[open] suddenly there are clouds all around and the clouds all around her are warm

[likeseggos]

Who: Eleven and you!
Where: Library
When: 11/21
Rating: Probably not more than PG-13 lbr
Summary: Eleven wakes up in Wonderland. It's fine. Everything is fine.
The Story:

[the last thing she remembered was stopping the demogorgon. disintegrating it into nothing … didn't she die? she was so spent, and it took so much of her, she thought that was the only way it could end. but instead of the cold, dark, dampness of the upside down, or simply the nothingness of being dead, she found herself here. wherever here was.

as she takes in her surroundings, she realizes she's surrounded by books. she doesn't really care about books — she can read, sort of, but giving her a proper literary education was never really a priority in hawkin labs. what she does know about books in general though, is that the best ones are big and heavy. and that is why she starts grabbing the lengthier hardcover tomes off the shelf without so much as really glancing at what they are. because in a corner, she's … building a fort out of books??? or at least a sizable small collection. to chuck at people's heads.]

Comments

[walkingheroin]

I came from the worst place. [He says it so casually.] Then I retired to La-La-Land, though some might say it's almost just as bad.

They'd be wrong, of course, but I'll admit there are similarities.

[likeseggos]

[she just stares at him while he talks like i have no fuckin clue what you're talking about sir. but okay.]

Upside Down? [that's her version of ... the worst place.]

[walkingheroin]

Hell, actually, though that might be an acceptable description of the place.

[likeseggos]

[el makes a mental note that there's a place called hell and it's even worse than the upside down. she'll just keep that in mind instead of prodding on that particular point. it must be pretty awful, tho.]

Did they test you?

[walkingheroin]

Sometimes it felt like being there was one giant test. One that I left behind before it was over and I couldn't be happier about it.

[likeseggos]

I escaped, too.

[walkingheroin]

[He tilts his head, observing her from the short distance away, as if she's suddenly more interesting.]

You were a prisoner, then?

[likeseggos]

[she's not sure if that's the right word, so she just ... tries to describe her situation some more.] I was always in the bad place. Papa made me do tests. Some of them were really bad.

[walkingheroin]

Bad places that require escaping usually means you're a prisoner of some sort there.

[Even if you also run the place.]

Welcome to the horrible Father's club. He sounds like someone I would have ended up punishing.

[likeseggos]

[she looks down at a book in her fort, tracing the cover with her fingers. finding the right words to describe how she feels that properly express what she wants to say is still hard. but she's made it this far in having a conversation. also it's like super easy to open up to lucifer so that's weird.]

I couldn't stay after I opened the gate. It was so bad ... I didn't want to do anything worse. No more tests.

[walkingheroin]

No, I imagine you wouldn't.

[This is easily the most normal conversation he's had with anyone under the age of 21, which...says something.]

Well, there won't be anyone doing any tests around here if I can help it. You have my word.

[likeseggos]

[she actually smiles a little. did she make a friend maybe with this adult guy who seemed like an asshole at first??? who is like her even if he also seems really fuckin weird??? it's a miracle.]

Good.

[walkingheroin]

[Oh no, the child is smiling at him. Abort abort.]

Right then. Have fun with your...book fort or whatever it is you're doing. Try not to throw them at me next time.

[likeseggos]

[she just nods and returns her attention to building her book fort. SEE THAT WASN'T SO HARD NOW WAS IT, LUCIFER. ~~~friendship is magic~~~]