+ FOURTH WALL EVENT: BEACH PARTY +

[vitaelamorte]

Who: E V E R Y O N E
Where: The Beach!
When: Sept 5th to Sept 10th
Rating: G to PG-13 (please label higher ratings, thank you!)
Summary: Are the other parties a little too crowded and chaotic for you? Come and chill by the water! And don't forget to have a look at the Fourth Wall Master Post for event rules, puzzle clues, and more places to mingle!
The Story:

Beginning on September 5th, much of the shoreline will be taken over by a massive beach party! As with all good Wonderland parties, it will be run day and night, always mysteriously tidy and always with food that replenishes itself.

At various points along the beach, there will be wheel barrels full of candy and treats, and torches for people to claim as their own. There are also volleyball nets, and when darkness falls they will light up like Christmas trees for those who want to play well into the night.

There are many places set up to sit - some with tables, some with pillows and blankets, many with shade, and some even dug out in the sand. There is music playing, but the source is unclear.

However, there's one thing that the curious may find - a message in a bottle. It will regenerate within five minutes if taken, allowing as many curious truth-seekers to investigate as possible.

Comments

Mirror-Max

[dodged_and_burned]

I'll play!

[This has been a great, great, great event so far. Now it's going to be even better. Mirror-Max approaches (practically skips toward) the blue-haired girl. She's clad in a dark brown bikini, and is flashing a bright grin. As a final touch, she's also got a pair of sunglasses on, her eyes excitedly staring up at Chloe from underneath.]

And I'll kick your butt, too.

[mypartnerincrime]

[Chloe stares at Max, dumbfounded. I mean, sure, she's seen Max in her underwear before. But that was just the two of them, in the middle of the school pool, with no one else around. Chloe's not complaining though. Not really. But she is pretty surprised to see her best friend in a bikini, walking towards her, all confident and not the slightest bit of the usual Max-awkwardness in sight. ]

Wow. A bikini and trash-talking, huh? Who are you and what have you done with my best friend?

[Chloe is laughing when she says all this, clearly meaning it to be a joke. She has no clue that she's talking to Mirror-Max, and not her Max.]

[dodged_and_burned]

I'm Mirror-Max silly. The other Maxie. Now with much more Max Factor. [She hits the ball from below, popping it out of Chloe's hands and catching it.] And I haven't done anything to Max. She can join if she wants, but... she'll probably feel a little lost.

[She winks at Chloe, still smiling bright.] I left you some messages on your mirror. Remember?

[mypartnerincrime]

[The smile is wiped off from Chloe's face in an instant. It's her first encounter with a Mirror not in a mirror in Wonderland.

And it just had to be Mirror-Max. Great. As if this place isn't screwed up enough.

She lets Mirror-Max take the ball from her but doesn't get into position to play.]

Yeah, I do remember.

[Chloe doesn't return the smile. She can't help but feel cold towards her. To Chloe, seeing another Max, not her Max is so... wrong. She doesn't like it. At all.]

So when are you going back to wherever you came from?

[dodged_and_burned]

[Max continues to smile for all of two seconds- then her expression falls and her shoulders sag.

Come on. She didn't even do anything yet. Give her a chance.]

...Did I say something wrong?

[Her voice is plaintive and soft.]

[mypartnerincrime]

[Chloe folds her arms. Her expression on the other hand does not soften.]

A Max that's not really Max? Yeah, not a fan of that particular freak show.

[dodged_and_burned]

[She fiddles with the ball between her hands, glancing around to see if anyone's watching. This turned out sort of embarrassing.]

Hey... I'm not trying to be her or anything. We just... look the same.

[She wishes she could add I'm not a freak in there, but that might actually be a lie.]

[mypartnerincrime]

[Chloe rolls her eyes and waves her hand as she turns away.]

Whatever, man. We can play but don't expect we'll be great buddies after this.

[dodged_and_burned]

[She could rewind. Go about this differently...

She had hoped it would go better, but her actual expectations were for something more like this.]

Why not?

[She calls out sadly as Chloe turns, not yet taking up a position on the opposite side of the net.]

I haven't even done anything. We could have tons of fun.

[mypartnerincrime]

[Chloe hears Mirror-Max's question and doesn't hesitate. She drops the ball on the sand and turns around to walk towards her again. She stops in front of Mirror-Max, close enough so she could jab a finger at her. Her face is literally inches away from the other girl... or thing. Whatever the fuck Mirror-Max is.]

Why not? Because you're some fucking freakshow who looks like my best friend but isn't my best friend. Now I've been pretty okay with all the shit Wonderland [Chloe gestures at the beach.] has thrown at me. But this,

[She gestures at Mirror-Max this time.]

This is just too much. And I'm not buying it. Not for one goddamn second.

[Chloe steps back a bit.]

So you could either fuck off,

[She points at the direction towards the mansion.]

Or we could play a game of volleyball and pretend like we don't know each other.

1/2

[dodged_and_burned]

[Wow Chloe is really pretty and her face is really close right now, and she's probably saying something important so Max should listen to that instead of focusing on the way she looks, shouldn't she?

She sounds really pissed. Max cringes and leans slightly away from the other girl's outburst, at a loss for words. She'd expected Chloe to get weirded out, but not downright angry.

Ugh. Mirror-Max pouts and with a crestfallen expression holds out one hand. Rewind, rewind.

Chloe gets out of her face- the ball leaps back up into the air and into Chloe's hands. To Max it sounds like a wind picks up at the beach, building up to a loud roar as time rushes back and back-

2/2

[dodged_and_burned]

[Max glumly tries to think up of a reply that won't get Chloe pissed off. Nothing really comes to mind but she shoots for a friendly tone anyway. Despite the obvious hurt she's trying to hide underneath it.]

She, uhh... I'm, I'm mirror-Max, not the real Max. I just look like her, but I'm not her, and we don't... have to pretend that I'm her. Because I'm really not. I just wanna play with you.

[This is gross. She feels closer to the real Max than ever: awkward pauses, stuttering, at a loss for words. God.]

I left you some messages on your mirror, remember? I just... wanna have fun with you.

[mypartnerincrime]

[Chloe stops smiling as soon as she realizes that it's not her Max. But she's so awkward and quiet that Chloe might not have been able to tell the difference if Mirror-Max hadn't admitted the truth. The idea that she could have mistaken this thing for the real Max is freaking Chloe out a bit. But she doesn't show it. And frankly, she's also a bit grateful that Mirror-Max had been honest with her.

But it still doesn't change the fact that she looks like Max but isn't Max.]

Yeah, I remember those. What are you doing here? Don't you live on the other side of a mirror?

[dodged_and_burned]

[Okay, so far no angry accusations. Max actually has to force herself to wait two seconds and think about what she's going to say. It's a really annoying feeling.

When she speaks her voice is more cheerful, light.]

Yeah, but we got let out to play! So let's play? Please?

[mypartnerincrime]

Got let out?

[What is she, some kind of prisoner?]

Who let you out?

[dodged_and_burned]

The Queen, silly! Now I'm not stuck on the mirror-side with boring Chloe. [She bounces on the balls of her feet, smiling wide, eyes staring from behind her shades.] I'm on a beach with you! At a party!

[mypartnerincrime]

[Chloe's eyes widen.]

WHAT? There's a Mirror-Chloe too??

[dodged_and_burned]

Uh, yes. I told you about her? When we were writing on the mirror.

[She almost teases Chloe about forgetting so easily, but this is going well so far and she doesn't want to screw it up!]

She's really boring.

[mypartnerincrime]

Oh.

[A pause.]

Well, I said I remembered the writings. I didn't say I remembered what they said.

[Chloe looks around the beach.]

Is she here too? Mirror-Chloe?

[dodged_and_burned]

[Max shrugs impatiently, bouncing again on the balls of her feet.] I dunno. I don't keep track of her. She's probably being all lame in her own room. [She sticks out a thumb toward the volleyball net.] Play?

[mypartnerincrime]

[Chloe holds up her free hand.]

Wait. I think I'd like to know if there's another Chloe running around here. Are you sure she's not here?

[dodged_and_burned]

[Max's brain goes: lkajvl;akwmdeplayalreadygod]

You think I wouldn't notice?

[mypartnerincrime]

[Chloe narrows her eyes at Mirror-Max. She doesn't like her tone.]

Well, if you have a problem with me asking questions,

[She jerks her thumb to direction of the mansion.]

you can clear out and go back to whatever circus act you came from.

[dodged_and_burned]

[Max continues to grin for a moment, but then her expression changes very suddenly to a frown.]

I just meant because she's really pretty and... I'd notice if she was here.

[mypartnerincrime]

[Chloe continues to narrow her eyes at Mirror Max. After a while, she snorts.]

Well, if she does look like me, then she's probably too hot to miss.