*2* Further down the rabbit hole [Locked from Hostiles]

[idkmybffhatter]

Um...

Has... has anyone seen a man with messy hair, tweed fedora? Thick accent, probably calls himself Hatter or David? I... showed up here without him and... and...

Alice?

I-I'm okay, Charlie...

Is your head alright?

Yeah... yes... j-just turn it off..

As you wish...

[click]

Comments

[red-of-the-dead.livejournal.com]

Your Hatter sounds much nicer then mine.

I'm afraid I haven't seen either of them though...in fact I'd say your the second fairy tale I've heard around here...you are "The Alice" right? From Wonderland?

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

[thick laugh]

My Hatter is a pain in the ass. ... doesn't make me love him any less, though.

I'm not... 'from' Wonderland, but I've been. I'm not the Alice of Legend, despite everyone's insistence that I am. She was almost a hundred and fifty years ago.

[red-of-the-dead.livejournal.com]

Huh...that's pretty weird.

Well I'm Red, as in Red Riding Hood. Formerly of the Fairy Tale forest before it got a bad case of Zombie Plague.

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

Zombie Plague? ... That really should phase me more...

Alice Hamilton. Nice to meet you, Red.

[red-of-the-dead.livejournal.com]

Yeah...it was pretty awful.

So have you been given the rundown of why you're here and all that?

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

I can imagine. Wonderland wasn't much better when I got there...

Yeah, yeah, Charlie explained everything. I was hoping Hatter got pulled in with me... but...

[red-of-the-dead.livejournal.com]

Heh...sorry I'm a bit thick. I'm starting to realize you really meant it when you said you "loved" him.

It's kinda weird thinking of the name "Hatter" associated with a nice normal girl...mine was less then a catch.

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

I definitely can't say it was 'love at first sight'. We spent more time sniping at each other than making decent civilized conversation.

But... he stuck with me. Through everything. He did everything he could to keep me safe, even if it didn't always work out that way.

[red-of-the-dead.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you had a pretty wild ride through wonderland, you'll have to tell me about it sometime.

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

Heh... yeah...

Alice, you should be resting...

I've been sleeping for days, Charlie..

[red-of-the-dead.livejournal.com]

Yeah Chaz let the girl make some friends.

So what happened to you that put you under for so long? Hit your head on landing?

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

... Chaz? Why, I n- MMF!

Shh.

... mmf.

Yeah. The way Charlie tells it I landed and wound up rolling down hill. But... I was in the market with Hatter when I got dizzy, so... maybe something happened before I got here.

[masterandhound.livejournal.com]

I see you're up on your feet, Alice.

And... well, I'm certain we've all seen someone who fits that description.

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

Relatively speaking.

... what do you mean?

[masterandhound.livejournal.com]

The physical one... I recall seeing several people like that in Europe, the accent not always applying of course.

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

... well, that doesn't help me. I'm just looking for one guy, and accent withstanding he's not actually from Europe, even if he says he is.

[masterandhound.livejournal.com]

I see. Well, I'll certainly let you know if I learn anything.

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

I'll warn you right now, he can't keep himself out of trouble.

[masterandhound.livejournal.com]

... I see.

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

Heh. Sorry... it's the truth, though. Seemed like we were always running in to some kind of trouble when we were in Wonderland.

[masterandhound.livejournal.com]

... Wonderland.

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

Wonderland.

Yes, it's the place from the book. No, it's not like a children's story anymore.

[masterandhound.livejournal.com]

This world takes all kinds.

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

Well it's not like I've been dragged to either place by choice. I could hope that one of these times I get yanked to another world it could be with some one I know...

[masterandhound.livejournal.com]

I understand. I was lucky enough to find my friends when I came here.

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

... yeah. That would be lucky. I don't know anyone here.

[masterandhound.livejournal.com]

Well, why don't you try to interact more? There's a number of social hot spots... the Hyperion, Hinata Inn...

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

I don't know... I've gotten used to having Hatter around all the time.

I could probably use a job, though...

[masterandhound.livejournal.com]

Well, I'd recommend DATS, but you did just get here and... I doubt you're quite acclimated to digimon battling.

... Hm. We do have an opening in the Royal Base's personnel cafeteria... I should note, though, a rather rude Citramon works there.

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

Cafeteria? Uh, no. No, thanks for offering, but no.

I was a karate instructor back home. Part time, yeah, but I was good at it.

[masterandhound.livejournal.com]

I see. Hm.

Well, why don't you offer it to some of the younger tamers, then?

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

... my own class? That-...

I... kinda wanted to open my own place after a while... I thought I had a long way to go before that.

[masterandhound.livejournal.com]

I'll see about letting you use one of the training rooms here on base, then.

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

[trying not to squeal]

Really?! Thank you!

[masterandhound.livejournal.com]

Though we probably will charge a very small fee for rent...

... after you've established yourself a bit.

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

I think I can manage that!

[masterandhound.livejournal.com]

Very well then.

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

[brb, squealing away from the comm]

[masterandhound.livejournal.com]

... by the way.

Could I enroll my daughter Kimiko in the program?

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

Sure! I don't mind at all.

[masterandhound.livejournal.com]

Excellent!

[idkmybffhatter.livejournal.com]

[back to her victory dance \o/]