RPG: Alices in Wonderland

[Infinita]

Character: Cielo
Location: Flower Gardens

Cielo listened as the conversation between Kite and the other man went on. She was quite proud to see that Kite had decided to join them to find the other Alices and protect them instead of capture them and bring them to the Queen. Cielo was hoping that a moment like this would come. One of her hopes had finally come true.

"For now Kite, escort these ladies to the Library." Cielo looked at Kite and grinned, happy to see that perhaps a miracle had just changed outcome of the upcoming war.

"I am very glad you made the right decision Kite. Although, you must know that now you have made this kind of decision, things get far more complicated from this point on." Cielo kissed him on the cheek and stuck out her tongue.

"At least now, you can loosen up a bit and learn to deal with us two fine ladies. We don't bite."

OOC: Sorry for being gone so long! Just got the opportunity now to post! I am hoping internet gets better at home. I don't like using a tiny phone screen to post. :3

[Cross Avantgarde]

Location: Within the Wonderland Library, currently located in the Tulgey Woods

The Grey Archivist looked around at the new patrons in his beloved home. Was it coincidence they were all together at the time the library appeared in the Tulgey Woods?

Hearing Azuma speak, the Grey Archivist placed his right hand under his chin, his index finger resting on one side of his chin and his thumb on the other. One thing of interest that Azuma had spoken of was that the girl, Ami, had summoned all of the lovely stuffed animals and pillows now present in the room. The other was that he spoke of the need to devise a plan.

“So, Ami…you were able to just make all of these lovely stuffed animals and pillows? That’s curious…hmm, at any rate, I thank you. Perhaps you all could arrange them and help me decorate this place. Who knows? It may attract more patronage!”

Turning to Azuma he said, “And what does the need for you to plan the aforementioned ‘course of action’ stem from? In short—what are you all planning on doing, if I may be so intrusive as to ask?” Looking back at the silver-haired girl with the books whose accent was markedly different from Ami’s, the Grey Archivist smiled and said, “Splendid choices!” He was finding it difficult to hide his excitement.

Three potential Alices all here with me at once?! There’s so much to ask!

[-GAZKUL-]

but how to help them. they 'll try to kill us if we go to the library again, so......, that means we should tail them, but they'll see us, no they won't, but they will, well if they do then we'll crush their bones, but that'd be counter productive, then what do you suggest?, follow them from a distance and help them when the time is right, good thinking Kain, sometimes you need my calming influence Kain.

Kain began to walk slowly through the trees back towards the library.

[Meteorkeeper]

Turning to Azuma he said, “And what does the need for you to plan the aforementioned ‘course of action’ stem from? In short—what are you all planning on doing, if I may be so intrusive as to ask?”

"I suppose you do deserve an explanation. I and a few of my other friends here are Alices and as we have come to understand the only way to return to our own world is to end this war.
Which means takeing down the queen. I was simply asking if anyone had a good plan on how we are to do this. From what I can tell I am more of an action type of person not the planning type."
"If it where up to me I would just kick in her front door and get this over with."

[Solsaiden Hel]

OOC: I feel I'm given too much credit because I just searched 'Vivaldi Corelli' on Google. Haha! Oh man, now I understand how people can get so tired from work. :|

Ami
Location: Wonderland Library

"Grey Archivist? That's a nice name. Do your friends call you Grey? Or-" Only then did she remember. "Goodness! You are THE Grey Archivist of the Wonderland Library? Oh my gosh! This is an honor! But to be honest I thought you'd be, well, older, greyer and less handsome."

When he bowed, she hurriedly bowed back in return, only with much less flair, like a foreigner in Japan.

"So I did not summon any kind of rock but the Wonderland Library? Wow! Maybe I'm learning how to summon specific kinds of rocks? Or wait… maybe it came of its own accord? So, Mr. Grey Archivist if you live here, that must mean you love books? If you want I can summon a library of books from our own wor-"

"What happened here?"

Ami, sadly, has a very short attention span, "Oh hi, Lilith. There was a fight so I stopped them with marshmallows and pillows. Feel free to have one. You too, Grey Archivist, marshmallows are good for the soul. The person Mr. Azuma was fighting is gone now, though. We're here because, well, um… I wanted to go home but I don't know how. Maybe our next best course of action is… wait, did you say, to arrange stuffed animals?"

She gasped, "Truly, sir? You would let us arrange stuffed animals around your beloved home? But… hm… that would not really help us get back to our home, though. We may have to try another strategy."

"If it where up to me I would just kick in her front door and get this over with."

"I agree! That might work." Ami nodded vigorously, making a determined fist, "Let's go to her and her front door and give her a good kick! Um… I think a big heavy rock on top of her might also help?"

Kite
Location: Flower Gardens

Kite etched the description of the silver-haired, green-eyed Lilith into his mind. He also noted that Sir Peter said 'my Lilith'. When he was given the order, he saluted the Knave, "At once."

His eyes followed Sir Peter's gesture towards the tall towers peeking over the tops of the Tulgey Woods, then stood on alert as Sir Peter smiled at him and rode off on his horse. THE Sir Peter smiled at him. He still could not believe it. He kept watching the last place where he saw Sir Peter disappear, unmoving, vaguely hearing one of the sisters speak, until the world exploded into rainbows.

"Wha-?!"

Suddenly on the floor, wondering what had happened, he looked up at the younger sister who… had kissed him…

Kissed him…?!

Kite's face burned and turned as red as an apple.

"I- I'm - I'm sorry, my lady! I… I didn't mean to… I mean, you did it but I felt…! I'm afraid I can't… Loosen up? You didn't just...on… on my… ch-cheek… didn't just… k… k-k-ki.."

He couldn't even say it. He realized he was losing more and more of his dignity by being helplessly sprawled on the floor. Kite pulled himself together, stood up, dusted leaves off of his pants and coughed into his hand.

"T-thank you for your support… um… you were lady Cielo, right? I'm just glad we're all still alive. I'm supposed to bring all of us to the Wonderland Library. Before that, I'd like to ask if… um… are you both all right? Do you feel fit to travel? We may have to walk for a while."

[Kylesico912]

Mink walked out the door and seen the mess. "Gah the stuff animal army has caused some havock didnt they?" He said clueless about the stuff animals being summoned. He casually walked in and listened to what everyone had to say.

[Ωmega]

Lilith watched the others interact for a bit and looked down at the books she had when the keeper of the library pointed it out that they were 'splendid choices.' Then came talk of kicking in the Queens front door and storming the place.

"I dont think its a good idea. We all know next to nothing about this place, I think we should research this place a bit. Maybe we can learn more about this 'Vivaldi' and what her weaknesses are....maybe weaknesses of the castle and her army."



[gah, I hate making short posts]

[Cross Avantgarde]

Location: Within the Wonderland Library, currently located in the Tulgey Woods

“Grey Archivist? That's a nice name. Do your friends call you Grey? Or-" Only then did she remember. "Goodness! You are THE Grey Archivist of the Wonderland Library? Oh my gosh! This is an honor! But to be honest I thought you'd be, well, older, greyer and less handsome.”

Placing his glasses back on his face while a small, wry smile grew on his face, Jaspers meekly replied, “Well, it’s not every day that I get that reaction. After all, there are many who would not recall their first meeting with me an ‘honor’, I’m afraid.” He laughed briefly and added, “Sadly, I tend to wear the patience of others’ thin with relative quickness. Can’t put a finger on exactly why that is, but I’d blame the eccentricities I’ve been accused of. Perhaps we’d have more patrons if I worked on said mannerisms...”

“So I did not summon any kind of rock but the Wonderland Library? Wow! Maybe I'm learning how to summon specific kinds of rocks? Or wait… maybe it came of its own accord? So, Mr. Grey Archivist if you live here, that must mean you love books? If you want I can summon a library of books from our own wor-"

Her last words arrested the Jaspers’s attention completely. A keen observer would have noticed that his hands even twitched at her last statement, and the excitement that showed in his eyes would be evident even to the most untrained eye. At first, he had wondered at the fact that, just perhaps, the girl was indeed related to the quick relocation of the Wonderland Library. It was plausible, after all, since the library had moved again so quickly, and Ami had already proven that she could indeed summon things on a whim. It was her last comment, however, that had Jaspers terribly excited. Before he could comment on Ami’s last statement, she had begun to talk of something else. Jaspers’s excitement was not quelled, however, and he made a mental note to bring up Ami’s ability in an opportune moment.

“Oh hi, Lilith. There was a fight so I stopped them with marshmallows and pillows. Feel free to have one. You too, Grey Archivist, marshmallows are good for the soul. The person Mr. Azuma was fighting is gone now, though. We're here because, well, um… I wanted to go home but I don't know how. Maybe our next best course of action is… wait, did you say, to arrange stuffed animals?"

Jaspers was busy thinking to himself at the moment. So, that’s Lilith, I know Ami, and he was called Azuma…and the cat? I’ve yet to learn his name, but I could’ve sworn that Azuma called him Mink…

She gasped, "Truly, sir? You would let us arrange stuffed animals around your beloved home? But… hm… that would not really help us get back to our home, though. We may have to try another strategy."

Before Jaspers had a chance to respond, Azuma provided some elucidation upon the question of whether Jaspers was in the presence of Alices or not, and also an overview of their goal.

"I suppose you do deserve an explanation. I and a few of my other friends here are Alices and as we have come to understand the only way to return to our own world is to end this war.
Which means takeing down the queen. I was simply asking if anyone had a good plan on how we are to do this. From what I can tell I am more of an action type of person not the planning type."

Azuma had spoken plainly enough, but Jaspers was still having trouble understanding everything. To return to the world of the Alices, he thought to himself, the Alices themselves have to end the current strife between the Queen and the anti-royalist factions? Or, to put is more specifically, they have to, as he put it, ‘take down the Queen’. Now, that’s curious…

Jaspers pursed his lips and looked up at the paintings on the high ceiling above. His reverie was stopped short when Lilith began to talk.

"I dont think its a good idea. We all know next to nothing about this place, I think we should research this place a bit. Maybe we can learn more about this 'Vivaldi' and what her weaknesses are....maybe weaknesses of the castle and her army."

Jaspers blinked several times, then looked down at the floor. The goal of the Alices was immense and had huge implications for the future of his beloved Wonderland. He could not then hope to influence the Alices one way or another for fear that the wrong choice would be made. No, more evidence was needed before a decision was made; fortunately, that evidence was easily amassed in the presence of the Alices, for the major events to come would certainly be predicated upon their actions.

Still, Jaspers thought, there is no danger in letting them research what they will in the library. That way I’m not personally swaying them one way or another and I can keep a close eye on what unfolds.

Jaspers was hoping to be more objective than he really felt himself capable of being. He could never imagine allowing true danger to befall one of his patrons, though he was unsure of what he would do if the Queen directly accused him of being complicit in a rebellion against her. The prospect of books from the world of the Alices again rose in his thoughts, and he had a hard time placing the thought in the back of his mind for later.

[Infinita]

Character: Cielo
Location: Flower Gardens

After Cielo had kissed Kite on the cheek, she had noticed that he was on the floor, as red as an apple. She giggled at how charming he was being and couldn't help but smile.

"I- I'm - I'm sorry, my lady! I… I didn't mean to… I mean, you did it but I felt…! I'm afraid I can't… Loosen up? You didn't just...on… on my… ch-cheek… didn't just… k… k-k-ki.." Cielo grinned and blushed a bit at her action. She thought it would spur a funny moment and of course, it did.

"Yes, I did. I am sure you'll be fine. You're doing rather well right now." Kite stood up and cleaned himself before he spoke again. Cielo was quite enjoying making the knight stutter and turn red but she figured it was time to act serious and try to get out of the Flower Gardens.

"T-thank you for your support… um… you were lady Cielo, right? I'm just glad we're all still alive. I'm supposed to bring all of us to the Wonderland Library. Before that, I'd like to ask if… um… are you both all right? Do you feel fit to travel? We may have to walk for a while." Cielo grinned and pointed at herself.

"Yes, I am lady Cielo. I believe we are capable of getting to the library. Our actions earlier were a plan to escape in the case there was trouble since the Lady is of course an Alice. I did not want her to fall in the wrong hands." Cielo breathed a sigh of relief and stretched.

"I sense that something is about to happen and I want to protect any Alices coming into Wonderland at all costs. It's about time the Queen's reign ends."

[Meteorkeeper]

"I dont think its a good idea. We all know next to nothing about this place, I think we should research this place a bit. Maybe we can learn more about this 'Vivaldi' and what her weaknesses are....maybe weaknesses of the castle and her army."

"Yes well I suppose having a plan of action couldn’t hurt but I will leave all of that up to you my friends making plans and clever strategies isn’t really my bag...just call me when there’s something that needs fighting" Azuma then walked over to one of the larger stuffed animals and sat down ageist it and preceded to wonder to himself what they might come up with.

[Solsaiden Hel]

(Infinita, hope you don't mind waiting for Yuuchun to post? ^^" )


Ami
Location: Wonderland Library


He seemed to be looking up at the ceiling, so Ami followed Jasper's gaze and tilted her head up at the paintings. She wondered who would be willing to paint upside-down on ceilings, and thought they must have sheer amounts of intense inspiration and dedication."Wow! It's gorgeous! What are the paintings about, though?"

Then, she remembered Jasper's wry smile, and she was suddenly overcome with fear that she may have offended him. In her culture somewhere far away, parents disowned their children for making them lose face. Her aunt kept scaring her that her parents did exactly that.

"Oh, um! I meant… I meant, about earlier, I expected the Grey Archivist to be ANCIENT. From what the people in the Towns of Duchess tell me, the Grey Archivist was a bald irritated ugly old hermit. But you're exactly the opposite! But I don't think you're eccentric at all! I mean, you are very normal to me, isn't that right, Mr. Giraffe?"

She moved the toy giraffe's head up and down, "Why yes! You're not weird. No sir. Nuh-uh."

Ami moved Mr. Giraffe's hoof to point to his neck, "I, on the other hand, have an elongated neck. Now THAT is weird, even for an animal. In addition, you posssess a nice crown full of hair."

She agreed, "Yes! Trust Mr. Giraffe because he never says lies or harsh words. You are not at all bald, irritated, ugly or old, Mr. Gray. You are, obviously, very kind and very hospitable. How can we ever repay you for letting us stay inside your home?"

Then Azuma suggested they research first, and she nodded vigorously along with Mr. Giraffe. "That is brilliant, Mr. Azuma. We should find out how to defeat her first before barging in and dropping a big heavy rock on her and her army."

Ami was suddenly fired up with determination because not many people in the past have trusted her to handle knowledge. She turned to Jasper. "Sir, maybe you have a search engine, or index cards for all the books in the library? Or a computer with internet? Or maybe, since you live here, you might know enough about the books to work like a search engine? May I enter in 'Queen of Hearts' as a keyword? Though we should probably just find and interview the one correct person. Would the Knave of Hearts be a good start? Would you know where we can find him, Mr. Grey Archivist? Or maybe we can kidnap one soldier and ask him nicely to reveal the army's secrets? Or do you think torturing him would be a better start?"

[Yuuchun]

Characters: Agatha Yuran & Mio Mio
Location: Flower Gardens
OOC: Sorry for the very long absence...I might also warn you guys that I sort of winging this reply since I sort of confused as to what's actually happening in this RPG. Heck, it's been so long that I had actually needed to look up my characters again and see their profiles .____.;

Not believing how much Kite was unsure of himself, Agatha sighed and placed her hand in her face. Back in Brazil even the most inexperienced of bachelors had more confidence than Kite had. It also seemed that Agatha had a rival in her love life...it was none other than the young girl that had been aiding her. Walking over to Kite, Agatha placed a hand on his shoulder and spoke:

"I am glad that you know your duty as a man and has the brain not to follow every single order your given. After all what gets you to a higher rank in life isn't by following someone else's order but doing whats right."

But at the same time Agatha spoke out loud, she was also talking privately to Kite using her powers as an Alice.

"My dear boy if you want to get anywhere in your love life...you better step up your game. Or you might lose your chance with either of us...Kite."

"So we must be heading over to the Wonderland Library? It would be very kind of you if you can escort us to the place you speak of."

Agatha quite knew where the Wonderland Library and a lot more about Wonderland than most Wonderlanders might deduce. But for her own safety Agatha always chose to hide the knowledge she had over anything. This came quite in handy in the past before as her previous lover had become abusive and was unaware that Agatha could apply her knowledge over physics not only in paper, but also while fighting. The element of surprise is one of the most powerful weapons anyone could possess.

[I A]

Buraki thought of these last words Ziare spoke. "What you do is up to you. You decide your own fate and Wonderland will follow." 'But...how do I decide?...' She thought. Buraki wanted to help these people, but she didn't want to die herself. She thought about what she should do. Buraki didn't even know how she would get home, so she thought she should just stay until she found a way out. But she didn't know what she could do to help at all. Buraki looked up into the man's eyes. They seemed a comforting red when she look at them. The sunlight was making them shine a bit. Buraki then said in a half-whisper, "W-what do you think...I should d-do?"

[Kylesico912]

Mink watched everyone have a talk amongs themselves while he thought of how to stop the red queen. If she was stopped years ago by that alice this would not have at all happened. He sat on the chair and kept on thinking. There has to be a way to stop her, over and over again was played through his head.

[Solsaiden Hel]

Kite
Location: Flower Gardens to Wonderland Library

"It's about time the Queen's reign ends."

If she had said that in front of him less than an hour ago, he would have had the right to arrest her and bring her to the Queen. But now, Kite realized, he had to agree with her. He hesitated, then nodded solemnly.

"We should head to the Wonderland Library. The Kna- I mean, Sir Peter is right, it is safe there."

Unless the building decides to pop up right in front of Her Majesty's front lawn, he thought.

"I am glad that you know your duty as a man and has the brain not to follow every single order your given. After all what gets you to a higher rank in life isn't by following someone else's order but doing whats right."

He thought about that for a moment. Ben and Ryan... they must be wondering why he hasn't returned to camp by now. They would start really worrying if he hasn't been back by dawn tomorrow. Maybe one of them would inform his family that he was missing. Poor Mischa would wait for him to appear by her bedroom window, and she would insist on staying awake because he hasn't read her a bedtime story. As the winds blew through the trees, they seemed to hollowly whisper one word:

Traitor...

Traitor...

Kite looked away because he could not meet her eyes, "I… just betrayed my friends and I broke an oath I took before my country. I'm not sure if I did what is right or wrong. But… we're all alive, so I suppose that is all right."

"My dear boy if you want to get anywhere in your love life...you better step up your game. Or you might lose your chance with either of us...Kite."

It was odd, as if he did not hear her, but he heard her voice in his head. That was impossible, wasn't it? "A… what? I'm uh… quite sure you spoke to me, and you said… I… um…"

Most village girls would either cower in fear or throw tomatoes at him rather than ask him out for a date. So a love life has been pushed to the back of his mind. Now that, even she said it, that... Could it be… that he, Kite Stryfe, notorious for being single his whole sad twenty-one years of life, had… two chances… with… two … lovely… ladies… he…

"It's not safe here, I think we should hurry!" His face was as red as a Firefox's fur, "I'll escort us to the Wonderland Library. It is a gorgeous place, full of, well, books. And Jaspers is, if I may say so, quite handsome himself. He's a bit eccentric but you'd love to meet him. So, onwards, let's go!"

It wasn't a very long trek. Soon, through the thick foliage, the impressive ornate doors of the library came into view.

[Cross Avantgarde]

Location: Within the Wonderland Library, currently located in the Tulgey Woods

"Yes well I suppose having a plan of action couldn’t hurt but I will leave all of that up to you my friends making plans and clever strategies isn’t really my bag...just call me when there’s something that needs fighting" Azuma then walked over to one of the larger stuffed animals and sat down ageist it and preceded to wonder to himself what they might come up with.

Azuma is a man of action, I see. On a chessboard, I would imagine him as the rook, a piece that wields strong mobility and potential.

"Wow! It's gorgeous! What are the paintings about, though?"

Jaspers continued to think to himself before answering. And Ami is inquisitive...almost like the bishop, a piece that is amazingly apt at surprising the opponent with a vast move across the board. You have to pay attention to the diagonals to be safe from that piece. Yes, her unique ability to summon things out of thin air is...well, somehow ‘impressive’ seems too lackluster...

“Oh,” Jaspers said, his train of thought being suddenly derailed. He would have to hear more from the cat and the other Alice to correctly imagine them as the appropriate chess pieces, but as he’d learned in the past, people are always more interesting and complex than even the most intricate board games.

He was excited about any inquiry regarding the library, and he spoke quickly. “The painting is a representation of the land during the reign of the fourth monarch. You know how artists are...always grasping after a nostalgic longing for the golden age of the past...” Jaspers knew full well that the books in his home spoke volumes about how the past monarchs were exceedingly better than the current Queen. Even so, he acted as if the representation in the painting was more grandiose than it actually was, perhaps because he hated to admit that Wonderland had lost some of its former allure.

"Oh, um! I meant… I meant, about earlier, I expected the Grey Archivist to be ANCIENT. From what the people in the Towns of Duchess tell me, the Grey Archivist was a bald irritated ugly old hermit. But you're exactly the opposite! But I don't think you're eccentric at all! I mean, you are very normal to me, isn't that right, Mr. Giraffe?"

She moved the toy giraffe's head up and down, "Why yes! You're not weird. No sir. Nuh-uh."

Jaspers had put on his glasses to look at the painting but removed them again quite suddenly to laugh. “No, no...please understand that I’m very hard to offend! And I wouldn’t expect anything else out of the denizens of the aforementioned towns. Some of them seem to suffer from acute sophophobia.”


Ami moved Mr. Giraffe's hoof to point to his neck, "I, on the other hand, have an elongated neck. Now THAT is weird, even for an animal. In addition, you posssess a nice crown full of hair."

Jaspers laughed again, and kept his glasses in his left hand. “I’m pleased that the giraffe thinks so, and equally admire his neck. I’m sure it would facilitate reading the bindings of books on the top shelf.”

"Sir, maybe you have a search engine, or index cards for all the books in the library? Or a computer with internet? Or maybe, since you live here, you might know enough about the books to work like a search engine? May I enter in 'Queen of Hearts' as a keyword? Though we should probably just find and interview the one correct person. Would the Knave of Hearts be a good start? Would you know where we can find him, Mr. Grey Archivist? Or maybe we can kidnap one soldier and ask him nicely to reveal the army's secrets? Or do you think torturing him would be a better start?"

Many words had arrested his attention, words that begged questions. What in the world was a search engine, internet, or computer? The only concept Jaspers could even begin to imagine was that of an engine, since he had been told of the train that appeared during a game on the Chess Plains with an Alice of the past. But what would a train engine be searching for? And how well did Ami know the Knave of Hearts?

Choosing to address the last question first Jaspers said, “I’m afraid we cannot hold one of the Queen’s soldiers hostage here. I cannot be complicit to any action against Her Majesty, you understand. But what harm is there in inquiry and learning? Yes, I can show you any book you’d like—provided it’s been written and submitted to this humble establishment that I value so highly. So, you can ask me directly about a book you’d like, or a subject for that matter, or you can look at the registry in the vestibule if you know the title of the work you’re looking for. Either way, I will gladly direct you.” Recalling that several of them had mentioned learning about the current Queen herself, Jaspers added, “Our current monarch has an entire section devoted to her on the second floor, in the central room. I’m confident you’ll find much about her, as she’s somewhat...oh dear, what’s a good synonym for ‘conceited?’”

Attempting to hide his enthusiasm at the prospect of gaining knowledge of the world of the Alices from the Alices themselves—along with a few books, perhaps—Jaspers tried to lace his words with a bit of humor at the Queen’s expense, even if the remark was somewhat accurate.

[Meteorkeeper]

As Azuma looked around the room watching everyone come up with there own ideas on what they should do next he caught something out the corner of his eye outside window.
What he saw made him jump to his feet, if I am not mistaken that was a knights uniform I just saw Azuma thought to himself.
Not wanting to case a panic he walked calmly over to the door and opened them slowly.
Before him stood two women and a knight! Without hesitation or restraint Azuma yelled "Knight state your business here or be cut down where you stand" he then reached back for a weapon but none appeared. Confused by this he thought for a moment this ether meant that the knight was so weak that he posed no danger or he wasn’t an enemy. Ether way one can never be too careful and Azuma kept his guard up.

[Ωmega]

Lilith's interest was perked.

"A whole section on the second floor?? All about -her-?"

Still clutching the books in her arms, she took off to the area the Archivist mentioned. Once she was on the second floor, she stopped in amazement at the amount of books there were, all on Vivaldi. She let out a heavy sigh, this would take a while. She put the books she carried up with her aside for the moment and grabbed a few books on Vivaldi.

Lilith sat down and tried browsing through the books. So far they all seemed to say roughly the same thing, though she noticed that when it came to the disappearance of someone named "Corelli", the story changed a bit. One book said she died from illness, another said she simply disappeared, while a third said she was a traitor who was imprisoned by Vivaldi. It seemed to be the same for Vivaldi's parents. It was strange...but obvious that she would have to keep reading on

[Solsaiden Hel]

Kite
Location: Wonderland Library

Upon seeing a trained warrior ready to fight, Kite's body seemed to move on its own. One foot stepped back, turning his body to an angle harder to aim for and hit. His left arm raised slightly for protection and his right hand poised over a hidden back pocket where he kept throwing knives.

But he was not here to fight. If the man came from within the library, then Jaspers must have welcomed him, and is thus their ally.

"I mean no harm," he raised his hands, showing he held no weapon, "I was ordered to bring these ladies to safety. At the very least, please let them pass."

A girl in outlandish clothes carrying a giraffe toy came out, shouting, "Get away from my friends, you horrible pawn of the Queen! I summon you, big heavy object!"

Something collided with his head, then Kite knew no more.

Ami
Location: Wonderland Library

Ami took one look at Mr. Giraffe, then said, "Actually, I'd like a book on how to get back home. By home, I mean, Earth. You know. Er… China? America? England?"

“Our current monarch has an entire section devoted to her on the second floor, in the central room. I’m confident you’ll find much about her, as she’s somewhat...oh dear, what’s a good synonym for ‘conceited?’”

"A snob? A stuck-up?" She suggested helpfully, "A self-important, self-centred, vainglorious, big-headed, narcissistic- Oh my gosh who is that?!"

Ami gasped. She saw a soldier of the Queen through the window, marching towards Mr. Azuma who seemed ready to defend all of them. Then she saw the soldier get into battle stance and realized he could be there to take them all into custody before the Queen so she'll chop off their heads!

She ran and burst through the door, "Get away from my friends, you horrible pawn of the Queen! I summon you, big heavy object!"

The full thirty-two volumes of the Encyclopaedia Britannica materialized over the soldier and hit him on the head. There was a horrible clonking sound, and the Queen's Knight fell onto the ground among the books, completely knocked out.

"Yaaah! Take this too, you mindless follower of a sadistic tyrant!" She threw Mr. Giraffe at him, who bounced off his head and fell onto the grass. Relentless, she picked him up and began beating the poor soldier with it. "Mr. Giraffe wants you gone! Take this and that and this!"

[Kylesico912]

Mink walked up to the soldier and promptly took his belongings and hiding them in the nearby forest. "He is our enemy and that is the truth. Shall we interrrrigate him?" He asked Azuma. He smiled at the girl. "This is purrrfect. Kill the guy with a stuff animal. Poetic justice." He said as he watched her beat the man with the giraffe.

[-GAZKUL-]

They're talking about killing her,of course they are, but it might work, it won't, it might, seriously it won't, why?, cause they can die, so...., is that violence which beseeches mine ears? whaere?, in the library, maybe we should attack him, we've just eaten, if we have any more we'll cough up dust again, good point, maybe they'll want to eat him?, i don't think they eat people, they don't?, yeah, how do they survive then?, they eat vegetables and stuff, weird.

Kain drifted back into the library, all the time keeping a an unnaturally sharp ear out for any developments in their plot. Past and present constantly bickering inside him but it seemed that the desire to die had finally meant they could form some conclusions together.

[Ωmega]

Lilith let out a deep sigh- even from the second floor she could hear all the commotion. She did noticed, however, that it seemed to be over something different this time. She carried the current book she was looking through with her and noticed the knocked out soldier with the two other women with him. A smile crossed her face at the site of Kite.

"Perfect, all we have to do is tie him down and ask him a few questions. He cant attack if hes restrained."

[Meteorkeeper]

"I mean no harm," he raised his hands, showing he held no weapon, "I was ordered to bring these ladies to safety. At the very least, please let them pass."

A girl in outlandish clothes carrying a giraffe toy came out, shouting, "Get away from my friends, you horrible pawn of the Queen! I summon you, big heavy object!"

Something collided with his head, then Kite knew no more.

"Dang Ami you got him good well done. All right guys lest get him inside and tied up" Azuma then looked over at the two girls "I don't know what your situation is or why you were with this knight but I believe it would be a good idea to come inside and tell us your story." Azuma then gescherd tords the front door of the library.

[Infinita]

Character: Cielo
Location: Wonderland Library

Cielo was quite pleased to see that Kite was willing to go against the Queen to help the Alices. As the library was coming into view, Cielo's heart sank. She saw a few strange people and then she saw Kite unconscious. Cielo looked at the strangers and hoped that nothing else would go wrong.

"He means no harm. He is one of us now. He's helping the cause." She wasn't sure if they were with or against them but she was hoping that they would not attack her.

"I don't know what your situation is or why you were with this knight but I believe it would be a good idea to come inside and tell us your story." Cielo looked over and saw a man that she didn't before.

"He was helping us. I don't see how that unprovoked attack was necessary to take him down. When he said he meant no harm, he really meant no harm." Cielo followed the group into the Library to explain the events that have passed thus far.

[Cross Avantgarde]

Location: Within the Wonderland Library, currently located in the Tulgey Woods

Ami took one look at Mr. Giraffe, then said, "Actually, I'd like a book on how to get back home. By home, I mean, Earth. You know. Er… China? America? England?"

His eyes widening and a smile appearing on his face to a small degree, Jaspers quickly responded, “I remember hearing about some of those places on your—Earth, was it? Yes, I’m sure of it! But I’m afraid my knowledge of those places are terribly limited.”

"A snob? A stuck-up?" She suggested helpfully, "A self-important, self-centred, vainglorious, big-headed, narcissistic- Oh my gosh who is that?!" Jaspers was laughing too hard to notice that Ami had seen something out of the window.

As Ami went to the window and then suddenly ran to the library’s entrance, Jaspers noticed that Lilith, Azuma, and Ami had different accents. It was strange, but the rhythm of their words did not sync perfectly, and their features were different as well. This world of the Alices truly had to be a sensational place.

Loud noises from the libraries entrance broke his brief reverie. Walking to the same window Ami had looked out of, Jaspers looked down on one of the Queen’s soldiers, another girl, and a man he had never seen before. Of particular interest was the fact that the soldier was immobilized on the floor—by whom, Jaspers was unsure, but he had certainly been neutralized. Walking to the staircase that led down to the entrance, Jaspers looked down on his new guests and spoke quickly.

“Honored patrons! Please do not harm any of the Queen’s retainers in the library. I assure you, if she finds out she will require a full and detailed account of the event, and I’m working on finishing a book in the next day or two. Hence, this will be a huge bother.” Looking over to Azuma, Jaspers spoke again. “You seem to be an able fellow. Mind putting him in a chair while he comes to?”