Down the rabbit hole and back again

[unwittingleader]

Who: +1 Alice Liddell and Somarium!
Where: A cafe in espoir
Style: Any!
Status: O p e n !

[A strange new world made of dreams?

Been there, done that. Which is why Alice isn't too surprised to find herself in yet another dreamworld she's been forced to inhabit.

Whelp. Might as well try to make the best of it. So after a bit of exploring Alice stumbles

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[oredeficient]

[ Gil checks his list one last time, frowning behind a pile of packages and runs into chair. Not Alice's chair, but an empty chair at the table next door.

It's worthy of mention only because his packages go flying out of his hands and it's a hop, skip and a juggle to keep the eggs from breaking. At the risk of all else.

sob, his eggs! ]

[unwittingleader]

[Alice doesn't notice him at first. She's still lost in her own thoughts-- which are so brashly interrupted by all the ruckus Gil is causing.]

! . . .

[At first it's all she can do to stare at his pathetic attempt to save himself. It's all quite sad in her eyes, really. She notes his struggle to keep from dropping his eggs only adds onto the disorder.]

Ah... careful, you're just making it worse..!

[That said, Alice stands and moves around the table in an attempt to help salvage whatever is left of Gil's groceries.]

[oredeficient]

[ Gil looks up at Alice, face stricken and beet red with embarrassment. ]

Ah! Sorry, I'll just--

[ SPLAT

There goes his eggs.

Cracked, completely and utterly, into bits. ]

[unwittingleader]

[Whelp.]

. . . My, what an unfortunate predicament you've gotten yourself into.

[She looks down at the eggs. It really is too bad.]

It doesn't seem as though all hope is lost, though. It looks as if a few items managed through in one piece.

[oredeficient]

Yes, the bread should be fine. [ even though he's practically weeping as he gathers up his bags all over again. Without eggs, his cooking plots are foiled!

And to fix that, he'll be forced to spend his Master's money frivolously.

Gil, it would seem, was in dire need of a job. ]

[unwittingleader]

[Alice can feel the self loathing seeping from this guy.]

Here, let me help you.

[Lord knows he needs help in some way shape or form. Alice began to collect items that had scattered every which way or rolled out of their bags when Gil had dropped them.]

[oredeficient]

[ He snatches up a runaway cabbage head just before Alice gets it, cradling it to his stomach. ]

No, no, that's quite all right. I can manage at least this much. You... [ he blinks ] Weren't you in the middle of taking your tea?

[ This, assuredly, is the greatest tragedy of the day them all! ]

[unwittingleader]

[Oh. Okay. Then.]

I don't mind... besides, I think that you've already proven you can't manage it all on your own.

[She reaches, easing the cabbage head away from him before placing it back into a bag ever so gracefully.]

I can have tea at any time, so it's really not that big of a deal.

[oredeficient]

But you're tea will grow cold. That's unthinkable!

[ so unthinkable, he doesn't even realize the cabbage i gone. ]

1/2

[unwittingleader]

[What are priorities with this guy?]

It's just tea.

2/2

[unwittingleader]

[She sighs lightly before going back to gathering up his groceries.]

Helping out someone in need is much more important.

[oredeficient]

[ There is no such thing as just tea. ]

No, but... that's my job!

[ don't make him cry, because he will. He can't handle this kind of kindness! ]

[unwittingleader]

[Eheh.]

Your job...?

[Let her think about it for a moment...!]

Oh! I didn't plan on taking credit for any of this, if that's what you mean... [SO PLEASE DO NOT CRY!!!] Where are you taking this stuff, anyway? I can help you carry it there if you'd like?

[Some of the bags seem to have gotten ripped as well. There's no way he could carry it all on his own now...]

[oredeficient]

No! That wasn't what I meant at all. It's just...

[ he's hopeless ][ getting to his feet, wiping the dust off his knees, he's determined to do just that. ]

[unwittingleader]

[Alright, Alice is growing rather tired of his lacking assertiveness so she's decided to just take control at this point.]

Don't worry about it, any of it, just lead the way and I'll follow.

[She stands, groceries in hand ready for his direction.]

eff, silly html eatng things!

[oredeficient]

[ he stares at her, dumbfounded ]

Ah, it's...

[ he points ] It's the mansion just a few streets over. [ it's one of the fancy ones, with a lawn. ] I'll make you something once we get there, unless there's somewhere you need to be?

[ he's trying to be polite but, honestly, he doesn't know how to handle this. He never did. ]