvgivv]

[Dipper finds Alice infinitely frustrating, but... he can't waste an opportunity to try and learn more about this place.]

You know who I am. But I have a question for you.

[curiousher]

[Alice giggles.]

Do I know who you are? I know you're Dipper, but who is that exactly?

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[narcissistictendencies]

Who am I? Shouldn't you already know that, sweetheart? I'm Iron Man. A mechanic, superhero, a genius, and extremely late for a meeting back home. My girlfriend will be furious.

More importantly, who are you and why the sudden interest in us, tree, and monsters? See, that almost sounds like you want us to go looking for your little monster friend in the forest.

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[curiousher]

[Alice beams at him, undeterred by his irritation.]

You've already given a much better answer than everyone thus far! I am the Curious Girl, Alice! [She even curtsies, very politely.] And it's only a riddle, Mr. Iron Man. But I suppose that means you do think it's a beast, whether its been seen or not.

[fatherlesskind]

[Is this one of the actual locals? She's certainly weird enough to fit in.]

I'm still Alistair, for today. And bad at riddles. [He pauses, staring at her. He almost manages to stop himself but in the end has to blurt out-] How can you see?

[Sure it's rude but it's also weird and how can no one else have a problem with it?]

[curiousher]

Hm? [She tilts her head, staring at him. Somehow.] The same way everyone else does, I imagine?

[What a strange man. She shrugs off his weirdness easily enough though and giggles at him.] So, you are Alistair, the Bad at Riddles?

[Sure, she'll take that as an answer.]

[a_chipped_cup]

Is it, "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around, does it make a sound?" I think that's the saying.

[She's a bit nervous at this person, curious to who she was exactly.]

My name is Belle Gold. I am from Storybrooke, Maine.

[curiousher]

Perhaps! Does it make a sound though? Do you think so?

[She hums thoughtfully over Belle's answer.] Hm...so who you are is where you're from? That's very curious.

[coleader]

[ What a question. Who are you? ]

What makes you so curious? [ Surely, there must be something sparking her question. She pauses, then: ] ...If it's answers you're after, why don't we play a game?

[ Clarke can't deny she's after answers, too. Just not the same kind. ]

[curiousher]

That's easy! It's because I'm the Curious Girl, Alice! That's who I am so naturally I must be a very curious person.

[That...probably isn't what Clarke meant, but Alice tilts her head a little, thinking about her offer.]

What sort of game? Something fun?

[powerofmabel]

I can't be anyone but Mabel, so I'm the best Mabel I can be. Hi, Alice!

[curiousher]

That's a fair enough answer. You are the very best Mabel, after all. [And the only Mabel, currently.] Hello! How have you been?

[mviw]

[--She has no eyes. Did she lose them? But why would anyone lose their eyes? How could they?-- No, he knows too many answers to that question.

At any rate, the Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland had eyes. Maybe this Alice is different. Maybe her eyes were stolen. He... he doesn't want to think about anyone stealing eyes.]

I-- [Ford clears his throat.] I'm Stanford Pines. An author, a researcher and scientist.

Who are you?

[Other than freaking him out, and he's seen a lot of terrible things. Freaking Ford out is not an easy thing to do.]

[curiousher]

[If she's noticed that he's disturbed, she doesn't comment on it - she just proceeds as though this is an entirely ordinary conversation, as though it's normal that she can look right into the camera without a pair of eyes to see with.]

I'm Alice, the Curious Girl and the Fantastic Colourer!

[These are clearly the two most important things about her, that she's curious and that she likes to color. She's quick to latch onto his description of himself though, especially since he's one of the only people who defined himself without being asked to elaborate. Good! He knows how to play this game!]

An author! How remarkable! And a scientist too! That's quite the list. Do your books have pictures? All of my favorite books do.