[Voice, Public]

[halfdarkened]

[There's a snapshot picture of a strange place. To Riku, it's a picture of a mishmash of the Wonderland he knew and a twisted, slightly eerie version. It's possible not everyone sees what he does, however...]

Got good news and bad news. The bad news is I didn't find a way out yet. The good news is I did find a new floor. Wonderland. ...But this isn't exactly how I remember it. Parts of it seem messed up for some reason. ...This could be a bad sign regarding the darkness outside Castle oblivion, not sure.

Comments

[permavoice]

[trademark_skull]

[Interest, you has piqued it]

You found another floor? [Let's not try to sound too intrigued]

Where was it?

[halfdarkened]

I found the door in the Stellar Graveyard, or whatever it's called. Dying worlds.

[trademark_skull]

... Probably gonna need to specify a little more than that. I don't even know where that is either.

[Maybe just.. wondering about something now]

Is there some way you can show it?

[halfdarkened]

[The reply comes after a few minutes. Apparently Riku was walking back.]

How's this?

[trademark_skull]

[Wow, that was kinda impressive. And yet there was so some reason a nagging feeling like it should be familiar]

Well it's certainly not somewhere I've seen before.

[permavoice]

[golden_glow]

Wonderland...? And you've been there before? How is it messed up? [all the questions!]

[halfdarkened]

Yeah. Wonderland's strange anyway, but now parts of it seem sort of... I guess creepy.

[keyofthesky]

[Sora only sees the Wonderland he knows at the moment]

What's wrong with it, Riku?

[halfdarkened]

Well, last time I was there light could reach the ground consistently. It's like it's been spliced with another world.

[keyofthesky]

Has it? It looks normal to me.

[halfdarkened]

You're kidding, right? The mushrooms, the big statue of Alice, the thick foliage? You didn't see any of that?

[keyofthesky]

[There's a pause]

Ummmmm... [You can practically hear Sora squinting at the picture]

No, I can't, should I?

[maybeimaleon]

What's it supposed to be like?

[halfdarkened]

Like stepping out of a kid's book and into a dream. Everything is bright and happy and surreal. Not always the case with this floor.

[maybeimaleon]

[(Who'd want to walk into a dream?)]

Good to know, I guess.

[permavoice]

[kingdomkeyd]

Wonderland?

Gosh, how many floors are in this castle?

[halfdarkened]

Twelve basement levels and 13 upper floors. Thing is, I don't know what floor we're even on, and we've never found stairs going down.

[kingdomkeyd]

Oh yes, that's right.

Hm, sounds like we'll have to find out sooner than later, and crack this case. Although, it might still be possible this is the basement level. So let's see, how many floors have we found so far?

[halfdarkened]

This is the 6th from the city. Paixao is where we started. Then, it was my Island. Halloween and Christmas Town were another one. Spira and the Pridelands were both floors, and then there was the Netherworld and now Wonderland.

[text] [attempted encryption away from the org aka xion trying to stay way from saix]

[whodoyousee]

Wonderland? What's wrong with it?

[text]

[halfdarkened]

Parts of it are... Twisted. Like bits of Halloween Town got in there, almost.

[text]

[whodoyousee]

That's... really strange. I wonder if something happened.

[text]

[halfdarkened]

Like what? The floors pick a person's memory and form to that, right?

[Voice] So late, sob

[vorpalrising]

Wonderland? But it looks like my Wonderland. How can it be here?

[Voice] Like I'm one to talk?

[halfdarkened]

Your Wonderland? Who are you any...

[Pause, then very serious.]

You're not like anyone I've seen there. Based on your picture... Is your name Alice, too?