+ 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]

That's how the sun is supposed to feel... Warm on your skin, good.

Maybe... you can live like a human here... kind of?

[alsoagirl]

[ She frowns, unsure. ] I dunno. It all seems too good to be true.

[ Well, even if it was, no need to waste away the opportunity now. Jessica drops her hand so she can push herself up. One step, two steps, then eventually she's walking towards the large area of sunlight beyond the stands.

She hesitates at the border between sun and shade. Then, with a deep breath, she steps out into the light. ]

Jesus Christ almighty.

[naughty_nurse]

[Going an entire life without knowing the warmth of the sun... Mikan can't even imagine. That's a life that's almost as pathetic as hers...

She steps out alongside Jessica, and then claps excitedly.]

You can be in the sun, Jessica! You can do whatever you want in the sun! How wonderful!

[alsoagirl]

[ Jessica smiles at Mikan, but her it fades when she raises her head to the sky. Somehow, it doesn't feel quite so wonderful. She's dealing with weird thoughts of wondering if she even missed the sun. She'd always found comfort in the nighttime, merely because it meant she'd get a break from the tyranny of her father.

She glances back over. This time her smile's rueful. ]

Bet I'm gonna terrify people even more. A vampire that can run around in the daytime now? Pff.

[naughty_nurse]

[Dang it, Debby Downer, she is TRYING.]

I... I don't think you're terrifying! You're just different... and you d-deserve to be as happy as anyone else!

[alsoagirl]

[ She's tempted to take this conversation straight down to whatever Wonderland's got underground, but she can't bring herself to. Mikan's only being nice. If there's one good thing her parents taught her, it was to be kind to people, especially when they're being kind at her. Well, as long as they were Christian. And white...

Okay, maybe they didn't teach her well, but least she got the kindness part instilled in her. ]

Y'know? Long as I got that from you, maybe it won't be so bad. 'Sides, I think I gotta start acceptin' not everyone's gonna treat me good, and there's nothin' I can do about it. Save myself some grief, right?

[naughty_nurse]

[She tries to smile a little.]

Mmm... I think there's a saying... Those who matter won't mind, and those that mind don't matter... or something like that.

[alsoagirl]

Huh. [ She looks impressed. ] That sounds smart as hell. I like it.

[ After thinking a bit, she looks up at the stands. ]

Think I'm gonna go and get a look at the fucked up shit goin' on out there, since I'm not fryin' up. May as well make use of the time, right?

[naughty_nurse]

Mmm! Yeah, we might as well, as long as we're here...

[alsoagirl]

'Kay! Let's find a good spot!

[ And she tugs her along with a giggle. It's so nice having friends! ]