[Thread] The Next Life

[berranyrmizzrym]

Characters: OU!Alice Liddell, OU!Pharaun Mizzrym
Where: Alice's room, Dor-Eksi
When: A day or so after the events of Delerium Tremens (waaay backdated)
Summary: Pharaun has been ordered to have tea with Alice on account of saying something about her introducing herself as imaginary one too many times. He isn't going to object too strenuously.

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[darker_alice]

Alice smiled.

She'd been seated at her desk in her room, reveling in her new strength. For they were ALL here again, all of her toys, and even the CAT had come, finally, from her world. For the first time in a long time, Alice felt empowered, strong, and finally on the winning end. To top it all off, she was getting to meet properly the man she'd been acquainted with during the mad times when the Entropi attacked, Pharaun. She had properly steeped a tea for them both: a dark, Earl Grey for her, a citrus-y red tea for him. She had tried to make the place amicable, not hard considering her new roommates. Meilin's cheeriness was evidenced in the dorm as well as Helena's dark and surreal paintings that Alice loved so much.

"Come in," Alice said. "I've been waiting for you!"

[berranyrmizzrym]

Pharaun stepped in, looking around. He was quite pleased with the absence of the cuffs as well. Many of the most powerful spells in his arsenal had been prohibited by the use of the cuffs - either due to their offensive use, or because they drew on the power of other planes and might have been construed as an escape attempt.

He smiled. "Waiting for me? I must say I'm flattered."

[darker_alice]

Alice nodded. "Well its not very often I have people for company. I used to have some regularly, but I'm afraid since the absence of my friends Sweeney Todd and Ms. Lovett, things have gotten rather quiet around here. Still, I would say the decor has undergone quiet an interesting change. Ms. Helena is quite the artist!"

Alice motioned for him to sit down, and she gave him the prepared tea with a plate of biscuits. It was ashamedly English, but Alice was feeling rather proud of her lineage these days. "So tell me a bit about yourself, Pharaun. We were rather rudely interrupted last time!"

[berranyrmizzrym]

There may have been a hint of sadness in Pharaun's smile this time - or anyone who noticed may have just been imagining it. "I can understand that. My own room's been quite quiet since Yuuko left."

Pharaun took a seat, taking a sip of tea. "I come from the city of Menzoberranzan, on a world called Toril. Under it, really; most drow cities are underground. You might have noticed me squinting a bit the last time we met - daylight tends to hurt my eyes unless it's filtered through something."