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[ en ] tranceway . m . o . d . s. ([personal profile] vitaelamorte) wrote in [community profile] entrancelogs2018-06-08 09:33 am

+ The Time Has Come, the Time Is Now +

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:

Have fun!
soupcansam: (22)

[personal profile] soupcansam 2018-06-17 12:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Monika! Excellent name. [ He extends his hand to her. ]

Shawn Spencer, resident runner away of things while also being morbidly curious about them. This place is good for that, at least. So, literature club. Wasn't my thing in the past so much. I was more of a uh...do anything to impress girls type that made me look badass.

[ which never went the way he wanted it to and he never impressed a single person, so. ]
255000255000255: (<3)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2018-06-18 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oooh no one's ever complimented her name! She giggles and shakes his hand enthusiastically. ] Thanks~

And yep, books aplenty! Not that there were many of us. As you can imagine, it's a little difficult to convince people it's fun to sit and read books and write for hours, especially when they're already doing it for school. But, um, their loss, I guess!

[ Now it's time answer the question, does Monika know what personal space is? That's a big fat no. Without warning, she's invaded his bubble to the point she's just shy of being a foot away.

She smiles cheerfully. ]


I think you're lying, though. Why would a guy like you have to work to impress anyone? I mean, you've already impressed me!

[ Granted, doing that isn't terribly difficult... ]
soupcansam: (32)

[personal profile] soupcansam 2018-06-19 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There's really no way he would be still for more than five minutes of reading, so this is a lost cause before it ever begins. And woooooooooow this girl is in his business. Right there in his space. ]

If I've impressed you, then believe me, your standards should be much, much higher.

[ And he'll just take a step back now, casually. ]
Edited 2018-06-19 14:54 (UTC)
255000255000255: (That's stupid)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2018-06-20 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ She lets out an affronted gasp. ] I have standards!

[ It was simple! Any sentient being at a legal age was great! She might have to think on robots or anthropomorphized creatures, since that might open some moral issues up, but she was willing to try new things!

Suddenly, she frowns. Those standards are pretty broad. Does she...actually have no standards? This uncertainty hits her hard. ]


I--I think.

[ She gives him a look despite her inner turmoil. ] Don't you think you're selling yourself a little short, though? Someone else may have gotten a bad impression right off the bat!
soupcansam: (19)

[personal profile] soupcansam 2018-06-21 02:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I mean...

[ It isn't that he doesn't think he's pretty damn awesome but once he starts talking about his actual life and who he is as a person who's accomplished actually nothing in his life other than digging up a T-Rex and solving murders, ehhhhhh. ]

No? Look, it's not that I'm anything less than charming, but we get past the flirting over pineapples portion of the evening, possibly pillow talk, and I find most women actually don't love a man who has no permanent home and currently lives in an abandoned dry cleaner's.

[ He also may or may not be selling himself short because he doesn't want Monika to get the wrong idea. He's not here to date unless her name starts with a P and ends with 'atterson.' ]
255000255000255: (Concentrating hard)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2018-06-28 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I mean...I wouldn't mind that.

[ God, she really has zero standards. Ugh!

Her face suddenly looks a tad pained. She needs to distract herself! ]


Um. Do you have a pineapple fetish or something?

[ ...Nice. ]
soupcansam: (in between the lines)

[personal profile] soupcansam 2018-06-29 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ What? Isn't teh word 'fetish' for sex stuff??? ]

Uh...I like the way they taste because it's a delicious fruit that can do no wrong? If that's considered a fetish these days, I need to re-examine some life choices.
255000255000255: (I'm 12 years old and what is this)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2018-07-01 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry! I've just never heard someone make a big deal about having pineapple on a date.

[ She breathes out an awkward chuckle. ] Unless you're trying to make a certain something taste better...
soupcansam: (32)

[personal profile] soupcansam 2018-07-01 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
It's just delicious and refreshing and the actual least offensive fruit.

[ Wow, this is awkward! ]

My certain something is up to quality I'm sure, but this conversation took a turn so I'm leaving. Monika, a delight. Weird and deeply unsettling, but a delight nevertheless. Best of luck to you in whatever's going on with you.

[ And yeah, he's backing away. Shawn out. ]
255000255000255: (No...)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2018-07-04 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her eyes widen. Crap! She holds her hand up, trying to stop him. ]

H-Hey, I'm sorry! I'm just not used to talking to people--!

[ But he's gone. She slumps, feeling so stupid. Not having a screen between her and the outside world was impossible to get used to, it seemed. Her thoughts felt so much harder to control.

Monika's hand drops and she sighs deeply. Being human was horrible sometimes.

It's pointless, but she finishes her sentence to herself. ]


...In person.