+ 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

[beautifullies]

Just because you can't see something, doesn't mean it can't exist. I've only been here a year, but I've never seen mine either, for what it's worth. Or my husband's.

[ She wasn't under the impression that the Queen of Hearts made it particularly easy. ]

Even during the formal party over the holidays, nowhere to be seen.

[naughty_nurse]

Maybe it's for the best... I don't think mine would be up to any good...

[beautifullies]

There's no need to seek them out at a time like this, but not all of them are terrible. I met one over the holidays who cried for an hour because she never wanted to go back to the mirror side.

[naughty_nurse]

Oh, I know that! I... I like some of the mirrors, they can be very nice! It's just...

... The mirrors are... the opposite of us, usually. They do things that the regular ones wouldn't do... And... And I get worried, when I think about that... about what the "me" without rules, without friends, would do...

[beautifullies]

She's just as capable as making a choice as you are. If I'm being completely honest, I think the entire concept is just an excuse.

[ Mirror or not, unless the debate is that mirrors are brought into existence lacking any free will, they can choose not to be terrible. Just like someone previously good can choose to do terrible things. ]

[naughty_nurse]

[That makes her surprised, looking up.]

Huh? An excuse...? Really?

[beautifullies]

Of course. Unless the mirrors are created with zero free will, they can make a choice just as easily as the rest of us to kill or hurt or taunt. But they have the clever excuse of being an opposite and taking it straight to heart in the most extreme way.

[ Just because a person is good, doesn't mean their opposite is a straight-up murdering psychopath. She has no idea why they all feel it has to be that way. ]

[naughty_nurse]

Hm...

[She's never really given it that much thought before, but Claire does have a point.]

... I guess we can't be sure, since there are still so many things we don't know about them, and Wonderland...

[beautifullies]

True enough. I don't expect anyone to begin opening up about the process to us any time soon.

[ They'll just have to live with this mystery forever, probably. ]

[naughty_nurse]

... I'll do what I can for everyone, Real and Mirror. As a Nurse... that is my duty.

[beautifullies]

[ Claire reaches over to squeeze her should gently. ]

Thank you, Mikan. Not every person has the same mindset.

[naughty_nurse]

[Blush! ... And a small smile.]

Hee... y-you're welcome...?