+ 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

[henrydaniel]

It's just weird to talk to someone who looks and sounds like...home and know that you don't know who I am at all. I mean, in my world, you died for me. You saved my life.

[ Too much? It's probably too much. But it's out there anyway. ]

[bandited]

[THAT IS WAY TOO MUCH. She looks at him like he's crazy, because he definitely sounds like he is. Look, she knows there's other worlds, between all the realms of story and Wonderland itself but she can't quite grasp the idea of a world where she died for someone she doesn't know.]

-- Why? Why would I do that?

[henrydaniel]

I dunno. I mean, other than sacrificing yourself for someone else is what a hero does? Maybe in that moment, a part of you knew what I was telling you was true. But I think mostly it's just that you're a really, really good person.

[bandited]

[She laughs, but it's not a happy sound.]

Whatever 'me' you met might've been a hero, but I'm not.

[henrydaniel]

Yeah, you sound exactly the same.

[ He can't help but laugh, shaking his head, not at all deterred by what she said. ]

I'm pretty sure the misconception is that a hero does grand things all the time, but really...it's just about what's in your heart.

[bandited]

[She makes a face.]

What's in my heart is staying alive. You don't do that by playing the hero. [She shakes her head.]</small. I'm not the person you want me to be.

[henrydaniel]

I know you don't think that about yourself. I'm sorry I never showed up in your version of things.

[bandited]

[That catches her off guard.]

... You said I died for you, right? What happened?

[henrydaniel]

Rumplestiltskin, basically.

[ Did he have to elaborate? ...Actually, maybe since he was some white knight savior. ]

Not as good as he wanted everyone to think. We were so close to getting all of the stories back to normal and he stepped in to actually fight me. You stepped in front of his sword before it could strike me.

[ Henry clears his throat, looking down a little. ]

You didn't even hesitate.

[bandited]

[That earns a blink from her because yeah, Rumplestiltskin is a ~good guy.~ Not that they ran in the same circles, but it's impossible to live in the Enchanted Forest and not hear of his exploits.]

Huh.

[She feels nothing for this young man, beyond a slowly developing fondness yet some version of her didn't hesitate to die for him. That's... a lot to take in.]

You must be something special.

[henrydaniel]

Maybe. Or maybe you are.

[ He smiles, shrugging his shoulders just a little. ]

Just sayin'.

[bandited]

[She snorts.]

Yeah, sure.

[Then, awkwardly:]

...Thanks.