+ We are Under Attack! +

[vitaelamorte]

Who: EVERYONE
Where: EVERYWHERE
When: 9/14 - 9/21
Rating: PG-13, warn if going higher.
Summary: The Jabberwock is loose, and seemingly unstoppable, and her Majesty the Red Queen is nowhere to be found! Will you take up arms against the monster? Will you rush to the aid of others? Or will you need that aid yourself, as something much more powerful has also escaped?
The Story:

The Jabberwocky’s roar can be heard all across Wonderland, and the Red Queen is nowhere to be found.

However! Wonderland has scattered help across the mansion! Hidden in various places are duplicates of the Vorpal Weapons, ready to aid anyone who finds them in staying alive and uneaten as long as possible.

The mirror boundaries have shattered, leaving glass scattered everywhere, and Mirrors able to cross over as they like. But something else has crossed over with them - the entire contents of the Core are slinking around, waiting to snatch the memories of someone unfortunate enough to open up its hiding place.

Looking for more details, or have some questions? The OOC post is right over here!

Comments

[onlyredroses]

The Queen of Hearts looks offended by his tone. Who is he to talk to her in such a way?

"My job, obviously," she says. "No one else has managed to slay the Jabberwock thus far, so a professional is stepping in."

None of this acknowledges the fact that she seems to have crawled out of the depths of Wonderhell somehow. Clearly he should have been expecting her.

[adaptiveimmunities]

"Uh huh." Shaun doesn't sound entirely convinced, but then the Queen of Hearts has acted a lot more like a spoiled kid than a professional monster-slayer in his experience here in Wonderland. "Last thing we all knew, you were dead. How do I know you're not that thing in disguise?" His hand goes to the vorpal blade he's carrying.

Also? She stabbed his sister.

[onlyredroses]

That is indeed one of the many things she's done.

"I suppose that's fair," she says, reaching for her own blade as well. "But if I were the Jabberwocky, why would I spend so much effort to slay the Jabberwocky? I'd only be killing myself, and I just got back. There'd be no point."

[adaptiveimmunities]

Shaun shrugs a shoulder, spreading his free hand in a "what are you gonna do" gesture. "Hey, I just got here. I haven't seen you fight anything. You could be the Jabberwock pretending to be ready to throw down and really just lulling us into a false sense of security before swallowing Wonderland whole."

[onlyredroses]

"I could be. Or I could be the one who's going to save you all, and you could be an incredibly ungrateful amateur swordsman," she says. "That seems more likely to me with a stance like that."

Then, she shrugs right back at him in the same way. "Most weren't meant to wield the Vorpal Sword, because most aren't me."

[adaptiveimmunities]

If she were commenting on his ability with one of his chosen weapons, he'd be ready to throw down about it, but as it is...

"Well, it's my first time. I'd be happy to take any pointers. If you're the real Queen of Hearts and not a filthy impostor, that is."

[onlyredroses]

She grins, wickedly.

"I have the best pointer of all," she says. "Do you want to see it?"

[adaptiveimmunities]

Shaun eyes her warily. "If it's 'put the pointy end in the other guy,' I got that memo."

[onlyredroses]

"For someone who's so certain I'm not who I say I am, you're awfully scared I might behave like myself," she points out, casually waving her sword in his direction.

[adaptiveimmunities]

"I would be just as cautious with anyone waving a sword at me, be they queen or shapeshifting monster. For the record."

[onlyredroses]

"And yet you're still here," she says. "I'd say that makes you not very cautious at all, really."