dear_mun | new muse is not pleased and pretty darn vocal about it

You're very fortunate, to be unable to even imagine the horrible things I wish I was capable of doing to you right now.

Taking me from her, not allowing me to know whether she's safe - [ he can't bring himself to say "or not" ] - and somehow taking away my ability to hear the minds of others. And for what? Your silly whims, your unbelievably selfish desires that can only lead to dead-ends? And here I'd thought I'd set up the sole permanent residence in the corner of that market. I never expected I would acquire a roommate.

You know, if I wasn't thoroughly livid, I would be highly intrigued by this whole situation. Existing in your mind, yet unable to hear all of it, only what you choose to share with me...

I hope you're not foolish enough to expect me to cooperate beyond what is necessary. I do know that you don't feel badly enough to warrant the consideration of absolution. Not that I could, anyway. If she's suffering in any way because of my absence, there can be no forgiveness.

Now that we're on the same page, let me be. I don't trust that I can stay composed for much longer.

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Well, I've become quite used to knowing I'm not "normal." When you're mad you simply can't be normal, after all.

Oh! And my Miss Writer would like to say she's so happy for you that a Miss Bella appeared!

Wise words from a wise woman. If I may say, you're precisely the perfect kind of mad.

[ At the mention of his beloved, he's all smiles. ] That's very kind of her. I was expecting to wait much longer. Not that it would have mattered. I'd wait as long as I had to.

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Oh! Well thank you! And I'm quite glad because I didn't know there was a "perfect" kind of mad. I knew there was bad mad and good mad, of course, just not a perfect sort! Have you met many mad people?

Oh, well, didn't I tell you? You'll never know when someone you love shows up!

It's a stretch, I'll admit. Perfect mad is a form of good mad, just with far more subjectivity and plain old favoritism. [...] You can't live as long as I have, in the way that I have, without meeting your fair share of mad people. Some would say I'm mad. My mun certainly thinks so.

You did tell me that. I think a part of me was hoping you'd be wrong. I'm still not sure it's what's best for her.

Favoritism? [Figures Alice would pick up on that. Not only pick up, but focus. She shakes her head.] Being mad isn't so bad, Mr. Edward. Some of my favorite people are mad, if we're to speak of favoritism.

Well, I'm not wrong, which I'm quite pleased about since that's what I usually am, to be quite honest.

And... well, isn't it for her to decide what may be best for her?

[ Put down that thing you just picked up! Let him attempt to explain why he's laying it on so thick. ] I have a soft spot for the classics. And it doesn't hurt that you share my sister's name. She'd been mad, in her previous life... [ He doesn't look ashamed of that fact but maybe he should appear ashamed of the fact that he'd divulged Alice's personal life. No, he definitely should show shame for that. It proves his point when he continues: ] Ah, but what if you're the bad sort of mad?

I'm glad I could turn the tables in your favor, then. I must admit to something else: my mun doesn't know why you say that and it vexes her. She's amazed you haven't written me off as a bad job by now, what with how little I'm able to know about you. It must be insulting for me to carry on this like with you.

Yes, of course. She will make the final decision and I will respect it. She's quite stubborn, though, and I feel she could use a healthy dose of help with considering other options.

If you're the bad sort of mad everyone knows it. Have you seen the Queen of Hearts? She's one of the worst sort of a bad sort of mad. The Duchess can be a bad sort of mad too!

Why would I have written you off? I like talking to you. And if you don't know anything about me, then you should ask! It doesn't hurt to ask if you don't understand!

Well, then that's what you're there for, her friends and family too! I don't always listen though... she may not either. But it doesn't mean she may not consider it. The best advice I get is from others. For you see, I give myself very good advice... but I very seldom follow it. It explains the trouble I'm always in.

[ He's relieved she didn't focus on his Alice. ] Not necessarily. Not everyone is as straightforward with their madness as the Queen of Hearts. Have you heard of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

[He smiles gently at her generosity. ] "The only stupid question is the one left unasked," is it? That's a lot of questions, you know.

Most of her friends and family are...kept in the dark, for their own safety. When you put it like that, it sounds like the two of you could be twins! [ He laughs. ]

I'm afraid I have not heard of this doctor or sir. Who are they?

Well, I have a lot of answers, to be sure!

Maybe keeping them in the dark isn't the best though...

They are one in the same, actually. I'm not surprised you haven't encountered him. He would be difficult to "play." He's another classic. A man - Dr. Jekyll - who struggled to suppress his evil alter ego, Mr. Hyde.

Maybe you could tell me a bit about yourself? Start with the basics. Then I can ask questions from there?

To enlighten them would be akin to giving them a death sentence. I'm well aware that they suffer as a result, but it is better this way.

Oh... well, was he able to do so? Where did Mr. Hyde come from?

About myself? Well, the basics then. My name is Alice Pleasance Liddell. I'm from Oxford England and I've an older brother, an older sister, and a mother and father! I've three kitties, one named Dinah the other are her kittens, Kitty and Snowdrop! I've a governess and I go to school as well! My favorite colors are purple, blue, and pink! My favorite animal is a cat with little cute rabbits being second! I'm seven and a half years old and I'm very fond of gardens! [She thought that was certainly enough about herself for the moment. She hoped it wasn't too much or too boring, though.]

But... is that really true?

... No. He was overcome in the end. As for where Mr. Hyde came from, that's a very good question. Scholar's turned to a concept from Victorian culture known as the duality of human nature, which suggests that good and evil exist in all of us. Failure to accept the evil, the Mr. Hyde, within us results in projecting it - or him - onto others. There's a fair bit of irony involved... It's a very fascinating story. I only mentioned it because Dr. Jekyll is a good example of the complexity of bad mad.

[ Takes it all in, working out a good bit to focus on. ] What do you need a governess for if you can go to school?

Believe me, I wish there was another way, but our hands are tied. We absolutely can not reveal our secrets to outsiders under any circumstances.

That... sounds very difficult. [She didn't understand a good deal of it but not because he used difficult words but rather the ideas and concepts he was attempting to convey. Did she have good and evil in her then? If she didn't do bad things... would she end up doing even worse?]

I don't know, but it wasn't very pleasant having both a governess and school. That's something I would ask my parents.

Oh... that's... quite a secret. Why is it so dangerous?

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