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

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! ♥

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[He was just letting her do her thing, so seeing her stop before getting outside made him cock his head to the side ever so slightly, gauging just what had caught her attention. Glancing up to see what she was talking about..]

A mistletoe?

[That was pretty common to have hanging around Christmas time from the information he knew of it, but what was so fascinating about it? He was not even thinking about what people do under them just yet though. Hadn't even crossed his mind. He's in for a surprise.]

What about it?

Ahaha, I guess your head's so full of police stuff that the more important things in life wouldn't be there~

[ Seriously, Cyberlife. Get with it.

But it's okay! She's patient. She's had one whole kiss in her life, so she knows what she's doing.

Monika steps closer, taking a moment to marvel at him. She wasn't joking when she first met him--he really is handsome. And if not for the light in his temple, she wouldn't even know he wasn't human.

It's fine, though, him being the way he is. She likes the thought of him as an android so much more. ]

It's sooo romantic, isn't it? [ There's a dreamy sigh. ] Kissing under the mistletoe.

[What..? He's... not sure what to think right now. He's never really thought about what it meant to love someone in that context. It just wasn't in his programming, but if Markus and North could fall for each other, than it couldn't be impossible, right? And then there were the Traci's back at the Eden Club..]

I uh.. wouldn't really know.

[He's not sure what to do right now. The obvious answer is to kiss under the mistletoe, but this is something he has no idea how to handle. He's barely getting the basics of emotions for one. His hesitation had everything to do with getting an error on side and nothing to do with Monika herself. Monika was fine. He liked her.

Just... What do you do?]

[ Another gasp! ] Then that's even better! I can show you!

[ And she's not kidding. She immediately starts adjusting him to her liking, a look of intense focus on her face. Eventually, his hands are placed just so on her waist, and hers have settled onto his shoulders. They could be the cover for a romantic comedy, really.

Her second first kiss was going to be perfect! ]

Do you need some more time to prepare? [ Already, she's leaning in--well, up, considering the height difference. ] I know this is probably the most intense thing you've ever done~

[Oh.

OH.

Uhm... ERROR?

He was way out of his element right now. Oh, and now he's closer to her than he ever thought he'd be. He's conflicted right now. He did like her, but did he like her like this? What was it like to actually feel like it actual love? Is this what Markus and North deal with? How do they do it? He had a million thoughts running through his mind and his LED was clearly showing that.]

Uh. I... don't know about this.

[He's not saying no. Wait, was he actually feeling nervous about all of this? Oh god. Why were emotions so hard to understand. What was this one he was feeling right now?]

Awww. [ She giggles. ] It's okay! My heart's pounding, too!

[ He has a robot heart, right? Or some equivalent? Whatever. Not important.

Seriously, though, she was shaking. From excitement, of course! And just a little nervousness. The last time she'd gotten kissed, well...she'd kind of been a tiny bit murderous, and that tends to put a damper on things.

But now? It was so much better. ]

Oh, and you changed your light color! And to the perfect one! Maybe you know more than you're letting off, ahaha!

[ Now she just can't help herself. Monika leans up on her tiptoes and closes in on the last bit of distance between them.

Finally, a perfect kiss! ]

Ah! [Light color... He hadn't even paid attention to that half the time. It had to be red right about now. But no time to think about that, but suddenly he's kissing Monika. What is this? This was so weird. What's with these emotions?! He'll take positive emotions over the ones he'd been experiencing but this... He didn't know what to do.

Does not compute!

But as confusing as this whole ordeal was, it wasn't bad...? He may not be the best kisser, sorry Monika. Mostly because he's trying to process everything. He'd have to do a self diagnosis after this to check on his systems because he was feeling a bit strange.

How did he not consider what a mistletoe was used for? He had knowledge about it's purpose, after all. He should have thought about it more. But anything else could wait for now because he was otherwise preoccupied with this right now.]

[ Kissing an android was definitely an interesting experience. He didn't taste like plastic like she'd expected. And he didn't feel quite human--just slightly off, in weird little ways. But did she care? Heck no!

It was her first real kiss under the mistletoe!!! That was, like, a 20 on the 1 to 10 scale of romantic things. The next step up was making love, basically!

She doesn't want to overwhelm him with so many amazing sensations, though, so she breaks the kiss, sinking back down onto her feet. Wonderland had just given her the sweetest of Christmas miracles. ♥ ]

How do you feel?

[Oh my gosh. Was this what it was like for humans? If he had a heart, it would probably be beating pretty hard; Maybe his Thirium Regulator was? Regardless, that just happened and he wasn't even aware that his cheeks could get flustered. Learn something new every day?]

I... don't know. [But now that he's free to move his hands now, he covered his mouth instinctively for a moment. It sure is a good thing that she seems to be enjoying herself though.]

[ Monika brings a hand to her mouth too, mainly to stifle a giggle. ] It's okay. You don't have to know. That's the fun of it.

[ She takes a moment to hold his cheek, a very more-than-friends gesture, and then it's like they hadn't just done something to overload his system. ]

Aww, Jericho! Sorry we kept you waiting!

[ With a few more giggles, she kneels down to give him a few rubs before continuing towards the entrance hall. ]

Come on, Connor! If you keep standing there, someone else might come kiss you, and I'm not sure if I'd like it~

[Connor.exe has stopped working.

A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. CyberLife will close the program and notify you if a solution is available.

He's not that responsive right away, still figuring out what the hell just happened. But then suddenly he notices that Monika and Jericho are already at the door. Well, he'll... just have to figure out what to do after all of this later. He's finally catching up, but he's a little bit out of it yet.]

[ Okay, she can't help but be amused. Did she really have that much of an affect on him? She didn't know she was so amazing!

She crosses her arms over her chest once she steps outside, giggling as Jericho goes bounding off into the snow. There was so much adorableness happening around her, it almost hurt.

When Connor finally joins her, she glances over at him, and her smile's just a tad coy. ]

Ahaha, I almost thought you froze there for a second.

[ Pun intended. ]

Edited (Spotting dem typos hours later) 2018-12-21 12:45 (UTC)

[Poor Connor has no idea how to react to that. Maybe he could try to look up references in his database to get a general idea of a possible solution...?

Meanwhile, Jericho is have the time of his life, rolling around in the snow. He was wagging his tail while playing with the pretty AI. Connor could respond to that, but instead...]

So what would you like to do? [Since she was excited to play in the snow, he'd rather change the subject to that. He'd never really made snowmen, had snowball fights, or anything like that, but he knew enough to get by with whatever it was she wanted to do.]

[ For the briefest of moments, her lips pucker up into a pout. He wasn't being very romantic, was he? Maybe he really did freeze. Did she need to reboot him...?

Ah, maybe not. It'd probably be kind of traumatizing.

Monika crosses her arms, sizing him up and making a thoughtful noise as she ponders the snow possibilities instead. At least he's being a gentleman and asking what she'd like! ]

How about this~?

[ She grabs a handful of snow. Her fingers immediately protest at the cold, but she ignores it, doing her best to form a snowball. This would probably wake him up a bit!

With a grin, she chucks the pathetic excuse of a snowball at him. ]

[He doesn't know anything about being romantic, okay? He's trying to be nice. It's not very often that she gets to do stuff like this, after all. He noticed her actions, dodging easily upon knowing when the snowball was coming.]

A snowball fight, huh? I've never done one before, but we can try it, if you'd like.

[He's got the basics down. He'll just grab his own snow, forming a pretty average snowball to fire back at her. He noticed that she seemed to be reacting to the cold, but he'll leave it be for now. Nothing wrong with keeping an eye on her though to make sure she's okay.]

[ Monika grumbles at him after yelping from his snowball's impact. ] I bet you're going to use your android powers to dodge everything I throw at you! You probably have built in aiming systems, too!

[ Why hadn't her creator been thoughtful enough to give her things like that?!

She huffs, balling up some more snow. She was going to get past his magical robot powers somehow! ]

Just pretend I'm shooting a gun and you want to get shot once or twice!

[ Aha, think fast! Here comes another bullet--er, snowball! ]

There are no android powers to use to dodge things. I just happened to know the trajectory of your snowball and did basic mathematics to dodge and throw my own. At around 39.96 MPH, it was easy to dodge, seeing you throw it.

[Okay. Yeah. That's android powers.]

But I'll try not to overdo it. [Teasing her now as he goes for another snowball, barely missing the other one.] I don't think you want to get shot, generally speaking.

[ The explanation makes her sputter. ] That's basic to you?

[ She's not sure if his superior aiming or him acting like this is all something a normal person could do distracts her, but his next snowball hits her easily. It's frustrating. Why'd she think this was a good idea? ]

I should make you write a poem! If you're like most people, you'd probably prefer getting shot to that.

[ People were jerks.

Monika tosses another snowball at him halfheartedly. He'll dodge it, most likely. At least she's coming to terms with this already. And at least she's sure she'd write a better poem than him.

Maybe. ]

Yeah, for the most part. [He can tell how many times Ra9 is written on walls and how many stab wounds within a second or so.]

A poem? Why would I prefer getting shot over having a poem wrote for me?

[That seemed like a nice thing though? But he's distracted long enough with that thought to be caught by the snowball hitting him in the face.]

Edited 2018-12-31 05:33 (UTC)

[ Monika blinks. Wow. Maybe she hadn't used up all of her miracles after all!

Eventually, she's covering her mouth, trying to stifle her laughter and failing. The power of literature was amazing! Not even androids were immune! ]

I said you'd be doing the writing. But I could always whip one up for you, if you want!

[ Hell if she'd ever turn down the opportunity to write a romantic poem! ]

Oh, well, I can't say how that would turn out. [Despite having a sizable database, there's a lot of things that he -- himself -- has never done before. He can't imagine he'd be good at it, though.]

That would be up to you.

Well, hmm. [ She taps her chin thoughtfully. ] Let's see.

In a blanket of white, after long-drawn night,
two peas in a pod held each other tight...

[ She squints, considering that. ]

Ahaha, maybe I shouldn't compare us to vegetables. But, like, that was kinda off the cuff. Can you even eat?

[ Gotta focus on the important things! ]

[What was she trying to say with the poem? Well, he's not going to ask in caution that she might do another thing that he'd have no idea how to react to.]

I have no need to eat. That's probably better than I'd be able to come up with, though.

Ooh, you're missing out. Eating is amazing.

[ She'd know. She ate so much the first time she got to experience being human, she got to hug a toilet for a good while.

Worth it. ]

Why don't you try, though? [ She steps over to him, tucking her hands into her cardigan to warm them back up. ] Poetry comes from the heart! No one can tell you it's wrong if it's what you feel inside!

So I've heard.

[But he has no idea himself. Why a toilet....?]

Perhaps later.

[But he noticed that action. The cold didn't particularly bother him, but maybe she was different? Taking off his jacket, he walked over to her to put it around her shoulders.]

Here. I don't need it to stay warm.

Edited 2019-01-08 03:02 (UTC)

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I read that wrong. Whoops!

it's fine, i like this more lol

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