+ 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

[naughty_nurse]

[awkward awkward awkward awkward]

I... um... I'm sorry!

[Default mode!]

[hlietforesettanpliht]

[He looks utterly unimpressed. ]

Yeah, right, I'm sure you are. Do you actually want something from me? Other than to stand around snivelling?

[naughty_nurse]

I... I thought... we could get along... Maybe?

[She has gotten along with other mirrors.]

[hlietforesettanpliht]

[He lets out a dismissive snort.]

Why? How would that benefit me exactly?

[naughty_nurse]

Um...

[She's a nurse - well, he's got magic, so, scratch that.]

... Learning... about our side?

[hlietforesettanpliht]

Why would I need you for that? I can watch you through the mirrors whenever I want.

[naughty_nurse]

But watching isn't the same as learning. That's like... looking at a book without reading it. You know the book is there... but you don't know what it says, who wrote it, why they wrote it, and how it can affect people.

[hlietforesettanpliht]

I don't read books any more.

[He did that with Starlight, and the memory is soured because of it. What's the point? Books won't ever get him anywhere- they certainly didn't help his Real. They're just...pointless.]

Learning by observation is the best way, especially when people don't know they're being observed. You see sides of them you'd never see otherwise. No public masks.

[naughty_nurse]

[But... THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING??? She struggles, trying to find a way he can understand.]

So, are you wearing a mask now?

[hlietforesettanpliht]

Oh, Honey.

[That is the most condescending 'Honey' that ever there was. ]

Everyone is wearing a mask of some description when others can see them. Even you.

[naughty_nurse]

[That's...

... Honestly not as insulting as she thought it would be. There are things she's hiding from people, traits of herself she wants to improve, secrets she doesn't want to say. So. Really, she's not mad or hurt.]

When you put it that way, that is kind of true.

[hlietforesettanpliht]

Of course it's true.

[His tone is a little more gentle, but it's aimed to be manipulative. ]

It's so good that you understand it.

[naughty_nurse]

[And if Mikan's anything, it's easily manipulated. She relaxes a bit, but as long as they're talking about it...]

... But... that doesn't mean watching them in the mirrors means you'll guarantee seeing them without the mask. I mean... there are people who wear masks even to themselves.

[Herself included.]

And then there are people who don't even realize they're wearing one. Each person is different... and complicated.

[hlietforesettanpliht]

[Of course, he isn't one to back down from trying to make a point- but if he can see an opportunity, he'll take it. ]

That is true, people are complicated. But I do have to ask- would you be able to see through their masks? Seen as you're offering to teach me and all?

[naughty_nurse]

Not entirely, no.

[Getting that stated right off the bat, no promises here. Naive as she is, even she knows she may never know a person entirely, and is okay with that.]

... But the more time I spend with people... the more I learn. And there's a little less of a mask in some places, a little more in others.

[hlietforesettanpliht]

Clever girl.

[For not stumbling straight into agreeing to anything. ]

So, basically, you chip away at them.

[naughty_nurse]

[She's improved, somewhat! A small hint of a smile. Maybe they mere just misunderstood each other in the beginning?]

I guess that's one way of putting it, yes.

[hlietforesettanpliht]

[She can absolutely keep believing that. ]

Interesting to know. Well, it's been fun, but you should probably go move along now.

[naughty_nurse]

Oh, right... miss Claire will need help putting up the medical tent.

[A small bow.]

It was nice meeting you, Sunburst.

[And she quietly walks off, feeling a little better.]

[hlietforesettanpliht]

Sure, likewise.

[Not even a little bit. He turns and goes back to examining the board. ]