Midnight Howl

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Sarah~
Another empty box flew across the room, landing in a pile now large enough to encompass the entirety of the large balcony just outside the bedroom. A warm summer breeze made its way easily through the opened French doors causing Sarah’s fallen tendrils of hair to dance around her cheek bones. The majority of her morning was being spent unloading box after box as she attempted to find room to organize her old life amongst the new.

Sarah still couldn’t believe she was thousands of miles from where she grew up all of her life. Virginia was a stunning state, surrounded in lush beauty far comparing to the open planes of her hometown in Texas. There weren't unbearable summers, or tornadoes to worry about....still...looking at a picture of her friends she couldn’t help but feel a twinge at her heart.

Sarah reminded herself she had to be positive. If one started to let themselves think the glass was only half full they would never make it out of the rut. She merely shook her head as if sending the negative thoughts beyond the reach of consciousness, never to return. Putting the picture on the shelf she thought, ”This is a good thing. There are endless possibilities here. I can paint, have adventures...a new start.” With this she finished unpacking, stacking the mass of cardboard outside into a pile taller than herself. Deciding to reward herself by painting, she searched for her art bag to no avail. No matter how hard Sarah looked around she couldn’t find it. Instantly, she searched the house for her dad, following the sound of a hammer, “Dad do you know where my art supplies is?”

Needless to say, after being given several dead ends and dishing out much parental harassment she finally was told to check the attic. Climbing the rickety ladder, she was greeted by a stagnant atmosphere and dust. Waving her hand in the air to shoo away cobwebs she located the string leading to the light, illuminating the room. Muttering to herself she scanned her surroundings, “I swear if I fall through this roof over this I am going to Spartan kick my dad into a well.” Sighing, she carefully made her way over the rafters, only allowing her feet to make contact with sturdy two by sixes, until making it to the portion of the attic that had a functional floor.

It took several minutes, (and a variety of sassy comments) but Sarah as last had her hands upon the box with her name plastered in dark black sharpie. Opening the lids she grasped the bag (leaving the rest of the contents to worry about later). Giving a small pull she found it rather reluctant to come with her. Tugging harder, the bag slipped free causing her to lose her balance, collapsing to the floor with a loud thud. Stunned for the moment, her pride felt no penalty as she at last had her prize. Announcing she was fine to concerned parents, she held her trophy up with a smile but was distracted, noticing an odd glow coming from the distance. Confused, she crawled towards the illumination to only to find a small door encased in light.

The average person, in finding a small glowing door, would more than likely high tail it, never to return to the attic again. Sarah was no such coward, turning the knob she simply mentally shrugged What is the worst that could happen? Carpe Diem and all that jazz. . Crawling through the entrance she continued on for what seemed like forever, until she at last saw a small light in the distance. Coming out the other side Sarah found herself surrounded with clothes, and hats stranger than she had ever seen. “Where am I?” she questioned aloud, standing and dusting herself off. In the distance she saw a peculiar fellow wearing fake rabbit ears. “Excuse me sir….”

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@Queen of Arda@JJFABBY@Verisimilitude@Bmazing1999 We are starting everyone and people can join as we go along. Any place that isn't taken above can be modded temporarily.

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Hatter~
The business in town past more swiftly than usual allowing the Hatter more time to play then he previously expected. His shoes no longer were clicking against the aged cobblestones but now were silent in the plush grass of the meadow which separated the town from both the Wandering Woods and the garden. Soon enough the thick tufts would no longer be in the open but surrounded on one side by tangled trees whispering secrets and lies, playing tricks on all who dared to enter.

Hatter had no fear for the trees, but had no habit of entering them. On many an occasion Chess would trick him into the labyrinth with the promise of tea. Each time Marcus would excitedly follow the cat only to end up lost in the end. He would always find his way back to the meadow, of course. In which case he would come home late to be scolded by Dorthy just to fall for it time and time again. He never got his feelings hurt as he also had his fair share of pranks on Chess one of which may have left the cat’s tail hairless for several weeks.

Speaking of the devil...where is that cuddly ball of fur anyhow? Today is his unbirthday too! And the fuddy man won’t get out of this a sixteenth time for sure!. Scanning the tree line he saw the silhouette of a male figure on the ground. Well he fell asleep sunbathing after all…today must be my lucky day.. He grinned in a fashion similar to the sneaky cat. Truthfully, he had never been able to get his friend when the man was off his guard. How can you sneak up on someone who can disappear at will?

Creeping in on the figure, the Hatter was ready to pounce on his prey, a large change of events for how this usually went. He came in closer until he noticed the person in front of him did not have pink hair and was most certainly not part cat. His eyes widened with realization as he shouted, rather loudly, “A male ‘Alice’! I’d call myself mad as a hatter if I wasn’t already THE Hatter and if I knew where my sanity was.”

Laughing aloud he heard the boy mention a bridge. Lifting up his hat from atop his head he pulled out a tea cup and took a long sip, looking down he added a little darkly, “Oh, you have been on a bridge all right, although this one may not be exactly what you were expecting. You’ve crossed the bridge between worlds,” using the cup he made a toasting gesture, “Welcome to Wonderland my boy.”

Placing the empty cup back into his hat he placed the fabric back on his head a smile widening across his face, “But you have nothing to fear. See we are all mad here.” Bowing slightly he added, “The name’s Marcus D. Hatter, just call me Hatter.”

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@Akayaofthemoon Yeah especially because the nature of the disease... but I believe it will be okay now. ^-^

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@Meiyuki Thank you. And also since your character is about to make rounds, maybe she could start out at the Library with @sassy1085 characters investigating. Or you could even come across @UnknownScarlet4 character while she is searching the Jabberwock. It's y'alls decision

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Katrina~
Kat’s blissful morning disappeared in a moment with the sound of her plants attacking some unknown object in an effort to protect what has always been theirs. Leaves, rustled against one another and there appeared to be a sound of surprise and shock as a retort. Her eyes opened wide for a moment as a fearful thought crossed her mind It’s the Red Queen. Dropping her teacup, she ignored the sound of the pieces breaking in the sink and the feeling of hot liquid stinging her skin.

Heart beating wildly like a caged bird, Katrina came upon the scene of the crime only to be befuzzled herself. All fear subsided and instead a light laughter appear. There was no card soldier but merely a a blonde girl who was no doubt from the other world. Grabbing the girls hands Kat pulled her away from the anger plants who calmed themselves when they saw their owner showing kindness to the girl .

“This girl is not an enemy; she is a guest now. I expect you all to treat her as such!” With that she left scolding the garden and back to the figure before her. “My dear are you alright? You must be full of fright with popping in another dimension and being attacked. I am so sorry about that,” looking back at the now calm flowers she made a small gesture, “They usually aren’t so misbehaved. They thought you were a scout of the Red Queen that is all.”

She sat on the ground with the girl for a moment worried whether she would be able to take this all in. It has been years since the last ‘Alice’ had appeared and every now in then they can become so afraid of what they see they can now handle it. Katrina preferred to give each person a moment to gather their thoughts before giving telling them the truth about this place….They would be here for a long time.

Kat now realized why today seemed so different. Surely, King Salazar would be here in no time, sensing the disturbance as well. Maybe even the Hatter himself has found an ‘Alice’ though the one before her may be the only one. The real fear is whether the Queen herself would find out about them. The King always was a gentlemen towards the outsiders, but the Queen only used them as playthings. If she did not do enough rounds now, she surely would start to soon.

Ignoring the fearful thought, Kat refused to let these ideas make their way towards the surface of her face. They would not manifest into an expression to scare who was before her. Standing she out her hand she smiled at the small figure, “Here, take my hand and I’ll help you up. I live in the small cabin right there. Let’s get you a cup of tea and let you gather your thoughts. Then I’ll answer any questions you have.”

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He has emphysema and his oxygen just got too low so we had to take him to the ER and they made him stay until it was stabilized again. They are putting him on a permanent tank so this should be the last time it happens. And thank you but I will have them all up soon (Sarah's is already up and involves @Guardian Angel Haruki (As does some of Katrina's) ) The rest will be soon and I'll tag the people involved in each post.

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Sarah~
After explaining her situation three times, answering a slew of questions of how she came to be here, the kind man (who she found out to be named Hare) led her in the direction of some strange mansion where she would be staying. She still was unable to tell if she was dreaming or not…at worse she fell through the floor of her home and was now in some sort of coma taking years to be resolved. Still, here she was in a beautifully strange land and by Geminis’ crickets she was going to enjoy herself.

Tuning back into the Hare he was telling the history of the town, but Sarah could not bring herself to find interest in a civil war. Her mind only held on to snippets Evil Queen, mischievous woods, diabetic garden, ya dee dah. Feigning as if she was paying attention her mind was in some other place entirely. What is a Hatter? Why did the strange man in front of her have rabbit ears? She could vaguely remember a similarity between this world and a story her mother told her once long long ago.

“Yes, yes. Don’t let myself be kidnapped, look both ways before crossing the street, and eat my vegetables. How much further until we reach this “Mansion of yours.” She could practically hear the rabbit-man roll his eyes. “We are here and it is there. We are there and it is here. Don’t be in too much of a hurry.” This time Sarah smirked, rolling her own eyes still uncertain of what any of the babble coming from the man’s mouth meant.

“Okay riddles, whatever you say.” By the time he started to explain his name certainly was not riddles the Hatter Estate folded out before them. Coming up the drive, Sarah’s jaw dropped. Yep I am in a comma or I’ve had a psychotic break….there is no in-between here.

The man opened the door for her and began yelling for someone named Dorthy. Sarah only caught the bit asking where the Hatter was located and then her own thoughts drifted off to the décor in the room. A long stretch of royal blue fabric made its way down the marble steps on either side of the main room. Lush, heavy curtains covered the windows, and the ceiling itself was covered in odd paintings of strange looking creatures.

By the time she came to the Hare was staring at her with impatience. “Come along. Dorthy will take good care of you and will tell you all you need to know while you stay here. The Hatter will be back later.” With this the man disappeared while muttering about cooking for guest tonight.

Sighing to herself for his rudeness Sarah merely wondered aloud, “Well he could have at least TOLD me where this Dorthy woman was. She glanced around the room, remembering the man went up the stairs. Taking that route herself she cupped her hands around her mouth, “Hellloooo?”

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I'm so sorry everyone. I had a family emergency that led to my dad being placed in the hospital. I am putting up replies tonight to get this going.

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@Akayaofthemoon *applauds* I'm going to give everyone else a day to put their starters then I'll start replying