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The Mad (Nurse) Hatter

"Ah, there you are! Just in time for tea time!" Suddenly a cup-shaped chair whirled down from on high, a well dressed figure with a large hat resting comfortably in it with a pot of tea and a cup in his hand. "You're just in time for tea time!" Crowley motioned to the clocks on the wall which were, naturally, all spinning out of order with no sign of stopping. So far things seemed to be going as expected...and as he set out a bunch of cups, it looked like they could simply enjoy themselves here. "Here's some for me, and some for you, and even more for me! Hohoho." The host gleefully moved the spout of the kettle over his own cup, then theirs, then his own again. Steam rose from the unnatural green liquid, and for a second it looked as though an eye popped out of the tea to look at who might be tasting it's deliciousness a minute later. Wait...these were just props, right?

"That lousy rabbit's never here on time! And tea time is ALL the time! He probably went to meet the Queen, to meet the Queen, to meet the Queen! He probably went to meet the Queen, whose Cafe lays beyond~" The figure motioned behind him, to a door that led inwards. He raised his glass for a toast, which they were probably suppose to take part in, and then quickly gulped down the refreshing beverage with nary a worry in the world! ...then proceeded to faceplant into the table, with a long wheezing sound following. "I...guess I shouldn't have...added...that secret ingredient..." More wheezing followed as the two were prooobably suppose to continue on, though he raised a hand weakly to motion for their help. "...shouldn't...add...leaves from Spriggans...for flavor..." He muttered, letting them pass beyond. And after a moment of collapsededness, he finally got his breath back, raising his head a bit more. "J..just...be ware...o...f the C...car....oldiers..." And at last, his head hit the table again, as he fell unconscious.

Alice in Wooooooonderland~!
The Tweedles

"'Look out man, he's coming this way!" Rednal and Iofiel entered the labyrinth, which turned out to live up to it's name with long corridors and strangely spacious rooms, and soon found that the journey was no simple matter. For a while the scenery seemed to show little change, and the situation remained neutral...enough so to make them wonder if they were making any progress. And that's when they entered a large room on the first floor, with a beautiful forest-like imagery painted on the walls all around them. In the middle of the room was a moat which bridged the two sides, but on the far end of the room they could see a set of stairs, and tumbling down them came a pair of familiar faces. "I can see that moron, just keep running!" The blue haired student went tumbling head first over the soccer team's captain as both fell, using his buddy to cushion the blow. "Ow...d-damn it, what kind of event is this, anyways? I'm gonna file a complain with-" As the soccer buff complained, a caw from above interrupted him, and down from the above floors swooped a crow suddenly, pecking at the empty headed sports nut. "What the hell!? Hey, it followed us! It's not suppose to do that!" "Well, it is an ACTUAL crow and not like, a prop, so what did you expect!?" "Who brings a TRAINED crow to a carnival event!? Get to the door now, you idiot!"

The two bellowed back and forth as they scrambled towards the side of the room, and looking to their left, there was a door out of the room for Iofiel and Rednal as well. If they used it, they could likely circumvent the moat, and meet up with the blabbering pair. It was strange to note though, that they were both wearing identical outfits, including a tan shirt and overalls as well as a distinct, german hat. It probably reminded Rednal of something he'd heard about before...some old tale...but whether or not it came to him yet was up to the student's on wits. "The one who calls an idiot first is the real idi-ack! Just get inside, damn it!" Both of the two slammed the door shut on the far side, and the crow was left pecking in futility at the door for a moment, before losing interest and flying back to the stairs. The way forward was evident now...but uh, woo, what an eccentric way to learn it.

Alice in Wooooooonderland~!
The Tweedles

As you entered the side room, it became clear that it was exactly what you'd hoped; a hallway that led to the stairs, with the bumbling duo at the other end, still licking their wounds. "'Ouch...jeez, somebody needs to teach that bird some manners!" The bronze haired student rubbed his keester as the two slowly hurried to their feet, taking a moment to breath deeply in relief. As the other looked up though, the blue haired student cocked an eyebrow and waved at the two new participants he'd spotted. "Yo! Uh, welcome to Wonderland. A place of wonderment and magic!" The brunnette cocked an eyebrow at that. "Dude, stop laying it on so thick. It's kinda embarrassing..." A quick fist jotted out to whack the brown haired pal on the back of the head in retort, as the two exchanged dagger-like glares at one another. "Shuddup man, I'm just doing the job. Hey, uh, so...beware going forward! My 'brother' and I can help you get through this door, you know that it's true, you've just gotta ask that we help you." "No but seriously, somebody let a bird out in there, and it seems like, be attacking people. The heck was that about, anyways!? I didn't sign up for this." Kou sighed as his teammate interrupted and broke character, again, waving a hand at him."Look I'm Tweedle Dee, he's Tweedle Dumb, there, introductions are done." Kou winced as he took a knock on the noggin' this time from an angry Daisuke, who stomped his foot. "The hell man, why am I Tweedle Dum?" "I don't know, maybe because you are so dumb? Idiot." "Stop calling me that, moron!" "Real original. Why don't you come up with your own insult, numbskull?" "Grr!"

This went on for a while. It was clear that, for better or worse, these two were both friends and guys who couldn't go five seconds without fighting. The door was right there to be gone through, but these two were kind of in the way, and they seemed busy. Luckily, just as the idea of doing something on your own came into mind, they seemed to reach an impasse...for a moment, at least. "Anyways, it doesn't matter. We lost the key when we were trying to escape back there, on the other side of the door. You can thank this bug-brain for that. So getting any further is a no go." Kou folded his arms, delivering a bit of information curtly for the visiting pair. It seemed like there was no hope of reaching that cafe after all, if the hosts had lost the key...but Tweedle Dum quickly chimed in, seeing the look on their faces. "A-actually, there is one thing you could try. There's this tea over which tastes funky, but they said it could shrink you down if needed. If you drank that, you could probably slip through the door and go find the key. Awfully risky though, imbibing a substance you know nothing about." He spoke with a grim look on his face. "Don't say it like that! Then they'll never drink it, Dumb. Look, I'm pretty sure it's all just effects anyways, so no harm, no foul. I mean, there's no magic tea that actually shrinks you down, so drink it and they'll probably just unlock a door around here somewhere or something. Anyways, it doesn't look like we'll be of much help, so maybe we should get out of here for now and use the staff-only exit to get back to our positions. But that bird had better be gone when we get there!" "I'm with you on that, man." The two nodded in agreement, heading back down the hall towards a big red 'Exit' sign on a door, one which was clearly meant for emergencies only.

A conundrum faced the pair now. They could drink the tea, just as Tweedle Kou and Tweedle Daichi had suggested, and see where that led them...or they could try to use the staff exit, and sneak around the obstacle all together. What happened then though, was left to the imagination. Then again, magic tea was pretty risky too...wasn't it?

Alice in Wooooooonderland~!
The Rose Garden

Cheater!

But as the two used the forbidden door, they found themselves in a small stairwell going up to the next level. Kou and Daisuke were nowhere to be seen, but they'd gotten closer to the end at least...and now they emerged into a beautiful rose garden in the second floor. The large area seemed almost like an orchard with full grown bushes lining the walls, and more spring-like obstructions here or there, perhaps to give fresh water to the plants? And the plants themselves were blooming bushes of white roses, beautiful to the eye and calming to the heart. And like half of those had been drenched in red paint which was poorly done, and still dripping wetly onto the floor.

"D-DAMN IT, Senpai! I swear, if anyone sees me...I will kill you." The quiet scenery was broken up by a third person's voice growling into their cellphone, and there on the other side of one of the small ponds was a figure...covered in roses, and card designs. Well, the parts of him that weren't exposed, anyways. "What? N-no! I-i-i didn't threaten you, it was just...grr! Fine. I'll paint your stupid roses, but I still want you to send someone to give me my normal clothes if I'm doing this, little Ms. Queen of Hearts! This outfit's creeping me out, and i...iiiiitt ahwuah...! WHATAREYOUDOINGHERE!?" As the figure paced back and forth with a cellphone in one hand and paint in the other, following a strangely precise path, he finally turned to spot his new guests and, well, see that they were spotting him in turn. They could see all of his bulging muscles, and twinging other parts in this revealing outfit, and it was also based off of a memory he'd rather like to repress. One which Rednal might have heard about (oh god he hoped not), and that would inevitably...almost inexplicably...make him aaaaaaangry!

Alice in Wooooooonderland~!
The Rose Garden

"Y-you're laughing at m-me, aren't you!?" Despite Rednal's own cool escape from reality, Kanji easily caught Iofiel's giggle, and the junior's cheeks turned red as a rose as he thrust a finger at the pair accusingly. "S-shuddup! Forget what you saw, cause thisisn'twhatitlookslike! I-I didn't mean...if you tell Naoto...GAWDAMNIT!" Suddenly a paint bucket flew past Rednal's head, smashing into the wall in front of him. It was probably wise to turn around now...and what lay behind them was a steaming Kanji, fist gripped tightly in front of him with a blush from ear to ear, who had clearly gone off the deep end. "I-I'll just hit you until your forget! That'll solve everything! Don't hate me for this senpai, it's your own damn faaault!" Suddenly the card soldier jumped, clearing the water (hey, that was suppose to be out of bounds!), and smashing his fist into the ground on the near side, a crater forming around his fist. The Card Soldier tucked his fingers in the broken splinters of tile, and ripped up a large square piece to use as a bashing weapon...holy sh't did he really plan on bashing Rednal's brains in!? To top things off, on the underside of the tile there was the design of a card, and it was of the heart suit. Dripping from the heart emblem was a line of red blood...it was a bloody heart! What a coincidence, to be able to fit in with Kanji's macabre style! The designers really went into detail here, right? "YOU WANT SOME!?"

It...was...ooooon!