+ The (Final) 12 Days of Ewaymas +

[vitaelamorte]

Who: EVERYONE!
Where: Real Side only!
When: 12/13-12/25
Rating: PG-13, warn if going higher
Summary: On the first day of Ewaymas, Wonderland took from me...
The Story:
On the first day of Ewaymas (12/13/19), Wonderland took from me:
The Forest and all of the trees!
On the second day of Ewaymas (12/14/19), Wonderland took from me:
The whole entire Ocean! And the Forest and all of the trees!
On the third day of Ewaymas (12/15/19), Wonderland took from me:
Every grain of sand! The whole entire Ocean! And the Forest and all of the trees!
On the fourth day of Ewaymas (12/16/19), Wonderland took from me:
Hedges and their maze! Every grain of sand! The whole entire Ocean! And the Forest and all of the trees!
On the fifth day of Ewaymas (12/17/19), Wonderland took from me:
ALLLLL OF THE MIIIIIIIRRORS! Hedges and their maze! Every grain of sand! The whole entire Ocean! And the Forest and all of the trees!
On the sixth day of Ewaymas (12/18/19), Wonderland took from me:
So many fruit trees! ALLLLL OF THE MIIIIIIIRRORS! Hedges and their maze! Every grain of sand! The whole entire Ocean! And the Forest and all of the trees!
On the seventh day of Ewaymas (12/19/19), Wonderland took from me:
No more lake a-swimming! Six tons of fruit! ALLLLL OF THE MIIIIIIIRRORS! Hedges and their maze! Every grain of sand! The whole entire Ocean! And the Forest and all of the trees!
On the eighth day of Ewaymas (12/20/19), Wonderland took from me:
Traumatic human chess! No more lake a-swimming! Six tons of fruit! ALLLLL OF THE MIIIIIIIRRORS! Hedges and their maze! Every grain of sand! The whole entire Ocean! And the Forest and all of the trees!
On the ninth day of Ewaymas (12/21/19), Wonderland took from me:
The flora and the fauna! Traumatic human chess! No more lake a-swimming! Six tons of fruit! ALLLLL OF THE MIIIIIIIRRORS! Hedges and their maze! Every grain of sand! The whole entire Ocean! And the Forest and all of the trees!
On the tenth day of Ewaymas (12/22/19), Wonderland took from me:
Somewhere dark and dingy! The flora and the fauna! Traumatic human chess! No more lake a-swimming! Six tons of fruit! ALLLLL OF THE MIIIIIIIRRORS! Hedges and their maze! Every grain of sand! The whole entire Ocean! And the Forest and all of the trees!
On the eleventh day of Ewaymas (12/23/19), Wonderland took from me:
Shady backyard vendors! Somewhere dark and dingy! The flora and the fauna! Traumatic human chess! No more lake a-swimming! Six tons of fruit! ALLLLL OF THE MIIIIIIIRRORS! Hedges and their maze! Every grain of sand! The whole entire Ocean! And the Forest and all of the trees!
On the twelfth day of Ewaymas (12/24/19), Wonderland took from me:
Endless magic closets! Shady backyard vendors! Somewhere dark and dingy! The flora and the fauna! Traumatic human chess! No more lake a-swimming! Six tons of fruit! ALLLLL OF THE MIIIIIIIRRORS! Hedges and their maze! Every grain of sand! The whole entire Ocean! And the Forest and all of the trees!

Comments

[entreats]

I've actually been showing it off to multiple people, so I've had it with me. [ Mostly since some of the people she knew were already comparing their poems too.. And Ange can be helpful. Sometimes. ]

Here, show me yours first since you already took it out.

[moraloutrage]

Ah, that is very diligent of you! I am proud to hear it, Ushiromiya-kun! Very well... Allow me to read mine first!

[Instead of just showing it to her, of course he'll do a performance of it! He clears his throat as he prepares to read the entire poem aloud. He goes through all of The Fruit of Loneliness, and sure enough, he ends up in tears and just barely manages to finish the last few lines.]

"...For I cannot live without you... m-my friend!!"

[entreats]

[ Of course he'd actually read it out loud. And actually get super emotional over it. Of course. It's only once he starts reading that Ange realises the mistake she's made in not just quickly grabbing it out of his hands or something.

But alas, it's too late once he's reading. So she just sits through it. And once he's done, she reaches out very awkwardly to just.. lightly pat him on the shoulder.. There, there, Ishimaru.

(Quickly pulling her hand back after that though.) ]

.. Sounds like it's mostly about being away from a friend, right?

[moraloutrage]

[He appreciates the comfort, at least! He sniffles and wipes a tear away before he responds.]

Hmmm... Yes! That certainly seems to be what the poem is all about! Perhaps that is why it resonates so deeply with my soul... I am not sure yet how this could connect to Wonderland, but I am sure that this is a step forward! Now how about your own poem, Ushiromiya-kun?

[entreats]

[ So it's something that connects personally moreso than to this place, huh? That sure makes sense in regards to her own too. And that fact makes it almost a little awkwardly personal, but Ange maintains a pokerface anyway as she hands her own poem to Ishimaru. No, she won't read it aloud, okay! ]

Here. Read it.

[moraloutrage]

Very well!

[Of course he'll read this one aloud too! But when it comes to the f-bomb, he'll pause for a moment and then just say "Word Redacted" instead. He's not fond of swearing, after all, especially in front of a lady!

Once he's done, he sets the poem down with a thoughtful frown.]

Such a somber poem! [At least it didn't bring him to tears, although the last line left a weight in his heart.] It seemed to be speaking of death, and of the state of preferring to not be dead. I find that notion to be agreeable!

[entreats]

[ She's not sure what's more typical of him between the removed swear word and the description of it as if he's giving a book report..

Ange grabs the paper back. ]

That's why I'm pretty sure these poems are talking about something personal rather than something about this place. You're really into the whole friendship deal, right? [ UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE YEAR.. Also, yes, she's making it sound like she has no involvement with this particular f-word despite having called him a friend, sue her. ] And I'm dead.

[moraloutrage]

I do not know if I would describe friendship as my main passion, but it is certainly a field that I am invested in!

[But, well, he winces at that little reminder of Ange's. He was originally told that so long ago, that he wants to forget that she ever said it. But here it is again, and he blinks back tears in response.]

Ack! Y-you... you have told me such a thing in the past. But you are alive and well here and now, in the present. A-and who knows, maybe you are mistaken about your current status in your home world!

[entreats]

Yeah, maybe you're right.

[ It doesn't sound like she's saying that with doubt in her voice, but that's more just since she's really good at keeping an even tone by now.. Ange is 100% sure that she's dead, and is actually kind of okay with that.

But she knows that saying that out loud is going to make him freak out for sure, so she doesn't say it. ]

I'm just saying it's kind of what the poem is pointing at, you know? Maybe they're all just talking about stuff related to us.

[moraloutrage]

[Ishimaru wants to Believe! And her words are enough to placate his distress for now, especially as she reminds him of the whole point of bringing it up.]

Ah... Yes, I suppose that you make a good point! The poems seem to have been personally chosen for us. I would have to check the poems of others to make sure, but thus far, that sounds like a valid conclusion! Hm... But that makes it quite troublesome that the poems do not seem to contain any clues that we could use...

[entreats]

.. hmm. Well, there's still two boxes left.

[ Not a whole lot, but at least it's something. ]

Maybe there will be something in the last one that'd make some sense out of all of this.

[moraloutrage]

That is correct! There are exactly two more left to go! Perhaps the big answer is being saved for last. A true clue, or one that could help us to understand how other gifts were clues all along! I just hope that things will not become too dire before than... I will continue to study as we wait and see what I can come up with!