Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-6566165-20131012132224/@comment-3468598-20131111144053

London was important to Jacqueline, important to her story. It was where it started at the Darling home, and where her father had spent his formative years (well, close too, but she was sure she could sneak off to explore on her own time.)  The first step was getting there. Over the course of the bus ride Jacqueline was beginning to wish she had pirated a boat and sailed. It would take longer, but she'd be in better company. The children around her prattled on and she couldn't help but wonder if her father had had such trouble's with his classmates. Oh yes he'd been a sport hero, and Lord Protector Of The Pudding. But had he ever really liked any of them.

But then she couldn't picture Captain Hook as anything other then a pirate. And certainly not as a child. Publicly he denied ever being one. ''' "HUZZAH!" ''' A voice broke Jacqueline from her reverie. '''"WE'RE HERE!" '''

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Jan E. Wocke was the one who shouted, bolting out of the chair that was far to small for her, and proceeding to smash her head against the roof. (Although it was, to be honest the roof who was worse off for it.) '''"Bandersnatches!" ''' She cursed. Not an answer to the bus drivers question, which it took her a moment to remember. ''' "Oh, me!  I'm getting off." ''' And with that the girl galumphed off the bus, purple tail wagging happily behind her.

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Jacqueline watched Jan go, pinching the bridge of her nose and sliding the small gold spectacles up it in annoyance. It may be for the best Wonderland was cut off from the rest of the worlds. Everyone seemed to be like this. ''' "We could have stayed home if all we were going to do was shop." '''She said quietly, with a haughty sniff.

_____________ There were other travelers in Londust of course. Mortals and monsters alike. Two of them were seated in a small cafe,  one drinking tea, one looking forlornly at her own cup. Although the smile painted on her cracked face didn't move. '''"Marvelous isn't it!" '''  Jake Springald Heels grinned between sips. '''"I wouldn't know." ''' Porcelina responded with an airy sigh. '''"Not the tea!  The city!" Though the tea wasn't bad either. "Oh yes," ''' her tone brightened immediately. '''"I can't wait to see Big Ben!"  "And I can't wait to see the city from atop it!" ''' Jake grinned broadly, showing a mouth of pointed teeth, his red eyes sparkled. "To think, only a short century ago my dear old dad was prowling through the roof tops at night!  This city Lina,"  Jake gestured with a melodramatic flourish to the world around them. '''"It was all his!  It's my birth right in a way this place." '''

Porcelina nodded quietly, contemplating Jake's words, but not beliving a word of it.  "Mostly I'm just excited to see Jan.  It's been so long."