❝ never been. DETESTABLE, isn’t it ? ❞ his nose wrinkles; all hares were supposed to make the trip at least once as a matter of course, sample whatever sights && sounds aboveground had to offer, but in HIS case––––&& his entire generation, nearly––––the service elevator had broken down before he’d quite gotten around to it. no great loss, in his opinion; this whole building has a mildewy sort of smell, the dank, heavy feeling of time ticking at too-consistent intervals.
a boring, dull, UNPLEASANT sort of world. && from outside––––muffled traffic cuts like razor blades across his vision, brass && red, hint of silver like slivers of glass in moonlight, all harsh angles && jagged lines. it sets his teeth on edge.
❝ don’t find it quiet at all, ❞ he mutters. ignores the anxiety in her eyes; to acknowledge it would be to force her to ADMIT to it, && that, morris will never do. thus the returning squeeze of her hand is, of course, solely for his benefit, not for hers. ❝ let’s grab THE GIRL && get out. ❞
❝ it's... detestable, ❞ she agrees, but her voice holds none of its usual commanding certainty. she looks at morris again. seems agitated, discomforted. it's true, they SHOULD hurry. but every step in this strange world is alien, revolting. there's a certain COMFORT in wonderland's friendly disorder. there's nothing about the bizarre cacophony in this kingdom of queens which paints anything of a HOME alice blabbers about.
❝ i... this world is safe, right ? ❞ she asks because she's found she's suddenly not sure. there's MYSTERY in the structure, a sort of quiet in the air----- morris must perceive it differently, but she's limited. there's a hustle && bustle about which is not at all familiar. it's muted. but it's not. there's something h e a v y hanging in the air. she can SMELL the despair which seems to linger, distracting her, taking her.........
sudden stop. FULL stop. glances behind her suspiciously. looks forward. again
this place is bizarre. not a wonderland bizarre at all.
❝ nothing, ❞ she corrects herself. && then looks at him seriously. ❝ this place is just... i don't like it. ❞
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