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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! ♥
jamminshield: (saddened)

[personal profile] jamminshield 2018-12-27 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[And now Steven is much, much more confused as he takes in that sentence. He raises an eyebrow as he tries to follow. Of course, given that his last memories back home are of returning from a trip to Homeworld, he wonders if she means that.]

What? Um... I- I didn't realize you knew that I went there! [Could the others have unbubbled her while he was gone? He wasn't back long enough to really talk to anyone...] I... did go to Homeworld and back, but I don't have my own ship. And... what was that about Pink Diamond? [Pink Diamond. It feels really weird to face Bismuth now that he knows what probably happened to Pink Diamond.]
mindyourbismuth: (iconing-su13)

[personal profile] mindyourbismuth 2019-01-01 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
What? You haven't come back, you just left. [She tilts her head.] How can you not remember this? You and the other diamonds just left for homeworld minutes ago? Y'know, since you're one of them and everything.
jamminshield: (concerned)

[personal profile] jamminshield 2019-01-01 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Wait, what? I'm - I'm not one of them! [He stepe back uncertainly.] It's me... Steven! I don't know what you're talking about, Bismuth. There must have been... some kinda mix-up??
mindyourbismuth: (iconing-su13)

[personal profile] mindyourbismuth 2019-01-01 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
[She straightens, now just looking completely confused.]

Steven, you're the one who told me Rose Quartz was Pink Diamond. Now you're telling me you're not?
jamminshield: (frown)

[personal profile] jamminshield 2019-01-01 07:35 am (UTC)(link)
What?! [Steven gasps, his face practically twisting at the very idea. Rose Quartz, Pink Diamond?! That just doesn't add up!]

I- I never told you anything like that! Sure, she... she sh-shattered Pink Diamond, but they're two different people! [They have to be.] ...But I didn't even know about that when I last saw you. A-all we talked about was... was what she did to you.
mindyourbismuth: (iconing-su5)

[personal profile] mindyourbismuth 2019-01-07 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Bismuth shakes her head.]

No, that was before. You unbubbled me and told me she and Pearl faked her shattering. And then you invited me to Ruby and Sapphire's wedding!
jamminshield: (concerned)

[personal profile] jamminshield 2019-01-07 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[He stares at Bismuth as he tries to process any part of that.]

Wait. Are you saying that you're... from the future? [He grips his head uncertainly.] Then, all of those things happened? But... Mom can't be Pink Diamond!
mindyourbismuth: (iconing-su(20))

[personal profile] mindyourbismuth 2019-01-14 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
Can't she? Makes all kinds of sense in hindsight, honestly. No wonder she didn't want me making a weapon that could shatter diamonds.
jamminshield: (it can't be)

[personal profile] jamminshield 2019-01-16 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Steven looks on wide-eyed as the concept creeps around his conscious.]

Wh-what?! No! She just didn't want anyone to get shattered! [But he pauses briefly before answering his own concern.] ...Except then she... shattered Pink Diamond...?

[The logic runs around in a circle. If she did all of that just to prevent gems from being shattered, why did she go on to shatter? It's been something that puzzled him, and now he's finally been presented with an answer.

He runs a hand down his forehead nervously and sinks down to his knees.]


Ohhh no. [He looks down and places his hands over his belly, his voice growing weak as he tries to grasp the concept.] Is she... am I... really.... Pink Diamond?
mindyourbismuth: (iconing-su108)

[personal profile] mindyourbismuth 2019-01-26 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[...aw kid. She puts a hand on his shoulder.]

...if you want, I can probably melt some of the rocks around here. Screaming into lava helped me deal with it.
jamminshield: (glum)

[personal profile] jamminshield 2019-01-26 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
[He's losing himself in thought, but her words still reach him. After a moment, he looks up towards her with a sad smile.]

...I appreciate the thought, but... I'm not exactly lava proof.
mindyourbismuth: (iconing-su(131))

[personal profile] mindyourbismuth 2019-01-30 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
Right, keep forgetting that one.

[Poor kid. How can she cheer him up? She thinks for a moment, then she remembers: the wedding! She’s not sure what the point of having a super fancy fusion ceremony is, but it seemed to make everyone happy, so she supposes that’s point enough. It especially seemed to make Steven happy. She elbows Steven lightly.]

Hey. It’s not all bad news. The big reason you unbubbled me was so I could go to Ruby and Sapphire’s wedding.
jamminshield: (pleased)

[personal profile] jamminshield 2019-01-30 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
[That does catch his attention.]

R-right, you did mention that too... Honestly that sounds one of the most beautiful concepts that anyone could have ever imagined! I never would have guessed that it would have actually happened... I mean, they've already been pretty much fusion-married forever! [He's confused, but at least about something happy this time!]

Bismuth, this is really important. I need to know every single detail you can remember about that wedding! [Stars shine in his eyes.]
mindyourbismuth: (iconing-su(217))

[personal profile] mindyourbismuth 2019-01-31 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
[She laughs. That's more like it.] I haven't been to many weddings. Or... any before this one. But it was pretty beautiful.

[She proceeds to fill Steven in on what happened, which, considering he was there, still feels pretty weird. But hey, if it helps him deal with this, it's definitely worth it.]
jamminshield: (SPARKLING JOY)

[personal profile] jamminshield 2019-01-31 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Steven just chin-hands and excitedly hangs onto every word. It sounds like a dream come true!! He will still have a lot of thinking to do about Pink Diamond later, but for now, those worries are cast out of his mind by a dream wedding.

For just right now, he'll only think about love.]