forum A Random Rp?

Started August 14, 2019 by @Simon-Says

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Charlotte ran into several trees, and she was fairly certain she'd cut her head open, so she decided to stop and lean against a tree for a while.

"Where is she now?" Aster asked.
"I don't know. She ran off." Quinn said. "Help me find her?"
Aster nodded. "Of course." They set off into the gardens to look.

After a minute or so, Charlotte stood up and continued walking. The garden seemed endless. She hummed softly, looking around and suddenly feeling much calmer.

Aster and Quinn spread out, looking for her.

Charlotte eventually found a stone wall, and immediately looked around for a tree or ladder. After a minute, she found a tree that seemed tall enough and started the tedious task of climbing it.

Aster saw her climbing into the tree, and jogged over. "Lottie?" He called, coming to the base of the tree. "What are you doing?"

Charlotte jumped onto the wall, turning to face Aster before sitting down, chin resting on a hand. "Leaving, obviously."

Aster sighed. "Leaving…into the next garden over? Because that's what's on the other side." He gave a one shouldered shrug, and climbed up the tree and onto the wall, sitting next to her. "If you want to leave the castle that badly, we can talk to Quinn about it. He's a decent man when he isn't drunk or near his mother. Problem is, he's almost always one of the two." He sighed softly.

"No, thanks. I wouldn't really like to talk to anyone at the moment," Charlotte responded, hopping over the side and continuing walking.

Aster jumped over, following her. "Okay. I'll be quiet, then." He replied, walking near her with his hands tucked in his pockets.

"Why are you still here?" Charlotte snapped, seeing another wall ahead.

"Because it's my job to stay with you." Aster replied. "Also because you obviously aren't from here, and that could attract unwanted attention."

"Your attention is unwanted enough," she muttered, starting to climb.

He followed her. "Yes, but I'm not trying to drug you, am I." He replied.

Charlotte hopped over the wall. "It's not as though I can answer that. For all I know, I could be drugged just by standing too close to you. Maybe your aura is made of drugs. Maybe you breathe drugs like a dragon breathes fire. Who knows? Certainly not me."

Aster stammered for a moment, following her again. "I am not!" He replied. "My powers are illusion, not…drugs!"

"I have absolutely no reason to believe that, but alright," she said flatly, scaling a tree to see how much farther.

Aster sighed softly, and gently grabbed her wrist. "Lottie, please. You aren't thinking straight. Come back to the castle, and sleep. In the morning, you can talk to Quinn about leaving."

Charlotte hissed at him. Never done that before. "I told you before, I don't want to talk. I'm only going to destroy everything if I go back." She jumped down and continued walking.

Aster caught up to her, and grabbed her arm again, holding her still, and created the illusion that there was nothing around them to try and get her to stay still. "Listen to me, Charlotte! There are things stirring in Wonderland that you know nothing of, that, indeed, would be dangerous even for the residents of it! You cannot go wandering, for your own safety!"

Charlotte pushed him backwards. "I don't think you understand," she hissed. "I care nothing of my own safety."

"Yeah? Then what do you care about?" Aster challenged, holding the illusion.

"Nothing," she answered sharply. "Absolutely nothing. Nothing, no one, not a single thing."

"Everyone cares about something. Quinn cares about the state of his kingdom. My father cares about his family. My grandfather cared about tea and revolutions." Aster replied.

"Well, clearly, I'm not everyone. If I die, all my problems will be solved, and if not, then I'll go home and ignore them."