+ 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

[remibriggs]

That's really too bad for you. Maybe you'll get to see what Jane should have been. What she could have been. Strong. A fighter. Although, I guess if she'd been those things, your sham of a marriage wouldn't exist.

[startingpoint]

My wife is strong. Stronger than you. She fights from the heart and that's why she'll always beat you and people like you.

[remibriggs]

[ Remi laughs and steps closer to him, tilting her head to the side. ]

I am your wife. Easy to forget though, isn't it? When you don't have to think about it just because it's gone. She may not remember, but she still did it all. You married me.

Don't ever forget that.

[startingpoint]

[ Honestly, it's unnerving because he knows there's this past to his wife that they can't escape. It's there and it's real. ]

And who are you, exactly? Because what ever you want me to believe, or think, whatever Shepherd did to...her, she's still a good person. No matter what she did.

[remibriggs]

You really believe that, don't you?

[ She just stares at him for a second, then she can't help it, she tests him. ]

I killed a man. He had kids. A wife. I took him in the woods and shot him. I did that. Jane did too. Does forgetting a sin absolve it? Is that good Catholic upbringing making you feel better, just knowing if you confess it you're free? Is that what happens for Jane?

[startingpoint]

[ His jaw tenses for only a split second, but he doesn't waver, doesn't falter. ]

I know her. You will never change my mind about her, what I know is true about her. And you better stay far away from her here.

[remibriggs]

Considering how many opportunities there are to come through the glass, I don't think you have to worry about me hurting her.

[ Yet. It'll take time if she does plan on it anyway. ]</small. She's so damn soft for you, I don't even think it's her I'd have to hurt to prove a point.

[startingpoint]

[ She doesn't scare him. Not at all. ]

There's nothing you can ever say that will make me stop loving her. And if you ever, ever hurt her, I'll kill you.

[remibriggs]

I never said I wanted you to stop loving her.

[ Remi smirks a bit, taking the threat and relishing it. ]

I'll keep that in mind. Don't worry. For now, I have to go participate in this...whatever it is, but we'll talk again. I'm sure of it.