down the rabbit hole - 001

[notmyalice]

[action: 1446 Mitchell Road

He's not used to waking up in beds - proper, normal-people beds - any more.

So when he does, for the first time in a while, and not in an Arkham-issue uniform on an Arkham-issued bed, and without his hat, he sits up, and looks around wildly. Checking for the signs of his often too-vivid lucid dreaming; odd little motifs that he's gotten used to seeing.

He sees none of these things, and after some inspection is forced to conclude that this is not, in fact, a dream. He's not dismayed about the fact he's out of Arkham, but he does want his hat.

He gets out of bed, rubbing his eyes, and starts poking around the house; and when he notices the happy family photos he frowns, and shakes his head, and turns away - muttering about strange dreams and Red Kings.

He'll probably bump into his 'family' members soon enough. ]

[ phone: later on ]

Oh, goodness. I have the strangest feeling....

Er, good afternoon. My name is Jervis Tetch, and I've just woken up here...again. [ He vaguely remembers spending some time here. He's not drinking the milk here ever again. ]

I...believe I spent some time here, before. Are any of my colleagues still here, by any chance?

Comments

phone;

[subzero]

Lets hope not.

[Hi Jervis.]

phone

[notmyalice]

[ ...oh hi! ]

My goodness. I'm sure they aren't that bad! ...well, they probably are.

I don't recall seeing you last time I was here. Are you relatively new?

phone

[subzero]

Arrived within the past month. [Which surprises even him. It doesn't feel that long, despite the grueling week of torture.] You seem to recall much for not being here.

phone

[notmyalice]

I was here some time ago! I took the opportunity to poke around a little, but it seems Mayfield must have sent me back for some reason! I simply can't remember why.

Phone

[crazyclownwoman]

Jervis!!!!!

phone

[notmyalice]

Miss Quinn! I'd...say it's good to see you still here, but this is Mayfield, so being here isn't necessarily a good thing.

How are things going?

[crazyclownwoman]

Nuts as usual!

Oh....Eddie and Crane are havin' some sort of fight right now. Eddie's bein' a jerk again.

[notmyalice]

Oh dear...

Well, I suppose we'll have to reconcile them somehow! It wouldn't do to have them quarrelling, after all.

[atent_dead]

[Granny looks him over with a penetrating stare]

So yer the new one then.

[notmyalice]

[ fffff. he kind of shrinks back a little, erm ]

N-not exactly new, as such, but new to this particular household!

Er, I'm Jervis Tetch. Quite pleased to meet you! May I have your name?

[atent_dead]

New enough fer my purposes. Esme Weatherwax. Ye can call me Mistress Weatherwax.

[notmyalice]

All right. Pleased to make your acquaintance, Mistress Weatherwax! [ you may get the impression that he is...ridiculously chipper. :T just saying. ]

Phone

[moemoetentacles]

Nope! You had your chance and you abandoned me just like all the others!

Phone

[notmyalice]

[ ...oh 8( IF YOU COULD TRANSFER KICKED PUPPY LOOKS INTO AN AUDIBLE TONE OF VOICE, THIS WOULD BE IT. ]

Oh, goodness....

I'm dreadfully sorry! I truly didn't mean it!

Phone

[moemoetentacles]

Save it! You're just like every other family I've ever had here! You showed up, said some nice things, tried to make friends, and then left! Everyone does that! The dad I had the longest here was the one who hated me the most! It's better to live with drones - at least I can just lock them in the basement and do whatever I want!

[Someone's got abandonment issues over here.]

[Phone]

[questionauthority]

Unfortunately.

[Still scheming a means of escape.]

[ phone ]

[notmyalice]

Well, I suppose everybody's in the same situation! All you can do is make the best of things!

How are you, Edward? [ get used to jervis' constant burning cheerful 8| ENDURE IT. ]

[questionauthority]

More or less the same.

[Which is to say that the town frustrates him and he's on nearly every Rogue's nerves right now.]

You were away for some time.

[phone]

[fairymagic]

Hello, and welcome back. I'm assuming you won't need the usual information then, will you?

[wizardoftheweek]

At least you remember.

[notmyalice]

I'd rather not remember drinking milk full of razor blades, but I suppose it's fortunate enough....? [ /UNSURE. ]

[wizardoftheweek]

It could be worse. Imagine it all being new and fresh again.

phone

[phobophobia]

Ah, Jervis, you're back.

[he's way more excited about it than he sounds

really]

phone

[notmyalice]

[ you sound wonderfully excited, jonathan ]

So I am! I would say it's good to be back, but I do hate to lie. It's good to see you, Jonathan.

Did anything catastrophic happen whilst I was away?

phone

[phobophobia]

Of course; it is Mayfield. The town's revival system was broken for a short while, Pamela was droned, I was shot-- same old, same old.