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[The bloke on the video is smirking in far too an amused fashion for a new arrival in Wonderland. For anyone that's ever been here more than once, and with their memories of it in tact when they got back, it may almost seem obvious he must be a return, except... he doesn't look like anyone that had gone missing recently at all, does he? Hmm. Curiouser and curiouser.

Kol can't help taking the moment to poke some fun at things. He has this wildly unique opportunity to meet his friends for the first time all over again-- it's far too fun not to goad them.]


Can't say that I recall ingesting any Ayahuasca, but this is one mad trip.
alsoagirl: "Tim McGraw" (Awwwkward)
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I've been thinkin'. [ Typically a dangerous thing for her to do. ] I feel like sometimes, vampires get a bad rap around here. Sometimes back home for me too, but...that's not the point. Point is, we're not all that bad, really!

[ Hear her out! Like, this definitely wasn't inspired by her guilt loop and how most of it involved her being a bloodthirsty bitchy bitch to her ex and ex's mom. Losing someone important to her wasn't worth the thrill of getting a little vengeance. ]

I know, totally hard to believe, right? But with more of my "kind" here, I don't want anyone gettin' all antsy and stuff. Not that it's happened. But it might.

[ She is most definitely not referring to a certain someone whose last name begins with an F and ends with an itz. There's probably a "fucking asshole" or two thrown in there for good measure, too. ]

So! [ She beams brightly. ] I figured I'd put together a little list to help clear the air some. Just keep in mind some of my fanged friends are weirder than others, okay?

[ After clearing her throat, she grabs her list and glances down at it to read. ]

One, just 'cause we like blood doesn't mean we're gonna go suckin' people dry. We ask permission or take donations.

[ ...Mostly true. ]

Two, we don't sleep in coffins. Like, seriously? Ugh. Why're so many movie vampires so goddamn weird? But I guess it's better than sleepin' under the floorboards like I used to have to back home. Yeah, don't ask.

Anyway, three. [ And now it's starting to get apparent that her list miiight not be super well thought out. Well, more apparent. ] We've got cool powers, but that doesn't mean we go abusin' 'em all the time. I mean, yeah, okay, I know it's obnoxious as fuck when I zip around all the time, but if you could run at like fifty miles an hour, you'd wanna do it all the time too, right? And sometimes it's fun to do stupid shit! It's--it's just cool.

[ There's a pause as she purses her lips awkwardly then gingerly puts her list down. She's begun to realize a lot of her examples boil down to LOOK WHAT I CAN DO. ]

Um. Well. I don't wanna hurt anyone. I like helpin' way more than bein' terrifyin'. [ Then, after a longer pause: ] That's all for now. Bye.

[ Thanks for listening to the unofficial vampire ambassador's TED talk. ]
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[ One minute, Juliet is raiding the supply closet for party accouterments and the next she's standing in the middle of an entrance hall in a mansion holding a fancy smartphone.

She doesn't address the mansion right away; instead, she finds a small alcove and curls up in a chair to read through archived posts for a couple of hours. She tries to keep a low profile as she gets her bearings, avoiding making eye contact with anyone passing by as she adjusts herself to using the device and then figures out how to access the network. Eventually, she gets the gist of it - weird Alice in Wonderland world, events, people coming back from the dead. It can't possibly be real and yet, here it is.

Once she's oriented herself as well as she can, she opens up a video feed to the network at large. ]


So, I guess I'm one of the new people that seem to turn up here every week or so. At this point, I'm pretty torn on whether or not this is even real or if I'm having some kind of really elaborate hallucination triggered by a contaminated water supply or someone using way too much ant killer in the break room.

[ For the record, the ant thing was totally not her fault. ]

My name is Juliet O'Hara. I came here from Santa Barbara in California. I got the impression everyone here has about as much idea as I do about what the hell is going on, but if you have any information that hasn't ended up on this blog... thing, I'd really like to hear it about now. [ She's trying to come off as commanding and confident, but it isn't really working out for her. ] Or if you just wanna say hi. That works, too.

[ Oh, and one more thing. ]

Shawn, I know you're here so don't mess around. I'm at the main entrance. Pretty sure you can find it. [ Now, that comes off a little more forceful. ]

[ Feel free to respond to her post or bump into her in the entrance hall! ]
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[Seth has been laying a bit low since the beating he took. In part because beautiful features, but a lot in part to not wanting to talk about who since it was a bad misunderstanding and he can handle why it was done. That said, he's really curious about something and having had a drink or two - sorry he hasn't quit entirely. He's in a decent mood, obviously at Lux, and can't help himself.]

Okay. I waited to see if it made more sense [Off painkillers] but nothing yet so... What gives with the horse and the tee shirt from the festival? Did I miss the place getting an official mascot? Was there a horse in the original story? Come on. Someone. Make it all make sense.

[Later in the day though, he sends out a private text to a handful of people.]



Private Text )
alsoagirl: "Tim McGraw" (Bouncy)
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[ Good evening, Wonderland! Jessica's super perky and giggly. There's so much for her to be happy about! So now everyone gets to witness her trying to be a vlogger, because she is pointedly ignoring anything involving someone's dumb supernatural call out post. ]

There's so much romance floatin' around, I swear, and it's not even Valentine's Day. Not that I've ever known what it's like to be with someone 'round then, but whatever. [ She waves that off. ] People're gettin' married, it's sweater weather and time for cuddlin'... [ She sighs happily. ] It got me wantin' to read somethin' warm and happy for once.

[ She needed something to distract her from her burning desire for vengeance, okay? ]

But okay, so, I just started this series I've always being dyin' to read. Like, it didn't even occur to me that I could do it here! And now I can and it's so good.

[ Jessica's clutching the first book of said mystery series in her hands, the top of it just barely visible on screen. It's like she had to hug it a little to make her point. This shit's the best thing since sliced bread! ]

I know not everybody's from the same world, but somebody's bound to know about it, right? And I bet at least one person's read it, 'cause it's so popular. Like, it's a movie!

[ And so, the lion finally reveals to the lambs what book she means... ]

So, anybody read Twilight? I wanna talk with you all about it!

[ Yes. She is dead serious. ]

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Oct. 1st, 2018 12:13 am
hypoxic: } Pretentious lyrics: Juice=Juice - "It's Okay to Cry" (I remember)
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[First addresses to the network usually fall into one of a few categories. They're cries for help, or angry screeds vowing revenge. They ask for a salve to ease their confusion. They promise violence. The doctor is none of those things. He's been careful with the network, taking the time to do his research about this world before addressing it. It's important to understand the angles before offering any vulnerabilities. vulnerable people die early. Weakness is not tolerated.

He's been here long enough to understand the games that must be played. He's got the mannerisms down well. He avoids making eye contact with even the device recording him, his voice halting and uncertain. His face has mostly healed over since the incident last month, but there's still a sickly yellow patch over his eye where an old bruise hasn't quite finished healing.]


Sounds like the next event's due to be a bad one, doesn't it? And yet... It's not just events that we need to worry about anymore. I wonder if perhaps we oughtn't be more open about the everyday issues we've been facing. About the... particular power imbalance between some of the residents.

Some good people are being harmed by the powered communities here. The aliens or the supernaturals, or whatever name they've decided to take. They've left normal people too afraid to speak up. Are we letting them use us, because we think they'll protect us when the events come?

After the last few weeks, they've made it clear that they won't do anything for us.

I'm tired of being afraid all the time. Aren't you?
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[personal profile] middlefinger
[locked to: dan palmer, daisy johnson, natasha romanoff, peggy carter, shawn spencer, steven universe, ryuji sakamoto, jessica hamby, freya mikaelson, kol mikaelson, claire fraser, chloe decker, doc holliday, clementine and michonne]

Invitation Under Cut )

[locked to: shawn spencer]

I know you asked for me to check in with you to make sure you're still around/willing to officiate for the wedding, so consider this me doing so.

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Sep. 22nd, 2018 09:03 pm
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I'm afraid this isn't terribly dissimilar to a question asked not long ago... but it brought to mind one that has come repeatedly to mind since my arrival here.

[Regis is in the greenhouse. The mandrake roots he planted months ago are now topped with thick, bushy leaves and from the looks of things, he's harvesting one or two as he speaks. The vampire often forgets that he has any kind of communication device (the only way to communicate over long distances on the Continent is by letter, or by magic if one is talented in that way), but it does offer a fine way to access a wide audience.

Very clever indeed.
]

That is, the subject of vampire myths. Whether or not they exist in reality, the almost consistent origin across multiple realms seems to be that a vampire was once a human, and that they were changed.

[And he still finds that to be a distasteful thing, no matter how he tries to get around it.]

I consider myself something of an expert on the subject, on the world where I came from, but I would be curious to hear other views on it... particularly if they differ from the norm. [He pauses, briefly.] I shall be in this greenhouse for the next hour or so, should anyone wish to approach me in person.
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[ Claire came back on Sunday. Today is Wednesday. She's spent some time trying to decide how she wants to go forward. She's spent some time mulling things over, going over what happened detail by detail up to the last thing she can remember.

She'd heard it. A soft metal 'clink' before the blow to the back of her head.

The thing is, this isn't the first time someone's tried to murder her. Considering she's landed in America just before the Revolutionary War and who she's married to, it likely won't be the last. She's gotten to the point of wishing she was dead, even, because the agony was too much.

But she's never actually died.

So, she needed time. And in that time after waking up and reassuring those that were actually there with her, she has been alone in her room. Thinking, trying to puzzle it all out, hearing accounts of what others know. She doesn't love that a panicked message was sent alerting the entire mansion to her death, so she feels, in a sense, that she needs to address it. ]


Hello, everyone. I don't plan on taking up too much of your time. This is Claire Fraser and as was delivered to your devices a few days ago, I did - [ She halts, saying the words out loud for the first time. ] - die. In true Wonderland fashion I have also returned. I will not be in the clinic for the remainder of the week, and I'm sure both Liv and Mikan will have no problem aiding you medically if you require assistance.

I'm all right.

[ And she knows there could be questions, so she leaves herself open to the idea of rehashing things for the sake of getting to the bottom of what happened. ]

I would like to note that as of now, the entire...event, for lack of a better word, is one I keep turning over in my head, trying to make sense of it. There are no concrete answers, so if you've heard something blaming anyone, know that there is nothing to back it up as of now.

Thank you.
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[ the video feed comes on looking up at jesse. he's sitting with his chair leaning back against the wall, feet up, device resting on his leg. he's not nearly as relaxed as he may look however(fake it until you make it??). he's seen and experienced some weird shit in his life so really, waking up in wonderland doesn't even place in his top ten. no his problem is more with the fact that he's here, and tulip is back in new orleans bleeding out ]

I've been hearing a bit about these closets. [ he knocks on the door of the closet just off-screen next to him ] I hear they can conjure up just about anything. That true? [ 'just about anything' doesn't mean 'anything' so ] What's the limit? What kinda things will I and won't I be able to make it give me?

[ he tried testing the closet out with a pack of cigarettes. dream big, preacher ]

And anything else worth knowing about Wonderland?
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[ Shawn's bored, and when Shawn's bored, he starts messing with things until he either breaks them or discovers something new. And so, he realizes he can poll the community at large. ]

Poll #20297 Hey we can do polls on our devices!!!
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 17


Being in Wonderland reminds me of:

View Answers

The show LOST but without the plane crash.
4 (23.5%)

That one Narnia place with the Jesus lion.
2 (11.8%)

Actual Alice in Wonderland as Disney intended.
1 (5.9%)

An acid trip which I wouldn't know anything about but I've heard things.
5 (29.4%)

What I imagine Hell is.
0 (0.0%)

Maybe the world ended and we're all in some kind of holding pattern until a new Earth is found.
4 (23.5%)

That one game where people roll to decide how crappy things go for you.
3 (17.6%)

A combination of more than one choice (Explain via text to me.)
0 (0.0%)

Something not listed (Explain via text to me.)
2 (11.8%)

Click this if you either support an idea on this list or u love pineapples.
7 (41.2%)

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[NOTE: I e n c o u r a g e you guys to talk to each other on this post. Not just to Kol. It's the kind of thing that could really spawn some good conversations so feel free to threadjack. 100% okay on my end, always, no need to ask.]



[Kol has thought on it a lot, but this seemed the simplest way to get to the masses. He felt video responses would get too convoluted and messy, so text was the easiest avenue for his purposes. Plus, it would make it a hell of a lot easier for him to keep up with his own notes of things that way, too.

He's also still coming off of trying to deal with the fact that he went through his first fully-immersive Wonderland Event, complete with what more or less amounts to a very intricate level of compulsion in his mind. Re-written memories, set to act out a part someone else decided he should play. He is not particularly fond of being on the opposite end of that little trick, and the only silver lining in was that it didn't last very long.

But he has other things brewing in the back of his mind about that, and to eventually attempt to accomplish that? He needs to know what kind of powers, magic, and other abilities may be at work, here.]


I know that this place is made up of a little bit of everyone and everything all thrown into someone's toybox for their own fun. Or, that's bloody well what it feels like, at any rate. But because it's such a mix, I find myself curious about who's out there, and what they can do.

Rumor has it, my family's sort of known in these halls, so I don't s'pose I'll be surprising anyone who knew my other siblings before they were popped back home, in owning up to being a vampire. One of the first, back where I'm from, actually.

Which brings me to my next point: Granted, I know it isn't for everyone, and not everyone does it, but there's this really strange sort of almost blanket acceptance of people here that I don't think you find in very many places. You have all these supernaturals and powered people mixing with humans and I don't even know what else. And it's just a thing, another fact of life. People can live here and be what they are, be public about it even, and it doesn't really matter. At least, that's what I've gotten out of my time here.

I imagine at least a good handful of you probably knew what I was when I got here, knew my family's story, or at least pieces of it, but as far as I know, no one's judged me. Certainly, no one's coming running at me with a stake or made threats to find ways to contain me for little more than being what I am.

You just don't have that in most places. People are so judgmental and quick to hate what they don't understand. Me, personally? I love to learn.

Which is why I'm here. No one's obligated to answer, but if you're up for the discussion, tell me. Who are you? What can you do? Not limited to folks of supernatural or powered persuasions, either. I'm interested in hearing anyone's skills.

And on a more personal note? I'm calling out to any witches who may be interested in chatting. You could say I'm a bit of a fan of magic.
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[The message sent is obviously coming from somewhere outside, trees from the forest visible in the background and sunlight filtered through the leafy canopy above casts light and shadows over the woman using the device. The view is shaky for a moment before see sets it down, balanced atop and sinks down to sit on the ground before it.

Her hair is a mess of curls and there's dark shadows beneath her eyes as if she hasn't slept. She gives a small wave, and when she speaks she has an accent, Louisiana bayou based.]


Hi all. The name's Misty. Misty Day if that means anything to anyone? Anyway, I'm trying to figure out a few things and hope someone can help. I read all those papers and things when I woke up here a couple of days ago. Is it waking up? I had closed my eyes real tight and was screaming and then I was here screaming into the forest.

I get, kinda, where I am, but how? Or even why? I mean, maybe no one knows but I've been trying for...

[She pauses, head tilting back and her eyes closing tight as her mind replays the torture, the death, the cycle repeating so many times that she tried counting them and lost count until she's not even sure anymore.

When her eyes open, they're bright and red tinged.]


It's been months I've been trapped there and I wasn't even sure I had a body left but... This is real, isn't it? Not another way for Hell to torture me? Us? We're real, right?

[Feel free to stumble upon her in the woods or respond to this message.]
mollymocked: (⚔ it's coming for you)
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 [And here we have a very purple man with curved, bedazzled horns, red eyes, and the most ostentatious-looking cloak you've ever seen. Also a peacock tattoo snaking up the side of his face. He looks... friendly, inasmuch as someone with sharp teeth and a very demonic countenance can look friendly.]

I think I'm getting the hang of this now. All right... Let's get this out of the way, shall we? Hello, everyone, wherever you may be in this lovely place. My name is Mollymauk Tealeaf- Molly to my friends, and if we're all stuck here, I think we ought to be friends, right?

[He holds up a hand, indicating that everyone watching should wait a moment.] But that is actually the question I want to ask. You see, I've skimmed the materials as much as I care to, so I understand the basics. What I don't understand is how exactly this works?

Not the "events." Those are straightforward [and quite frankly make him glad he has no memories to really draw from EAT SHIT, WONDERLAND]. I mean the community, itself. It's not really a town. There's too many of you for it to be one single group. 

I'm just curious how exactly you divide yourself up to protect yourselves. From what I've seen, it can get pretty messy here.

[And that's not a subtle HINT HINT LOOKING FOR GROUP at all. Just because there's a lot of people around doesn't mean a person isn't alone, but that's not what he's here to talk about. HA HA HA.....]

[[ooc: though it won't come up in this post (more than likely), please check out Molly's permission post here as some of his powers/abilities and how he activates them can be offensive/triggering.]]
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[He awoke on the checkerboard hills. He found the cell phone-like device. He saw the hedge maze and the gardens and then he couldn't wait to come across another person, he takes to the communicator, impatience and confusion driving him on equal measure.]

Oi, the hell is this? Bloody well not how I pictured The Other Side to look. Though the mansion is a nice touch for an AfterLife, I'll admit.

[ooc: feel free to mass hi-jack any conversation on this post, on my end, y'all!]
alsoagirl: "Tim McGraw" (Okay so what ha' happened was)
[personal profile] alsoagirl
[ When the feed starts up, Jessica's sitting there with her lips pursed like she's sucking on a lemon drop. She had a willing person. She'd done this before. Badly one of those times, but--well, whatever! She had a plan this time so potential death wouldn't happen again.

She clears her throat. She'd had plenty of time to rehearse this and get used to being able to send videos instantly--Youtube was still a baby in her time, okay--so here goes! ]


Hey, Mah-nato? Mee-nato? God, I hope I'm sayin' your name right. Uh, anyway. I know you been through some crazy shit, but I'm 'bout ready for some blood, if you don't mind.

[ She breathes out. He was so nice, so she was sure it'd be okay to ask, even if the timing was shit. But with all that fuckery on Monday, she felt like she needed it. ]

Lemme know when's good for you? 'Kay, bye.

[ After a few seconds of awkward silence, she makes a soft "oh!" sound before she remembers to shut the feed off. Well, that was easier than she thought it'd be!

Too bad she didn't realize her private message was far from private. Maaaaybe she should've played around with her device more. ]

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