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[vitaelamorte]

Has this ever happened to you? You are an adventurous and daring roleplayer bursting with motivation and ideas, and Wonderland seems just the place for you to let your creativity flourish, AND YET... you doubt.

Unsure if your grasp on that one character's voice is as firm as you'd like it to be? Wondering how exactly your regular character's quirks will work out, once you've turned them into a Mirror? Curious and curiouser about how your magnificent muse might fit into the world of Wonderland? Or do you simply want to warm up and stretch your legs, before submitting that application and coming to meet entranceway's characters and players?

THEN WE HAVE JUST THE THING FOR YOU!

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Comments

[mrknope]

[Oh boy, how does he even put that, especially when she's looking at him like that.]

It's not the Jedi thing. It's the.... [He waves a hand, scowling lightly.] Jar Jar Binks.

[beatupgrass]

There have been some real shit events over the years, Gamora.

[some that still haunt him, even when barely anyone else remembers they happened.]

[mrknope]

[He rolls his eyes, looking amused.]

And if you want my shirt off, you don't need to wait for a raccoon to threaten me, you know.

[errantdetective]

Toby Daye. [Name doesn't ring a bell any more than the rest of it did. She opens her mouth slightly, trying to get a read on his blood. Not because she expects to recognize it, but next time, she knows she will.

But he definitely not human. That opens some options.]

Sooo you're not a mortal.

[choosetruth]

[.....oh boy, this is going to be fun. Rocket's informed her of how Groot speaks, but he didn't exactly give her a dictionary.]

...I don't understand. Can you mime or something?

[oakay]

I am Groot.

[What?! No, he's not cute, he's handsome and badass. How did you not get that from his vines and mighty branches? Granted, they appear small and less than they once did but he is still a strong twig. He pulls a face of offence at the idea of being an adorable little tree and stands up, still holding his device in his vines still.

He would argue with Rocket more but he is on an important mission - understand the device-thing.

It's not food, it's not a weapon - what is it? Hmmmmmm.

He bashes it hard onto the table. Violence will solve everything.] I am Groot!

[oakay]

I am Groot!

[Nod. Nod.

Groot decides to mime Rocket. He puts on some swagger, makes some angry noises, bears his teeth and stomps around. It's a flawless impression that surely everyone will get. He gestures at his stomach and pretends to rub it. It means fluffy. Rocket is fluffy. You can't rub Rocket's tummy, he will murder you but any other tiny fluffy thing, you usually can.]

[astrological]

[ oh shit. ]

[ peter tries to cover his wince. when groot looks like that, he feels like he's killed ten kittens. groot's his friend, his naive, uneducated, very innocent friend, and now he looks really devastated by the idea of turning into a rock. he thinks to tell him that he'd make a cute rock. would his name be grock? does he have rock relatives? what does his family tree look like, pun intended? ]

Use your hands, I can't — [ is there any point? ]

Don't you know Wonderland, Groot? You shouldn't lick anything here unless I tell you it's okay! I know Wonderland. It's that place where you don't lick anything because you could possibly turn into a cat uglier than Rocket. [ he looks at groot, ignoring how his vision is a little smeared. ] Do you want to turn into a cat uglier than Rocket? I mean, that'd be a big reach, you know? Dude needs a bit of a trim, but for the record I think you'd make a really handsome kind of cat, if a little weedy.

[oakay]

[Turn into a cat?] I am Groooooot. [Yeah, right, that is bullshit! He's not going to fall for that one, Peter already used that one before! Only it was a dog and it was to stop him from trying to eat the steering wheel - steering wheels will turn him into uglier dogs than Rocket. Well, he eats it all the time when no one is around and he is still not an ugly dog.

Lies. He sees Peter's lies. He pulls a face at them and sticks out his tongue]

I am Groot! [He is a Groot, only a Groot and you can't stop him from licking things ... as long as those things aren't bad tasting. Like this device. Tastes like fingers. He doesn't like the taste of those things. He ate one once. It was gross.]

network

[astrological]

[ for a moment peter's licking his fingers and fixing up his hair. this isn't to impress you, gamora! ]

Heeeeey, Gamora. [ cue: a smile, a genuine one. he's trying his best not to look happy she's here. ]

I think the merchants here would take a dance. [ hehehe. then he blinks and rethinks that for a second. gamora's a literal person. gamora doesn't really understand peterisms, even though he thinks she's getting better at it ... this unspoken thing between them kind of leads them into weird waters where she swims one way when he goes another. so: ] With me. You with me, not them with me. That'd be weird, and I don't know if Wonderland merchants have two left feet. Or feet at all. That wasn't really covered in the book.

[ #smooth ]

[astrological]

[ dammit. ]

No, buddy — Watch your language! [ get your shit together, groot. ] Watch out for the cats — and I'm not lying about that one, alright? There's this giant cat that likes to sit in trees. He just randomly appears, you know? Like a — like stuff that just randomly appears out of nowhere!

[ he's seriously worried about you, groot. the more he talks, the more he remembers about wonderland and that it's a weird as hell place. it's weirder than having kurt russell turn into david hasselhoff. ]

Don't eat that! You could end up turning into something. I'm not joking about Wonderland turning people into things, man! It did it to Alice! Made her small and then ... [ peter stops for a moment. then his eyes go wide, then he schools his face. ]

[ a lightbulb goes off over his head. literally — he's in a room filled with lightbulbs latched onto the ceiling. ]

Hey, Groot. Have you tried eating any cupcakes?

[oakay]

[He doesn't fear Wonderland, it's not a place that he feels is beyond him. So young, so naive, so unprepared. To him, Wonderland is the place of free people rides, lettuce and upcoming defeats of a shell goblin named Zack. There is no incoming fear or pain, only victory and praise.

He's starts to stomp his feet and pull scary faces, just to assure Peter than he is strong, terrifying and a foe not worth messing with so he knows that he will be fine here but the mention of a cupcake throws him off.

Is it like a birthday cake? He had one of those once. IT WAS HEAVEN.

He shakes his head excitedly.] I am Groot?

[astrological]

You're very frightening, Groot. [ he says it like a dad who has no energy left. ]

[ when groot is angry, he is terrifying. what he can do with his body, elongating it, manipulating it, his sheer strength — it's scary, and it's exhilarating, knowing he's his friend. when peter had thought they'd lost groot, someone with a kind and gentle heart despite his rough exterior, he'd felt his heart crack just a little. ]

[ okay, it cracked a whole lot. he may have cried once or twice. ]

[ and now he's back to being a dad and possibly earning himself some grey hairs. god, groot, do you ever stop? ]

No, Groot, no! No. No! No cupcakes, okay? No cupcakes unless I eat them and I don't shrink. But if I grow taller then you eat the cupcake, okay? We gotta give you a bit of a growth spurt. You're growing a little slow and we're probably going to need you to help us get out of here.

[oakay]

[This is the price paid for his heroic sacrifice. He died for your sins, now you have to babysit him and make sure he doesn't accidentally eat his own communication device.

He drops down heavily on the device because he is tired from being so scary and he doesn't want to keep stomping around any more. He crosses his legs and looks down at the angry Peter face below him. The angry Peter face did make a good point, he didn't want to shrink any further and he definitely wants to be bigger.

If he's bigger then he can save his friends again and walk through the hallway without nearly being crushed by all of the feet.

He claps his hands excitedly and nods his head, miming a growth spurt and bouncing on his ass, which makes the device tilt up a little from the weight distribution.]

I AM GROOT!

[astrological]

Yeah!

[ finally, peter's on board with what groot's thinking. finally they are on the same wavelength. ]

We've got to find the magic cupcakes, Groot. Once we find those, you can be taller and you can get us out of here! But we have to make sure you don't get the wrong ones. So I'll eat them first.

[ the sacrifices the star lord makes to ensure groot doesn't turn into a weed. if only someone could convince gamora to give him a kiss for his efforts. ]

[oakay]

[Groot nods in determination and leaps to his feet, accidentally kicking the device that now slides across the table and lands on the floor in a loud and destructive manner.

There's a nice close up of the floor now. It's some high quality wooden floor boards, kind of dark but that's just the angle. It's hard to truly appreciate the pine from here but rest assured, it is beautiful.

In the distance, there was a loud cry of sadness as the Peter face was gone and Groot leans over the table, mournful and reaching.]

I AM GROOT!!

[astrological]

Groot!

[ he doesn't know why he's yelling, but he is. what if groot's volume isn't loud enough for him to hear him? he's still here, little friend. he's going to have to ask the closets for a strap to keep the communicator on groot somehow. maybe he should invest in a selfie stick? ]

[ but for now, it's time to appreciate the room groot's in. appreciatively: ] Hey, nice wood.

[ that's not the point, peter. ]

Stay put, Groot! Don't move a branch. I'm coming, buddy. [ after a moment. ] Uh, do you remember what floor you're on?

[oakay]

[Groot slowly lowers himself down by his vines and drops on the floor by his communicator. He doesn't quite put together that the device is flipped and facing screen down, it doesn't click in his head right away. Instead, he just thinks he's lost the Peter face forever and ever. He mournfully pokes the stupid wrong side of the device.]

I am Groot.

[At Peter's question, Groot pauses and looks up at his door. There's no number on it and no indication where he is and he maaaaay have forgotten. It's okay, dear friend, I will open the door so you can see me and I'll wait patiently right here or, in fewer words:]

I am Groot.

[astrological]

You know the mansion's got, like, a trillion bazillion floors, right?

[ no, groot probably doesn't know this. rather than sigh, peter holds it in. it's best if he's positive, right? he's heard that being positive in his reinforcements generates better results, and groot's clearly out of his element here. there's nothing to gain if he upsets him, and an upset groot is like watching a tree weep — because that's literally what he watches when groot's upset. ]

Pick the thing up! Flip it over. You know how I do it with my mixtapes? Do that! Pretend it's a cassette and we're going to play the other side. Except the other side is just my face.

[oakay]

I am Groot!

[Like the mix tape!

He knows how to do that! His vines snake out and wrap around the device, flipping it over so Peter can finally see the light of day. There it is, his ceiling. Also wood. Look, the room was designed for Groot and all Groot could think of was 'wood' at the time so everything is wood and nothing is not wood.

The Peter face is back! Groot beams and points at himself. He did good, did you notice that? Did you see how good he was? Because you should really be praising him right now.] I am Groot! [ :) :) :D ]

[astrological]

You rock, Groot! I'm totally letting you turn my cassette tapes over from now on.

[ if anyone's going to touch his mixtapes with care, he thinks it'll be groot. drax would destroy them, as it's in his nature to ruin everything everyone loves, and gamora just doesn't understand them enough to touch them. rocket would just steal them because he's an a-hole. but groot has an appreciation for things when he's not overwhelmed or distracted by a speck of dust. ]

[ the peter face is grinning. ]

Can you go outside your room and show me what's in the hallway? Maybe that'll help me find you.

[oakay]

I am Groot!

[He nods happily and wraps his vines protectively around the Peter face. It's okay, Peter face, he has got you. He will take the Peter face to the hallway so he can see where he is. Unfortunately, the Peter face is facing Groot and not anywhere he is so instead of seeing him run to the door, open the door and go into the hallway

he is seeing a happy Groot face.

Oh boy, it sure is a happy Groot face.]

[astrological]

I am Peter!

[ he's always wanted to do that, ignore him. ]

[ he gets an idea of what's going on. groot hopefully hasn't hurt himself in the process, but if he's seeing him smile, then he mustn't have. groot's got a really cute sad face, although peter will never admit this to anyone. it's a weapon of evil, and he knows groot's a cunning little twig of a thing when he gets wind that he can manipulate people with just his face. ]

Dude, dude, hold it so — You need to not press my face to your chest. Ah, there's Groot. Dude, you look happy. Hey, have you been moisturising? You're looking pretty good.

[oakay]

[Nah, he just has blessed features and a new resurrection that was kind of like going to a spa. Took years off his life. He doesn't know how to moisturise though. He tried once but it tasted good so he just ate the whole pot. 10/10 - would eat again.]

I am Groot.

[He lowers the Peter face and wanders into the hallway. He's not sure where this hallway is and he's not sure what will give it away so he turns Peter around in his vines and holds him up a lot higher than Groot height.

Maybe he can work it out. The Peter face seems wise.]

I am Groot?

[naughty_nurse]

W-we were having a party... To w-welcome back Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu...