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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! ♥
mothmansplaining: (then I saw her face)

[personal profile] mothmansplaining 2018-12-20 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[That? That picture on the card? It wows him. Ford's face is an open book: he's astonished.]

Whoa.

[He picks the card up as Facilier talks, turning it back and forth so he can look at both sides, looking for a trick--but there is none. It looks like an ordinary, printed piece of cardstock.]

Where did you get this from?

[His tone says: he is ready to believe that this is magic. After all, he's in Wonderland. He's really only been as skeptical as he has because of his ma.]
changeitroundsome: (So take your Grey Poupon my friend)

[personal profile] changeitroundsome 2018-12-27 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I got connections in impressive places. Not regular places.

[He smiles, leaning forward on the table a little.]

You a little more willin' to believe I'm not a two-bit hustler now?
mothmansplaining: (only true in fairy tales)

[personal profile] mothmansplaining 2018-12-27 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh, wow. Did this guy, like, sell his soul or something? That is SUCH a bad idea, but also, so cool.

Stanford puts the card down.
]

That is pretty compelling evidence.

[Let's just say he wants to believe. And the regular explanation -- that this man was somehow spying on him and his family, and made a card reflecting his past, that Ford just happened to draw -- seems much more contrived. Especially since he fell through a hole in reality or something and now he's in Wonderland. This isn't going to be where he draws the line of "impossible."]

All right, mister. I'm not gonna deny it: you're right about everything. At least so far. You might really be magic.

[That's said with wonder: a real fortuneteller, with actual magic! So so so so cool, Stanley is never going to believe this.]

Let's see what else you've got.

[He flips over the second card.]
changeitroundsome: (I got bills to pay)

[personal profile] changeitroundsome 2019-01-02 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[He absolutely did the thing and it was a really stupid life choice. Don't sell your soul, kids!]

So glad that you're liftin' up that cynical shroud of yours, kiddo.

[The other card is turned, and there's Stanford again, with Stanley. They're in front of the Stan 'O War, they look happy. In the background of it stands Crampelter and his friends, surrounded in a cage of metal sticks. The Nine of Wands.]

You been havin' a lot of trouble with bullies recently. The nasty kind that punch down others 'cause they're bigger and better off. Think that makes 'em better. But you got your twin, and together, you feel like you can take on the whole world.
mothmansplaining: (then I saw her face)

[personal profile] mothmansplaining 2019-01-07 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Oooh. Stanford likes the look of this card. His guard's coming down a bit -- there's something about showing people exactly what they want to see that has that effect.]

You're right again!

Gosh. I can't believe I found an actual clairvoyant!

[He's excited. His eyes are shining. Maybe he's really going to find out his future here! What's going to be on that third card? Stanford really really really wants to know.]

Okay. I'm ready to hear my future.

[As he picks up the last card:]

Sure hope this doesn't cause an unstable time loop or quantum paradox! Ha ha!