Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter
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				Title: <strong>Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>29-06-2014, 08:24:50</strong>
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				(https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6118/6301132447_b733b02b0b_z.jpg)<br><br>He jangles the keys on the oversized ring hanging on his belt.&nbsp; He stands in front of the askew door, thinking of his next move.&nbsp; Hatter, "Where, oh where has my late rabbit gone.&nbsp; Oh where, oh where, can he be?"&nbsp; The Hatter, or Jimmy Styggle as he was sometimes called, is poised for action.&nbsp; Any minute the idea of where the Heroine Harebot could have gone will come to him, and he will be slipping through another crack in the mind of the city.&nbsp; He just needs the right thought.<br><br>The Hatter is mad.&nbsp; Everyone in Wonderland is mad, so why should he be so different?&nbsp; But he is.&nbsp; His madness has been sharpened like a pointed stick, ready to impale on the sane minds of others.&nbsp; He loves the fall his mind has taken.&nbsp; He feels every crack in his mirror brain, and laughs when he cuts his finger.&nbsp; Pain is temporary, but its real.&nbsp; Undeniable, if properly honed in on.&nbsp; All he needs is a reason, and he is yet again on another mission to break another's soul into nothing bits.&nbsp; <br><br>This time, his mission is not as menacing.&nbsp; &nbsp; The Harebot has been making too many sated minds.&nbsp; Too much laziness.&nbsp; It's becoming boring.&nbsp; That's never allowed in Wonderland.&nbsp; Not by the Hatter.<br><br>He has it.&nbsp; The key.&nbsp; He knows where the Harebot went.&nbsp; He puts the key in the door, turns it, turns the knob, and he enters.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2012/054/0/8/twisted_city___leonid_afremov_by_leonidafremov-d4qq2ow.jpg)</div></div><br>The Puddles Realm.&nbsp; "Nice," he thinks, "and original.&nbsp; I'll beat you less for that."&nbsp; A block away, at a newsstand, he sees that damn Harebot.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://th02.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2014/074/9/a/orange_rabbit_by_kuldarleement-d7a9594.jpg)</div></div><br>The Harebot sees it has been spotted.&nbsp; It's red eyes flash, the computer inside reorganizes it's battle tactics, and it's best course of action is to once again escape.&nbsp; It hops away.&nbsp; The Hatter smiles.&nbsp; He puts on his silver knuckles, garnished with pagan symbols, and starts to run.&nbsp; Sprint.&nbsp; Chase.&nbsp; Hunt down.&nbsp; Determined to give pain.&nbsp; His pain.&nbsp; Sharp pain.&nbsp; Mad pain.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>02-07-2014, 00:05:28</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q238/larinaka/7ffc7e9f-7fe4-496f-917d-fb2073635458.jpg) (http://s137.photobucket.com/user/larinaka/media/7ffc7e9f-7fe4-496f-917d-fb2073635458.jpg.html)</div><br><br><br>Alice pulled at the lace dress that hugged her body. The damn thing was itchy as hell and immediately she regret putting it on this morning. She felt a hand squeeze her knee underneath the table, a discreet message from her mother to quit fidgeting. She glanced sideways at her mother, the smile on her mothers face never faltering, but she could see her mother's face tightening. <br><br>Alice raised her hand to signal to a passing waiter. "Refill, please". The young man picked her cup up and within a few minutes had another one in front of her. Her mother shot her a look but she feigned ignorance. If she was stuck at this country club with her father discussing work over brunch, then she could indulge in some day drinking. <br>This was supposed to be a nice day, her family spending time together. But she knew better than to get her hopes up. They hadn't been a family in a long time. <br><br>"I'd love to introduce you to my son. He's almost done with medical school and has a job lined up as soon as he's done". It took her a moment to realize that he dad's colleague had been talking to her. <br>"She would love to meet him," Her mother answered for her. Alice plastered on a smile onto her face. <br>"Wonderful, We'll set up a time then!" What, like a fucking play date? "I should get going now, the wife will be wondering where I've gone to. Take care Dr. Williams!" The short, stout man stood up, followed by her father. With a handshake, the man left and her father sat back down.<br><br>"That's chief of surgeon of the hospital." He announced, as if she was supposed to give a shit. <br>Finally, their waiter brought their food; she couldn't wait to dig into her steak. The food was the only thing that Alice looked forward to on these trips. He set the plate down in front of her. <br><br>"I'm sorry, there must have been a mistake. We didn't order steak. Can you please bring the cobb salad instead?" Her mother picked up the plate and handed it back to the waiter with a disgusted look on her face. The waiter looked like he wanted to say something, because she had ordered the steak. One look from her mom, however, was enough to make him keep his mouth shut.<br><br>Alice looked at her mother incredulously. "Sweetie, you need to watch your figure", was the only explanation her mother gave her. <br>Without a word, Alice stood up from her chair. "Where do you think you're going?" her mother asked. <br>"To the bathroom, <em>Mother</em>, do I need your permission for that too?" Alice was beyond furious and if she didn't distance herself from her mother she would erupt. Her mother pursed her lips but said nothing. <br><br>Alice walked to the bathroom and pushed hard on the door, causing a woman who had been looking at herself in the mirror to jump and briskly walk out, throwing her a glare on her way out. <br><br>How much longer could she put up with her mother's ridiculous antics? Setting up dates for her, telling her what she could or could not eat- Alice was able to handle it when she was younger, not knowing any better. However she wasn't a little girl anymore. The perfect little blonde, who followed her mother's every command was not her anymore. She didn't want to become her mother, the trophy wife, marrying the doctor, learning how to knit as a hobby. <br><br>She looked at herself in the mirror, at the long blonde hair and the blue eyes she inherited from her mother. Sometimes people mistook the two for sisters. Her eyes began to water. Why couldn't she be free? Why couldn't she live the life she wanted, like so many of her friends?<br>Alice scowled at her reflection and wiped her eyes, careful not to smear her makeup. She wouldn't give her mom the satisfaction of seeing any evidence of tears. Composing herself, Alice walked back to the table. She ate her cobb salad and remained silent throughout it all. <br><br>When the town car pulled up to her mansion, Alice climbed out and walked straight to the garden, the only place where she could get lost and dream about whatever she wanted. The place where she allowed herself to remember what it was like before... when they were happy, when they were a family. <br><br>Alice walked to the willow tree, gently swaying as the breeze blew past. Carved in the thick wood of the tree were the initials, AW and JW, with two stick figures holding hands. The only indication that the figures were girls, were the crude lines splaying out from the heads. Alice touched the rough bark of the tree. Alice Williams and Juliet Williams. <br><br><em>"Alice, you're my favorite sister!" Juliet&nbsp; giggled, laying down on the grass. "Juliet, I'm your only sister!" 8 year old Alice smiled.<br>"I know, but if I had another sister, you'd would still be my favorite sister." The girls burst into giggles.<br>"I want everyone to know you're my best friend. We should make a poster, you know like that one we found with the picture of the lost dog." Juliet said thoughtfully. Alice looked up at the tree providing them with the shade. She stood up and walked over to the tree trunk, "We could write it here!" She exclaimed. <br>Juliet giggled again, "How are we going to write on a tree?!" She asked bewildered. "Easy!" Alice looked around the ground for a sharp rock, finally finding one that she deemed suitable. Then she carved out her initials, and her sister's initial. "Wait! I wanna do something too!" Juliet remarked. Alice handed her the rock and her sister carved two stick figures holding hands. "Perfect!"</em><br><br>Alice fingered the carvings, the pain she had become so accustomed to feeling ripping through her body. "I miss you", she whispered. <br><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>02-07-2014, 09:29:48</strong>
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				The Harebot is fast.&nbsp; It jumps off the buildilngs, from wall to wall.&nbsp; Everytime it jumps, multicolored paint wflings into every direction.&nbsp; However, the paint that lands somehow just adds to the paint world's authenticity, and nothing is out of place.&nbsp; Hatter is having a bit of trouble keeping up, running on muddy concrete as he is.&nbsp; The Harebot looks back, and it laughs through it's megaphone for a throat.&nbsp; That pisses Hatter off.&nbsp; It's one thing to win.&nbsp; It's another to gloat.&nbsp; Hatter stops to catch his breath, and then he reaches into his pocket and reveals an eight ball.&nbsp; The Harebot has no idea what it means.&nbsp; The Hatter smiles, tosses it lightly into the air, and then when it comes down, he throws it directly at the Harebot.&nbsp; It hits Harebot smack dab in the middle of his forehead, causing sparks and a dent in its head.&nbsp; Harebot drops to the ground, and Hatter goes running.&nbsp; However, Harebot has another trick up his sleeve.&nbsp; He takes out a cellphone, makes a call, and then the world opens up a hole into another real.&nbsp; The realm of the real.<br><br><br>Harebot jumps into the hole.&nbsp; Hatter is about to jump, but he doesn't want to, so he stops.&nbsp; He looks through the watery portal, seeing the way of the norms.&nbsp; He doesn't want to go ,but he hates the Harebot's works even more.&nbsp; He jumps through.<br><br><br>Harebot finds itself in a garden.&nbsp; A ways off, it sees a human woman.&nbsp; It stares at her.&nbsp; It's mechanical brain assesses her importance, her insanity, and her danger.&nbsp; The first is nill.&nbsp; The second is average.&nbsp; The third is nill.&nbsp; Unimportant.&nbsp; "DO NOT FOLLOW ME, NORMAL HUMAN."&nbsp; It hops away and over the gate.&nbsp; Before Alice has much time for a creaction, Hatter falls from the sky and lands behind the moving Alice.&nbsp; There he lays on the ground, moaning and wincing from pain.&nbsp; "Oh-ho-ho-ho!&nbsp; You sneaky asscat.&nbsp; Putting me in normal mud doesn't make me normal.&nbsp; It just makes me mad.&nbsp; Not mad.&nbsp; I'm already.&nbsp; Madder!&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; That rings right."&nbsp; He stands up and brushes the dirt off of his pants, not even realizing Alice is staring at him.&nbsp; His top hat is still on, as is his skull makeup.&nbsp; His denim vest hangs by threads over his neon colored and patched dress shirt.&nbsp; His pants are bellbottoms held up by a black leather belt with a silver skull buckle.&nbsp; And his shoes are....well, the right is a Christmas elf shoe, and the left is a black cowboy boot.&nbsp; He somehow seems to pull it off.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>02-07-2014, 20:59:37</strong>
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				Not five minutes after she had uttered the words 'I miss you' Alice heard a strange sound unlike any she had ever heard before. She turned, tilting her head a little bit out of confusion. <br><br>"What the hell?" She asked out loud, as if someone somewhere would have an answer to her question. She craned her neck up and while she knew she probably should have ran or done something, Alice stared at the hole. She caught a glimpse of something colorful, watery, like the oil paints that her mother paid thousands of dollars for before a flash of metal jumped through. It looked like... a rabbit? He stared at her and Alice stared back. Once again, she asked "What the hell". <br><br>Alice nearly jumped when she heard it say, in that voice that robots have that in her mind sounded like a mix between what squares would sound like and the voice of cracking teenagers, <em>DO NOT FOLLOW ME, NORMAL HUMAN</em>, and hopped away through her gate. What the hell that meant, normal human, she had no idea but suddenly she got angry, because it sounded like an insult, calling her a normal human, and God knows her emotions were on a rollercoaster today. She made to follow him, and do what exactly what it didn't want to her do, when she heard a thud behind her. She whirled around, to see what it was and finally some sense was jolted into her because Alice felt a little scared. <br><br>It was a man, as best she could tell. A man who could either have escaped from a mental institution or who worked in a circus. She hoped the latter was true. His face had skull makeup on it that was grotesque, but it fit his outfit, oddly enough. Which was really kind of crazy, because his whole outfit was crazy and weird and odd. He was saying something, talking to himself. She could distinctly hear him say 'mad' repeatedly, and watched as he brushed himself off and stood up. <br><br>Despite Alice's fear, her curiosity got the best of her. So she approached him slowly, like she would a wounded animal. <br>"Sir, are you alright?" Alice asked tentatively. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>04-07-2014, 08:03:58</strong>
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				He is ready to attack.&nbsp; To maim.&nbsp; To cause pain.&nbsp; He stands up and then is addressed by a norm.&nbsp; A pretty norm.&nbsp; One with golden hair, strawberry lips, and green envy eyes.&nbsp; She's like a little Swedish China Doll.&nbsp; And he likes dolls.&nbsp; He takes off his hat and gives her a bow.&nbsp; Hatter, "Nice seeing you.&nbsp; Prettiness.&nbsp; She blinds me with prettiness.&nbsp; Another time.&nbsp; Another world.&nbsp; I would care for her.&nbsp; Or break her.&nbsp; Do you want to be broken?&nbsp; No, never mind.&nbsp; I have other duties.&nbsp; You'r pretiness stuns me, but the Harebot must pay for transgressions.&nbsp; Yes, he does.&nbsp; Mmm-hmm.&nbsp; Follow if you wish.&nbsp; Sure.&nbsp; That's a good idea.&nbsp; If you're mad.&nbsp; If you're not mad, not my type.&nbsp; Find a way with me or go home."<br><br>He once again bows, clicking his heels together, and then walks out of the garden.&nbsp; Before out of sight, he pulls a long walking staff out of his pants.&nbsp; An unbendable one.&nbsp; It has a glass knob at the end.&nbsp; He kisses it, chuckles, and then winks at Alice before he marches down the street with a funny sense of purpose.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>04-07-2014, 20:34:20</strong>
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				In response to her question, the strange man took off his top hat and bowed. As soon as he straightened he began talking. Or ranting. She wasn't really sure. She listened intently, but most of it didn't make sense, and what did make sense was enough to make any other person go running. <br><br>But she found that she was really intrigued by the man. She really couldn't say whether he was good looking, but he wasn't ugly. And he'd called her pretty. Sort of. Of course, she'd been complimented before by other men, but his words stuck in her mind.<br><br><em>"Your prettiness stuns me."</em><br><br>It was said so casually, not meant to romance her, just like it was a fact. So when he gave her the option to follow him, Alice decided to do it. Weird as the situation was, Alice was ready to break free from her mother. She planned on coming back, but she'd follow wherever this adventure took her. Maybe she was dreaming, fell asleep under the tree. If so, then following wouldn't really matter. <br><br>He pulled out a staff out of his pants. Wait, what? How the hell did he do that? Now, Alice was no believer in magic or miracles, but she wanted to know what this dude was about. <br><br>So she followed the odd man wearing makeup that fell from the sky to chase after the whatyoumacallit. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>05-07-2014, 09:58:40</strong>
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				He sees the prettiness following him.&nbsp; Good.&nbsp; "She will be fun", he thinks.&nbsp; He grabs her hand and starts jog-running down the street, looking for the Harebot.&nbsp; Here and there.&nbsp; There and here.&nbsp; Not a sign.&nbsp; Just houses full of empty things with no souls.&nbsp; He runs faster, pulling her along with him.&nbsp; And then he stops.&nbsp; He sniffs the air, which pulls him to the side.&nbsp; He sees a break between houses; a dirty road with no name.&nbsp; He smiles.&nbsp; "Gotcha."<br><br>He runs down it, and there is the Harebot, watching TV through a window.&nbsp; It sees him, garbles electronically, and then hops away again.&nbsp; Hatter busts the glass end of the staff against the wall, and it comes a live with lightning.&nbsp; The Hatter fires lightning at the Harebot, but it moves too quickly.&nbsp; The bolts hit walls, which grow tiny white flowers where they hit.&nbsp; The Harebot jumps and jumps, then lands in a mud puddle and disappears.&nbsp; The Hatter stops before the puddle, tapping the water with his foot.&nbsp; "Gone.&nbsp; Silly robot.&nbsp; I'm the one with the tricks!"&nbsp; The throws his cane away, then turns to Alice.&nbsp; "Close your eyes."&nbsp; He holds his hands over her face for a few seconds.&nbsp; "One, two, Q, and grey."<br><br>He reveals a new world to her.&nbsp; <br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://indialoguedc.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Oil-Refinery.jpeg)</div></div><br>This world smells of oil, fire, smoke, and industry all rolled up into one tar pill.&nbsp; Hatter, "Ah, yes.&nbsp; You see?&nbsp; I know the best tricks.&nbsp; He thinks he can hop-hop-hop away?&nbsp; No. Not at all.&nbsp; I--"&nbsp; His eyes go wide for a moment, and he looks into the distance at the sea of desert with a single building with the top floors on fire.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://911research.wtc7.net/wtc/analysis/compare/docs/windsor4.jpg)</div></div><br>He's afraid.&nbsp; But he pays it no mind.&nbsp; He turns around and runs.&nbsp; Then he returns, grabs Alice's hand, and then runs again.&nbsp; Through a maze of pipes he goes up and down and right and left.&nbsp; And then he finds the Harebot, hiding on top of the highest pipe.&nbsp; The Hatter turns to Alice and reveals a deck of cards being displayed in his hands.&nbsp; "Pick a card.&nbsp; Any card.&nbsp; Quickly!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>05-07-2014, 16:59:34</strong>
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				Damn it. Damn it. Damn it! She was screwed! Why had she decided to follow this crazy guy?<br><br>She stood now in another world, still reeling from the events that had happened right before her eyes.<br><br>She had followed him, with him guiding her through streets and corners. When he had stopped, she figured it was so she could take a break, seeing as they had been going non stop. She was still in that high waisted lace dress where the skirt part was a light blue - thank goodness she hadn't decided to wear heels and instead had donned on a pair of flats. But, as she was putting her hair up in a ponytail, she jumped out of her skin when this guy broke the glass end of his staff against the wall. And then proceeded to shoot the robot with, lightning?<br><br>She was glad she wasn't faint of heart. Because when the stranger covered her eyes, she was in a different place, that was dark and smelled really bad, just like when she used to go to New York with her father, and he'd wanted to check out some different factories to invest in. <br><br>Since Alice hadn't really caught his name, she had decided to dub him The Stranger, and when they were done running around like hamsters on a wheel, she would ask him properly. <br><br>As she was mentally freaking out, The Stranger starts to run and Alice is deciding whether she wants to follow, when he comes back and takes her hand to pull her along with him. They went through a mazes of pipes, at least that they looked like, and she stayed close to The Stranger, because at this point he was her only way out, when they suddenly stopped. He turns to her with cards splayed out on his hands like those magicians would when they chose the audience member to pick one and so Alice picked the far end one. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>05-07-2014, 18:15:13</strong>
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				She picks one.&nbsp; Good.&nbsp; He drops all the other cards on the ground and snatches the one in her hands.&nbsp; He looks at it.&nbsp; "Two of aces.&nbsp; Good choice, might I say."&nbsp; He clicks his heels together and bows to her.&nbsp; Then, he rears back and throws the card at the Harebot with excellent precision.&nbsp; It cuts into the creature's neck.&nbsp; Sparks fly, and so does a black liquid.&nbsp; The Harebot gurgles for a moment, and then falls down to the steel ground.&nbsp; Hatter, "Ha-ha!&nbsp; Got you!&nbsp; I got you, you little drowsy-enforcing cottontail fucker!"&nbsp; He runs over to Harebot, who is weakly reaching out for the Hatter.&nbsp; The Hatter stomps on its head a few times, and then bends down to rip off his head.&nbsp; The black liquid flows freely from the break, and his body twitches from it.&nbsp; The Hatter looks the head at eye level.<br><br>Hatter, "You gave me and prettiness a good run.&nbsp; But run no more.&nbsp; Down and out.&nbsp; No more sleepy stuff.&nbsp; You hear me?"&nbsp; He looks over to Alice and realizes that he might be considered to be rather cruel right now.&nbsp; "No, no, no.&nbsp; I'm not bad.&nbsp; Look."&nbsp; He reaches down and opens a latch on the body.&nbsp; Hundreds of needles filled with heroin fall out and onto the ground.&nbsp; "See?&nbsp; I'm a good guy."&nbsp; He nods the Harebot's head.&nbsp; "And he grows new bodies every day.&nbsp; So no harm no foul.&nbsp; Come.&nbsp; We can talk now."&nbsp; He walks away in search of a door.&nbsp; Once he sees one that would logically lead into a basement of such or a lower level, he inspects each corner of the door very carefully.&nbsp; He figures it out, and knocks on the bottom right one.&nbsp; Then he opens it and lets Alice enter first.&nbsp; "Welcome to a lounge."<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://ubonblog.weloveubon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/pantaegarden2-300x225.jpg)</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>07-07-2014, 05:26:14</strong>
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				Before Alice can take a good look at the card she picked, The Stranger grabbed it out of her hands and looked at it. <em>"Two of aces.&nbsp; Good choice, might I say."</em><br>She almost snickered when he bowed to her, it was such a ridiculous gesture in te situation they were in, but stopped short when he flung the card at the robot. It was a distance that should have been impossible to throw anything with such perfect aim, yet he hit his mark, slicing the robot's neck. Alice gasped and stepped back a little, startled. <br><br>When he ran over to the robot, Alice stayed put, now truly scared of who she had gotten herself involved with. One might say that a normal person never would have never followed a strange man in the first place, but Alice wasn't normal. The look of horror that came upon her face was involuntary when he began smashing the robots head. It wasn't a real person, Alice knew, but the fact that this man was capable of such destruction was frightening. <br><br>When he looked at Alice and noticed the look on her face, he pulled open a compartment in the robot, which spilled out endless needles. She knew what they were- she'd found some in her mother's room a couple times. Heroine. Immediately, she hated this robot. She was still cautious of this man, but maybe he was a cop, or trained military gun man, or something. <br><br>Still, Alice didn't say anything and followed him as he searched for... something. When he began inspecting a door that somewhat resembled one that would lead to a basement, Alice became suspicious once more. Was he planning on taking her to a dungeon and raping or killing her? Of course, her mind weighed all of these different possibilities but even if she decided to run? Where was she going to go? So she waited for his next move, however she left her guard up. <br><br>Then he knocked on the bottom right corner of the door and when he opened it, Alice couldn't believe her eyes. <br><br>She looked behind her- they were in a gray, industrial, smoky city. When she looked back, what lay before her eyes was... a forest. Complete with a picnic like table, like something you would find in a park. And the sun was almost blinding. She was mesmerized and walked through the door, sure that when she did she would find some trick. But when she stepped through, it was still a forest. It was hot. It was beautiful. <br><br>She sat at the table after looking around, knowing that they needed to talk. She was in complete awe. In the back of her mind, she knew she should be running for the hills, but Alice was more open minded than most- however she did want an explanation. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>07-07-2014, 09:30:12</strong>
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				He skips around the tables and bushes, finding a perfect sitting place.&nbsp; He sits down and rests his chin on his fists.&nbsp; He smiles, waiting for her to sit.&nbsp; He knew she had questions.&nbsp; She is puzzled, bewildered, and confused.&nbsp; This is the happiest time for him.&nbsp; He gave the gift of wonder.&nbsp; He is giving it still.&nbsp; Hatter, "Hello, prettiness.&nbsp; Your order?"<br><br>Before she speaks, a creature walks to them.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/188/6/2/Tree_Woman_by_mrwells.jpg)</div></div><br>A sound like wind and twisting dead branches escapes the creatures mouth.&nbsp; Hatter holds up his finger to Alice, making her silent for just a moment.&nbsp; He looks at the menu, and then he knows what to order.&nbsp; He speaks to the creature, "Bonjour, tête des lames. Je vais avoir l'automne avec du miel et lilas. Elle aura la Monnaie hiver et ajouter quelques canneberges. Elle m'a mise sur la languette. Merci."&nbsp; He hands the menu to the creature.&nbsp; It leaves.<br><br>Hatter sits back and crosses his legs, "So, you're mad.&nbsp; A little mad or medium mad?&nbsp; If a lot, then you don't know how to dress."&nbsp; He laughs a little.&nbsp; So do the leaves around them.&nbsp; "But I like you.&nbsp; I have issues to deal with.&nbsp; Want to join me?&nbsp; Want some...adventure?"&nbsp; He shakes his hands and out comes a flurry of butterflies that fly up to the sky and away.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>07-07-2014, 22:46:32</strong>
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				When Alice looked at the man, his whole demeanor changed in a matter of seconds. Where he had been dangerous looking with that man on a mission expression, he was now smiling, aloof, and friendly. <br><br>Her order? She scrunched her eyebrows in confusion. She was going to ask him what he meant, when something walks to their table. Alice backed up a little in her seat, she had never seen anything like it. It was beautiful, but... creepy at the same time. When the creature spoke, it sounded like when a storm was about to hit, and as the wind blew, the branches would twist and scratch. <br><br>He held up a finger, and began speaking to the creature in another language. French she presumed... she wished she had paid more attention to her french class. Then it occurred to Alice after seeing him hand something to the creature that they were in a sort of restaurant. She looked around and didn't see anything that would indicate so, but clearly that was the case. Which would indicate why he asked her for her order.<br>&nbsp;<br><br>He was strange. Everything about his was odd. This world was....<br>When he laughed, the leaves around them shook as if laughing with him, and when he finished speaking, the man literally created butterflies out of nowhere. <br><br>He was a magician, Alice thought. That would explain everything. <br>"Who are you?" She asked him. Maybe he wanted to confuse her, to awe her, so instead she tried to control her facial expressions and keep her emotions under control. She didn't answer of his questions, because frankly, how was she going to answer? Was she mad? Did she want to join him? Did she want adventure? And honestly, she didn't know the answer to his questions. So she asked her own. <br><br>"Where are we?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>08-07-2014, 05:34:07</strong>
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				It hits him like she doesn't already know.&nbsp; Does she?&nbsp; Doesn't she?&nbsp; She must.&nbsp; Some part of her must.&nbsp; Maybe her eyes.&nbsp; "Wonderland.&nbsp; You're in wonderland.&nbsp; Odd for you to not know.&nbsp; Prettiness, is this the first trip here?"&nbsp; Has he found himself an original virgin?&nbsp; He did go through the Normland.&nbsp; Maybe she's a norm.&nbsp; Maybe she's not completely a norm.&nbsp; That's for her to decide.&nbsp; Not him.<br><br>"I..."&nbsp; the waitress returns with two plates.&nbsp; Alice's is a snowball with cranberries pushed into it.&nbsp; Hatter's is a collection of red leaves, honey, and lilacs.&nbsp; The waitress says something, and the Hatter gives her a collection of marbles from a sack he keeps in his pants pocket.&nbsp; The creature nods and leaves.<br><br>"I didn't know you didn't know.&nbsp; We're mad here.&nbsp; You can't be here unless you're mad.&nbsp; I'm mad, so you're mad.&nbsp; It's math.&nbsp; Science, even.&nbsp; What made you mad?&nbsp; You seem in one piece.&nbsp; I know was it..." He jumps up on his chair and points at her, "BOREDOM!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>08-07-2014, 17:22:30</strong>
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				The Strange Man told her she's in Wonderland. As if that meant anything to her. She didn't know where Wonderland was. <br><br>"Um, no... I haven't been to Wonderland."<br>As he opened his mouth to say something else, the tree woman came to them, carrying a couple plates. That was... fast. <br><br>And then she saw why. The 'food' that was placed in front of them wasn't food. At least not traditional food. In front of her was a snowball... and had some red fruits buried in it, like raspberries or something. She took a peek at his filled with leaves and decided that she much preferred her plate. She took the silverware provided and stared at it a little skeptical. <br><br>While she contemplated on how to eat it, she tuned back into their conversation. When he mentioned that he was mad, she shot her head up. What did he mean she had to be mad if she was here? Suddenly, he jumped on his chair and pointed at her, startling Alice, causing her to jump a little. <br><br>She was at a loss on what to say. <br>"I'm not crazy, if that's what you're trying to say!" Alice scooted to the edge of her seat. "Are you crazy?" She asked him. <br>Then she picked up the silverware, which wasn't really silverware but more like a scoop made of wood, and ate a piece of the... snow. <br>It was actually really good. The snow was sweet and melted on her tongue, and the fruits were in fact cranberries that broke the sweetness. It wasn't something that would make her full- it resembled something more of a dessert. <br><br>She pointed to her plate and grinned at him. "This is good!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>09-07-2014, 23:10:17</strong>
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				"I know.&nbsp; I thought you'd like it."&nbsp; He watches closely as she scoops another spoonful in&nbsp; her mouth and eats another bite. He sees her look down at his plate he hasn't touched. "It's not for eating."&nbsp; He simply smells&nbsp; it and enjoys the memories of nature it brings. <br><br>"Now, am I crazy?&nbsp; I think so.&nbsp; But I'm also right. So, no, I'm not crazy.&nbsp; I am mad though.&nbsp; Very mad.&nbsp; Mad is different.&nbsp; It's special.&nbsp; It's what you are.&nbsp; Mad.&nbsp; Not crazy.&nbsp; Maybe crazy."&nbsp; He smells his dish again.<br><br>"If you can go anywhere you want to, where would you go?&nbsp; Not a real place.&nbsp; A fake one."&nbsp; He takes out a small glass, clear bauble and shines it.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>10-07-2014, 06:51:30</strong>
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				She glances down at her plate. "Was this plate... to smell too?" She had dug in without asking if it was food, immediately jumping to the conclusion that they were sitting down to eat. <br><br>Once he had finished talking, confusing her even more, he took a whiff of the plate in front of him. She had to admit, she was curious what it smelled like. <br><br>Alice ignored his question- it allowed her to think about her answer carefully. <br>"Okay, So you're mad, but what's your name?" She held out her hand for him to shake. "I'm Alice."<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>10-07-2014, 07:16:57</strong>
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				He held out his hand to shake hers as he awkwardly continued to shine the bauble, "Jimmy Styggle, or Hatter.&nbsp; Most call me Hatter.&nbsp; I like it.&nbsp; And you can eat your snowball, yes."&nbsp; He shines the bauble a little more, just a little, and then tosses it into the air like its nothing and catches it on the top of his hat.&nbsp; It seems perfectly balanced as it continues to roll in a circle as he talks.<br><br>He slams his hands on the table, "SO.....where to?&nbsp; You didn't say.&nbsp; I have some time to burn, and you have some kindling.&nbsp; Do you have a dream you like?&nbsp; It's probably here.&nbsp; Somewhere.&nbsp; In Wonderland."&nbsp; He knocks his chin, and the bauble jumps.&nbsp; He catches it and hands it to Alice.&nbsp; "If you don't know, just hold this.&nbsp; It'll put us there anyway."&nbsp; He straightens out his clothes, preparing for a ride.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>10-07-2014, 07:45:54</strong>
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				Out of every thing that came out of Jimmy Styggle or Hatter's mouth, half of it confused her. The other half was just unbelievable. For example, she could go anywhere she wanted? Any dream? <br><br>She thought about the dream that she remembered having only once when she was a child. The same day her dad had promised to take her and her sister to the beach while mother went to the spa for the day. She wasn't sure what happened, her child's mind not advanced enough to grasp what had happened. They had gotten in the car and driven about ten minutes when he realized he forgot his wallet at home. The girls had stayed in the car, and watched as a strange man slammed the door to the house, walking briskly to get to his car. The trip was cancelled and her mother was crying all day.<br>That night, Alice dreamt of the beach, with strange creatures swimming in the water that actually looked like clouds. Not the regular fish, but all different shapes and sizes. She remembered playing with a mermaid and when she woke up from her strange dream she shut her eyes as much as she could trying to get back to sleep and into her dream to no avail. <br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://www.collater.al/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/baby-in-the-sky-5.png)</div></div><br>She looked at the bauble he placed in her hand. Was she -mad- enough to believe what he said? Could she go back to that place? Experience it for herself in real time, and not just in the planes of her imagination? <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>11-07-2014, 08:04:40</strong>
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				He tilts his hat and turns to Alice, "Okay.&nbsp; Ready to go."&nbsp; He pops the bauble as if it were a balloon.<br><br>Darkness.&nbsp; It's almost instantaneously.&nbsp; But it gradually floats away as the vision of her dream becomes true.&nbsp; They are in the clouds, riding a particularly large paper fish, and swimming in a school.&nbsp; Other creatures made of bright paper are there too, swimming and dancing all in their own directions.&nbsp; The Hatter is sitting right behind Alice, and he is sipping a cup of tea.&nbsp; "Nice work.&nbsp; Very nice.&nbsp; Not many people like to twist reality in their dreams.&nbsp; I do.&nbsp; You do, too.&nbsp; We're two peas in a pistol."&nbsp; He takes another sip and tosses the cup down to the earth.<br><br>Below them looks like someone cut up famous paintings and etched them together.&nbsp; There is ship at sea sailing towards and elvish kingdom.&nbsp; A polar bear&nbsp; intruding upon a group of dogs playing poker.&nbsp; A giant buzzard flies over a burning building.&nbsp; He gets annoyed and turns to Alice.&nbsp; "Like your thoughts?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>15-07-2014, 08:44:18</strong>
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				It was the strangest sensation. One minute, Alice was in the forest of wonderland, the other minute she was in her dreams. Or rather, the place of her dreams. <br><br>It was wonderful, and scary. She had been trying to find a logical explanation to all of this, trying to explain to herself that this guy was crazy or just an illusionist, really skilled in the art of deceiving.<br><br>But it was real. Unless she herself was crazy. But then it would make this place okay, because it was in her mind. <br><br>As she listened to his words, Alice found herself appreciating more what he had to say than the stimulating visual in front of her eyes. He was an extraordinary creature and she wanted to understand him. When his eyes made contact with the burning building, Alice thought she recognized a flicker of the emotion that she had seen briefly when they were chasing the bot, and looked upon a burning building in that industrial city. It could have been her imagination however. <br><br>She thought about asking him about it, but Alice could have been imagining things. So she just smiled a small smile and nodded. She did like her little kid thoughts. Snippets of memories from when she was younger. <br><br>"How did you end up in... Wonderland?" 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>17-07-2014, 04:30:28</strong>
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				He thinks about it.&nbsp; No, he doesn't.&nbsp; He ponders about what it could be.&nbsp; Magical things.&nbsp; Frightening things.&nbsp; He has it on the tip of his finger, and then he speaks, "I...don't know.&nbsp; I believe I'm here as a result of thinking too hard.&nbsp; For instance, what happens when something happens when you happen to not be there?&nbsp; Does it happen, or is it just happenstance that you think a thing that is supposed to happen happens?&nbsp; And what does the color purple really look like."&nbsp; He kicks the paper fish they're on to make it keep its pace.&nbsp; He laughs.<br><br>"But seriously, I've been here for so long, there's no telling what made me this way.&nbsp; Maybe I was always a part of Wonderland.&nbsp; Wouldn't that be nice?"&nbsp; There is a low humming from the distance that continues to rise.&nbsp; The Hatter knows who it is.&nbsp; He slowly turns to look behind them, and what he sees is what he thought he'd see.&nbsp; <br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://texasscribbler.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/public_domain_pictures_wwi_british_aircraft_flying_formation-1.jpg)</div></div><br>Old WWI planes.&nbsp; And the pilots...<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo267/evilashley15/animals/7thSpace_com_funny_picture-744.jpg)</div></div><br>"Dodo-Dites!&nbsp; Hurry, grab a hold!"&nbsp; He kicks the paper fish hard and causes it to gallop across the clouds.&nbsp; The other fish seem to not notice, that is until the planes start shooting holes in them.&nbsp; Now, it's a survival race.&nbsp; A stampede of impossible creatures running away from animorphic soldiers in old planes.&nbsp; This is Wonderland.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>21-07-2014, 22:01:41</strong>
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				Alice found that she rather enjoyed his constant chatter, the way he would keep talking, almost never taking a breath in between words. The crazy things he said, that Alice wanted to believe was true but somehow... she couldn't. Even as she rode on top of a paper fish. <br><br>Alice heard a noise, a little ways into the distance. She squinted her eyes to look at what it was, and was met with the sight of old planes, like the old fighter planes in her grandfather's house that he collected. They were probably from her memory too. But when she looked to Hatter, she see's the look on his face before he shouts to her. <br><br>Alice barely had time to react before she wrapped her arms around his waist. The fish they are on begins a dance, nearly throwing her off of it. Bullets begin whizzing past them and Alice buries her hand in the Hatters back. The situation was so surreal, so crazy, Alice begins laughing. A laugh that would make her seem crazy anywhere else, but she felt strangely liberated. <br><br>Then Alice realizes this is her dream, sort of. She remembers guns with lollipop for ammo, and bubbles that could hold a whole person inside. She knows they are here somewhere, but how does she access them? Where can she find them? She pulls on his shirt, and yells over the wind that is whipping her hair back and forth. <br><br>"There are lollipop guns and giant bubbles somewhere around here, if that helps."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>22-07-2014, 05:51:53</strong>
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				His brain is at a pause for a few seconds.&nbsp; She is playing the game.&nbsp; And she has secrets.&nbsp; "I like you."&nbsp; Immediately he turns the fish downward and then rears up.&nbsp; If there are any hidden weapons in this girls head, it's going to be below the cloud line.&nbsp; He keeps a good speed.&nbsp; Tattered paper remains fall down to the earth like confetti, the creatures below in other realms relishing the spontaneous party gift.&nbsp; And as he watches through them, streamers catching on his hat, he sees a netted bunch of balloons being held in place by a brick.&nbsp; He reaches upward into a cloud and reveals a cork gun.&nbsp; He pops it, and at a very slow sparkly pace, a piece of peppermint flies out and cuts the net.&nbsp; The balloons float up towards the planes, and when the Dodo-Dites fly into them, the planes keep going but the animals are trapped.&nbsp; Soon, the sound of gunfire is no more.&nbsp; The planes are flying away, and the muffled sounds of angry animals are flying up into nothing.<br><br>He turns around and holds his hand up high, "Hell, yeah!"&nbsp; He looks at Alice, expecting a return.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>03-08-2014, 00:50:18</strong>
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				Alice feel exhilarated. As soon she she told him about the weapons, he immediately went into action, sending the fish they were riding plummeting. She held on tighter as she was pulled backwards a little. He finds what he's looking for and before she can even blink, he has a cork gun in his hand. He shoots at something ahead of them. A pepper mint, delicious, severs through a net holding some balloons together. She sees them engulf the little creatures, while their planes kept flying towards oblivion. <br><br>Hatter looks back at her, an expression of pure joy on his face, and holds up a high five. Alice lets out a laugh and high five's him back. She feels the sting of their clap but she barely notices it. This place was incredible. <br>Their fish swims between the clouds that are now peppered with different colored balloons holding angry animals inside. Poor bastards, but they had been shooting at them for no reason. <br>Or, she thought for no reason but maybe they had something against Hatter. <br><br>"Why were they trying to kill us?!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>03-08-2014, 09:35:08</strong>
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				She asks such obvious questions.&nbsp; She might not be a norm, but she isn't a full Mad either.&nbsp; He turns around and sits on the back of the paper fish cross-legged.&nbsp; "Well, you can't blame someone for following their nature.&nbsp; They do what they must do, and the wind--"<br><br>They are no longer in the sky with paper fish and candy clouds.&nbsp; He is sitting on a wooden chair, and so is she, a wooden table between them, and they are in a simple underlight room.&nbsp; The windows are dark, and one wall disappears into darkness.<br><br>"--must blow.&nbsp; We don't question "why" here.&nbsp; We just accept and move on.&nbsp; Happiness happens much more that way.&nbsp; You start thinking too much, and the thoughts become monsters."&nbsp; An animal cry is heard in the distance, the very far distance.&nbsp; Hatter leans over on his hands and looks curiously at Alice.&nbsp; "Are you a virgin?"&nbsp; He isn't being crude.&nbsp; He isn't being chauvinistic.&nbsp; It's not in him.&nbsp; He has reasons for asking his questions.&nbsp; Good ones.&nbsp; He just doesn't care if they insult.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>05-08-2014, 09:13:20</strong>
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				His words had struck a chord in her. Happiness. When was the last time she had been happy?<br>Alice was listening so intently to what he was saying, studying his face, that she didn't realize they weren't on the fish anymore until she heard a cry.<br><br>She glanced around and took in her surroundings. This place was... dark for sure. But not sinister. She felt comfortable. Even with the wall that when she tried to look through, was nothing but darkness. <br><br>As soon as he asked his question, Alice felt the blush spread on her face. She looked at him and tried to figure out his angle. Why was he asking this? Why did he want to know if she was a virgin? They had just met. She had half a mind to tell him off, but the look on his face didn't seem like he had any impure intent. That she knew of. As soon as she realized he really was curious, for whatever reason, Alice averted her eyes.<br><br>It was embarrassing, a woman at her age, 24, and she was still a virgin. Back home, she put on this front. She was tough, and angry, and a little impulsive. She drank way too much and kissed too many guys. But not once, had she been able to give herself up to any one. <br><br>"Yes..." She bit her lip as she answered and fidgeted nervously. She wanted to ask why, but remembered what he said. <br><br>"<em>We don't question "why" here.</em>"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>06-08-2014, 08:55:01</strong>
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				"Oh."&nbsp; An awkward silence.&nbsp; "That's good.&nbsp; It's a good thing.&nbsp; Means you won't pull me into so many erotic dreams.&nbsp; I mean, I like being a man, but enough is enough.&nbsp; The body is not nearly as interesting as the mind, if you understand."&nbsp; The sound of a door opening catches Hatter's attention like a sharp knife dangling above his head.&nbsp; The sound is followed by what sounds like groceries and a fiddling with keys, but then it stops.&nbsp; Silence again.<br><br>He stands up, looks at Alice, and smiles, "You're a fishy person.&nbsp; Paper tiger, balloon dragon.&nbsp; Funny.&nbsp; So, what else do you dream about?&nbsp; What other stories do you tell yourself?"&nbsp; He sits up on the table, swinging his legs like a child.&nbsp; Then, another sound.&nbsp; It's the muffled sounds of a woman getting annoyed that she can't find the keys.&nbsp; "If you don't mind hurrying up, please do.&nbsp; Otherwise, we jump into the dark without a candle.&nbsp; Never know where you'll end up.&nbsp; Someplace nice.&nbsp; Someplace not so nice."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>07-08-2014, 09:36:14</strong>
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				Alice blushed as soon as she understood what he was trying to convey. While she was a hot head back in.. the real world... being around him made her shy. Inexperienced. The way he knew his way around this world, he'd been here a long time. <br><br>"I'm a virgin because I want to be." She felt like she had to explain herself to him slightly, even though she knew it was kind of ridiculous. Why would he really care? Alice jumped a little out of her seat when she heard sounds and realized that he had sent them to someone's house. Were they back? <br><br>Alice glanced around, trying to find a door. However, the thought of leaving wonderland was surprisingly bleak. There was so much freedom here. And she knew it was a little mad that she had accepted it so quickly, but something about the place called to her.<br><br>Alice barely had to think about the next place she wanted to go to. She looked at Hatter full on. <br><br>"Take us to your dreams." 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>08-08-2014, 08:52:29</strong>
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				She wants the Hatter.&nbsp; She wants his head.&nbsp; His thoughts.&nbsp; She wants to visit his mental holidays.&nbsp; He thought to himself, "Do I have dreams?"&nbsp; Yes, of course he did.&nbsp; However, in a place like this, the temptation to be in everyone else's head was too great.&nbsp; "I...I think I have one that's good.&nbsp; Yes, it's pleasant.&nbsp; I haven't been there in ages.&nbsp; That's where we'll go.&nbsp; Yep.&nbsp; Good call on your half.&nbsp; Sorry about the no sex.&nbsp; There's no shame in starving when there's only soup and you're a steak girl."&nbsp; He tapped her on the nose.&nbsp; "Never forget that.&nbsp; Standards are a definition of character.&nbsp; And madness is a little spice on the cake."<br><br>A distant woman's call for him, "Jimmy?&nbsp; You home?"&nbsp; It was too close.&nbsp; He grabbed Alice's hand and pulled her with him into the darkness.&nbsp; The shadow swallowed them whole, and for a moment, they were nothing.<br><br>Then, Hatter moved his hands away from Alice's eyes.&nbsp; "Here we are!"&nbsp; It was like they landed in a child's model toy of a carnival, but it was made real.&nbsp; Everything was real: people, rides, cotton candy, everything.&nbsp; But it also seemed like it was all tiny plastic molds, toyish.&nbsp; Everything seemed too small for life, even though it was all the same size as them.&nbsp; Children were running and laughing, grown ups were pointing to the rides and laughing, the clowns were not scary at all but seemed like old friends, and the Hatter seemed pleased with himself.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://cdn8.picsart.com/8321312414.jpeg?r1024x1024)</div></div><br>He inhales, exhales, "I like it here.&nbsp; I need to visit it more often."&nbsp; He looked over at Alice and put his arm over her, "We need to win a big, fuzzy bear.&nbsp; I'm a very good shot."&nbsp; He looked over to a group of kids running around, "Hey, there I am."&nbsp; It was a 5 year old version of him running with some older kids.&nbsp; He falls down and huts his knee, but his loving parents come over and console him with kisses and cotton candy.&nbsp; He smiled a very content smile.&nbsp; "Never happened.&nbsp; But I like to lie to myself sometimes.&nbsp; That's what Wonderland is.&nbsp; Beautiful lies.&nbsp; And sometimes, damnit, the lies are more real to me than what is real and seems fake."&nbsp; He kisses her forehead and continues to watch the children on the rides.<br><br>A local band of vagrants play this song in the background: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krnnErGzIsY
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>13-08-2014, 09:21:12</strong>
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				Once again, Hatter leads them somewhere strange. When he pulls his hands from her eyes, the brightness is a little sudden and takes a bit for her adjust. But as soon as she can see normally, she gasps slightly. <br><br>They were among other people, and was almost disappointed thinking he had brought her back to her home where there were what he called 'norms'. But upon closer inspection, she realized the 'people' were like the toys she used to play with when she was younger, the ones her Dad would spend hundreds of dollars on for christmas's and birthdays that had such detail that even their hair were almost perfectly molded. And she could understand why he liked it here. <br><br>She understood what he meant about the lies being more real. It was practically what he lived her whole life. And she felt sad, because both of them were just as messed up. How many time did she spend day dreaming about their family being whole? When he kissed her forehead, Alice couldn't help but lean into the small display of affection. When was the last time she allowed herself such a privilege? <br><br>Alice herself take hold of his hand and entwined their fingers together. She barely knew this man and yet she could understand some of him. He was complex, and fully understanding Hatter could years, or perhaps it could never happen Alice realized, yet she was okay with it. <br><br>Alice felt days adventure start to wear on her but fought against it. If this was all a dream, she didn't want to do anything to wake up from it. It was the best thing that had happened to her in a long time. So instead, she pulled him along to one of the cotton candy plastic stands to see if she could eat some of it. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>14-08-2014, 08:18:15</strong>
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				He sees she enjoys the moment.&nbsp; Good.&nbsp; He'll continue it.<br><br>They run around and look at the rides.&nbsp; Time is fleeting and blurry, and so their moments together do not make linear sense.&nbsp; At one moment they are paying for and eating wonderfully tasting cotton candy, and it shifts to them throwing the empty cones in a trash can.<br><br>They are waiting in line for the Ferris wheel.&nbsp; They watch it go round and round from far back, and then suddenly they are first in line and sitting down in their cage.&nbsp; They go up and up and up, and then stop.&nbsp; Their seats seesaw back and forth, and they laugh together, talking about the beautiful view of the sun. <br><br>They are at the booth with the "pop a balloon" game.&nbsp; Hatter is intentionally leaning against her to make her mess up.&nbsp; When it's his turn, she does the same, which makes him pop the hardest balloon, earning her a giant giraffe.<br><br>It's night.&nbsp; All the lights almost fly up to the sky and are stars.&nbsp; Friendly, lovable clowns entertain the passerby's.&nbsp; Even the strong man tips his tiny hat to Alice.&nbsp; Hatter tips his hat back, revealing a smaller top hat underneath.<br><br>They find a good resting place under the apple tree.&nbsp; They sit back as the fireworks sparkle off in the sky and make impossible shapes.&nbsp; Time has changed back to normal, and talk and speech are possible again.&nbsp; "I like being here.&nbsp; No bad things here.&nbsp; Only good.&nbsp; That's why you're still here."&nbsp; He touches her nose and makes a buzzing sound.&nbsp; "Like it?"&nbsp; He sees a couple nearby talking to each other.&nbsp; Laughing with each other.&nbsp; It saddens him a little, but he ignores it and goes back to Alice.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>15-08-2014, 09:48:44</strong>
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				Alice's face is flushed with happiness. The time was unstable, and while it should have scared her and made her uneasy, it made perfect sense. Slowly, she was understanding more and more of Wonderland. Or, at least accepting it. One could never understand Wonderland.<br><br>She hasn't experienced this much joy in a very long time, and when Hatter asks her if she likes it, she throws herself at him, encircling her arms around him. <br><br>Since they were sitting down, her hugsmakes it so that they fall onto the grass and Alice lets out a peal of laughter.<br><br>"Are you kidding?" Comes her breathless reply as she rolls onto her back and stares at the sky. "This is one of the best days of my life!" The grin that is on her face is huge, almost cheshire-like in nature. <br><br>She never wanted to leave this place of wonder. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>16-08-2014, 07:51:18</strong>
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				She grabs him so hard they fall back on the grass.&nbsp; The cool, indiscriminate grass.&nbsp; He had felt it before.&nbsp; Now, he feels it again.&nbsp; It's new tonight.&nbsp; New all over again.&nbsp; He looks at the way she smiles down on him.&nbsp; She's happy.&nbsp; She never wants to leave this place.&nbsp; She won't have to.&nbsp; She can stay here with him.&nbsp; Forever.&nbsp; Maybe.&nbsp; He wants her to stay.&nbsp; She doesn't judge.&nbsp; She plays like a child.&nbsp; He's a child too.&nbsp; They're perfect for each other.<br><br>He looks up at her and doesn't even notice the fireworks going off in the distance; blue, green, red, violet, yellow, and others.&nbsp; He just notices her.&nbsp; What a beautiful smile.&nbsp; His face changes.&nbsp; Only for a moment.&nbsp; It's like a flicker between the channels, but his make up is gone. His old face is seen.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS5Y0fCiHU3dr9S6k8ifJqMxDyntFJptXIvu5Gw0bk8VZO87Sxj)</div></div><br>And the paint is back.&nbsp; He doesn't know what happened.&nbsp; He's still too happy.&nbsp; But he does hear the horn blast it's goodnight call.&nbsp; He sits up, letting her rest on him.&nbsp; "Damn.&nbsp; Boat's come in.&nbsp; It's last call.&nbsp; Want to drink with me?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>26-08-2014, 07:53:06</strong>
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				Alice had to suppress a gasp when the makeup had gone, revealing his face. His very handsome face. But it had been so quick, she realized that he hadn't meant for it to happen. So she pretended like she did not see anything, instead, she got to her feet and after brushing off her pants, she offered her hand to Hatter.<br><br>"Of course I would like to drink with you." And it was true, when she had ordered her drink with her parents, she wasn't able to enjoy it. And she hoped he would reveal more of himself to her. Because she knew now that his makeup was a mask... for what she didn't know but she wanted to find out. Yet she knew that his mask was a part of him just as much. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>26-08-2014, 18:24:31</strong>
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				"Then let's go," He waited for her to stand up, and then he did the same.&nbsp; Off to the distance, where there was a road, there now was a river and a steamboat docked.&nbsp; People were walking on board, mostly couples, and finding a table to sit at.&nbsp; The whole boat looked like a collection of Christmas lights on a sea of nothingness, and the stars and city lights were the only points of perspective.&nbsp; Otherwise, someone might think they were falling into a shadow.<br><br>The conductor was there welcoming everyone on board.&nbsp; He had a giraffe head.&nbsp; Hatter was holding Alice's hand as they entered, and Hatter gave the conductor a nod as they passed.&nbsp; The conductor tipped his hat, "All aboard!"&nbsp; The boat made sounds like a train, puffing away and moving unseen wheels as it started to move.&nbsp; Hatter and Alice quickly sat down at a table.&nbsp; The glasses of wine were already there.&nbsp; Hatter drank the glass in one whole gulp and sat it back down.&nbsp; The glass magically filled itself.&nbsp; A waiter came by, "Would you like a warm towel?"<br><br>Hatter, "Sure!"&nbsp; He took the towel and sat on it.&nbsp; The waiter moved to Alice, "Would you like a warm towel?"&nbsp; &nbsp;Hatter seemed to be counting the lights from the carnival, "One red, two red, one blue, three red, one green, two green..."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>03-09-2014, 09:32:57</strong>
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				The walk in the night was very pleasant- Alice found herself smiling for nothing, like she used to. Only a few hours - or was it days?- in wonderland and she felt much happier. Hatter was right, everything was much easier when one didn't question why. However, in the back of her mind, she knew she couldn't stay here forever. She made a note to talk to Hatter about how time worked here. <br><br>As he led the way, Alice giggled when she saw the giraffe conductor. It didn't surprise her, but it was definitely a sight. As she sat down, completely aware of Hatter's hand enveloping hers, the train sounds pulled another bout of giggles from her. Everything she thought she knew, was completely wrong here. It also made her wonder much about back home, and society. She frowned as she thought back to her family's constant worry of people's perception of their family, and the image they had to keep up of a happy family. Here, everything was accepted as it was. A giraffe conductor, a wooden waitress. Should Alice have been worrying about the fact that she was so ready to accept it all, whereas others would have most likely gone insane? Was she insane already?<br><br>These thought troubled her, but when the glass of wine appeared in front of her, Alice put everything to the back of her mind. No sense in worrying about things at the moment. She wanted to enjoy her night. She gulped long and hard on the wine, and accepted the towel that was offered. Copying as Hatter had done, she sat on it and found the sensation of the warm towel pleasant but funny at the same time. She watched as Hatter counted what seemed like the lights from the carnival. How he could keep track was fascinating and she didn't want to interrupt him. She looked around and noticed their surroundings. She had barely glanced before and now, she didn't know how she couldn't have. It was adorned in gold, like a scene from a movie in the most expensive hotel and casino. Yet, there was no gambling- just playing. The only thing that seemed to stay the same was the amount of alcohol intake. The raucous laughter of loud trees, along with the snarling rasps of the weasels mixed together to form music that she had never heard of. Strange sounds coming from everywhere, and she didn't mind it one bit. <br><br>"Why would anyone ever want to leave here?" She posed the question, more to herself but aloud nonetheless. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>03-09-2014, 23:17:06</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The question opens a dark door in his mind.&nbsp; Why would anyone ever want to leave here?&nbsp; From across the room, "Why would anyone want to leave here?"&nbsp; He looks up and sees a couple dinning at a table across the dancing floor.&nbsp; Their faces are too distant to discern.&nbsp; The lights dim down except at the couple, where it brightens up a little.&nbsp; They are laughing.&nbsp; Having a good time.&nbsp; It's scary to him.&nbsp; He doesn't want to go there.&nbsp; Suddenly, the lights are back to normal, and the couple have been replaced with another.<br><br>"What?&nbsp; Ooooh, leaving?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; No one want's to if there here.&nbsp; If you're here, you're wanting to be here.&nbsp; That's how it is.&nbsp; When you want to leave..."&nbsp; The lights in the distance start one by one to disappear into darkness.&nbsp; Even the stars.&nbsp; "You face things.&nbsp; Things that you don't have to, but you need to.&nbsp; If you want to.&nbsp; And then, you don't belong here anymore."&nbsp; Most of the lights are gone now.&nbsp; There's creaking in the ships hull and the lights flicker a bit.&nbsp; "You should probably drink another drink now if you want to.&nbsp; Time's a'comming for a change."&nbsp; The hull creaks again, and then the entire ship drops a few feet as if it were a plane in turbulence.<br><br>The megaphone in the corner, "I'm sorry gentlemen and ladies for the delay.&nbsp; Here's some music to get you by."&nbsp; It plays classical music from the 20's.&nbsp; Hatter is drinking as much as he can from the glass and holds onto his hat.&nbsp; The ship drops another few feet, and the lights flicker off and are replaced with a dark green light.&nbsp; Steam can be seen escaping the many gold fixtures in the sides.&nbsp; "Are you any good at falling?"&nbsp; Before she can answer, he grabs her hand, pulls her up, and runs towards the outside railing.&nbsp; From there the flood lamps on top of the ship shows that they are stuck on the rocks and leaning over a dark abyss where the water flows off into nothing.&nbsp; The Hatter is smiling.&nbsp; He looks at her with his face-painting and holds her hand tightly, waiting for a response from her.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>11-09-2014, 06:42:54</strong>
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				Alice's heart is thudding in her chest. He wants to jump? From here? She has fear in her eyes and she knows he can see it. She pulls her hand from his and steps back lightly, but the ship is still dropping. What the fuck was going on? <br><br>She glances down again and sees the drop into nothingness. Did she trust him that much?<br><br>She glances back up at him, at his painted face again. She remembers the moment when it was just him. No makeup. <br><br>She wants to get to know that Hatter. <br><br>Alice takes a deep breath and places her hands back in his, and grips tightly. <br><br>"Only because I know you will be there to catch me."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>12-09-2014, 19:57:54</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				"Well, at the very least we'll hit the ground together."&nbsp; He pulls her to the edge and picks her up before she can reply, "Here we go!"&nbsp; He jumps over with her, the raging waterfall deafening them, and the boat light quickly disappearing as the two fall into endless darkness.&nbsp; Eventually, there is no light.&nbsp; Eventually, there is no sound.&nbsp; Just the feeling of the two lost souls gripping onto each other.&nbsp; <br><br><br>And then Alice falls onto a bed of feathers.&nbsp; Multicolored feathers on a few mattresses.&nbsp; The room she finds herself in is sort of small and filled with random knickknacks one would find in an old folks home.&nbsp; It's a slightly dark, small room with a door open shinning in with the only source of light.&nbsp; Hatter is not there.&nbsp; In the next room is a long hallway with even more stuff.&nbsp; If Alice is familiar with the theatre, then she realizes that this is a prop room.&nbsp; Every American play imaginable has a piece here or there: a rotary phone, a windowsill, an old couch, etc.&nbsp; At the end of the hallway is a door, and once opened, it reveals a stage.<br><br>It's completely bare, except for the Hatter, who is sitting quietly reverse style on a chair.&nbsp; He's in a 'thinking' pose, and the audience is a sea of frozen Hatters all with a unique expression on their faces.&nbsp; There is no noise.&nbsp; Just silence.&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>03-11-2014, 22:54:34</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				The first thing Alice notices is the absence of his warmth. She didn't know when or how, but somewhere along the way, she wasn't with Hatter anymore. <br>The other senses come back; she feels the softness of the feathers, the complete silence, the only light coming from the door. <br>Alice sees no other way out and she walks towards the door.<br>As lonely as it seems, Alice knows Hatter would never leave her by herself, not really. At least, as long as she was in this world. This may have been her own imagination, or she may have conjured it up herself, but she was sure of it. <br><br>Its a long hallway, and she follows it down to the door at the end. She pauses, thinking she should try the other doors first but something tells her hatter will be at the end. <br><br>She reaches the door and pulls, the door creaking slightly as it opens. She sees a stage and there he is. The sound of her flats padding along the floor is the only thing you can hear, and Hatter still hasn't moved from his position. She hadn't noticed before, but there were people in the audience.<br>Were they people? A closer look reveals it's all hatter. One with an angry face, one with a face so mournful. It almost hurt her. <br><br>She sits in the front row to see what he has up his sleeve. 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>11-11-2014, 08:43:00</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7w9sGW93RE</div></div><br><br>The song starts to rise slowly, and the lights dim.&nbsp; Hatter taps his foot to the beat, nods his head, and then a cane is thrown at him which he grabs with ease.&nbsp; When the lyrics arrive, the Hatter is singing the words, even though it's still the original singer's voice.&nbsp; He stands up and does a dance routine as the song continues, and then women dressed up for a 20's ball dance gracefully and mournfully dance onstage.&nbsp; Their dresses blue, their faces morose, and their legs very revealing.&nbsp; Hatter touches one of their legs, and the dancer slaps him away.&nbsp; And then a very beautiful woman in a lipstick red dress and a black sash over her head steps onstage with a spotlight on her.&nbsp; The Hatters in the audience cat call her for five seconds, and then pause in perfect silence again.&nbsp; The woman walks around the stage, sashaying her round caboose as she goes.&nbsp; Hatter follows with his head at her waist level and grasps at the air as she walks.&nbsp; She turns around, and he pretends not to be doing anything but carrying a conversation with no one there.&nbsp; She goes back to walking, easily slipping off her gloves and tossing them aside (she has similar gloves underneath).&nbsp; He picks up the gloves and smells the inside, which gives him pure ecstasy.&nbsp; &nbsp;He can't take it anymore.&nbsp; He grabs her hand and forces her to dance, which she does so half-willingly and teasingly.&nbsp; They dancing becomes very close and suggestive, but still comical in a way.&nbsp; As the song comes to and end, he dips her, and when he brings her back up to a cheering audience, Alice is suddenly the woman in red and onstage.&nbsp; Hatter slides his hand up the back of her head and plays with her golden locks, "They love you.&nbsp; Take a bow."&nbsp; His hand moves to her shoulder and he bows, slightly pushing Alice to bow with him.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Larinaka</strong> on <strong>22-11-2014, 06:17:16</strong>
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				Five minutes of a roller coaster of emotions. <br>She'd been curious seeing all the hatters and The Hatter on stage. Then intrigue, closely followed by amusement from the comical way he would interact with the dancers who suddenly appeared on stage. <br>And then a flare of something. She didn't want to say jealousy, but couldn't deny the pang that struck her when she saw them dancing, the way he held her. The woman was beautiful, and unwittingly, Alice glared. <br><br>In a literal blink of an eye, she was being held by Hatter. She looks around. She's on stage- she's the woman in red. Suddenly there is pure joy in her heart. She take a bow, her cheeks flushing red on her pale skin.<br><br>&nbsp;<em>"They love you..."</em><br><br>The words ring in her hear. <br><br>Everything suddenly becomes quiet when she straightens up, and they're alone in the auditorium. <br><br>She looks at Hatter and captures his gaze, his eyes boring into her soul, it would seem. Who was he? She wanted to know him. Alice reached out and took hold of his hand as they stand in front of one another. <br><br>"I want to know you." She says and then Alice tries to do what he does. She imagines the place she'd most want to be in. She focuses on every detail, and wills them to be there. She feels a tug, like a line pulling her and, never letting go of his hand, she lets herself be pulled.<br><br>Alice finds herself in the very place she imagined, a field full of swaying grass in the wind, willow trees surrounding the whole clearing. In the middle is a log carved into seats and on the makeshift tables, Iced Tea so cool condensation dripped down the sides of the clear glass. <br><br>She'd never been here, but her soul called her to this place. So simple, yet the sounds of the birds and the rustling of leaves sung to her more than any thing ever did. <br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Mercury Poisoning: Love between Alice and the Hatter</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>ManofDawnLight</strong> on <strong>25-11-2014, 06:13:53</strong>
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				He is no longer dancing, singing, loving.&nbsp; It fades so quickly, so quietly.&nbsp; And then he sees more.&nbsp; The grass tickling his legs, the trees singing their soft songs in the wind, the carven chairs and table, and the ice tea.&nbsp; It was simple.&nbsp; He sometimes liked simple.&nbsp; He liked it now.<br><br>He looks around for Alice, whom he does not see right away.&nbsp; He takes a step...and it sounds different.&nbsp; Feels different.&nbsp; He looks down to see a goat leg.&nbsp; "Peculiar."&nbsp; It is not just his leg, but his whole body that is covered in soft wool.&nbsp; At his waist is a leather belt with two cloth triangles barely keeping his modesty hidden in the wind.&nbsp; And his head, equipped with horns.&nbsp; He doesn't believe he was supposed to take this form.&nbsp; Everything here is too peaceful and acceptable.&nbsp; But then again, his new form is quite comfortable.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs27/f/2008/077/9/b/9bde68bf8e26ab49.jpg)</div></div><br>He sees Alice.&nbsp; He wonders how she sees him right now.&nbsp; He tilts his head, noting the weight on his temples, and smiles.&nbsp; He walks over to the chair, sits down, and holds out his cup to be filled.&nbsp; "What do you want to know?"
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