Video [002] �

[protagonized]

[At first, there is silence. And then a cough, and two. A fumble and a click, and the video function turns on. And weakly--]

Is this thing even working...?

[He winces, one hand going to his chest, even as he takes a shuddering breath.]

What is going on? I thought--

[And he winces again, slumping to rest against the building beside him.]

Ugh.

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[stoleurniisan]

[ Clap, clap, clap. Why haven't you been trolled yet? ]

Welcome back to life, kid! Why, they were ALL kinds of worried about YOU~

[ ... Enjin, will you STOP making it look like you're the cause of this? Seriously? ]

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[protagonized]

[Oh good, a troll. Needed one of those to complete his day.]

Right. Good to know.

[Can you hear the sarcasm and suspicion?]

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[stoleurniisan]

[ He looks interested. Even vaguely amused~ ]

Say, Wonderland boy, I've got a riddle for you: what happens when you kill off the main heroine in the book, and the rest of the cast mourns them, only for them to come back...?

[ He smirks. ] I bet you know the answer real well~ Oooh, are they looking to find who killed you. It's a riot, really. Even Shades the Snake is looking for your murderer. He loves you humans so much, you know~

[protagonized]

[He doesn't like the implications there at all. Have a scowl.]

Well, then, it's a good thing I'm not a character in a book, isn't it? And it seems pretty normal to me that people would want to find a murderer.

[stoleurniisan]

Oooh, really? Do you think so? You might not like the answer you get there, Wonderland boy.

[ Smirking. ] Really, whoever brought you back must have been quite a busy man~ Reviving and moving souls around is such a messy business. Assuming, of course, that's your body to begin with~

[ Oh, his implications? Are even worse here. ]

[protagonized]

[Scowl scowl scowl grumble mumble.]

I know about the book. But that isn't me, so it doesn't even matter.

[And a huff.]

Who else's body would it be? This is my body.

[stoleurniisan]

Do you really think it's YOUR body, Alice in Wonderland...?

[ He chuckles. ] Why, you could just THINK it's your body. It's probably way easier to transfer a soul or consciousness than it is to transfer an entire person... don't you think? For all you know, in your little home, Wonderland boy, you could be asleep.

[protagonized]

[It's a frustrated look that he shoots the screen, frustrated because it is something he cannot scratch. Who is he? He has never known.]

Then...It would be the same for anyone here, wouldn't it?

[stoleurniisan]

Oh, you could say that. Or it could just be for one of us. You could have been their experiment, Wonderland.

[ And Enjin, looking thoroughly like the mischievous fox he is, is content planting this worry into poor, poor Alice?'s mind. ]

You can always hope it's the same for all of us, though. But I can tell you for sure for SOME of us, it ain't. You, on the other hand... well, where do you think some of the OTHERS disappear to? Has it occurred to you that you're just the first to be found~?

[protagonized]

[He scowls, annoyed by this trolling phone call.]

I don't see why it matters now.

[stoleurniisan]

Well, think about it. If that body isn't yours, whose could it be? Was it made? Maybe you're unintentionally possessing some poor sap. Though, MY money's on the fact it was made by our delightful hosts here after they revived you, removed your soul, and stuffed it back into a new shell.

[ He's delightfully blunt. It's how he rolls. ] Well, best hang around, Wonderland boy. After all, Alice in Wonderland is SUCH a generic story... they might replace you again~

[protagonized]

[...It hits hard. It's a painful thing for him. He's the 89th Alice, isn't he? What's to say he won't lose and be replaced again?

...No.

No, he won't lose. He frowns.]

That's what you think. I won't be replaced.

[stoleurniisan]

Oho? I sense determination. Well, Wonderland, let's hope determination alone can save you~ ♪

[ Annnnd that's his cue to hang up. Click! ]