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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.]

Comments

[curiousher]

I was more of a Tea Maker yesterday. Today I'm not particularly in the mood for it.

[A simple enough answer.]

Who are you though? [She knows name-wise, but that isn't how this game works.]

[goesdown]

Wouldn't you like to know?

[ He grins almost menacingly. ]

Maybe I'm a lover.

[curiousher]

I would like to know! I wouldn't have asked if I didn't.

[His grin may be menacing, but Alice is not particularly menaced by it.]

Are you a lover? Or perhaps you're a fighter. People are usually one or the other, aren't they?

[goesdown]

I would say that I do both equally well, actually.

[curiousher]

Would that make you the Lovely Fighter?

[goesdown]

Or the Ferocious Lover.

[curiousher]

[She laughs at that.]

"Ferocious" makes you sound more like an animal than anything else! Like a tiger or a bear, perhaps.

[goesdown]

[ The smile he throws back at her is indulgent. ]

Are you doubting me, Alice?

[curiousher]

Oh, certainly not! That would be terribly rude of me and I'm not Alice the Terribly Rude Girl.

[She is Alice the Terrible Liar though, because she does doubt him a little and thinks this is all very, very funny.]

[goesdown]

Oh, of course not. Your manners are impeccable.

Where did you learn your manners from?

[curiousher]

[Oh, that's too good. Alice giggles and it takes her several moments to stop herself enough to speak.]

Why? Do you need lessons yourself? Are you looking for recommendations?