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[vitaelamorte]

Who: E V E R Y O N E (Including our 4th wall guests!)
Where: Everywhere, one both Mirror and Real Side!
When: December 12th - December 18th (WEEK ONE)
Rating: PG-13, warn if going higher
Summary: This year's Ewaymas celebration rolls out the way it usually does, with intense decorating, a sudden snowfall and...far more arrivals than usual! New faces and old fill the mansion - but why would Wonderland bring so many people at once? And why do some of them remember Wonderland?
The Story:

On the evening before December 12th, the captives of Wonderland might be awoken by a loud commotion. Some of it is typical Ewaymas noise, likely familiar to anyone who has been in Wonderland for more than a year – construction sounds and jingle bells as Wonderland decks its own halls quite literally. Garland and lights race down the walls and down the stairs, and stockings appear on the walls for each and every person in Wonderland, embroidered with their names. There are decorative candles everywhere, and all sorts of decorations for every conceivable winter holiday, even if it does not align perfectly to the dates of Ewaymas. Time isn't real, so there will be menorahs and dreidels and Star of Davids even though Hanukkah ended two days prior. And of course, in the front hall, growing straight out of the floor, is a large decorated tree full of ornaments for everyone. And as always, it will have snowed heavily overnight, bringing all of the snow Wonderland will have between now and spring.

There is a second source of commotion in the night though – the sound of a crowd.

Over the course of the night, dozens of new arrivals will appear in Wonderland. Some for the first time. Some wondering how they managed to return with their memories. Others stumbling in with no recollection of ever having been here. Some might be friends from other timelines, other possibilities, and some might even be doubles of people who are already in Wonderland. It's strange for Wonderland to drag so many people into the mansion at once, but everything seems to indicate that they are supposed to be there. They have their own network devices and even have their own stockings on the wall and their own ornaments on the tree – by all accounts, it seems Wonderland expects that they'll be staying, and is treating them like any other new arrivals. Please, make them feel at home and help them settle in nicely.

The first few days will be for catching up with old friends and enjoying the decorations and settling into Wonderland. However, within a couple of days the decorations will start to glitch, much the way corrupted computer graphics might. Lights might change abruptly from multi-color to blue or white, entire décor styles will abruptly change, candle flames will flicker on and off like broken fluorescent lights, and any singing decorations might loop on a beat or two over and over putting you into an eternal hell. Wonderland doesn't seem to be able to stick to one motif, and it can't stop changing. These glitches are occurring on both the Real Side of Wonderland and the Mirror Side.

By the 15th, these glitches will include entire rooms changing into different holiday scenes. These scenes will all be of characters at various winter holidays in the past, the present (in their world), or a possible future. At this point in the event, characters will still be able to navigate the basic mansion and be able to exit these moments easily. These scenes cannot be interacted with – Wonderland seems to consider them another form of decorating. Unlike previous events of this type, these scenes will not loop at first. They will play once, and then Wonderland will glitch and correct itself to be the room it is supposed to be. The scene might play again, but it will be in a different location if it does.

By this point, Wonderland is having an increasingly difficult time holding itself together in a way that makes geographical sense. You might exit one room, even a room that was not previously playing a scene, and find yourself in the kitchen or on the roof instead of in the hallway. You might open a door that you were sure led to your room only to see a ten foot drop to the grounds outside.

This is the mingle log for WEEK ONE! For more information on this part of the event or any questions, please head over to the plot post, or check out our Fourth Wall Master Post for your other Fourth Wall event needs! Prose or [action brackets] are welcome. Please clearly indicate whether your character is on the Real Side or Mirror Side in your top levels. And of course, have fun! ♥

Comments

ii. hay gurl hay

[yourmaker]

[ Who invited Elijah Kamski to Christmas, he probably gets coal every year (which is fine, he doesn't need gifts from anyone but himself.) Regardless, here he is, watching Connor and smiling to himself because boy, he just loves watching that boy think, doesn't he. ]

A stocking for the season. It means someone must have been thinking of you.

[ He just can't fucking resist himself, can he. ]

Have you been naughty or nice, Connor?

[preconstruction]

Maybe.

[ but when he turns to look at kamski, it should be pretty clear he's got an alternative theory for that. ]

I'm a machine, Mr. Kamski. My actions do not have moral weight to them, they simply are.

[yourmaker]

[ Kamski frowns ever-so slightly. Aw, it's boring Connor. How sad.

Oh, well, he can still do his philosophical bullshit. ]

Then would you say the morality falls on the person giving the orders? Would you quantify CyberLife's actions, through you, to fall under either category?

[preconstruction]

Cyberlife is an entity. A conglomeration of people, not a singular person making sole decisions. If you were still CEO, I could not impart my actions solely to you.

[ although certainly plenty of people would. but see, that's the beauty of companies and technology, right? it's all a big liability-proof scheme. truly, man's greatest invention. ]

Even if I could, I wouldn't be the one who could make the judgment one way or the other. So it's a pointless hypthetical, ultimately.

[yourmaker]

[ Ok, Kamksi frowsn a little more. It's no fun if you won't engage in his hypotheticals!! This is why Kamski likes deviants best. ]

And if I asked you to indulge me?

[preconstruction]

They have only done what was necessary.

[ it should give kamski the answer he wants, at least. but didn't he get that clearly enough when he'd shot chloe? ]

[yourmaker]

Naughty by Santa's standards, no doubt.

[ Maybe you didn't shoot Chloe in his timeline, Kamski is not an Isu he can't see infinite futures... ]

Coal it is, then.

[preconstruction]

What is the point of this, Mr. Kamski?

[ you're ruing his dobby the house-elf moment with this sock, sir, so get with the program or pack it up. ]

[yourmaker]

Entertainment. I wanted to see what conclusion you would make.

[ He's being honest, for once. Incredible. Master has given you a sock, indeed. ]

How are you enjoying Christmas so far?

[preconstruction]

I see.

[ well its a good thing hes a machine and cant be offended, isn't it? ]

I'm not certain this is really Christmas.

[ but it would be his first one if it was! isnt that sweet? ]

[yourmaker]

[ Sure is!! That's why Kamski said it :) ]

Well, the spirit is certainly here. The gifts, the decorations... even you seem to have a stocking, don't you?

[ Baby's first christmas..... ]

[preconstruction]

The spirit is here for a number of other holidays as well.

[ frankly, it's kind of a mess. ]

But yes, that seems to be the case.

[yourmaker]

It's inclusive. You can't please everyone, but you can try.

[ Kamski loves chaotic messes. ]

Do you think Santa will bring you something to fill your stocking?

[preconstruction]

It would be a waste of his time if he did.

[yourmaker]

[ Kamski's eyes light up. You just went with him on the Santa thing, Connor. That's a win. ]

Would it? Do you not want presents, Connor? They might be useful.

spoilers about santa claus

[preconstruction]

[ ugh please santa is clearly metaphorical in this conversation. kamski is an adult man he does not believe in a jolly fat man bringing presents ]

Didn't you just tell me it would be coal, anyway?

think of the children

[yourmaker]

[ Tell that to all the coal Kamski gets for Christmas every year!! It's definitely not Chloe leaving him coal! (It definitely is.) ]

Coal is useful. It's combustible. It provides warmth.

thats why i tagged it damn

[preconstruction]

Coal is inefficient as an energy source.

[ fossil fuels suck dude you know that ]

And creates a number of unwanted byproducts that affect humans.

[ but not him so i guess when yall fuck up the planet with global warming he and the deviants will still be around ]

oh dw missed this notif, thanks dw

[yourmaker]

[ Kamski grins again. That was almost a joke, Connor. Good job. ]

Perhaps a battery, then? Do you think Santa would leave you some thirium?

[preconstruction]

That would count as a gift under this hypothetical, wouldn't it?

[ so, no? he's not sure why they're doing this ]

[yourmaker]

Is charging one's phone a gift? I don't see why giving you the proper fuel should be anything besides basic maintenance. Not much different from a gift of coal back in the day.

[ Kamski just loves running in dumb circles for dumb discussions, I'm sorry. ]

[preconstruction]

I don't think that was the symbolic point of coal. And you know that, too, Mr. Kamski, that's where you started this conversation.

[ please ]

[yourmaker]

[ Kamski grins. ]

Very good, Connor. You really are quite marvelous.

[preconstruction]

Because I can follow a conversation?

[ were you trying to win him over with compliments? too bad, machines dont need compliments!! ]

[yourmaker]

Any of my androids can carry a conversation.

[ turing test, bay-bee!! ]

Few can do it so stubbornly, however.