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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! ♥
ssmisery: (whatever you say o fearless liter)

[personal profile] ssmisery 2018-12-31 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, maybe not. I'll take your word for it.

[Living without consequences... you can do that anyway, and it sounds nice, but it seems like maybe that's a trap. Like the very fine line between not having to do anything and not being able to do anything. There's a lot to sort out there, though, and Lapis isn't willing to get more than a little thoughtful about it right now.]

"This time around"?
255000255000255: (Um whoops?)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2019-01-04 09:17 am (UTC)(link)
Well~ [ She does a little pose. ] I have a body for once! No being stuck in the network, ahaha!

[ It was okay to say that freely now, because she didn't have reason to hide it anymore! ]

Adjusting to being actually human's kind of weird, though.
ssmisery: (you docking to me?)

[personal profile] ssmisery 2019-01-05 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh.

Oh.

Lapis sits up straighter, looking more fully at Monika with wide eyes. She hasn't forgotten, and that sure got her attention now.]


Monika? [And, then, because she does have enough presence of mind:] -- It's Lapis.
255000255000255: (Happy)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2019-01-06 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ Monika blinks, and then it clicks. Her prisoner buddy! ] Oh my gosh!

[ She almost wants to hug her, but that'd probably be awkward. Possibly wet, too. She settles with a cheerful wave instead. ]

I finally get to meet you in person! It's a Christmas miracle! How've you been?
ssmisery: (the rain on your parade)

[personal profile] ssmisery 2019-01-07 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm... okay?

[She mostly sounds awkward about answering the standard little social-nicety non-question. There've been ups and downs, and she's never fully okay, but nobody wants to actually launch into that kinda stuff.]

I didn't realize it when you left. Sorry.

[That, on the other hand, is pretty earnest, since when we last left off Lapis was projecting onto Monika hardcore, and being dismissed and forgotten was definitely a part of HER baggage.]
255000255000255: (Sheepish)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2019-01-08 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ Monika squints. That answer didn't sound like she was "okay." She'll let it slide, though. ]

It's fine, really. [ Her smile fades a bit. ] I'm...kind of used to being forgotten.

[ Suddenly, she shakes her head. ] Not that I'm saying you should've remembered me or anything! It's just the story of my life, ahaha!
ssmisery: (the wake of tragedy)

[personal profile] ssmisery 2019-01-10 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't forget you.

[That just sounds a little defensive, though. She'd like to say something like, "There's been a lot going on," but that would definitely be an excuse, right? There's always stuff going on, especially in Wonderland. Letting someone you talked to once fall by the wayside is easy, which probably makes it more universal and relatable, but not necessarily better.

She shakes her head instead, and smiles a little, sort of grimly. Lapis can be a downer, but the least she can do is let Monika set the tone.]


It's good to see you.
255000255000255: (Did I do that?)

[personal profile] 255000255000255 2019-01-14 12:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Her smile comes back. ] It's nice to see you too, no matter what.

[ She doesn't want to focus on the "forgetting" bit too much. She gets the feeling Lapis wouldn't want to keep talking about it, either. Rough subject and all. ]

I actually kind of missed the place. Is that weird?
ssmisery: (plumb nice of you)

[personal profile] ssmisery 2019-01-18 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
In several ways, yes.

[Aside from all other issues, it's weird to be able to miss it or not. But that's a friendly sardonicism, not a judgey one. It's weird, but lots of things are weird, so there's nothing weird about that.]