Iɴ ᴛʜᴇ sʟɪᴘ ᴏғ ᴀ ʙᴏʟᴛ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ's ᴀ ᴛɪɴʏ ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴛ ➮ ᴏᴘᴇɴ

[revolter]

Who: Matilda Wormwood, aka the tiny newcomer and You.
What: It's an adventure and no one can really go by an adventure alone! aka introductions and walking about the castle!
When: From the morning of February 1st and until the afternoon!
Where: all around the castle!
Rating: totally pg.



[ Matilda Wormwood had a doll that didn't belong to her.

She saved it, mind you. Rescued it to bring it back to Miss Honey but then something happened and before she knew it, a castle.

A castle! The kind that Matilda was certain she read of before but couldn't remember where. Just this made a frown make its way to her face, settling there; she never forgot a book before and she was certain she had read of a castle once.

In the time that would have taken a normal grown person to panic, Matilda clutched the doll that wasn't hers and thought of an adventure. That against all odds, she had somehow walked into one of the wonderful worlds she has read about in her books. A world where everything is beautiful and the sky is always blue and where children can play and run and read and not fear being thrown into the Chokey for hours.

She took one step forward and then another before leaning against one of the pillars, watching the world around her with a small, awe-struck smile. A child who somehow found herself in a brand new story.

After a few minutes she realized that adventure or not, Miss Honey would likely worry for her and that Lissy-Doll should be brought back to her. She also realized she as much as the castle was vast and beautiful, she was alone. Looking at the people who wandered about, she couldn't recognize a single one.

Riding up and tidying her skirt she began to walk around, peeking up at people, uncertainty written on her face. She didn't even know what questions should she ask first. Gathering up her courage she decided to begin with a very polite: ]

Excuse me - which way would take me back to where I came from, please?

Comments

[revolter]

Guard the universe?

[ that sounds important, a bit too important for someone like this to be here. ]

Are you guarding the castle now?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

I've watched over just Earth for a while now.

But yeah, for now, I guess the castle, and the children in the castle, are what I need to protect.

[revolter]

So you're protecting me too!

[ she smiles. ]

Thank you. What do you protect us from?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Of course. [To the death, if necessary]

Anything at all that tries to cause you harm.

[revolter]

And who protects you?

[ concern washes over her face. If there is danger, she'd like to have someone to keep her safe. But in her kindness, she'd like for him to be safe too. ]

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

We usually protect each other.

[There were the kids in Burges, of course, who stood together to protect the failing Guardians. But he didn't really want to encourage that sort of behaviour. Not in a place as dangerous as this]

[revolter]

Are there more of you here?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Not right now...no.

[He's starting to worry about that really, as much as he enjoys his solitude, he hasn't been disconnected from the other Guardians for this long before]

[revolter]

Then we'll have to protect each other, until there will. If you're going to protect us, we'll protect you too.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[So much for not encouraging it. Kids will be kids, he supposes]

...Thanks, but don't any of you get hurt on my account.

[revolter]

I promise I won't.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Good girl. [The less children there are WILLINGLY putting themselves in danger the easier his life is]