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[ en ] tranceway . m . o . d . s. ([personal profile] vitaelamorte) wrote in [community profile] entrancelogs2019-03-14 10:34 am

+ Chalk it to me! - Mingle Log +

Who: EVERYONE!
Where: Anywhere outside on Real Side, but mostly in the gardens!
When: 3/14-3/20
Rating: PG, warn if going higher than PG-13
Summary: Alice has invited everyone, Reals and Mirrors alike, to come color outside in the nice spring weather with magic chalk. Surely nothing could go wrong with that plan, right?
The Story:

Outside, the weather is absolutely beautiful. It's not too hot, but not too cold either, and no one would have ever realized there was snow on the ground yesterday if they hadn't been here to see it. The grass is green and everything is dry - no sign of melted snow anywhere at all. Flowers have begun to bloom and it truly looks as though it's been spring for some time already. The season has changed abruptly and now Wonderland's decided it's time for it to be nice out.

There are many paths through the gardens, the vendors, and the hedge maze that can be drawn on, but as Alice demonstrated in her post, there's no need at all to stick to pavement only. Even the air can be decorated with living drawings!

This is a log for people who want to come color outside or people who want to check out what others are doing out here. It isn't strictly to interact with Alice, but she'll be around and will have a top level.
tinyfoods: (Fascinating)

[personal profile] tinyfoods 2019-03-21 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"My Mirror says she'll keep an eye on it. I think she'll remember, but I'm not so sure she'll know what to do if something happens. Except maybe come and tell me about it."

And hopefully, follow instructions she's given to fix it.

"She's a little slow, I think. But she tries hard!"

She gestures at the cable she's testing with one hand as though that proves it.
bibliocorn: (Best pal Star)

[personal profile] bibliocorn 2019-03-21 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, I guess that makes sense, being your Mirror and all."

The slow thing- because Entrapta is anything but that in Sunburst's opinion. She's one of the brightest minds he's met, and he knows a lot of bright minds.

"But it's good to have an alley on this side, and at least she can always ask you for help. Not a bad idea at all."
tinyfoods: (I was born for this)

[personal profile] tinyfoods 2019-03-22 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Entrapta pauses as it occurs to her for the first time that her Mirror might not actually be on her side, might be lying to her or trying to mislead her. She shakes that thought off, though. Surely her Mirror would have laid out a zillion feet of cable if she'd only meant to deceive her.

"I think she'll be helpful in a lot of situations. Especially since she can just reach through the glass!"

She seems especially tickled by that. It's not as though it's something only her Mirror can do, but the fact that they can cross over so easily...it's just fascinating.
bibliocorn: (Sweet ass magic trick)

[personal profile] bibliocorn 2019-03-24 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Surely not, surely her Mirror wouldn't do such a thing at all!!

"That is a helpful trick of theirs. They can also write on it, I believe, to communicate?"

He doesn't know, he covers his mirror up in his room because there's no way in Tartarus he is letting his Mirror spy on him any more than he already does.

"Looks like you've really lucked out with a helpful Mirror. I'm almost jealous."
tinyfoods: (Welcome to Plan B)

[personal profile] tinyfoods 2019-03-25 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Right! They can hear us, but we can't hear them, so they have to write. That's how she and I made this plan."

It has yet to occur to her that she should be creeped out by the multitude of mirrors around her at any given moment. She glances at one now, though obviously, she's just looking through a hole between the two sides of the Mansion at the moment. The idea of being spied on either hasn't crossed her mind or doesn't bother her.

"Is yours bad?"
bibliocorn: (Do not want any of this)

[personal profile] bibliocorn 2019-03-26 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's pretty good. Clever way of using recourses that we have. I like it."

He casts his gaze the same way as hers, his ears folding back uneasily. His own Mirror is always a sore subject- a cause of concern for him whenever he lets himself think about it. It's never easy, seeing yourself at your worst. The worst thing is, that Mirror could have been his life, if he'd chosen differently. It never sits right.

"He's pretty awful, yeah. If you see a version of me walking around with glowing green eyes, just...avoid him."
tinyfoods: (You want me to do what?)

[personal profile] tinyfoods 2019-03-26 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"Why?"

She won't let you off that easily, Sunburst. She's far too curious.
bibliocorn: (Epic sulking)

[personal profile] bibliocorn 2019-03-28 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Damn you and your ceaseless curiosity, Entrapta.

"He's...cruel. He tries to twist others into his worldview," his muzzle wrinkles. "He seems to think that everyone should reach their full potential and never settle for anything less. A very... the ends justify the means sort."

Which on paper sounds good, but in reality means that you have to sacrifice things that make you happy to be 'better'.
tinyfoods: (This is my kingdom come)

[personal profile] tinyfoods 2019-03-30 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Entrapta leans against a pillar of hair, the cord she's been following still dangling from one hand. She looks like she doesn't quite understand.

"But shouldn't people try to reach their full potential?"
bibliocorn: (Not a fan of this)

[personal profile] bibliocorn 2019-03-31 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
He shifts uncomfortably.

"I- well, to a degree?" he offers. "But not to the point where you forgo everything else. Things like...hobbies, friends, family. I did that once and it was awful. It made me miserable."

And ultimately, got him nowhere. No amount of practise or training or hard work could make up for his own shortcomings. All he did was cut himself off from ponies who he needed. From ponies who needed him.
tinyfoods: (Find someone to carry you)

[personal profile] tinyfoods 2019-04-03 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
With her head tilted to one side and a somewhat blank look, she looks like she still maybe doesn't get it. She's always foregone things other than her work--which was her hobby, the bots her family and friends, until...well, until real, human friends happened and then...

Well, that's a totally different story.

After a moment, she smiles.

"If you're happier now, than it's working for you."
bibliocorn: (Shitty-ass apology)

[personal profile] bibliocorn 2019-04-03 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
They could write a book on that, him and her. A lesson that sometimes, no matter how important you think something is, it ends up being pretty pointless if you don't have anyone to share your successes with. He glances up with a smile.

"I am! I mean, okay, I'm still not exactly...uh the most sociable of ponies," at all, ever. "But I got a lot happier after I stopped trying to follow my destiny so hard."
tinyfoods: (So far so bad)

[personal profile] tinyfoods 2019-04-05 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know anything about destiny, really. I just know what I like to do, so I do it."

Sometimes to the detriment of herself and others, if she's honest.
bibliocorn: (Sure we can spend more time together)

[personal profile] bibliocorn 2019-04-05 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's a pretty big deal where I cam from," is his tone a touch bitter? maybe. "When we reach a certain age, we get a mark on our flanks and it signifies our destiny- the special talent that'll be our path for life."

He shrugs. He hates the system if he's honest. It caused him nothing but pain and suffering for years. It's stupid and ponies still act like it's the be-all-and-end-all of their lives.

"But it can be read wrong and that ends up being a mess," he offers her a smile. "It's far better than to just do what you know you like to do."
tinyfoods: (Log: day 3268654)

[personal profile] tinyfoods 2019-04-07 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, to some extent, right? Because on a day to day basis, doing what you want doesn't always seem to work out for the best."

At least according to some people.
bibliocorn: (Buwhuh?)

[personal profile] bibliocorn 2019-04-07 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh yes. We still have to have...jobs and the like. Though honestly, most ponies pick up jobs that link into their special talents."

Which means you have some ponies who's destiny is to be a fabulous fashion designer and some who are destined to serve fast food all their lives. It's a really dumb system.

"But true, complete indulgence is probably a bad idea."
tinyfoods: (And everybody has a share)

[personal profile] tinyfoods 2019-04-08 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"Probably."

She pauses, then laughs.

"Well, I'm not sure how much I really believe that. I mean, sometimes, you have to keep going with what you're doing because the possibilities if you succeed are just too great to give up!"

Even if it means almost being killed by robot zombies again.

"I mean, take First Ones tech at home. Finding fully intact crystals is so rare, that when you do find out, you can't just not try to crack its code! Even if it turns out to virally take over all tech within its sphere of influence in order to protect itself!"

Wow, this is getting weirdly specific.
bibliocorn: (So so unsure)

[personal profile] bibliocorn 2019-04-09 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
That is weirdly specific, Entrapta, and he's not sure if he should be worried or not. That sounds like a thing he should probably be worried about. He doesn't know much about technology at all, but words like 'take over' and 'virally' are never good words. No sir.

"Um. That sounds...really dangerous?" he thinks, probably. "I mean...yeah, in your position I probably would have done that too. So I have no place to talk really. But still."

He absolutely pushed for a stupidly dangerous thing once and it nearly dropped an eldritch horror on his world again. But it was solved with the power of friendship like every other damn problem in his world is solved.
tinyfoods: (Now that I think about it)

[personal profile] tinyfoods 2019-04-10 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, the errors from the first time around prepared me for the second time I tried it, which was much more successful."

It also helped that the crystal was broken the second time and therefore not functioning properly anymore anyway.

She stops walking as she comes to the end of the cord and transfers it from her hair to her hand, looking at it.

"I guess this is as far as she got."
bibliocorn: (Lemmie ponder this stupidity)

[personal profile] bibliocorn 2019-04-10 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"That...is true, yes. And the errors clearly weren't fatal, so that's...at least something. We learn from our mistakes, and all that."

He peers at the cord, adjusting his glasses with a forehoof.

"Hmmm, at least it's better than I expected."
tinyfoods: (I have zero romance feelings for you)

[personal profile] tinyfoods 2019-04-10 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'll have to remind her to keep going. But I can't really blame her. It's a long way from the basement to the Core, when you think of it in footage of cable."

She probably would have done it in one session without a break, because that's how she rolls, but she's learned to meet others where they are. Apparently where her Mirror is is "slow."
bibliocorn: (Okay yeah if you say so)

[personal profile] bibliocorn 2019-04-11 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh yes, it's a distance- and if she's not as focused as you...well, it makes sense she'd get distracted," it'd be like asking Pinkie to watch paint dry- which he's aware has happened once, with mixed results. "But she tried and that's what matters."
tinyfoods: (So far so bad)

[personal profile] tinyfoods 2019-04-12 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, she reminds me a little of someone I know at home." Scorpia certainly tries hard at whatever it is she happens to be doing at a given time. Which is often standing around talking about Catra. "Except she's not as friendly."

She lays the cord back down on the floor where she found it and looks down the hall. She's so tempted to go find the Core herself, but has been told it's a terrible idea. And sometimes, when she's told that, she listens.
bibliocorn: (Read a motherfucking book)

[personal profile] bibliocorn 2019-04-13 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's...nice though. Having that reminder."

His Mirror doesn't remind him of anyone- something he's a little glad of. He doubts he'd especially get along with anypony back home if they were like him. He'd very much prefer to study the Core too- but his sense of self-preservation wins out on this one.

"Still. It's a start."
tinyfoods: (I have approximate knowledge)

[personal profile] tinyfoods 2019-04-13 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. And hopefully, it won't be too much longer before she's got the cord all the way there and we can get some results!"

She glances around the nondescript hallway, then gestures toward one of the empty mirror frames with her hair.

"I guess I'll go back over. The chalk looked pretty interesting. I bet I can find some fun experiments for its use!"

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