entrancelogs | + 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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ It sounds more and more like Jessica's truly felt alone for both parts of her life, and Claire vows, right then, it can't be the same any longer. But at the mention of Bree, her smile wavers a little, though she doesn't pull away from Jessica, not wanting her to believe she said anything wrong. ]

She loves me quite a lot, I think.

[ Enough to urge her mother to go back in time to the man she loved, effectively making it so that they'd never see one another again. But Claire hasn't told Jessica all of that yet, and today isn't the day to, either. ]

And I love her quite a lot as well. I miss her; a part of me wishes she'd arrive here and then I realize what, exactly, that would mean and that she'd be subject to the same things we all are in Wonderland.

[ Her smile fades. ] Yeah, I kinda know what you mean. I think 'bout that a lot with my lil sister, Eden. Just imaginin' I could show her what life's really like outside that house? It'd be nice to make up for all the years I treated her like shit.

[ She drops her gaze to the ground, shrugging a bit. ] But then it'd be like you said. I wouldn't want her dealin' with this place. She probably wouldn't even remember me, anyway. Can't really fix a relationship that doesn't exist anymore, can you?

[ Claire's quiet for a second, and she wants to be careful to not make this about her when Jessica so clearly needs to be the one comforted right now. ]

You might not be able to fix it. But you can always be determined to learn from the things that went wrong and make things better in your future relationships.

[ After all, isn't that semi what Claire is doing now? Trying to make amends via all the people she tries to take care of in Wonderland. ]

Wow. You're right.

[ Jessica blinks in amazement. God, so many smart and deep things keep coming out of Claire's mouth. Some sermons back home had stirred up feelings like this in her, but they were few and far between. Today, though? It was happening so often her head was spinning.

Her smile comes right back, and she leans in to whisper in awe: ]

Did you go to college?

[ Claire laughs softly, giving Jessica a fond squeeze before removing her arm from around her. ]

No, but I did attend nursing school, then medical school some years after that. I've traveled all over the world though, and I've heard some very wise advice from people much smarter than I am.

[ Her awe only grows. A totally educated woman who's seen the world? She's like the people she'd read about in her hidden away dime novels back home! Can she get any cooler?? ]

Gosh, Miss Claire. I can't get over how fuckin' lucky I am that you found me when I got here. You're gonna be like the mama I never had.

[ ...Shit. She didn't mean to say that out loud. It's out there, though.

To cover it up her sudden awkwardness, she looks over her shoulder at the stands. ]

I-Is it weird I kinda wanna go see what's goin' on out there?

[ As awkward as that makes Jessica feel, it warms Claire's heart a bit to hear it, and she smiles softly before following her gaze. ]

No, I don't suppose it is. Plenty of people are spectating, and you should be able to enjoy the sunshine while you can.

[ With that, she lets her arm move from around Jessica's shoulders, standing herself. ]

I'm going to stay here, just in case anyone needs me, but you go enjoy the day, chess aside.

[ She should be able to enjoy the freedom of being outdoors during the day. ]

[ Underneath all the awkwardness is a feeling of belonging she's not sure she's ever felt before. Later on, after this has all blown over, she'll definitely remember the moment fondly, sans the weirdness.

Jessica scrubs at her cheeks to get rid of the last of the blood and sets the gauze into what she figures is a trash can. ]

Yeah. Who knows when I'm gonna get the chance again? Doubt the events are gonna keep bein' kind to me.

[ After hesitating for a moment, she throws her arms around Claire for a tight hug. ] Thanks so much for everything.

[ And at that, she lets go and zooms off towards the stands in a blur. ]

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