+ The Time Has Come, the Time Is Now +

[vitaelamorte]

Who: Everyone in Wonderland!
Where: The chessboard hills
When: Monday, June 11, all day starting at 10:00 AM
Rating: R for (sometimes excessive) violence
Summary: The Queen of Hearts has declared war and the time for battle has come.
The Story:
♥ ICly, the Real Things who will act as pieces volunteered and are led by the Red Queen. The Mirrors were chosen by the Queen of Hearts without being given a choice. The Queen of Hearts announced her choices to her Mirrors very directly, with an order to show up at 10:00 AM on the chessboard, ready to fight. The Red Queen announced her choices more politely, but just as firmly, with a text message sent out over the network listing her pieces and requesting their assistance to protect their fellow Real Things. Characters were not ICly able to respond to this message.

♥ Those pieces who choose to obey the summons will have time to gather any items or weapons they might want to have with them, within reason. Those who don't heed the summons will find themselves suddenly and instantly transported to their square on the chessboard when 10:00 AM rolls around. They will arrive with anything that was on their person at the time, as well as one weapon (whatever it would be normal for them to use). Likewise, any spectators who are not in or around the stands by 10:00 AM will find themselves transported there.

♥ Each player sports an armband, white for the Real Things and Black for the Mirrors, with the shape of their assigned chess piece embroidered in the opposite color. Royalty pieces wear crowns indicative of their status. Should a pawn be promoted to queen, a crown will appear on their head.

♥ Pieces will find that they can't leave their assigned spots until they're told what square to move to by either the Queen of Hearts or the Red Queen. And if they refuse to move, after a couple of moments, an unseen force will scoot them along to their new space.

♥ When threading moves on the board, please find the appropriate top-level under which to comment! It might be helpful to label your thread with which move/encounter you're playing out.

♥ Players on the board can not communicate with those in the stands and vice versa (other than by jumping around and flailing, I guess). However, players on the board can communicate directly with those in squares adjacent to them or with any challenger whose square they share. Since some pieces have a lot of down time, feel free to have them chat with others on the board while they're waiting around.

♥ Directions from the Queens can be assumed. Go ahead and play out moves without waiting for a comment to officially announce them.

♥ The plotting and info post for this log is here.

♥ For your convenience, here are links to the thread headers:

The Donation Box
Pre-Game
The Game - Moves 1-20
The Game - Moves 21-40
The Game - Moves 41-60
The Game - Moves 61-80
The Game - Moves 81-100
The Game - Moves 101-117
The Holding Area
The Stands

Have fun!

Comments

[choosetruth]

[He's not the only one filming, though as always, Georgia's aren't nearly as obtrusive. She settles next to Tim, setting a few of them recording with a slight flick of her wrist.]

That thing do instant replays? We might want to know if anyone pulls a chess foul.

[pseudological]

[There's something to be said for letting people know they're on camera. Everyone acts differently when they're under the spotlight. One side of his mouth quirks upwards in a grin. It's hard to say, but it appears to be wholly sincere. He's genuinely pleased to see her here, watching, presumably filming, with him.]

Intimately familiar with the rules of chess, are you?

[choosetruth]

I know enough to know I have no interest in actually playing.

[Either down there or up here. It's not a game she likes.]

[pseudological]

Oh, you don't have to tell me. You're a behind-the-scenes kinda girl. The wizard through the curtain. We all gotta play to our strengths; no shame in that.

[And that's the thing. He sounds like he actually means it.]

[choosetruth]

[She stares at him for a moment through her sunglasses before replying in a tone even flatter than usual.]

Yep, that's me. Mastermind behind the curtain, staying out of the spotlight. Shadowy genius strategist.

[Seriously? Have you met her?]

Isn't that character trope called a chessmaster?

[pseudological]

[The Mirror smiles indulgently.]

You’re not one for the center of the brawl, Mason. Not that you can’t be; we both know you can. Your brother is blunt force trauma, and you’re just the same. It’s more that you pick different tools. And yours tend to be, by nature...more prone to be overlooked.

[choosetruth]

Underestimated, maybe, but that hardly means I'm hiding. If I'm in the shadows, it's only to shine a light and drag others out.

[pseudological]

It serves to your advantage, that people wouldn't expect it. You can't tell me that's not true when that's the reason your profession endured.

[Bloggers were the alternative to news circuits, weren't they? And maybe no one saw it coming, but that doesn't mean the unexpected nature of it didn't have its advantages.]