[OPEN]

[onsilksheets]

Who: Bela and YOU.
Where: All over the mansion.
When: The whole of May.
Rating: PG.
Summary: Open catch all log for May. Anything you want! PM me if you want a specific thing and we'll hash it out.
The Story:

In a few months time, Bela would mark her second anniversary here. Well, she mightn't really mark it with a special celebration or anything, but she wouldn't forget it either. What she would also never forget that each day in Wonderland meant that she had a chance of living a life; albeit one that was threatened by events and other residents. It was still Bela's best chance and she was going to treat it like that.

Like most days, she can be found in the kitchen in the morning or afternoon for food. Maybe even out in the garden for a walk when the weather was perfect for it. There was even the occasional venture onto the roof of the mansion where it was the ideal place to view the stars at night. Bela never really went out beyond the mansion, except for the gardens and occasionally, the checkerboard hills. The routine that she had established for herself worked and aside from the occasional hiccup from an event, she didn't really have to change much about it.

The library was another spot that she found herself going to when she felt like it, before heading to one of the tea rooms for some quiet. Keeping herself busy was important to Bela, just as vital as breathing. It helped to distract from her fate back home- a fate which was pretty much sealed for good.

ooc: Feel free to reply in prose or action :)

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closed to John Blake (when Crowley's away)

[onsilksheets]

[They had planned this a few months ago, but now the time had come to make good on their plans and actually go through with it. She was looking forward to doing some decorating and having the hard work pay off, a chance to let her artistic flair come into play. Bela had done it before when she reopened Jesse's lounge room on the eighth floor and she was quite proud of the way it turned out.

Bela goes to his room, knocking on the door a few times.]

John? It's Bela.

[He should be expecting her but she wasn't going to barge in on him without letting him know that she was outside his door.]

[oversight]

[ John's quick to let Bela in, but only after securing Perdita the hellhound (who is entirely unappreciative of such an act, but a fair enough sport that she won't make too much of a ruckus). At the door he's greeting her while dressed down in what looks like old workout clothes. It's been a rough couple of days, especially without Crowley, but he's ready to do something productive. ]

Hey, thanks for comin'. Come on in.

[ He gestures her inside and closes the door behind her.

The room is much closer to a large house on the inside, the dimensions skewed by Wonderland itself. It's main room has some tufted leather furniture, but beyond that it's just wood floors, stone accents, and cavernous dimensions. There's even a fireplace.

Off to one side, the main living space leads into other areas. There's a kitchen, a library and sitting room, one very large and luxurious bathroom, not to mention a dining area with a bar and plenty of room for entertainment equipment.

It's nothing like John's used to, but he feels like he can settle if he has a part in setting everything up. ]

You want a drink or somethin'? Can have a look 'round while I get it.

[onsilksheets]

[A good thing that he's going to keep Perdita at bay as Bela and hellhounds didn't really mix that well (the same went for demons but she and Crowley were on good terms)]

Of course.

[Bela steps inside the room, not quite expecting what she was going to see once she got a chance to explore it. Suffice to say, Bela was stunned and amazed at how grand it was, how the room seemed to go on forever. Part of it was probably down to the room being shared by two people and an innate sense of style. Maybe this would inspire her to do some redecorating of her own at some point in the future.]

Yeah, some water would be nice. I think it might take a while for me to have a proper gander. [A smile.] This place is incredible.

[She's also dressed appropriately for the task at hand, her hair pulled back into a ponytail. Getting her hands dirty in a literal sense should be fun and it would give Bela ample time to catch up with John.]

[oversight]

Ahh, can't say I had much of a hand in how incredible it is, but it's... larger'n life, isn't it?

[ His old room had been so small and dark and this is so large and vibrant. There's a inexplicable second level that even has a sun room, for Christ's sake. It's not anything like what he'd pick for himself, and yet he has no real problem living here when Crowley's actually around. ]

Go ahead, I'll catch up.

[ In the meantime he'll be in the kitchen, but there are plenty of places for Bela to explore, including a decently sized library. ]

[onsilksheets]

I'll see you shortly.

[Bela nods, watching as he headed towards the kitchen. She doesn't waste time in exploring the area, one small step at a time so she could get a proper look. Maybe she would find some inspiration here and take it back to her own room, give it a make over. Bela stops every so often to inspect something more closely.

Eventually, she ends up in the library and when John finds her again, Bela will be leafing through a book, impressed by the collection that was there.]

[oversight]

Still organizin' it all, but a lotta these books are Crowley's.

[ Between them it's a mish-mash of varying topics in all varieties, from occult to fiction, most of which are already carefully places up on the shelf.

Blake appears beside her and offers over the drink. ]

Anyway, you wanna start in here? Or I could show you upstairs next?

[onsilksheets]

Thanks.

[ Bela accepts the water with a grateful nod, taking a sip of it.]

Upstairs would be great. You can always give me a tour around the library afterwards and then we can move on from there.

[oversight]

Sounds good to me.

[ He's fairly easy in that regard.

Gesturing her along, he heads up the stairs. On one side of the floorplan is a large and tidy bedroom with lots of closet space, and on the other side is a sunroom and small room that's presently serving as a temporary office. ]

Not much to it up here, really. Lotta room.

[ More room than a guy like him is really used to, but he's definitely not interested in complaining about it at the moment. Just having Bela around helps makes even the loneliest room bearable. ]

The wood floors remind me of home a bit.

[onsilksheets]

[As she is being led around the upstairs part of his room, Bela takes a good look around, liking what she could see. It was nice to see such an open space with plenty of room to move around in.]

I like it. Very airy. And I also like the wood floors, they're similar to the kind that I have in my apartment in New York.

[There was only one floor in it, but perhaps Bela could modify her own room here to include a second floor.]

What else would you add to it if you wanted?

timed to right before Michonne dies :3

[thesamurai]

She knows it's only a matter of time before Zelena figures out that the totem being gone is her fault. But for now, Michonne does things as normal, not bothering to hide. As far as she knows, when the witch wants to find her, she will, and there won't be anything to be done about it.

Dead woman walking still has to eat. So, she heads to the kitchen to make a sandwich, and when she sees Bela, Michonne gives her as close to a smile as she can get for now. "Long time no see."

sorry for the delay

[onsilksheets]

She was in the middle of making some tea and toast when Michonne comes into the kitchen and Bela was pleased to see her, happy for the company.

Michonne receives a smile in return. "Hey. And yeah, it has been a while. How are you?"

There was once a time when Bela wouldn't have ever been this friendly towards anyone, unless she could gain something from it. Being in Wonderland had a positive influence upon her, even with all the madness that could occur.

It was my delay first, I meant to tag long ago :3

[thesamurai]

There's a little shrug from her, even with her mind on various topics. "Could be better, could be worse. Might be worse in a few days, but we'll see. What about you? Wonderland giving you any extra grief?"

The last thing they'd all done, was take an impromptu trip to a spa. Should have been relaxing, she figures. Mostly she'd waited for other shit to happen.

:3

[onsilksheets]

"No more so than usual." The spa had been lovely and Bela hoped that it would have become a permanent fixture of Wonderland. But those hopes were quickly dashed when the hot springs disappeared. "I've been well."

She hasn't been injured or killed, and none of her friends have suffered the same fate. Bela counts that as a win.

"What do you mean by 'worse in a few days'?"

Re: :3

[thesamurai]

Michonne trusts Bela, maybe because she looks like Maggie, or just because she's proven to be trustworthy. A combination of both, perhaps. So, she takes a deep breath, hands resting flat on the counter.

"You know anyone up on eight? Most of them are related?"

[onsilksheets]

Bela feels like she can trust Michonne, even if they didn't know everything about each other. It would take time for that, but she remained hopeful.

"My room is on the eighth floor but I haven't really spoken to anyone who is there." Aside from Jesse, but he was was no longer in Wonderland.

[thesamurai]

"There's a woman up there trying to cast a spell. Change time." The words are so foreign to Michonne. But, a few years ago she hadn't believed the dead could walk, so she tries to keep an open mind now. She has to.

"She's crazy as hell. Name's Zelena."

[onsilksheets]

"Why does this crazy woman called Zelena want to change time?" She's kind of baffled by the fact that she wasn't aware of a spell going on but no matter, Bela knows now.

"And how did you find out?"

[delusive]

[It had been a few days since she got back and so far everything was good even though she was still trying to be as cautious as ever with Klaus still around. Luckily this time around she had more allies and between impersonating Elena again along with pretending she didn't remember this place, it granted her a bit more freedom for the time being.

It was getting so boring being in the mansion so she was taking a walk in the gardens when she spots Bela. There's a brief look of recognition in her expression both from speaking to her before and how much she looked like Rose. It was almost surprising seeing that someone other than herself had a doppelganger but it was nonetheless interesting because unlike Rose, Bela seemed like she might be a lot more fun and less likely to want her dead on top everything. Katherine approaches her as they cross paths, the surprise still evident on her features because she was still pretending to have recently arrived] Rose? I didn't know you were here too.

[onsilksheets]

[The idea of doppelgangers was only really cemented for Bela when she came to Wonderland. Not only was she mistaken for Rose, there was another from a different world. So she was pretty much used to it by now and had learned to deal with it without getting too aggravated.

She recognises Katherine when the other woman approaches her, but not as Katherine. The only name that Bela associated with her was Elena.]

I'm afraid I am not your friend. I only look like her. [She'd love to meet her doppelgangers face to face.] My name is Bela and I think we've spoken before, but you mightn't remember your time here. You're Elena, yeah?

[delusive]

[Under other circumstances, Katherine would let people assume she was Elena and be done with it but she imagines that if Elena does show up, it could backfire in her face because last time Elena was her, she had the nerve to out her publicly when all she was doing was using her name to avoid Klaus. It was totally harmless little lie for her safety and really she was totally behaving herself which Elena didn't seem to get.

Katherine would much rather introduce herself properly if it suited the situation and this was one of those times especially since it wasn't over the network] We have? Oh— sorry, it's not Elena. My name is Katherine.

[onsilksheets]

Katherine? [An eyebrow goes up as Bela looks her over.] Well, you're either Elena's identical twin or a doppelganger.

Please accept my apologies for the mistake. I never actually met Elena in person, only spoke to her over the network.

[delusive]

[She nods slightly] Yeah, it's something like that—

It's fine, looks like we both mistook each other for someone else. It's nice to meet you Bela.

[onsilksheets]

A pleasure to meet you as well, Katherine.

[ She offers her a polite smile. ]

I believe that there are a few people from your world here as well. Have they been in contact with you?

[delusive]

Oh yeah, I definitely got in contact with a few of them already. [she smiles, before tacking on a follow up inquiry] You're acquainted with them?

[onsilksheets]

I wouldn't say well acquainted but we've spoken at least once. Having people that you know here can be helpful I think.

But I suppose that depends on whether or not you get along with them in the first place.