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[ssmisery]

[Lapis isn't the kind of person who immediately responds to being trapped in a strange place by posting to its social media. Right now she's had time to acquaint herself with the situation, i.e. freak out, i.e. find a couple helpful pamphlets, poke her head inside the mansion, and then spend some time trying very hard to leave. This is just as well since everyone's already had enough of drowning for a while.

It's only after she's exhausted herself that her attention wanders to the little device waiting patiently for her, as if it knew she'd have to give up. It'd probably look smug if it could. Just in case it might actually be worthwhile somehow she even scans the recent posts, but of course there are no answers she would want. So that's what she's supposed to do, huh? Sit tight, make herself at home, and join in the hopeless little community of fellow prisoners? Lapis almost chucks the thing off the roof; she doesn't want Wonderland's garbage. And yet, here it is.

...Not that much of that matters to the audience. In text, after all, nobody can tell how much lid someone's flipping.]

I know it's too much to hope for, but you're absolutely sure this isn't some kind of personal nightmare I'm having?
It'd be a first considering I don't sleep, but the mirror thing is pretty suspect.
Your ocean is broken, by the way.

[She's sprawled out on the roof if you'd rather stumble upon her in person. Hopefully not literally.]

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[determinedest]

I'm sorry, no. Not a dream.

[Though they're used to dreams, well enough.]

What do you mean broken?

[ssmisery]

I can't flood the area, destroy everything here, and probably drown every human with it.
That's how I do things, right?

[determinedest]

I'm not sure you should.

I mean, Wonderland brings us back anyway?

[Taking the potential for death in stride, as every small child should.]

[ssmisery]

Then what do you care? I wouldn't be trying to hurt you.
Why shouldn't I tear this whole place down?

[Text]

[sugarcar]

If it's a personal nightmare, it's everyone's personal nightmare. What mirror thing??

[Someone hasn't been reading the pamphlets.]

[ssmisery]

They're bad or something, I don't know. [She does know more than that, she just absolutely doesn't want to think about it let alone discuss it. Wouldn't have brought it up if she'd been any mood for presence of mind.]
What, didn't you get a brochure?

[sugarcar]

[Lapis would be getting such a look if the video feed was going.]

That was so informative, thanks for the info.

Never really looked around to find one, if I was supposed to. Appearing underwater makes it kinda hard to get stuff like that.

[The next part comes after a short pause.]

Guess I'd better double-check, if they actually gave everyone one. I'm kinda curious about the mirror thing now.

1/ ??? idk i'm sorry ahead of time

[slapfight]

[wait]

2/

[slapfight]

[mirrors....]

3/

[slapfight]

[ocean...]

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[cloned]

[Kon's really glad the mansion's not all locked up and flooded anymore. He's used to flying. Being locked up? Not really his thing.

He's been flying around for a little while now, and he's not really expecting to see a blue girl on the roof when he lands. He clears his throat awkwardly.]

Sorry, didn't know anyone else would be up here.

[ssmisery]

[Lying on her back, Lapis only gets a glimpse of the guy at the edge of her vision as he flies in. She makes no effort to actually look at him when he lands; she's so far past caring. The acknowledgement Kon gets is a hand raised and a limp wave that's partly accepting the apology, partly defeated, and largely dismissive.]

I seriously don't care.

[cloned]

...you okay?

[He's not really used to being met with indifference. He's a superhero! A famous one!]

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[onetruemorty]

uh wait how is it broken exactly? i mean i guess its not technically my ocean or anything but that sounds like a pretty big ocean related concern

[ssmisery]

I can't form it into a giant tower to space. That's what I normally do with oceans, you know.

[onetruemorty]

oh well

jeez

sorry about that

i dont think anyone can build any kinda tower into space when theyre here so you're not the only one.

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[singloversing]

No, it's more like a collective nightmare everyone's having?
I mean, it's real, but it's not just you. That's what I meant by that.

[Wirt backpedals after realizing how misleading that sounds, but at least this is through text and she doesn't have to listen to him stammer awkwardly.]

But what do you mean the ocean's broken? It seems pretty ocean-y to me...

[How can you even break an ocean without like...drying it up or something?]

[ssmisery]

[She's used up her most assholish answers to that question now, so this is a relatively frank one.]

Who knows. Maybe it's a fake.
I just know I can't do anything with it.

[singloversing]

...I want to tell you you're wrong, but. That wouldn't even be the weirdest thing that's ever happened here? Maybe it really is fake...

[Maybe he's taken the ocean for granted this whole time, and jsut assume it was the same kind of ocean as the ocean at home. Maybe it's just as weird as the forest and the mansion and everything else here.]

What did you want to do with it? Like, go swimming or something?

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[singly]

[ Someone else thinking this is all a dream (more accurately, a nightmare) is what draws Malia to reply. She's not all about that network either, generally. ]

Absolutely. That's what people told me when I first got here. But, that might be what people who are part of a nightmare would say?? [ How definitive an answer! ]

What's broke about the ocean?

[ssmisery]

I control water, I can't control that water, it's weird, everything sucks. [Lapis has gotten bored of that subject.]
I've been unconscious before. It didn't feel like this.
But there are always other ways to have a personal nightmare.
Maybe I lost my mind.

[singly]

Literally? You're not a human then...
If we're dreaming, then I wouldn't be real to you and you wouldn't be real to me, but I know I'm real...either way, yeah, this doesn't feel like a normal nightmare.
Maybe everyone here is crazy. Or, just not at all willing to fight back over being brought here. [ Who you gonna try to fight, Malia?? ]

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[moraloutrage]

[Okay, Ishimaru's ready to try this whole texting thing!]

dfdfhb

[...With a keysmash. Okay.]

The ocean is broken?! This sounds very dire! Could that be the true origin of that recent flooding incident?!

[ssmisery]

[Lapis squints at that, uh, word, and promptly decides to disregard it completely.]

Could be.
Tell me about that.

[moraloutrage]

You are unaware? I will gladly enlighten you!

You see, recently the halls of the mansion were suddenly flooded entirely with water! It was a very unusual flood, because no water entered our personal rooms even if we opened our doors. But we still had to swim through it to reach other rooms with air! It lasted for an entire three days before it drained as suddenly as it had appeared!