only but a p a c k of cards ! [mintiexmidnight]

[detox__]

• • • Of course, you can't possibly just wake up in Wonderland. And she knew they wouldn't treat her to another moment of just falling into Wonderland, however that was apparently not the case, because she had been dropping for quite some time, and now decided that perhaps it was time to think back. Think back to when she had originally come to Wonderland, some years ago as she was now nineteen and not the docile child she was before, perhaps still with a hint of naïveté in the back of her mind, still finding things to be all the more curiouser. Thinking back to it, she absolutely hated Wonderland, so it made no sense for her to be the one to be brought back to such a place, although she couldn't help but say that this time she hadn't crawled into the rabbit hole. She'd tripped right into it.
      
      That damn hole was broad, and truthfully, she felt that it had almost, literally, sucked her in. And now here she was, suspended in a constant fall that had turned to her waiting for her rear to hit the ground, when truthfully, she knew it would be a lot more painful than she wanted it to be, however, as though it were nothing but calmity around her, she landed. Not with a hard thud, but with an 'Umph' with a 'fuck' at the end, her rear hitting a tree stump and leaving her sitting on something not even close to being softer than the ground. She wasn't sure whether to be pissed off or to be rubbing her rear, though the latter was chosen, she still managed to be both of the two, clicking her tongue behind her teeth as she waddled herself up to a standing position. Not knowing where to begin on fixing her attire, she started with her skirt that had awkwardly bunched itself around her legs, pulling at it continuously until it finally settled where it should. Fluffing out the light blue and black pettiskirts, adjusting the bow on the side and making sure the ribbon was properly placed, her hand shifted to her belt b-
      
      Wait a minute. She was in Wonderland. China saucer blue eyes opening a bit wider as though she couldn't POSSIBLY see naturally the way her eyes were, she looked around her and found herself at an awkward clearing. Not a fork in the road, but a round, circular section with a stump in the middle, perfectly placed for her. . Or maybe it was just coincedental. Please. Nothing was coincedental or accidental or anything of the 'dental' family in Wonderland. Batting her thick eyelashes and making sure her hands reached her all too slim hips, like her mother always said, when you had slender hips, it made everything else fluctuate. And as this was true, it was one more fact to prove that she was not the young child she was before. Hourglass figure moving around the stump in search of anything she could have perhaps dropped, her loose curls of fresh hay blond fell over her shoulders, another ribbon in her hair to separate her bangs from the rest of her hair, the sleek black fabric streaking through her hair.
      
      Shoulders caressed by her hair and whatever sunlight managed to take stabs at her through the trees, Alice sat down again on her stump, adjusting one of her heeled black and white criss cross mary janes, her hand slid up her leg and pulled at one of her striped knee highs. Well. Here she was again in Wonderland, obviously not with as much hate as she had been granted the last time, a bit of parchment caught her eyes when she let her eyes dance up again. Tipping toward it in case there was someone playing a trick on her, she stopped in front of an image of herself, from the last time that she had arrived at Wonderland and, literally, shaken things up.
      
      'OFF WITH HER HEAD!
      the HIGHEST bounty of them all.
      BRING her to the QUEEN.
      ALIVE.'
      
      Bounty? Perhaps she had done more than just shaken up Wonderland, judging by what this sign read, Alice was now a wanted criminal in this place. "What have I gotten myself into. ." There was a worried bite to her bottom lip as she moved away from the sign, fingers twiddling with the bow tie necklace around her neck as she moved in any direction, knowing it at least had to guide her somewhere, anywhere. Anywhere away from that sign would be wonderful. But unfortunately, she didn't see anything but signs granted with her face, threatening her life in Wonderland if the wrong person came near or spotted her. Now this, as she easily figured out, would make things a bit more difficult to be in Wonderland.
      
      
      
      
      ooc : and because I must, must show a picture of this outfit for the sake of alice.
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[Midnight]

The woods were so quiet this time of evening, it was insufferable but at the same time wonderful, or at least so thought the Cheshire Cat. Wonderland had changed quickly after the girl named Alice left, he guessed she had been one of the things that influenced the change... but then again, wonderland was always changing.

Cheshire sat on a stump in the woods, looking up through the branches waiting for something to happen. There wasn't much going, and hadn't been much going on since many of the forest's inhabitants fled, some retreating to the underground, others deeper into the forest to get away from the wrath of the Queen of Hearts... Cheshire himself was in the forest for that reason, the queen had developed quite the vendetta against him, however she couldn't blame him after all, she was just so much fun to infuriate, tease, and play with, though he hadn't been able to since the Duchess tied the collar to his neck, one he couldn't remove himself.

The Cheshire cat hummed idly to himself, relaxing and smiling to himself while he did, the old ballad of the Jabberwock, his favorite song in wonderland. The cat hummed to himself idly, kicking his legs once in a while until something distracted him. The cat gave paused when he heard the noise, a loud 'thump' that came from somewhere nearby. "Oh~" the male turned his head in the direction of the sound, which was followed by a couple more sounds, a female voice... The cat grinned, running a hand through his hand through his dark purple hair before his body vanished.

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"Why hello there!"

Cheshire appeared in Alice's field of vision with a tinkle of the bell on his collar sounding clearly, at first a twinkling before the set of pearly white teeth appeared in the signature grin, hovering over the branch that the cat begun to materialize on, followed by the golden eyes. The rest of the cat followed shortly after, his body, fully changed and in all it's glory slowly faded in to view in front of her. The light sifting through the leaves and branches above illuminated the Cat's form, he had changed since Alice had last seen him, his form shifting from a crazy cat to a human male with catlike ears and a long catlike tail. The young male was quite attractive, appearing to be about Alice's age with an athletic and svelte form, his upper body was covered by a couple thin wrappings, otherwise remaining naked from above the belt. The cat wore pants, baggy in their form and hanging on his hips just barely, giving him a relaxed appearance, as well as adding a seductive tone to his form. Around his neck was a large collar, also loosely worn with a large jingle bell on it. When the cat moved the bell would produce a jingling sound, it was a measure to ensure he wouldn't startle others much more.

The catboy lie sprawled out over the branch, one leg hanging over the side of the branch and the other on top. The creature's eyes were focused on the woman before him, the golden slitted orbs focused on her, for a moment his head tilted to the side curiously. This female certainly looked like Alice, though she was taller, and shaped differently than the last time that she ran amok through wonderland, sowing wonderful chaos in her wake. Cheshire stared down at the female, his eyes appraising her, looking at her up and down slowly, curiously before his grin widened to an almost ear-to-ear one. The male's tail twitched excitedly from his prone position, straddling the branch in almost the same manner he did a long time ago. The female had looked distressed over one of the many wanted posters strewn about the woods, a picture of Alice, which the cat deemed to take as a clue to her identity. The male's sudden appearance could have many effects, though the mad cat wasn't going to make any guesses as to what.

Cheshire waited a couple minutes, appraising any reaction the female would make before looking down at the ground "Long time no see... Alice... How are you doing this fine evening?" Cheshire took his chances, not anybody could just wander into wonderland so easily at least. The cat slowly faded again, first his body vanishing, leaving behind only his smile before it too faded. Cheshire would rematerialized standing a little away from Alice, an innocent smile on his lips as his eyes scanned over her form, he was puzzled with her new form, curious as to why she looked so different. "Did you do something with your hair?" The male asked, approaching her and reaching out towards her hair, but not actually attempting to feel the golden strands.

 

[detox__]

• • • There were so many signs, so many of them hanging up and smiling at her with her young, pretty face while the rest of the sign screamed at her that she had a high possibility of her head getting snatched off her shoulders. If that wasn't something scary, she didn't know what was. Apparently, she had caused more of a stir in Wonderland than she expected, although when you basically destroy a court and totally mess with whatever odd balance rested within Wonderland, she partially understood how the Queen could be a bit bitter. Jumping softly though, a voice spoke out to her with the jingle of a bell behind it, her skin crawled when her eyes arose to meet the set of pearly white teeth she was so familiar with. That grin. She hadn't seen it in so long, however it didn't feel like anything new or unfamiliar to the lovely young woman, watching as a body materialized to place the grin with a face, followed by the rest of his body.
      
      Her wide eyes blinking because this body was definitely not the one she expected to emerge with the cat's voice or smile, mentally taking note that he was looking at her similar to the way she was looking at him, evidently they had both changed. But it was only understandable in her case, correct? She wasn't meant to stay as a little girl for her entire life. Perhaps that was what happened to Cheshire? Or perhaps she was just seeing the wrong person. No, she was definitely seeing Cheshire, those big yellow eyes and that grin that was unmistakable. One of her hands gently holding on to her elbow while her free hand clutched the end of her skirt gently, Alice's blue eyes looked over the cat again, for what it was worth, he was handsome. A handsome cat. Hm. How strange did that sound going through her head, though at least he hadn't particularly sneak up on her like he used to, thanks to that little bell around his neck.
      
      Maybe that was another change that had come from her leaving Wonderland? Someone had taken the chance to keep him from scaring ones as he crept up behind them, the bell made its soft twinkling noise and poof, he was caught. He seemed to be on the edge of deciding whether or not she truly was Alice, looking up at him this time and finding herself looking down again at the sign on this tree, however there sat another, no longer her face, but the face of another. A woman, with long ears that couldn't entirely fit in the picture. 'Catch the Hare'? The Hare? The March Hare? "I'm. . I'm not sure how I'm doing." She truthfully wasn't. She wasn't sure about anything right at this instant, however apparently he was, looking up at him again when she found him giving her another look over her body, taking a few short steps back.
      
      Letting out a soft breath of air and blinking quickly when he was already down and only a few feet away from her, taking those short steps to close the distance between them in that space invading way he always did. Cocking a brow upward however when he asked if she had done something with her hair, the only thing she had done to it was gotten her bangs clipped at, although she was sure that wasn't all he was talking about, "I. . I grew up," Pausing for a moment, a light smile fell onto her full lips before adding in a positive announcement, "I'm not a little girl anymore." [/list:u][/list:u][/list:u]

 

[Midnight]

When the female explained why she was different Cheshire blinked curiously, tilting his head to the side a bit in a rather catlike fashion before narrowing his yellow eyes in mock suspicion. "Grown up?" Cheshire smiled again, the tip of his tail flicking from side to side. "Well, you are taller, and I don't remember you being this attractive..." The cat stood in front of Alice, having circled her fully, and reached out a hand that would have cupped her cheek if he hadn't stopped. Cheshire seemed astounded with Alice's transformation into a young woman from the little girl he had come to know during her last visit to wonderland, not to mention completely unaware that he, too, had changed.

"Well, since you haven't been here for a while, I might as well tell you, Wonderland is in a bit of a prickly situation." Cheshire rolled his eyes a little, glancing over his shoulder at the path behind him. Any minute now, Cards could filter into the forest, that wasn't something Cheshire wanted, the game had only begun

"The queen has been madder than she usually is... taken hold of wonderland, locked the king away... Without him to pardon us poor citizens, the phrase 'off with his head' became so much more... real." Cheshire turned his head to the female, the bell jingling as he did. "The first to go was the poor mock turtle, then the walrus, then the dodo, then the dodo's pals, then The Duchess's cook, she really hasn't been the same, petted me way less when on pepper." The cat glanced over at Alice, pausing to frown "Many of the inhabitants have fled, lest they lose their heads as well."

Cheshire sighed "Though you are here now, you can help make things better, we should get going, the Hatter will be thrilled to see you" Cheshire smirked playfully, leaning forward onto his toes, then rocking back onto his heels, he liked to think he helped, though strangely many of the other residents didn't trust him.

Cheshire cast a smile at Alice before turning away from her, another tinkle was given from the bell on his collar as he vanished from sight, doing his little act once more, and again as he appeared again. The cat's ears flicked, adding to his grin in his display of happiness. His right ear flicked happily as he appeared again, this time appearing further down the path from her, his back to her. "Come, come, Alice, I am sure you do not want to stay here too long. The Queen of hearts will be livid when she discovers you are here, heads will roll, it is going to be so fun!" Cheshire smiled again, he looked thrilled with all the chaos that was likely to unfold. The queen had her turn, now it was time for the others to make their move. Cheshire began walking, allowing time for Alice to catch up with him. A sign located to Cheshire's left read "This way", pointing down the path, one of the many signs that read either that or the equally informative "That way".

The male ventured down the path, his tail swaying from side-to-side as he walked, staying visible and moving slowly down the path, humming to himself as he went. Cheshire did this of course for a reason, allowing the young woman to follow him down the path on the way to his destination. "Come on" Cheshire called behind him, walking at a brisk pace with his tail swaying behind him. The last time Alice had been in this forest she had been helplessly lost, this time would be a bit easier if she deigned to follow the cat down the path.

 

[detox__]

• • • What a strange strange turn of events. Evidently he had never seen someone grow before, despite knowing for a fact that everyone had to grow. It was only logic. The flowers grow, the trees grow, even the caterpillar had grown, right into being a dainty, mildly questionable, butterfly. Come to think of it, Alice could consider herself a butterfly, blinking lightly when he stated that he didn't recall her being as attractive, folding her soft arms over her chest and announcing, "Well you weren't too attractive either." With the fact that he used to be an obese, round cat with a neck problem, she figured the difference was highly noticeable, but apparently it wasn't. Not to the cat anyway, while it was boldly noticeable to her. Only out of the depth of her curious mind did she wonder if everyone else in Wonderland had gone through their stretch of differences as well.
      
      Such a thought only caused her to be excited. Right up until Cheshire began to explain the situation that Wonderland had been left in. The natural reflex to look behind him when his own eyes glanced over his shoulder, Alice decided against asking what he was looking for, figuring it probably wasn't anything good or he would have had that stuck on stupid grin of his. Her eyes remained in their natural size, deciding against speaking until he was finished, though when her hands ventured to her neck, she could only imagine how it felt to be in such a situation- Wait, she had almost been in that situation, almost having had her head rolling around in a basket like it was something simple and normal to just go about cutting off young girl's heads. Crazy woman. Her eyes then deciding to grow at the list of the poor souls that were used as examples to the situation, knowing that the casual fact to point out? It was her fault.
      
      She hadn't been in Wonderland in years, and with that having occurred, Wonderland had drowned itself in turmoil. She was now in a decision of whether or not that was a good thing, was it a good thing for her to be there the first time? No, probably not, but she had gotten out of the situation alive. Now how was she going to get out of it this time? Tilting her head to the side when he announced that she could help make things better, she wasn't entirely sure she knew how to make things better, though it did perk up her mood that someone had missed her being around. Had Cheshire missed her, she was curious to know, tempted to reach out and jingle the small bell around his neck though resisting because that was not the mannerly thing to do. "H- How do you expect me to make things better?" Dammit. There he went again, disappearing all over the place like he was just going to leave her there to get dragged through the forest by a deck of cards.
      
      Of course he wasn't going to answer her question, her lips pouting softly up until he reappeared and further down the pathway, her feet that had been stopped in their tracks picking up speed, heels clicking over the occasional rock on the pathway. "Fun?!" She repeated, hating how he was persistently switching his emotions around, from serious to giddy to solemn to curious. This was going to be a giant headache, from her current analysis. Catching up with him after the second 'come on', Alice let out a soft breath of air, crossing her arms tightly over her chest because it was just rude of him to rush a young woman and not take the time to make sure she was close behind him. Well, his appearance may have changed, but he sure hadn't. Wretched cat.
      
      
      "I do so hate being late," Came a voice, out of the clear blue, this voice was meek though audible, the sound of something thumping occurring shortly after said words, before being followed by more words, "Being late isn't great for my fate will be, a rather headless one." A rather headless one indeed, another sound of thumping before slender ears caught sound of a jingling. Jingle, jingle went the cat's collar, moving her petite body to hide behind a tree, curious more than she realized she was late, catching sight of that very cat and a pretty girl. Pretty pretty girl, human? Human like the Hatter used to be, yes. She hadn't seen him in quite a while but that was ever so irrelevant, no what mattered now was the kitty and the pretty girl. [/list:u][/list:u][/list:u]