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[onlyredroses]

Who: The Queen of Hearts [onlyredroses], her Mirrors, and curious Real Things.
Where: The Core, Mirror Side
When: 7/22nd-7/23rd
Rating: PG-13 to be safe.
Summary: The Queen of Hearts gave an order, and those who followed it are to report to her at the Core. However, the rips are still present, so there may be a few stray Real Things making life difficult.
The Story:

The light of the Core is still flickering, temperamental as it's been for weeks. Then, at 11:58PM on the 21st, the Queen of Hearts is there in a blink, arms crossed.

"What are you doing in there?" she mutters. "Shouldn't you be preventing this? I shouldn't have to clean up your mess."

The Core, or whoever she's speaking to, predictably does not respond, and she huffs. Typical.

She pulls a pocket watch from a pocket of her dress and flicks it open with a frown. 12:01AM. The 22nd. Then, she looks down the hall. It has only been a minute and she is already growing very impatient, tapping her foot as she waits.

It would be in everyone's best interest not to keep her waiting too long.

[ooc: Prose or [brackets] are fine; I'll match! If you would like your character to have a traitor mark either added or removed, specify it somewhere in your tag and I'll get in touch with you about that! Anyone seeking to fight her will be disappointed though. She has business to attend to and will not entertain attackers (and will send them away), but this is a rare opportunity for any Reals who have wanted to speak with Her Majesty. And of course, your Mirrors may present their stolen sentimental items here. ♥]

Comments

[eatsyourscience]

[Having heard through the grapevine that the Queen is around to Core, Souji books it over there shortly after his Mirror has left, managing to find a rip that will take him to the Mirror side. So when he arrives in the Queen of Hearts's presence, he's breathing a bit hard.]

Hi, your Majesty. [Can't no one say Souji isn't polite.] You have a way to fix the rips?

[onlyredroses]

[She is a little more surprised to see the Real Souji than she was to see his Mirror, but she reels in the reaction and scoffs.]

I do. Though evidently not a quick enough way.

[You know, since he's here.]

[eatsyourscience]

[Sorry, bro.]

That's good to hear.

[...]

Since we can't beat the Jabberwocky if it comes back, right?

[onlyredroses]

[The Queen of Hearts gives Souji a very pointed look.]

It does not matter. There won't be anything to beat, because it isn't coming back.

[So there.]

[eatsyourscience]

[Hrmmmm.]

What are you doing with the things your Mirrors stole?

[onlyredroses]

[Hrmmmm yourself, young man.]

You aren't getting them back, if that's why you're asking.

[It's not an answer, but she's can't imagine any other reason he would bring it up.]

[eatsyourscience]

No, I know. [But random items seems outside of her normal MO when it comes to having her Mirrors steal from them.] I just want to know if they're going to be helpful somehow.

[onlyredroses]

Of course they will. I don't send my Mirrors to do things for no reason, after all. That would just be an absolute waste of time!

[...Well. Most of the time she doesn't. Sometimes boredom or spite might provoke orders, but technically boredom and spite are still reasons.]

[eatsyourscience]

This isn't a permanent solution, though, is it?

[onlyredroses]

[No. No, it isn't, but she looks furious that he would dare to ask.]

It is as permanent as any solution can be. Are you always so impudent in the presence of royalty?

[eatsyourscience]

Sorry.

[He hadn't been trying to be rude, but it only bothers him a little that he ended up being.]

We're all worried about what goes on here. If I can take some substantive news back to everyone, I'd like to.