[Accidental Video]

[letsplaylady]

...Ready or not, here comes Alice!

[Have an eyeful of shaky, blurry scenery. It seems the video feed of the phone has accidentally been turned on, and the person holding it is running around without realizing she did it.

The little girl stops and examines the spots behind dumpsters and benches, as if she's looking for something. She seems to be...playing a game? After a few moments of this fruitless search, she comes to a full stop.]

Where is Alice? Alice didn't think Alice would be too far away...Alice thought Alice was just hiding. [Her voice becomes sad and a bit tearful.] Alice has to be around this place. Alice wouldn't leave Alice all alone. Nuh uh! No way! [But she quickly becomes determined again, after a small sniffle. She takes a look at her surroundings.]

...Where is this, anyways? Alice hasn't been here before.

Did Alice go through the looking glass?

Comments

[Video]

[kindofademon]

Maybe! Hey, Alice. Where'd you see Alice last?

[Video]

[letsplaylady]

STRANGER DANGER--

[Alice doesn't realize the voice came from the phone she's holding, and she looks around for the person who spoke. She responds anyways.]

...Alice doesn't remember well. But, Alice was here, with me.

[Video]

[kindofademon]

Check your phone.

How long ago was that?

[Video]

[letsplaylady]

[Phone...Alice looks down at the device in her hand. Ah, she's seen something like this before.

She shakes her head.]

Don't remember that either.

Do you know this place, mister?

video.

[inconversable]

[I should have already been numb to the fact that the dead can walk here, but... Wasn't Alice dead to begin with? And for that matter, it seems like she's from before the Elimination Match...

I should be careful on how to approach this.

Hakuno clears her throat before placing a video call.]

... That's right, Alice.

[Video]

[letsplaylady]

[...! Alice is surprised to see a familiar face.]

Hey lady, you're here too? That makes Alice happy. We can play lots again!

[The comment registers.]

So this is the world beyond the looking glass, lady? Alice doesn't really remember much of what happened before Alice went into a deep sleep. Don't even know how I got here.

[ video ]

[rocker]

[ it's.. a little girl? they even kidnap people like that to this place..? ]

I do not think any sort of.. 'looking glass' was involved. [ whatever that might be, David has no clue. ] This city is called Prospero.

[pucelle]

[Oh my god she is so lost from what Alice said THAT THIRD PERSON TALK IS MAKING THIS EVEN MORE CONFUSING SCREAMS.

But no this girl looks like a child, and this place can be dangerous... TIME TO TRY AND BE HELPFUL.]

This place is called Prospero, Alice.

[video]

[croibhristeoir]

...I assume your name is Alice.

[king_of_heroes]

[ And by the end of the video, he already has a headache. ]

Stop speaking in third person, child. No one will take you seriously.

[Video]

[inconversable]

[... Hakuno can't help but remember the last times she agreed to play with Alice. Understandably, she really didn't find it fun.

Still, Alice was a little girl, no matter how... dangerous she can be. Hakuno felt inclined to help, regardless.]

A lot came here the same way, and none of us know how. It's hard to get in and out of here... but Alice might follow you here soon. You just need to be a good girl and wait patiently.

Video

[theheirofbreath]

Umm... so...

Are you Alice? Or are you looking for someone named Alice?

[Video]

[letsplaylady]

Waiting's no fun, lady.

But if you say Alice might come soon, I guess it's okay!

[She smiles a bit. She's glad someone who played with her before is here.]

[ video ]

[letsplaylady]

Pros...pero? That doesn't sound like the world beyond the looking glass to Alice. It should have a fun name.

[She seems a bit disappointed at this.]

[letsplaylady]

Alice knows that now, lady.

[Have fun with childishly blunt responses too.]

Have you seen Alice?

[video]

[letsplaylady]

[She nods.]

Uh huh! That's Alice's name, mister.

Video

[letsplaylady]

Yep! Alice is looking for Alice.

[Her way of speaking is so wonderfully confusing, but she pays it no mind.]

[letsplaylady]

What's that mean, mister? Why won't anyone take Alice seriously? Alice just wants to find Alice.

[Alice frowns in confusion. She doesn't know what "third person" is. There's only one of her, after all...]

Re: Video

[theheirofbreath]

......

So...what does 'Alice' look like? I'll help you look for her.

[Video]

[inconversable]

It's not fun, but sometimes that's all you can do.

[Please, for once, LISTEN to the sagely advice of a grown up. Also, I may regret this later, but...]

... Would you like to stay with me and Saber, Alice? It's all right to go out and play, but you need a place to sleep at when it's nighttime.

[crazyoldbat]

The gall of this place, bringing someone so young.

Can you tell where you are child? Anything near you that you can identify?

[king_of_heroes]

[ Sigh. She's just a kid. No reason to annoyed by her. She can learn. ]

Nevermind that for now. Why are you looking for yourself?

[Video]

[letsplaylady]

You want Alice to stay with you...?

[She pauses to think, looking down at her feet. She knows she's not supposed to go with strangers, but she knows this lady, so it should be okay. She looks back up.]

Uh-huh, yep! Alice would like that a lot, lady.

Re: Video

[letsplaylady]

Alice looks like Alice.

[She pauses a bit, then adds another detail.]

But her dress is black.

[letsplaylady]

Nuh-uh. Alice doesn't know this place. Alice just knows this is Prospero.

[She looks around. She's standing near some street in a random place and probably ran away from any remotely recognizable places while playing hide-and-seek.]