+ Make the Most of Your Regrets +

[vitaelamorte]

Who: Everyone!
Where: Real side of the Mansion, anywhere.
When: January 12 - 15
Rating: Please warn for anything above PG-13.
Summary: As the Gryphon announced, there is an event. Everyone is now living as if one regret they formerly had no longer exists.
The Story:

Please post your top levels here and tag around! For plotting and a link to the bulletin board for more details, head to the plotting post. The FAQ is also there for any last minute questions.

Remember, you can only change one regret and your character is now an AU version of themselves in regards to how that would have changed them.

Have fun ♥

Comments

[entreats]

Um.. The usual, I think? [ She hums, thinking it over. ]

Reading in the library, talking to my friends.. I was talking to one of them earlier and we might end up doing some board games later. [ She laughs. ] Got to keep yourself occupied in this kind of place, right? Until we can all go back home.

[thereporter]

[ Apparently Julia has been out of the loop. She chalks it up to her just not keeping up with Ange as often as she should; Ange was one of the first people she met when she came to Wonderland, but she's also always been a little distant. Not that Julia helps with that, considering she isn't exactly an unyielding extrovert herself.

Either way, she's happy to hear that Ange has found her stride and it keeping herself busy. ]

Board games sound fun. I don't think I've played a board game since I was a kid. [ Sometimes, Julia took being a boring adult to the extreme. ]

[entreats]

Then let's play one together sometime! It'll be fun!

[ It's said with a kind of excitement that Ange usually never displays, so there does seem to be something kind of off about her. She's even smiling as she says it, excitement twinkling somewhere in her eyes. ]

I mean, we're stuck here anyway, right? Might as well try everything out while we're here. [ Who cares that Julia is an adult, or even just generally quite a bit older than her. It doesn't seem to be much of a concern to Ange. Anyone can play board games!! ]

[thereporter]

[ That display does take Julia aback a bit. She hasn't been so out of touch with Ange that a sudden display of such uncharacteristic behavior goes unnoticed, and it takes Julia a bit too long to catch up with her smile. ]

That does sound fun.

[ Julia actually enjoys the time she gets to spend with the kids in Wonderland. She found herself mother-henning the Dome orphans back home pretty quickly, and being around the younger generations in Wonderland helps her miss them a little less. ]

Ange... [ She pauses thoughtfully, shaking some flour into a measuring cup. ] Is there's something else going on? You just seem... Happier than usual.

[entreats]

[ That remark makes Ange look a bit surprised. She stares over at Julia, blinking like she has no clue what the other is talking about. ]

Happier?

[ Sure, Ange won't claim she's the absolute happiest person around. She's still not always great with social interactions, since that's what being a sometimes shy bookworm does to you. But she doesn't think she'd come across as.. well, what's the opposite? A gloomy person? ]

Do you really think so? I think I usually seem like this too.. And as far as I know, nothing special has happened recently.

[thereporter]

[ No, something is definitely up. Julia wouldn't say Ange is gloomy, per se, but there is definitely a little more skip to her step than she's ever seen before and, while it's not a bad thing, it isn't exactly normal, either. ]

No, no, forget it. It's probably just me. [ Julia offers an apologetic smile. As strange as it might be, it's nice to see Ange acting a little happier. ] Who were you planning board games with?

[entreats]

Lapis. Do you know her?

[ She figures Julia would instantly recognize the name if she did - those.. gem or alien people or whatever they are kind of stand out, after all. Most people don't really have blue skin. ]

She seemed in a pretty good mood today as well, thinking about it. Maybe this place is helping us lift our spirits for once or something like that?

[thereporter]

I don't personally, but I think I've seen her around on the network.

[ She's pretty good at knowing names, even if she hasn't actually met the person. ]

Do you think this might be an event? One that puts everyone in a good mood? [ She pauses, grabbing a whisk to start mixing up her batter. ] That's pretty mellow for Wonderland.

[entreats]

[ Ange gives a small, thoughtful nod at that, even though she's still smiling a bit. ]

I guess so. This place doesn't really like doing nice things for us. [ And the events are more genuinely bothersome when you actually care about your life and don't have as much experience running away from magical creatures. ] Maybe it tried to do something bad, but made a mistake. And then it all turned out like this instead.