"Well shit," Alexander said, sounding near breathless, "If you start crying because of whatever happens next, I'm outta here. I don't really deal well in consoling others."
Alexander had finally turned back to face Addison, studying his facial expression. He looks almost pained, Alexander thought to himself. Then again, I'm shit at reading people.
Addison's laugh was cracked. "I won't cry. This was a very, very long time ago." he replied. He looked at the memory. "We…the Black Queen was going after the heart of Wonderland. So we defended it. It was the last thing she needed. And I…confronted her and Jack." memories flashed past. Talking, laughing, smiling at the dark-haired male, ending with facing Jack in a field. "She had him…kill me." the memory flashed again, shattered and damaged as Jack's form moved, as a sword embedded itself into Addison. "That was the end of that lifetime. The next three I spent locked in an aslyum." his eyes flared at Alexander for a moment, that old madness swirling in them for a moment. "Then the Red and White queens were born. They killed the Black queen, Jack, and most of the Jabberwocks. Neither the Black Queen nor Jack has ever been reborn. The next lifetime, the first Alice came. We all took her to be a symbol of our hard-won peace. And now…now the Red and White Queens are fighting, and the Alice is male."
"I'd say the two got what they deserved," Alexander said, shrugging. "Loyalties should be placed in your lover, not some hot chick who controls your paycheck. On the subject of Jabberwocks, you said most of them? Did the Jabberwocks have anything important?" he asked, eyebrows furrowing in confusion. He was really struggling to find out why he was in Wonderland.
"The Jabberwocks…" he trailed off. "The Jabberwocks were…Creatures. Created by the Black Queen. They just…they destroy and eat and kill anyone they come in contact with. There are few left." he shrugged slightly, shaking his head a little bit.
(whatcha think of my alternate Wonderland?)
(Sounds good! Thinking of a book I read in the past, should we maybe include the talking flowers and make them carnivorous? I know they're from Through the Looking-Glass but I think they'd be a cool element.)
"Hmm," Alexander reflected on what he'd been told about old Wonderland. "Are there any very… curious parts of history here? Things hard to find an explanation for? Maybe events that seemed like they were suddenly stopped from happening? Surely I can't just be here for fun, there's got to be something my step-sister was supposed to be tied to if you say this war could destroy Wonderland."
(ooh perfect!)
"Again: the first Alice's appearance coincided with the ending of the war. I was…rather old at the time, my sanity was not…what I would have liked it to be, but still." he shrugged slightly.
"Ohh," Alexander mumbled. "Am I a sign that shit is about to get fucked up? Like, really fucked up? And if we consider the last war, could it be possible the Queen of Hearts will become like the new Black Queen? Maybe it's just some sort of vicious cycle. There's no way all three of the queens could be killed in one go if only the White and Red Queens are warring. This whole situation has a lot of possibilities but I suppose I'd have to go elsewhere to find out more."
Addison blinked slowly, looking over at Alexander. "You had best pray that that is not the case. The Queen of Hearts is nearly as mad as me, yes, but she has never shown any propensity for evil…" he shook his head a little bit.
"Maybe she's like, gonna bring peace once the other two are gone? And like, get rid of the rest of the Jabberwocks?" Alexander said, a bit of self-doubt in his voice. "I really don't see my significance in any of this, though. Maybe I'm supposed to act as a catalyst for some weird event and then I get to go home? Anyways, how do we get outta yer head?"
He snorted. "The Queen of Hearts is more likely to cut off all of our heads than bring peace." he snapped his fingers, and the memories disappeared, the walls and floor and furnishings of his hat shop reappearing around them.
(bump?)
(it's fine! Take your time :)
