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[ en ] tranceway . m . o . d . s. ([personal profile] vitaelamorte) wrote in [community profile] entrancelogs2018-12-11 09:21 pm

Here we are as in olden days, happy golden days of yore | OPEN

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! ♥
hadtolose: ('Cause they were caught up in the dens)

[personal profile] hadtolose 2018-12-15 10:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ She breathes out a laugh, almost sounding relieved. This could've gone many ways. ]

I'm Kara. Nice to meet you. Under...better circumstances this time. [ Haha, awkward... ] A-Anyway, you're welcome. Take as many as you want.

[ She sets the plate down on a table, then gives the area a few quick glances herself, wondering if he's expecting anyone. Even with Connor vouching for him, she couldn't stop having a certain level of wariness around humans.

Her gaze settles back on Hank. ]


I...was hoping we could talk.

[ Just so he can know she's not looking to murder everyone in the mansion, okay. ]
fuckingpassw0rd: (24)

[personal profile] fuckingpassw0rd 2018-12-16 10:51 am (UTC)(link)
[He takes a bite. It's an amazing cookie, something he would expect an android to pull off with precision that humans could only dream of. As tempting as grabbing more is, he is trying to be better about this.

Better circumstances this time. Ahh. So not from his world, he imagines. Christ it was still strange how just little changes meant it was much easier to spot who was and who wasn't.]


Sure. Is everything alright?

[He crosses his arms and looks at her, attempting not to look too threatening.]
hadtolose: (But is it wasted love?)

[personal profile] hadtolose 2018-12-16 11:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ To her credit, she doesn't seem too bothered. Running from the law--and humans, for that matter--for a good while tended to do that to a person, especially when she was always willing to shoot someone if it meant Alice or Luther stayed safe.

Ahh, how to begin... ]


Everything's fine. [ She smiles. It's not fine, but she'll manage. ] But considering some of the things I did, I'm sure you might have some...concerns.

[ She's also not looking to steal kids! Maybe steal their hearts with comfort and love, but not them physically.

You know, unless they needed a mom. ]
fuckingpassw0rd: (20)

[personal profile] fuckingpassw0rd 2018-12-16 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Hank can tell it's not fine. LED or not, deviants acted more like humans and made it easier for him to read them like...well...humans. And the lieutenant, despite his last few years of hell, had been one of Detroit's best.

He crosses his arms, wondering what she means, and quickly summarizes they might not be from the same world. He'll verify if that's true or not very quickly;]


Should I? You ran off after your previous "owner" [air quotes] claimed you attacked him.
hadtolose: "Get Free" (But when I love him get a feeling)

[personal profile] hadtolose 2018-12-16 11:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ Kara's quiet. Haha, yeah. Different worlds, all right. ]

I shot him.

[ She obviously looks upset about that, but there's also something there that says she wouldn't hesitate to do it again. ]

I had to.
fuckingpassw0rd: (23)

[personal profile] fuckingpassw0rd 2018-12-17 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Definitely different words.]

Didn't see that in the police report.

[Had Kara been explained that, however? Something for Hank to introduce her too, then.]

I can't say what situation you were in so I can't fucking judge...but in the world I'm from, you didn't.
hadtolose: "Get Free" (Who am I to wanna try but)

[personal profile] hadtolose 2018-12-17 07:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ She's trying to get used to this stuff, she really is. But hearing about something "she'd" done? And done differently?

Her LED would be flashing red right now if it were still in. ]


Maybe he...maybe I...

[ It's hard to even imagine what might've happened differently. It might be best to stop trying.

Kara looks up at him. ]


I don't want to have to do it again.

[ Not unless she has to. ]
fuckingpassw0rd: <user name=pixle> (51)

[personal profile] fuckingpassw0rd 2018-12-20 08:36 am (UTC)(link)
[He holds up one hand as a sort of peace offering to calm her down. She's seen this type of reaction before. Hank had dealt with his share of horrible crime scenes and homicides weren't always so black and white as people thought they might be.]

Easy, easy. It's fine. It just happened...differently in the world I'm from.
hadtolose: (It's coming in hotly)

[personal profile] hadtolose 2018-12-21 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ She smiles briefly, a small, wan one. ] I'm sensing a theme lately.

[ He does calm her a bit, though. Beneath the gruff exterior, she can sense the faint presence of a heart there. She can see why Connor thinks so fondly of him. ]

Trust me, I wish it'd happened that way. But he was hurting her and... [ She presses her lips together. ] I knew he wanted to kill me.

[ Again. ]

I couldn't leave her alone. I had to stop him.

[ It's strange, trying to justify her actions to a human, but at least he could know the truth. ]
fuckingpassw0rd: <user name=bungalows> (14)

[personal profile] fuckingpassw0rd 2018-12-22 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Wish I could say it surprises me, but I've been out of surprises for the past few months, honestly.

[He won't exactly detail why, however.]

Can't blame you for trying to stay alive and trying to keep her too. I'm not a judge, so I can't pass judgement on what happened either.

[It says a lot about him, he supposes.]
hadtolose: (There's a change gonna come)

[personal profile] hadtolose 2018-12-31 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her head tilts slightly out of mild curiosity, but she doesn't press the issue. They'd probably all worn out their store of surprises lately.

Kara gives him a small smile. ]


I wish more people were like you. Maybe things could've turned out differently.

[ Not that it completely justifies everything she did, but hey. At least he gets it. ]

Connor's lucky to have you as a partner.