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Tweak says, "I cut the cheese"

Alice (curiouser_alice) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2008-08-08 21:30:00

Entry tags:

alice liddell, arrival, cheshire cat, complete, day 10

Who: Alice and Cheshire
What: Alice arrives; shenanigans ensue.
When: Day 10, around noon.
Where: Rocks at the edge of the hot springs.
Rating: TBD
Status: In progress.

She'd met with the scraggly creature calling itself the Cheshire Cat several times. She had to save Wonderland, she was the only one that could face the Queen of Hearts. The outer world meant very little to her. Leaving Rutledge Asylum would be a blessing, the horrors she'd seen...

Alice shook her head resolutely. It mattered little to dwell on such things. There were more important things, plans to make, the place she considered her home to save. She and Cat had formed a plan. She wasn't sure why she had to get to Wonderland this way, but then she'd never found the rabbit hole again, and the looking glass had been destroyed in the fire. She was just happy that Cat had found her, even if its fur was only there in faded patches and it'd lost a great deal of weight. Cat was usually right, even if the riddles did drive her to distraction.

But still, this way... she was nervous, even as she made her way to the top floor of the asylum. The other residents had been particularly cruel that day, daring her to take a leap off the "rotting ledges" that traced a path around the attic. She'd smiled at them, an innocent, childish smile gracing her pale features, and the weakest of them had backed off. It amused her.

The attic was chilly, even in the middle of the day. Cat was there, waiting for her. The window was already open. She was nervous, but wasn't sure why. After all, she'd be seeing Wonderland again soon, even if the method of getting there was a bit unorthodox. Still, she supposed, no stranger than fitting down a rabbit hole. Maybe if she took it at a bit of a run...? She leapt. It was almost as good as she'd imagined being able to fly would be. She closed her eyes and relished in the feel of the wind, the freedom of being in the air.

With her eyes shut she didn't realize she was plummeting toward the ground. She didn't see a thin black cat, malice bright in its eyes as she got ever closer to her death. She did, however, feel her body hit the ground. It hadn't hurt much, but she didn't want to do it again. She opened her eyes. The sky was dark, wind whipping her hair and clothes fiercely even as the rocks she'd landed on scraped at her hands and feet. She staggered to her feet before glancing warily at her surroundings. "This is NOT Wonderland, Cat!" she said crossly as she looked down at her companion.

But Cat wasn't there. Alice appeared to be quite alone.

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cat_scratch
2008-08-08 10:55 pm UTC (link)

"Oh look,surf and turf"

Cheshire mummered amused.She really hadnt planned on going outin weather like this. If she still had had a tail,or fur,both would standing on end right about now.She absolutly despisedall forms of water,even this new form that seemed to come out of nowhere,and didnt seem to wanna disappear any time soon.

Still,perhaps it was luck,or perhaps frightingly enough her own good timing,that the purple haired ex-cat had been gazing out the window,wondering just how exactlyto get to that food..place type thing,without getting wet when poof! the blonde haired human had appeared within her line of sight.

Cheshire may not have been one for dramatic rescue's,but she did like to show off a bit,and had managed,somehow,to drift over to the young girls side with barly an ounce of water touching her,It was a cat thing,and now stared at the upside down girl with a touch of amusment in her eyes.

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curiouser_alice
2008-08-08 11:08 pm UTC (link)

Alice looked at the other girl curiously. There was something vaguely familar about her, but she couldn't quite place it. The grin, the comment...

"Have you seen a cat?" She was fairly sure that, for whatever reason, Cat had not followed her. She would ask, regardless. The rain still poured down on her, and she wondered how the other girl managed to escape getting wet. She was a bit envious. "Or someplace dry, perhaps?"

Perhaps the other girl knew how to get to Wonderland. "Maybe the direction I need to go in order to reach Wonderland? Cat is going to be dreadfully annoyed with me."

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cat_scratch
2008-08-10 04:55 pm UTC (link)

Cheshire frowned,shivering slightly against the cold wind."I was a cat once.."She mummered,trailing off. "lifetimes and agesago".

Her answer,obvisouly,wasnt that helpful,but she drifted away from the dreadful human,only stopping to glance back at her,head tilted,as if becking her to follow.

Her eyes lit when the blond,yet seemingly different,girl metioned wonderland"Wonderland!I lived there,back when I could stand on my head..."She grinned at alice

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curiouser_alice
2008-08-10 10:46 pm UTC (link)

A cat... once? Alice cocked her head to the side as she thought about the possibility. "Cat... girl?" she asked. The girl-that-was-once-a-cat drifted off with a barely a glance. Alice followed. She didn't seem malicious, and maybe there would be shelter...

She shivered as the rain seemed to pour down even harder. The wind was cold! The other girl mentioned... living?.. in Wonderland. Wait. She was of Wonderland? Alice racked her brain for girls that were also cats, but none came to mind. Still, being able to stand on one's head...

A fuzzy memory surfaced. A grinning Cat, purple and pink stripes detaching its head and standing on it after asking her if she could do the same. Maddening riddles and disappearing acts. Girlcat's grin even reminded her of that.

Newer Cat. Scraggly, patchy, worn, thin.

"...Cheshire?"

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	cat_scratch 2008-08-11 12:46 pm UTC (link)
	Cheshire kept moving,intent on heading for the dimly lit buildings ahead and outof the dreadful rain that kept pouring. She paused as alice-yet-not-alice called her name,seeming confused. "Cheshire!yes,I was a cheshire..though I dont very well like this new fur"She said,glancing at her skin "horribly dreadful"She muttered,before hurrying foward once more. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	curiouser_alice 2008-08-12 12:28 am UTC (link)
	She followed the girl hurriedly. Rain was highly overrated. She didn't like this place already. And what was wrong with Cat? She glared at the other girl's retreating back. "I want to go to Wonderland. This place is horrid." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

cat_scratch
2008-08-12 12:38 pm UTC (link)

Cat nodded "horribly dreadful place.took me right out of my tree"She scoffed,still remebering the 'great injustice'that had been done to her

She glanced back at alice,humming a tune she had long forgotting the name of,as she practilly skipped back to the resort "It would be wonderful to go home"She agreed with a nod "Though this wicked place has doors that only lead to sleeping tree's"She rolled her eyes,as if alice should known that already. "pity"she added

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curiouser_alice
2008-08-13 02:41 pm UTC (link)

Alice wasn't sure she liked this girl version of Cat. She missed the actual cat-version, infuriating riddles and disappearing body parts and all. She bet girlcat couldn't even stand on her head anymore.

How disappointing. She only had the scraggly version of Cat to blame for her not being in Wonderland. She should have known...

They'd made it to a building, and she hurried forward, eager to get out of the rain. A shake of her hair and body flung off some of the excess rain in a wide arc. Maybe she had hit the girl-that-was-no-longer-a-cat in the process. The thought made a brief grin flit across her face.

There was a tablet in the center of the room. She scanned it briefly, deciding that perhaps she'd just ended up in another asylum. It sounded about right. Maybe one with more privileges? She could hope. The line about not leaving made her unhappy. She needed to get to Wonderland! A glowing key marked E100 caught her eye, but she ignored it in favor of looking around the room and avoiding the eyes of Cat.

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cat_scratch
2008-08-13 05:28 pm UTC (link)

Cat frowned as the blonde shook water,almost splashing her with it.Didnt she know all cats hated water?probaly not,humans often were weird that way.

Her eyes darted round the room,a room she had not yet been to before,trying to ignore the dreadful blonde at her side.Finally her eyes settled on the door that was dretched in rain,the sound of the storm still very loud,but at least she could hear somewhat better then before/"Oh I do miss my tree"She grouched,glaring at her 'friend'"Could have warned us you were taking away the tree's dear"she muttered loud enough for her hear,distant memory of wonderland changing 2 or 3 times after each 'visit'still fresh in the pink-haired womens mind.

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	curiouser_alice 2008-08-30 12:55 am UTC (link)
	Alice was confused. Trees? She'd never cut down any trees. "I've never taken any trees away...?" She tilted her head as she stared at the girl-that-was-no-longer-a-cat. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ooc: holy crap sorry for the delay!

cat_scratch
2008-09-08 09:14 pm UTC (link)

Cheshire Paused,head tilted,regarding the girl in front of her.

She didnt quite belive her,but alice had no reason to lie after all,and why should she?she had saved wonderland with her curiousty intact hadnt she?

"Very well then dear"she purred,her attention immeadtly distracted by a blinking light.She reached out,snatching the object with a speed and grace only a cat like her had. "Curiouser and curisiouser"

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