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CHARACTER SKETCH #2 - for iambatgirl's "White Rabbit" Author's Note: In my Wonderland, rabbit holes are once again rabbit-sized. As you can imagine, this return to natural order has been a great relief to all the rabbit folk who have places to be and schedules to keep and who are constantly stitching time for travel. CHARACTER NAME: Mr. White Rabbit (First name TBD by Hit Recorder mash-up). CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: (In the visual, cathartic and motivational senses). [Hit Recorder username] White Rabbit has given up on Time. Tired of eternal lateness, he became downright ill-tempered after arguing with the March Hare that time had not been murdered and that if anyone could murder it, that omnipotent being wouldn't be the Mad Hatter. Oh, no. The resultant problem surfaced when [Hit Recorder username] White Rabbit finally realized no omnipotent beings seemed to be about at all. Astounded so late in life to discover that he is an atheist without a deity, a subject without a monarch, a slave without an overlord, and an employee without a boss, he has stopped hurrying so much and has begun to give in to a long-overdue, self-indulgent listlessness. To cover for his lack of verve, [Hit Recorder username] White Rabbit has adopted a stern demeanor. Oh, he still dresses like a Rabbit of Distinction. And when people talk to him, he responds in kind, pointing to the sun, or showing them the time when they ask their mundane, useless questions. Once or twice, he thinks the attractive Mz. [Hit Recorder username] White Rabbit might stop her own scurrying to say hello. She never does. He believes this is karma taking effect for his callous youth when he couldn't seem to be able to pull his head out of his ass over Time--oh, if only he had known! But hope springs eternal. He has begun to notice little things, like that there are things he doesn't know about; he can actually learn something new every day. He notices that Alice has returned, that she's changed--much older now, more sure of herself. He notices that Alice's changes are for the better and wonders why the only changes in Wonderland seem to signify turns for the worse. He notices on the sly that Mz. [Hit Recorder username] White Rabbit loves to munch on rose petals and so he puts one in his breast pocket, just in case he ever gets the chance to give her the time of day. He notices in particular that the waters in Wonderland have recently reversed their flow and that this seems to have coincided with Alice's return and suffers the dilemma of whether or not to tell someone about this--the problem there, of course, being who to tell. Who the bloody hell is in charge of things in Wonderland anyway, he wants to know. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Not sure what this is? Check out the Alice collab: http://www.hitrecord.org/records/44492 |
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RE: Character Sketch #2 - iambatgirl's "W...
Jules Alder remarked on February 11, 2010
This evinced raucous laughter -- especially "Nihilistic this bunny/Finds nothings is funny" and "If she'd stand still and wait/He could ask for a date" ... and I like that it's a little more advanced than the original poetry was, but still has the same flagrantly independent humor of "Twinkle, twinkle little bat/How I wonder where you're at" -- !
Do add it, Metadearie :)
(We'll get you a Wonder Identity yet, by jove.)
Jules Alder remarked on February 11, 2010
This evinced raucous laughter -- especially "Nihilistic this bunny/Finds nothings is funny" and "If she'd stand still and wait/He could ask for a date" ... and I like that it's a little more advanced than the original poetry was, but still has the same flagrantly independent humor of "Twinkle, twinkle little bat/How I wonder where you're at" -- !
Do add it, Metadearie :)
(We'll get you a Wonder Identity yet, by jove.)
RE: Character Sketch #2 - iambatgirl's "W...
Metaphorest remarked on February 11, 2010
I love it - just like your last one - and was inspired to write a poem for Mister White Rabbit - if you think it's any use I'll stick it up as a resource! Just a bit of fun really :)
Mister White Rabbit
Made sullen through habit
A timely defeatist
And latelife atheist
He plunders along
With a stern expression
Nihilistic, this bunny
Finds nothing is funny
And mostly, he mopes
Although deep down, there’s hope!
Tiny light through that tunnel
The mouth of the funnel
Holds speckles of promise
The return of Alice
And maybe a mate
If she’d stand still and wait
He could ask for a date
Before it’s too late
And this bunny belle settles
On gifted rose petals
From more likely charmers
Not cursed by bad karma
Metaphorest remarked on February 11, 2010
I love it - just like your last one - and was inspired to write a poem for Mister White Rabbit - if you think it's any use I'll stick it up as a resource! Just a bit of fun really :)
Mister White Rabbit
Made sullen through habit
A timely defeatist
And latelife atheist
He plunders along
With a stern expression
Nihilistic, this bunny
Finds nothing is funny
And mostly, he mopes
Although deep down, there’s hope!
Tiny light through that tunnel
The mouth of the funnel
Holds speckles of promise
The return of Alice
And maybe a mate
If she’d stand still and wait
He could ask for a date
Before it’s too late
And this bunny belle settles
On gifted rose petals
From more likely charmers
Not cursed by bad karma
RE: Character Sketch #2 - iambatgirl's "W...
Jules Alder remarked on February 11, 2010
Aw, shucks. Well, Lewis Carroll already did most of the legwork. But your drawing's wonderful and I sincerely hope you're willing and able to contribute more.
I got your message on the other RECord, which I've sent up for deletion to the bug master, because it was a mistake. Don't worry about being new. I only got here 2 1/2 weeks ago myself. If you haven't figured out how to add one of your RECords to a collab, just go to the heart for your RECord and hover the cursor in the upper left arch. That's the "Add" button. You should have 2 fields pop up then, one for albums (you can create your own and add yours and others' work to it) and one for collabs (only you can add your RECord to a collab). So you would just type in Alice Hits RECord until it comes up, press Enter or Return and click on the + button -- Et Voila! You're collaborating!
Jules Alder remarked on February 11, 2010
Aw, shucks. Well, Lewis Carroll already did most of the legwork. But your drawing's wonderful and I sincerely hope you're willing and able to contribute more.
I got your message on the other RECord, which I've sent up for deletion to the bug master, because it was a mistake. Don't worry about being new. I only got here 2 1/2 weeks ago myself. If you haven't figured out how to add one of your RECords to a collab, just go to the heart for your RECord and hover the cursor in the upper left arch. That's the "Add" button. You should have 2 fields pop up then, one for albums (you can create your own and add yours and others' work to it) and one for collabs (only you can add your RECord to a collab). So you would just type in Alice Hits RECord until it comes up, press Enter or Return and click on the + button -- Et Voila! You're collaborating!
RE: Character Sketch #2 - iambatgirl's "W...
iambatgirl remarked on February 11, 2010
This is just beautiful, and thinking that my darwing inspired this goregous writting, well honestly, it makes my heart just swell. And me tear up a little. You are amazing :)
iambatgirl remarked on February 11, 2010
This is just beautiful, and thinking that my darwing inspired this goregous writting, well honestly, it makes my heart just swell. And me tear up a little. You are amazing :)
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