+ ENTRANCEWAY TEST DRIVE MEME +

[vitaelamorte]

Has this ever happened to you?!

The theory is beautiful but the practice is ehhhh, the spirit is willing but the flesh needs canon revision, the muse is new and the task is daunting, and people on plurk were like OMG GO APPLY but you were like eehhhhhhhhhhh again and entranceway, what is it with this weird game and questionable run-on sentences in its memes is there no law is there no order is there no country for old men or young men or a bigger animanga cast WILL I LIVE UP TO MY EXPECTATIONS AND THE EXPECTATIONS SOCIETY PLACES UPON ME WHY ARE YOU STILL TYPING LOOK I JUST WANT TO PLAY A FEW THREADS AND SEE HOW THAT CHARACTER WORKS OUT IN THIS GAME oh wait you just want to play a few threads and see how that character works out in this game this game of wonderful Wonderlands well then

THEN STEP RIGHT UP AND SEIZE OPPORTUNITY BY THE--



--uhhhh, beard. Beard! I meant beard. Seize... seize it by the... beard and come meet your fellow cast and players at the... family-friendly, wholesome and healthy, entirely safe for work

♥ ENTRANCEWAY
TEST DRIVE MEME ♥

►► Test your shiniest and brand newest muses! Bring an old voice and try Wonderland's setting and population on for size! See how that Mirror personality fits your character! Post a top level comment, tag into other people's starters, enjoy yourself!

►► Thread out your character's arrival, have them act the long-established resident, let our past events inspire your scene, or write up literally any Wonderland-based scenario you feel like threading out!

►► If you want to take it a step further, check out our NAVIGATION for all the game info you'll need, and our INPUT & INQUIRIES page for any missing pieces. If that's got you convinced, the pages for RESERVES and APPLICATIONS are right there for you!

►► Please only note that any threads made as part of the test drive meme are not game canon, and cannot be used for the activity check OR as samples for any future applications. Thank you for understanding!

AND THAT IS ALL, NOW GO GRAB 'EM AND HAVE FUN!

Comments

[hypoxic]

[Oh, is she that new?]

I won't bore you with the intricacies of multidimensional theory, but it's more likely that this is a dimension parallel to ours. It's probably not accessible by any conventional means of travel, thus leaving us with the challenge of finding an accessible means home. It calls itself Wonderland, but it could possibly be a chassis over a different shell.

[kid_flash_found]

See, that's the funny thing about time. No matter how much the Reverse-Flash hates you, he owes his existence to you, too. But I don't know a whole lot about how things are back home, other than knowing that Grandpa had all of the Speed Force from all across time and the multiverse behind him for that run.

[He wants to believe at the very least that there is a world to go home to.]

Maybe some of Max's Zen Master of Speed stuff rubbed off.

[accelerate]

[ "grandpa" is him, barry allen. it's such a strange thought, that somewhere out there, he's living his life. he gets to live his life, marry iris, have kids, have grandkids, and still be the flash. but at twenty-six, he can't really see it. wonderland just keeps doling out the evidence of him being someone of greatness. ]

I have no idea what you're talking about. [ he's shaking his head, looking apologetic for it. ] I really want to, but I don't know Max and anyone who knows me would tell you I don't even know what zen is ... [ taking in a breath, he shrugs, helplessly. ] Maybe we should start from the beginning? Remove all the ... [ he waves his hand. ] Reverse-Flash and zen stuff, and start with just you and me.

[kid_flash_found]

[Bart can't help a laugh at that, just a soft chuff of disbelief, because it is weird.]

It's always going to be complicated. It's practically the Flash family motto. Even Uncle Jay has his moments.

[outstandingbalance]

[She is very new, and the people she's interacted with seem to have largely been either new themselves or tight lipped.]

Thank you for your consideration, but I don't bore easily.

[His answer is far, far from reassuring. And it doesn't give her much of an idea how her skills could be useful.]

[accelerate]

Uncle Jay ... [ that's a familiar name, and one barry can recall with clarity. to know that he's there, in the future, gives him some pause given he's his father's doppelgänger in his universe, but jay garrick is a man who has to be of great calibre if bart's calling him "uncle." he cannot believe he's trying to rationalise this right now. ]

[ barry wishes he could drink. (barry wishes iris was here.) ]

Sorry that you inherit that. I'd hope the complicated thing stuck with just me.

[kid_flash_found]

Pretty sure it comes with the Speed Force. Either that or the costume. But, well, what's the use of having that kind of ability if you just sit on your ass?

[Bart wouldn't give a moment of it up, even the painful parts.]

I think I decided things the first time I put the Kid Flash uniform on for real. It felt right.

[accelerate]

Kid ... [ familiarity dawns on him. hadn't wally become kid flash after he'd made the choice to go back in time? he has no idea what that costume even looks like, but he thinks wally would get a kick out of knowing barry's grandson held it in high value. ]

You have to be careful, you know? [ slightly more comfortable now than he was before, barry ends up picking at fries. all these small future surprises has made him a little hungry. ] The Speed Force and being any Flash is dangerous. [ with his mouth full: ] I'm sure I've given you talks about this before?

[kid_flash_found]

[Bart studies his hands for a long moment as he considered. Since he hadn't gotten that lecture before. At least not from Barry. Then it hits him.]

My original codename was "Impulse." Everyone gave me that lecture.

[hypoxic]

Then I could complicate matters further and let you know that there's a mirror dimension structurally identical to this one. The only portal I've managed to open away from here only manages to lead there instead.

[outstandingbalance]

You know for a fact it's another dimension? [Dimensional vagaries aren't in Natasha's wheelhouse, but it seems worth clarifying. She's heard... very little about this. But nothing that described the mirror space in these terms. It seems worth clarifying.]

[hypoxic]

Confirmation is a bit thin all round, when it comes to something like this, unfortunately. Most of the population is satisfied to just fall it magic and be done with it.

[outstandingbalance]

Magic isn't in my job description.

[Or it wasn't, and she prefers it that way. Sometimes she doesn't get a choice in that, though, which events of the past couple of years have made very clear.

Still, she'd rather it weren't magic.]

[hypoxic]

Well magic tends to be bloody rubbish, so I'd agree with you there. Unfortunately, it seems to have wormed its way into the agreement whether we like it or not.

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha sighs through her nose, lips compressing in a thin line. So they're confirmed for magic.]

I'll take that into advisement. [Even if it puts a damper on her personal usefulness. Doesn't matter. Natasha will just have to be better. It's not like she's not already used to having to keep up with people who have powers she doesn't.] It sounds like you're speaking from experience.

[hypoxic]

I've been here for a bit over a year, Ma'am. We've tried a number of escape options thus far.

[The corners of his mouth tremble at that; he takes each failure personally.]

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha nods; not exactly the information she was angling for, but worth having. The fact he brings it up says as much as his expression about his feelings on the matter.]

I'm sure you have. Probably every option you've come across so far.

[hypoxic]

[He bites the inside of his cheek at that.]

You ought to speak with the Captain about that. He's been here longer than almost anyone.

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha doesn't show any sign of surprise that Steve is here, but she doesn't show any sign she knew he was already either. Her reaction to that information is carefully neutral.]

Rogers and I haven't had the chance to compare notes.

[morework]

[ Cullen browses the latest volume in a series of books that will aid him little against Wonderland. He no longer expects to find the page that will hold his answers, but he can gather information still. Maker help him, he'll make that good for something one day.

The voice nearby makes him look up. He always takes note of the fellow patrons who come and go, but he rarely engages. This time he stands up. This time that one is different. No, not different. The same. The same appearance as the elves in Thedas, and he cannot help but wonder... ]

Most of us do, [ he answers her as he approaches. ] Unfortunately Wonderland rarely delivers.

[ And then he is close enough, and suddenly maybe becomes a dreadful certainty. Not by her ears or built or some other broader familiarity, but by the unmistakable green glow that pulses softly on her hand. Lavellan. He swallows, and searches her face for the inevitable look of recognition he won't be able to reciprocate. ]

Jessica Jones | Marvel MCU

[akajj]

Fire Escape

It wasn't long after her arrival that Jessica learned that mind bend reality that changed the room to whatever you wanted - including her hellhole apartment because at least it was familiar among all the weird - also kind of extended to the windows. In this case, to a fire escape outside the window.

So when Wonderland with its lack of buildings and streets and alleys to roam really started getting to Jessica, she grabbed a bottle from the closet and headed out onto the escape. Which was where she was now, door to her place cracked and her device on the floor by the mattress. Who the fuck knew what event was next, but for now she was using alcohol to ignore thinking about the past, and whatever future was coming.

Gardens, Forest edge, hallways, everywhere

When you're used to hoofing it nearly everywhere you go, Wonderland is like having your entire world turn into a project with a damn nice beach and gardens that look like someone's trying to gentrify the damn place.

The lack of asphalt and pavement though doesn't slow Jessica down. All hours of the day and night she can be found wandering the halls, creating paths along the edge of the woods with the constant gait, and avoiding the rolling surf while staying in the damp sand that held better under foot.

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Does everyone in this place come from the country or some shit? How do you handle the lack of city? I'm going fucking stir crazy.

Why can't one of these damn events be something like King Kong, or Ghostbusters, or anything set in New York. Hell, I'd almost settle for alien invasion but fuck doing that again.

Fire Escape

[thevulnerability]

Seeing a door cracked open in the Mansion isn't exactly normal; while people tend to know each other and Chloe, for the most part, is pretty convinced there aren't any constant pressing dangers, an event or another Mirror invasion could ascend on them at any moment. If that did happen, the truth is locking your door wasn't really going to help you. But that doesn't mean just the habit isn't comforting, in some way.

Half curious and half concerned, Chloe pauses outside the door. She tries to eye the inside, but all she can see is a sliver of a shitty looking apartment. She pushes the door open with her fingertips.

"Hello?"

There is no response, so Chloe lets the door swing open the rest of the way and walks in, one hand hovering over her holstered gun out of habit. She can see someone outside on what looked like a fire escape - definitely not part of the original architecture.

"Hey?" Chloe glances around again, wrinkling her nose. Seth made fun of her for her stark room but this... "What a craphole," she mutters.

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[choosetruth]

I miss the city sometimes. But more, I miss having roads and being able to leave. And even more than that I just really miss the internet.

[Georgia's a blogger. It's been almost a year and she's still going through withdrawal.]

If you're from New York, it's likely we might have an event set there someday. But since it'd be based on your memories, alien invasion's more likely than King Kong, sorry to break it to you.

[choosetruth]

Enough people that someone can probably explain the definition of hyperbole. [She cracks the tab on her Coke, giving him a skeptical look.] And the food doesn't have limits. Or if it does, no one's hit them yet.

[kid_flash_found]

I can give you twelve definitions off the top of my head. Would you prefer Webster's or OED?

[What? He can totally snark back.]

Besides, I was only on my eleventh course. For all you know this counts as a light snack.