+ FOURTH WALL EVENT: GENERAL NON-PARTY MINGLE POST +

[vitaelamorte]

Who: E V E R Y O N E
Where: Everywhere that isn't one of the parties! Both Sides!
When: Sept 1st to Sept 10th
Rating: G to PG-13 (please label higher ratings, thank you!)
Summary: Wonderful parties are springing up all across Wonderland, but there are still plenty of other places to explore. This is a log for any new arrivals who want to experience different parts of Wonderland life, and any current guests not in the mood for a log or transmission of their own.

Please also see THE FOURTH WALL MASTER POST for rules, information, and all the fun parties you can visit!
The Story:

On the morning of September 1st, everyone in Wonderland, on both Real and Mirror Side, will awake to find one of four possible invitations has been shoved under their doors. The glass has been carefully removed from all mirrors, and everyone will be able to cross to and from Mirror Side with ease, without forcing any sort of swap. The Queen of Hearts' chambers, discovered in the previous event, will be mysteriously inaccessible, leading only to a tearoom.

Additionally, there will be many more Wonderland guests than usual, each of them with their own random invitation and network device (wired to make replies only). As the week goes on, as per the invitations, more and more parties will appear (and everyone is invited to all of them, whether they received an invitation or not). But who brought them here? Why are there so many parties? Who is responsible for all of this exactly?

It's anyone's guess, though if parties or riddles are not your style, then there is always plenty more to see...

Comments

[eatsyourscience]

[Souji has been vacillating between wandering the Mansion, grounds, and various parties, and checking on the diner. He likes to at least make sure there's coffee and some baked things that don't need much babysitting, in case people show up while he's not there.

At the moment, however, he is there, back in the kitchen re-organizing something in a cabinet because he really doesn't have much else to do. When he hears Tohru's voice, he turns so quickly he actually manages to hit his head on the frame of the cabinet. It's a glancing strike, at least, and it doesn't stop him from backing up on his knees and getting to his feet to go meet her.]

Tohru.

[Though his happiness doesn't broadcast in his tone or his expression, there is warmth in both.]

You came.

[breakthecurse]

[Tohru looks so happy to see him, and she's about to say so when he smacks his head. Naturally, she fusses over that first.]

O-Oh my gosh, your head! Are you okay? That really must have hurt! I'm so sorry for startling you.

[She feels terrible that she accidentally made him hurt himself, but once it's evident that he's okay her worry fades a little.]

I'm not sure how but...mm. I'm here! [She laughs, gently.] It's been a long time, Souji. It's so good to see you!

[eatsyourscience]

It's great to see you, too.

[Though he'd always appreciated her presence, he didn't realize just how much she brightened things up here until she was gone.]

Has it been a long time at home? [Her home obviously.]

[breakthecurse]

Ah...not exactly? It's only been a few days I think. But it's so strange to be back here, knowing that I lived two whole years in between those two days. And, since no one remembers Wonderland when they leave usually...that could be true of anyone? I could have this shared experience with anyone I meet and never realize or appreciate it...

[Honestly though, thinking about it makes her head hurt.]

[eatsyourscience]

[Souji's expression softens. He worries about that. There's at least one thing he can't afford to forget, but forgetting everything and everyone else... It's really too sad to think about often.

To get off of that particular subject, he gestures for her to come over to the counter.]

I have something to show you.

[He crouches down and pulls out the photo album she started, setting it down, front cover up.]

[breakthecurse]

[Tohru follows, unable to imagine what Souji would want to show her, but when he pulls out the photo album she gasps, and covers her mouth with her hand.]

It's still here? You...you kept it after all this time...

[She's so touched that she might actually cry. Her eyes are already starting to water, but she tries to blink them back.]

Can I...may I look at it?

[She asks because it's polite, but she knows already that she's allowed, so...she opens it gently, as if she's afraid it might dissolve under her fingers and stop being real.]

[eatsyourscience]

[Souji wasn't really expecting-- Okay, he had a vague feeling she might cry, but he's glad she's holding back. He'd have to hug her or something if she did cry and that would make her more flustered. Not that he minds hugging her--he just doesn't want her to get more worked up than she needs to be.]

I didn't start adding new pictures until recently, so there aren't as many as there should be.

[But he has managed to get a lot of new ones in in a short amount of time.]