[CHANTILLY DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE]

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So her journey began.

Where it took her, even she knew not.

 

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Out of the tall grass comes a soft meow, and then a human voice. It takes a while to find the source, as it has come from about shin-height. If one is to look, however, one would find a black cat wearing a silver bell on a thin cord around its neck.

"It took you long enough," the cat said, with a human voice, its tail swishing back and forth. "I have something very important to show you," it adds. The cat wanders off into the grass, leaving you to follow.

Eventually, there is a hole in the earth with another gold door set firmly in, and the cat walks straight down the wall of the hole as though it was a floor.

It was, in fact, and if one was to attempt to follow suit they would find themselves in a marble corridor with marble walls, pillars of gold adorned with lit candles. The soft flickering light almost made the hall seem alive. Laughter rang out through the hall.

"Welcome home," the cat said, "another you was here before, a shadow of another reality. That other self died, and now you're here... someone has been tampering with the fabric between worlds," the cat explained, sounding a little irritated. Not at you, it seemed; the cat was lost in thought. "They're waiting at the tea party," the cat says, finally, as you approach a double set of gold doors. There are voices within.

02 - 20 - 17 PROMPT: In Another Life

Welcome to Wonderland! In this other world, you once existed. Who were you? When you go through the double doors, you can change anything about your character you want within reason (they still need to look largely the same, but changes can take place). Essentially, this is a memory your character once had in this other life, introducing you to the persona you had back then. They should have had a position in the red queen's court or existed out in the Wonderland world somehow. It's wonderland, they can be or do just about anything that would likely fit in the book world. Please avoid the canon characters: Red Queen, The Knave, the Red King, The March Hare, the Mad Hatter, The Caterpillar, The Dormouse, The White Rabbit, etc..! You can invent a new named character, however! Or claim a title for your existing one. I.e. I could call Ai the King of Empty Teapots if I wanted, and have him collect empty teapots and rule over exactly 1 subject. I'm not going to be very strict about this at all, so have fun! If you're worried, post in the main thread to ask ^^

tl;dr the prompt is your character going to a party in the past in this wonderland setting, remembering who they used to be

2.20.17

It wasn't often the Glass Maiden was invited to parties. At least not of this scale. She wasn't nobility or anyone important. She was a humble glass maker and her hands showed for it.

There were some places where her stained glass art was on display proudly for the world to see but they were in cities and towns farther off. The poor maiden hadn't much business this side of things, so to hear she was welcome came at a rather big surprise.

Tilly glanced down at her hands as the shook nervously. Dozens of tiny scars lined her hands and fingers from years of working with glass. It was something she wasn't proud of and so she slid on her worn leather gloves to hid them.

Brushing her hair behind her face, Chantilly dressed in the best she could afford and set off towards the party. Her eyes lit up with wonder at who and what she'd see when she got there. Which Lord's and Ladies were sipping tea from hand painted cups. Which Dukes and Duchesses were eating biscuits off silver platters. And of course the Hatter and his crew. Oh how she'd love to sit in with them and listen to their stories...

But who would listen to the tales of a simple glass maker? Of a frail Glass Maiden...
 

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02 - 22 - 17 PROMPT 2: THE SACRED GATE

It has long been said that the Hell's Gate is sealed inside a sacred object, preserving the artificial night sky and all the contractor's powers, as well as maybe even the true power of the angels and demons sent to earth. As a result, they who possess it are said to control all of reality and it is highly sought-after. An object of rumour, many do not know what it really looks like.

Your character has, at some point in their Wonderland life, encountered what may have been the Hell's Gate. What did it look like? Did they want it for themselves? Had they heard of its significance? Describe the events surrounding that day, or however long their quest may have been.

2.22.17

She had heard tales that Hell's Gate had been sealed away in a mundane every day object. Something so simple that no one in their right mind would ever guess where it was or even what it was.

Chantilly had never thought she'd find it in a rose.

The Glass Maiden honestly wouldn't have even noticed had a small glimmer not caught her eye. Deep down inside the core of the rose, nestled within its bud was something peculiar. Something shimmering like a tiny drop of fire mingling with the very star's of the galaxy. Of course the simple maiden had no real answer if this was in fact Hell's Gate or not, but.... what else would it have been?

Thinking it best to keep this away from the wrong hands, Tilly did the only thing she knew how to do.

She built glass. The most glorious and lustrous stained glass container anyone had ever seen. It took her several weeks to complete each piece, not settling for anything less than her best. When it was fully completed, it was a little over a month and a half of hard work. Not a single petal had withered from the rose since.

Using a resin base, Tilly set the rose inside the vase before sealing it off and placing it in her home where she could keep an eye on it at all times.