[There is an uncertain Alice? on the screen, Vatheon. A very uncertain Alice?. He fumbles with the SFC for a moment, before...]

Um. So. My name isn't...Alice. Anymore. Or ever, I guess.

But I do have a name!

[Pause. He runs a hand through his hair.]

Er. I guess you could say that my name is Kyouriki now.

[There! He did it. Flustered look and ( Read more... )

[When the video feed clicks on that morning, it's clear Alice? is distressed, and perhaps a little distraught. He can't sit still; he shifts uncomfortably even as he looks at the screen.

The mask is gone; he runs a hand through his hair distractedly, letting out a short breath, a not-quite-sigh.]I can't be the only one who...who forgot who they ( Read more... )

[He has passed the point of panic when the video clicks on, has gone past the point of searching and hoping that the stupid device is lying, it has to beAnd he has hit the point of devastation ( Read more... )

[He's looking pretty contemplative as he looks into the SFC screen. In the background, the walls of Mr. H's home can possibly be seen.

It's something that's been nagging at him for quite awhile now.]

...What does having a home mean, anyway?

[Then, realizing how that sounds, he's quick to try to cover it up.]

To you guys, I mean. What does it mean to ( Read more... )

[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.

[At first, there's just the sound of annoyed grumbling.]

What is--

...If that weird fish kidnapped me again--

Stupid useless Hatter.

[That is when he notices the SFC. He pauses, picking it up and blinking into it.]

...What a tacky design--

[Click!]