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Hmm—

[A single gold eye with a cat's slit pupil is peering narrowly into the feed. Single, as the other eye is covered by what very well might be pink (magenta, rather) hair covering the other. Boris holds the communicator further from him with bemusement, and it catches the impressive and enormous pink-and-magenta striped fur boa draped about him, in the crooks of his arms.

(Just imagine how long it took to get that dry again after his unfortunate arrival sopping wet. Hint: it took forever.)

Also the twitching cat ears on top of his head, bright with piercings. Eventually, he drops the hand holding back to his side and turns to a door nearby. He seems to have found the pirate ship, is now investigating the cabin... But when he opens up the door leading back onto the deck, well, the communicator might catch a glimpse of it opening onto something completely different instead, what looks like the city street. Which shouldn't be possible but hey.

Boris mumbles something,]

That's not it, either.

[It's about here that Boris shuts the door and inadvertently turns off the feed at the same time.

So, where are you today, Vatheon? Home? Work? Somewhere completely different? Either way, you might become victim to the phenomenon of having a door open up nearby (whether it be your closet, armoire, bathroom door, so on and so forth) and a strangely dressed boy with cat ears sticking his head through.]

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[Cat, meet mouse. Specifically, his home, and judging by the crumbs of cheese on his mouth, he was having lunch, too. So... uh, hi.]

... Huh?

[Boris glances around slowly, displeased to see it isn't the place he was intending to go... And then spots Mickey, eye widening slightly. Oh. His tail starts to swish.]

Sorry for interrupting, [...] mouse.

[He wipes his mouth with the back of his hand.]

Guess it's what I get for not lockin'. Whaddya lookin' for?

[He's not afraid? Of a cat? Weird. Boris' tail pauses in its swaying.]

The forest of Clover.

[Of course the best way to get to a forest is through a door.]

[Pfft, please, he's handled cats way bigger than you.]

... I get it, yer new ta this place, aren'tcha? Well...

[He gets out of his seat.]

Welcome to the underwater city.

New? No, this is just a move.

[No reason why Boris wouldn't think it was Wonderland. His ears twitch.]

Underwater city. What country is that in?

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The place is called Vatheon. See, it takes people from different time and worlds, and puts 'em here for a while. Like a weird vacation...

So you— Are you telling me that this isn't Wonderland? [Another world? Like Alice's?]

[... Wait what-]

No, it ain't... but how do ya know about Wonderland?

[Cause everyone knows the chesire cat is small and fat.]

Because that's where I live, of course.

... Really?

[Strange, nothing about him in Jiminy's journal...]

I just said so, didn't I?

[He lazily adjusts his boa--every motion seems to spur on a clinking of some kind, from the chain on his collar to his multitude of jewellery.]

[... what is with you humans and your sense of fashion.]

Ya did, but.... mmm, nevermind. In any case, this ain't Wonderland, sorry. Ya might wanna find a place ta get cozy, cause this place can keep people for a while.

[No no no, it's cat fashion. Cat fashion.]

A while? I was right in the middle of a game, though. [He hums.] I wonder if this counts as breaking the rules.

Naw, ya don't gotta worry about that! See, when we get sent back, it's at the same time we left. Like a time stop.

Time stop?

[...oh well.]

So what're the rules here, mouse? What's the game?

Uh... well, it ain't really a game. As for the rules... we all got a fancy new tattoo, and there's a big coral in the middle of the city. Ya gotta touch it once a day to get yer energy. Also, if ya had any powers before, they're weaker now. Also, ya don't gotta pay for anythin'.

Tattoo? [His ears perk up in interest. And he looks at himself but fails to see the tattoo in question (it's on his chest under his shirt, but he'll find that out later).]

I wonder if that's why I can't get where I want to go. [Commenting on the weakened powers as he glances to the door behind him.]

Might be so. But there's plenty of nice people here, so ya can make alotta friends durin' yer stay. And we all got nifty devices ta talk ta each other...

[And so, he pulls his own starfish out of his pocket.]

Friends, huh? [His ears twitch thoughtfully, then his eye trains on the starfish communicator.]

Oh, that thing? I wasn't sure what it was, and it didn't look very good to eat.

Ya can use it ta communicate with others over long distances! With videos, or texts, or just voices... it's like bein' with 'em, but not really bein' with 'em.

[Boris turns the communicator over in his grip slowly.]

Useful, I guess. [Oh, wait a second--!!] Does this mean I could talk to Alice?

Not unless Alice is here in this world... Could be or couldn't be, though I haven't seen her.

I'll look for her anyway. If I want to find her, it shouldn't be too hard than opening a door to her.

Good luck findin' yer friend.

[He offers a big gloved hand to shake.]

Name's Mickey Mouse.

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