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 Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:59 am
Wonderland was calm; or at least... it seemed that way. It was hard to believe that a conflict was taking place at the Looking-Glass Gate, but that was far away... most of Wonderland was uneffected by the Vorpal War so far. On a day like today; with the sky a distinct blue, only a few whisps of purple cloud and a gentle breeze sweeping across the land... everything seemed fine.
But look beyond the surface and you find the truth; the increase of Card Guards in places of Wonderland often left alone, the distant worry behind the eyes of some inhabitants and and who, except those there, knew what the Looking-Glass Gate was like at the moment.
The Oracle, Caterpillar, as usual was in the Mushroom Forest... his only encounter with the conflict had been when the White Rabbit had visited on the Queen's behalf. That was a couple weeks ago now... and the dark Mushroom Forests once again remained quiet. Besides... why should he bother with that? It wasn't anything to do with him and he honestly didn't want to get involved.
He streached out atop his mushroom; taking the hookah hose and began to smoke quietly. Watching the plumes disappear above the grass that towered around the mushrooms Caterpillar hoped the Cards didn't bother him again. They had been hanging around the area recently and it was starting to annoy him to say the least.
Though he knew he probably would get pulled into all this in one way or another; if only for his premonitions. Perhaps he should just turn into a butterfly and fly away... maybe go to Looking-Glass Land; no one would bother him there. At least... he guessed they wouldn't... did Looking-Glass Land have an Oracle? It would be odd if they didn't. Caterpillar decided to comtemplate this for a while.
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:00 pm
Adam and Amelia Amelia followed quietly after her brother through the mushroom forest, using her mind to scan for any life. She only saw the Caterpillar, the oracle. She felt a slight pang as they walked, Amelia admired the Oracle and had spoken with him many times. He seemed to like her, but it was hard to tell. She was sure he had more important things than to "like" people. Amelia stared at her brother's back. He had a top hat on like always. She let a small sigh escape her. Her brother stiffened slightly as his gait slowed.
Anything troubling you, Mia?
Mia shook her head, but then realized he wasn't speaking or even looking to her. It was the mental connection they had.
No, Addy, just sighing. Let us go see the Oracle.
Amelia smiled slightly as her twin turned to detour towards the Oracle.
Adam kept his eyes peeled and his knife where he could reach it. His small twin sister meandered behind him. He knew she was scanning the forest with her magic, but it didn't give him any reason to slack. He adjusted his top hat slightly. He was called the "mad hatter" by some, but that was just a silly nickname. He was no less sane than anyone else in Wonderland. Finally they reached the mushroom that the Caterpillar sat on smoking pompously. Adam rolled his eyes. It wasn't that he disliked the Oracle, he just disliked his attitude. Amelia pushed by him and approached the mushroom and stood on her toes to rest her elbows on the mushroom. She smiled prettily at him, a little to coy if Adam had to say so.
"And how are you, Caterpillar?"
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:54 pm
Caterpillar had sensed the twins arrival a little before they approached his mushroom; they were the first people to come to him since he had devised the prophecy... though he sensed others would visit soon enough.
However he seemed to pay absolutely no attention to them until Amelia spoke to him. He looked down at her; taking the hookah out of his mouth and leaning back on a nearby blade of grass.
"Contemplative," He took another puff from the hookah; the girl was an odd one... but he'd rather much talk to her than Cards; thinking they could tell him what to do, indeed! Caterpillar frowned at the thought of the Cards but soon his attention was brought over to Adam standing behind the girl. He didn't know her brother that well; but like most had heard of the Hatter. "You... exacitically why are you here?" He said; blowing smoke in his direction.
Caterpillar was actually addressing both of them; it wasn't strange for Amelia to visit but during these difficult times he was sure there might be agenda to them visiting him. But then... most people who visited him were seeking advice. Whether he gave it or not; was up to him.
He just hoped there wouldn't be a lot of people asking for his assistance because of the conflict; flying away seemed to be a good idea at the moment... but then, he didn't want to leave his hookah behind.
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 6:19 pm
The Katty Cat padded through the mushroom forest, smelling each stalk and cap to see if any smelled good or even delicious. She smelled a stout Mushroom stalk. smells like, hm... She inhaled another whiff, trying to identify the familiar smell. Chocolate tarts, no thank you. The Katty Cat was not one for pastries. The Cat lumbered over to a thick, sickly green colored mushroom. She sniffed. Huh? She sniffed harder and leaned forward. This one doesn't smell at all... She thought disappointingly. The Katty Cat opened her eyes. "Now how di' that happen?" She wondered out loud. Half of Her body protruded out the other side of the thick mushroom while the other half appeared to be inside, with only a fluffy cream colored tail waving about on the other side of the giant stalk. She flicked out her tiny claws and dug her way slowly and tediously out. "I sorry mushroom. I dint wanna do this... I sorry." She explained as she worked, tearing up for the clawed Mushroom. Finally releasing herself, she stared at the mauled remains of the sickly colored mushroom. "oooooh..." She wailed. Then she watched with wonder as the pieces flew back into place and the stalk and cap magically repaired. She sniffed twice quickly. "wo of these mushrooms smells funny." The Katty Cat said as the aroma of Smoke reached her nose. That's not a mushroom! She realized and followed the trail through the forest, until she lay in the grass at the corner of the caterpillar's clearing. Her blue eyes fell upon the Hookah. Sparkly... The Cat's eyes gleamed as she inched forward to the treasure.
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 8:10 am
 Cheshire Cat We're all mad here.
I'm mad.
You're mad. "And the Momeraths outgrabe." the cheshire cat sang. It..... what's the word? I can't soar because I'm touching the ground, I can't walk because I have no feet you see. Heh I trully am mad. The cat slowly started reappearing, stripe by stripe until even it's smile was visible. It suddenly realized it was in the mushroom forest. It could hear the Caterpillar rambling about someone exactically being somewhere for some reason and smell the smoke from his hooka. The cat grinned broader and made a slight detour towards the mushroom of the old Oracle and spotted the hatter twins. Off to the side it saw an unnoticed cat obviously intrigued by the hooka of the Oracle and about to cause mayhem. Chesh dissapeared and reappeared in front of the cat, blocking it's view of the hooka. "Tell me. Can you stand on your head?" Chesh asked, taking off it's head and setting it on the ground to step on. You see a dog growls when it's angry,
and wags its tail when it's pleased.
Now I growl when I’m pleased,
and wag my tail when I'm angry.
Therefore I’m mad.  
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 8:50 am
Adam and Amelia Amelia smiled at the caterpillar. She liked how he spoke. It was quite interesting and it endeared him to her. Amelia ignored the Cat. He had always annoyed her, even though Adam seemed to like him sometimes.
"We're just passing through. I just wanted to stop by and see how you are. It'd had been a while since our last chat."
She turned her head slightly smiling and noticed him looking at her twin. Adam rolled his eyes and laughed aloud at the Cat. He had always liked seeing the Cheshire Cat. They had tea sometimes. Adam immediately jumped up and flipped so he was doing a handstand.
"Chesh! How long has it been since we got the best of those cards eh?"
Adam ignored the Caterpillar completely. He had no interest in him or his sister's affection of him.
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:30 am
As usual; he was correct... the Mushroom Forest was getting crowded already... honestly, he says one prophecy and everyone decides to visit, even the Cheshire Cat. Amelia seemed to be generally more interested in Caterpillar himself than the prophecy though... for some reason.
"Your brother needs to learn some manners," Caterpillar told Amelia in a matter of fact sort of way. He was a little irritated by Adam's ignoring of him, and even more so by his focused attention on Chesh. Caterpillar was about to say more when he sensed the other little cat nearby, paying too much attention to the hookah; quickly he picked up the hookah and placed it on the other side of the mushroom... then once again looked at Amelia.
"Passing by are you? Is that all..." He yawned and blew a random smoke ring into the air; watching it for a moment before continuing. "Quite a few here in the forest today; strange is it not?" He asked rhetorically. Caterpillar was positive some of them where here to ask advice... many many boring questions included no doubt.
((OOC: I changed my posting style slightly for ease of using more than one character when the need arises.))
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:07 pm
"I can stand on her head." Katty said and picked up a fuzzy paw to point at Amelia. She trotted around the odd cat and squeezed through the caterpillar and Adam. "Ah'scuse me sirs." She said curtly. The Cat turned her head back to the caterpillar. "And very nice sparkler mister." She added. She started to claw her way as gently as she could up Amelia's pant leg. "Sorry for the dis-con-veen-ance miss. Oops, my bad." Katty continued as she clumsily made her way upward. She was almost to the top of the girl when her back claws sliced through her cheek. The Katty Cat didn't notice until she was settled comfortably on top of Amelia. "Oh! I sorry." She said sincerely. "Lemme kiss it all better." She leaned forward from her peculiar throne and pressed her cold pink nose into the girl's cheek where blood welled slightly.
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:32 pm
 Cheshire Cat We're all mad here.
I'm mad.
You're mad. Chesh watched everything with interest then decided to be male to counter Adam's remark. Turning human and wearing pajamas he put his head back on, laughing. "Much to long ago Hatter. Ah I see you can. But can you sit on your head?" He grins wildly. Turning to the Miss Hatter and kitten he sees the blood on the girls cheek. "Naughty kitten. Mustn't scratch you know. Queen will loose her head if she finds a kitten being mean to Miss Hatter. Loose her head. Aha ha ha haha." He laughed his slow easygoing, insane laugh. You see a dog growls when it's angry,
and wags its tail when it's pleased.
Now I growl when I’m pleased,
and wag my tail when I'm angry.
Therefore I’m mad. 
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Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 6:40 am
Adam and Amelia Amelia cried out when the kitten scratched her. Her smile faltered when the cat took her head as a seat. Amelia took the kitten off of her head and held her in her arms.
"The Cheshire Cat always seems to find us. He and my rude brother are friends."
Adam had flipped back onto his feet when Amelia cried out. He glared at the kitten and managed to keep his temper. He then addressed the Cheshire Cat again.
"You will be respectful to my sister. It is always too long when taking care of those stupid cards!"
Amelia looked at Adam and shook her head, as if to say "it was just an accident". She didn't like for Adam to lose his temper.
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Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 7:41 am
Cheshire Cat We're all mad here.
I'm mad.
You're mad. Chesh frowned taking the kitten from Amelia. "Shouldn't speak about brother's like that. You never know," He said setting the kitten down and juggling his head ," he might lose his temper."
"You know I don't like to get involved in politics. Killing chessmen is very fun too." he said turning back to Adam. You see a dog growls when it's angry,
and wags its tail when it's pleased.
Now I growl when I’m pleased,
and wag my tail when I'm angry.
Therefore I’m mad.
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Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:30 am
"You all need to learn to keep your tempers," Caterpillar said while watching the ridiculous display the others were performing. "Especially at a time such as this; to remain calm... is to remain focused." He mentioned but seemed far more interested in smoking his hookah. "You do know Cards have been around this area recently, do you not?"
Caterpillar sighed; guessing he should really ask them what they all wanted before they turn his Mushroom Forest into a playground of some sort... or a battleground if those Cards show up again. "Chesh... killing Cards and Chess Pieces is getting involved in politics. Are you on neither side?" He asked, but soon changed the subject.
"All of you," Caterpillar said sternly while sitting up more, and taking another puff on the hookah. "Why... are you all bothering me? Explain yourselves." He said this as more of an order than a question.
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Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:44 pm
Katty caught the glare that Adam threw at her and rubbed against Amelia's legs apologetically before scampering up to the Caterpillar. She sat down on her back paws. She puffed out her chest and closed her eyes proudly. "I have a question." The Cat announced proudly. "An i hear you're real smart." She pronounced "real" as of it have about twenty e's in it. Katty opened her eyes. She put a paw up on his mushroom and her eyes flickered briefly to his hookah before she forced herself to look away. "Is dat true, mister worm? Are you really a....a..." She leaned backward and scratched behind her ear with her back foot as she tried to remember the word. Her face light up. "A orb-bickle?"
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Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 2:10 pm
Caterpillar glared at the little cat angrily; how dare she mistake him for a worm! Such insolence! "I am not a worm! Do not mistake me for one; I am a Lepidopteran! And you shall address me as 'Mister Caterpillar', or 'Sir'," Realizing he was losing his temper; the very thing he had told the others not to do a moment ago, Caterpillar returned to his normal decorum. Only then did he decide to answer her question.
"You did not say that correctically; it is pronounced 'Oracle'. And yes, I am the Oracle of Wonderland." Caterpillar replied and went back to smoking his hookah; it was about a minute later before he spoke again, thinking it best to figure out why Katty had asked him that question. "Why?" He asked; the smoke forming the letter Y as he did so.
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Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 2:41 pm
The Katty Cat looked at the ground in shame. "Sorry." he said, then paused a moment and decided to add "Sir." Then she made a little bow for good measure. "I have a question." She repeated. "Who is the queen of hearts? Is she the queen of everything?"   heart lemme kiss it better. heart
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