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[Medikoopa]

In the "Looking Glass World", I had awoke within Redd's castle. To my shame, I did not know where I was and I had no memory of the book. I wandered about, coming across The Cat (in kitten form). I happily patted him on the head and continued my way.

I was found by, naturally, a couple of the Cut, Redd's high-tech elite soldiers. They attempted to hurt me, but their weapons passed through (like normal) but without harm nor feel. I was not really surprised by this, as I believed I was dreaming. I was, but that's beside the point.

I was led to the throne room, where Redd stared and demanded to know who I was and who Imagined me. My response was this. "I dreamed myself. I wander in dreams and in the Real, never knowing whether I am Real unless I truly feel pain. Since I can not feel it here, I am not Real here, I suppose. Got any gum?"

Bibwit, being present, looked at me quite strangely as Redd smiled (quite terrifying to behold, I'll admit) and offered me something to drink. Thinking it was cherry or pomegrante juice, I accepted the offer. For some reason, I could eat and drink but I could not be hurt and often times attempts to harm me whether intentional or not passed through me like smoke. "Cheers." I said before downing the contents of the golden goblet.

I 'awoke' much later. As time passed, I came and went at random in the Castle, my presence being marked by an apparent change in physical age. Frequently, Redd would see me and talk with me. I did not understand what was going on, as whenever she was present my mind would go in a haze. I suspected that she had me under some mind-numbing concoction, as she also would give me more of that 'juice'.

Much time passed and I found myself gliding through the Forest. I found Alyss and procedded to torment her with references to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and much incomprehensible mutterings. I think I was mad. I even stated such, alluding myself to the fictional Cheshire Cat. I was aware of my madness yet I treated the world to be as mad as myself. A couple times, I attempted to harm Alyss in most... creative ways. A twig to the neck, for one. Someone present Imagined a set of handcuffs which nullified my own Imagination, causing me to be unable to do harm beyond my mad speech. A fair number of people were under the assumption that I was "Alyss' shadow: Alyss if she went mad, sent to try to bring Alyss down to my level and/or kill her". It was hard for them to choose which it was, as I appeared to be a tad unpredictable.

Bibwit, perhaps recognizing me as not being a creation of Redd's but having been driven mad by her, had taken pity on me and during the group's journey to the Valley of Mushrooms, had taken to conversing with me (usually at night) to try to help me recover from my madness.

With his assistence, I had calmed down a bit but this was mostly in part because I had someone who would talk to me. Our conversations, which varied both in length and subjects, were sometimes cut short thanks to my madness or some odd situation. When they did occur, the talks had a habit of changing topics quite freqently, as I often made odd statements such as "I travelled to the White Star and dined on cheese and cake with the Goats of the Gods. But tell me: have you ever sat in a burlap throne with all of the world's wine at your feet?"

When we finally reached the Catepillars, I muttered something about the sorrows of knowledge of possible and actual futures and the pros and cons of cheesemaking. Apparently aware that I would attempt to severely harm Alyss in spite of my chains, I got a faceful of smoke from the Red Catepillar. I then laughed like a hyena when someone mentioned that the Yellow one was mellow.

I can not remember what happened next. My state of mind was worse now that I was both mad (though less so) and a tad stoned. I do remember wandering off once we got out of the Crystal Continuum humming to myself. I was found by the Cat, who was not pleased to find me chained and giggling. He took me back to Redd, who I proclaimed was a "poor Rose Red, as the real Rose Red didn't kill her beloved sister Snow White". The fairy tale reference made Redd... well to say she was angry with me was an understatement.

In any case, she was going to kill me then and there, but I woke up.