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[deathtrapping.livejournal.com]

[It's nighttime. The vine shows what appears to be a disoriented young lady, oblivious to the presence of the mirror. In truth, that's not exactly the case; the mirror had been deliberately called, and the apparent confusion is mostly an act. Grace is just doing her best to establish herself to anyone who might be watching as a poor, helpless little girl, pathetic and in need of coddling. She stands from where she had been seated, blinking owlishly and distractedly smoothing the skirt of the white arrival's dress.]

Am... Am I dreaming...?

[No, of course she's not dreaming—that would be too convenient. But it's not like she really has a home to return to, so rather than being upset or enraged by her abduction, she merely finds it annoying. Still, it's annoying in the worst possible way, so she has to fight to keep the helpless stutter in her voice when she speaks next.]

B-but... I thought this place was just something I imagined...

[She turns then, pretending to catch sight of the mirror for the first time.]

Oh! H, hello. [She smiles an uncertain smile.] I d-didn't realize you were th-there. Are, are you showing this to everyone? A-are the people I met before still here...? Please... I d-don't want to be alone in this place...

((ooc: Yeah so I got bored sooner than I expected. Tags will still probably be a bit slow, sorry!))

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[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

[a chuckle from over here]

So, thought all of this was a dream?

[deathtrapping.livejournal.com]

Th, that's right. I j-just woke up in my bed and all m-my mem-memories of here seemed fuzzy...

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

And yet it seems to have done nothing for your speech pattern.

[deathtrapping.livejournal.com]

I-I'm s-s-sorry!

[Yeah she might be making it worse just to annoy you now. Whoops.]

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

... And I haven't spoken of your little secret.

[deathtrapping.livejournal.com]

[The idea that Alice might have blabbed hadn't really occurred to her, but she still feels a keen sense of relief upon learning that her secret has remained safe.]

Th, thank you. I-I really appreciate it...!

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

That said, others have shown up here during you absence. Some may be able to tell.

[deathtrapping.livejournal.com]

[She sets her jaw and straightens up, but she's a tiny thing, so it's really not very impressive.]

I understand. I-I'll b-be careful...

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

I suppose you may want to hear what you have missed. What happened last that you can remember?

[deathtrapping.livejournal.com]

Mm! Th-that might be good... I, I remember...r-robots?

[Her memory of this place is much clearer than it was after she left, but it's still a bit blurred here and there.]

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

Oh, they all ended up leaving after ages. A lull happened after wards, then that queen got annoyed about something and fake versions of people that one knew turned up. And they were intent on being rather destructive.

[deathtrapping.livejournal.com]

Ah...! Th-that sounds quite worrisome... [And annoying. She's glad she managed to miss that particular incident.]

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

Then, from what I could tell, everyone went searching for rocks.

Except for me, I didn't see the point.

[deathtrapping.livejournal.com]

For...rocks?

[She tilts her head. God, this place is so stupid.]

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

I don't really know.

[deathtrapping.livejournal.com]

I...I see. Th-thank you for t-telling me anyway.

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

You're welcome, I guess.