forum A Wonderland of Sorts (1/5, OPEN)

Started August 09, 2019 by @MusicElle-is-here

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"Anna, if you please." She said, gently taking the cup.

“Anna,” repeated the Hare. “I like it!”

Alexander took a small sip of tea before deciding to take a larger one. It was amazing. It was more flavor in tea than he had tasted before, but somehow not in a bad way. It wasn’t necessarily more flavors, but it just tasted like more than any drink he’d had in Earth. It was strange. And it was a completely new flavor to him as well.

”Hello to you too, my little friend.” Maddie smiled at the Doormouse. She placed her backpack next to an over-exaggeratedly big armchair and plopped herself into it, immediately pouring a cup for herself.

“I was waiting for you to come around,” replied the Dormouse. “It’s been such a long time.”

"Correct," Locke said as he grabbed a cup of tea. He took a sip and instantly got more relaxed. Wonderland must of been rubbing off on him.

Anna took a tentative sip, smiling softly.

Maddie tilted her head to the side. ”I didn't realize… Time must have been acting different for me lately.” She hummed thoughtfully for a moment, before blinking. ”If that's a simple trick here, can Bunny and Blue do that too?”

“I would assume so, though it takes some practice to do correctly,” responded the March Hare. “But yes, them and the Chesire Cat could all take animal forms if they so chose to.”

Alexander shuddered. He did not want to become a rabbit. He himself fine the way he was.

Kai hummed quietly as he sipped his tea and listened, right now he was gathering information before he did something about anything.

Locke hummed as he sipped his tea. "I wouldn't mind going into the form." He mused.

Maddie let out a loud laugh. ”I bet you three would be so cute like that.” She smiled taking a sip of her drink, loving the flavor. It was almost like a lavender, mint and chamomile blend. ”That’s very good tea.”

“I can help you figure it out now if you would like,” the March Hare said. “It’s actually quite simple, at least after the first few attempts.”

Alexander wasn’t sure how he felt about Maddie’s comment, so he shrugged. “Maybe.”

"I would appreciate that," Locke said as he set his teacup down on the saucer. "If you would be willing to help me."

“Of course!” the Hare said. “If the Cat and Rabbit want to learn as well, it would greatly benefit all of you! The Queen will expect to see you in your animal forms.” It was clear he didn’t like the Queen, but also was a bit afraid of her.

(gtg)

Locke nodded. "It would make sense. That's how she would expect us to be, especially Alexander." He explained.

Maddie got a sharp but unusually short headache. ”OW!!” She took a couple panting breaths before speaking. ”March is right. If she sees any of you three as you are now… She’ll kill you.” She said seriously. ”We’ll probably need to see if we can also get those… special treats as well at some point.”

"That sounds good. I don't think any of us would enjoy getting our heads lopped off." Locke said, straightening his coat.

Alexander sighed in agreement. “Yes, I’d prefer my head attached to my body,” he said.

The March Hare clapped. “Fantastic! Well, as soon as we’ve all had a cup of tea, we can get started!”

“Don’t forget about the Jabberwocky,” warned the tiny Dormouse from his position on the table. The mood seemed to somber a bit from the statement, and the Hare shot the Dormouse a look.

Locke finished up his cup of tea and politely waited until everyone was done. He felt so much more comfortable here than he had been in there world.

Alexander considered drinking his tea as slowly as possible to delay the inevitable, but he wasn’t a dick, so he drank it at a normal pace. He finished slightly after Locke, slightly less objectionable than he had been a few minutes ago.

Kai's tea had vanished, which was good, becuase he absolutely detested tea. He stood up, thankfull that his legs were working in this world.

”We didn't forget about that, my friend.” She hummed. ”Maybe we should also practice our other abilities while we're here. We already know what some of them are.” Maddie suggested. ”Chess is supposed to be able to disappear.

"I can do it, usually on command. I've been practicing. But when strong emotions happen, it fucks me over."

"That would be good seeing that I just discovered mine," Locke said adjusting his glasses.

“I still haven’t figured out how to use my abilities,” Alexander added quietly.

“We can help with all of that!” promised the March Hare enthusiastically. “Now, before we begin, is everyone done with their tea?”