#jeb:thread

Jeb has been lurking in the shadow, watching humans enjoying themselves at this party. They are not entirely sure what this Creest-mas or San-ta is, but they gather that it has to do with winter or cold? Either way, it has been pretty educational for Jabberwocky. Though they don't understand the meanings of human behaviors, they can at least mimic the exterior... That is good enough for now.

Now to put that work into a practice.

Carrying mugs full of mulled wine, Jeb walks up to one of the guests outside. A loner, away from the rest of the people, easy prey... "Season's greetings, friend. Would you like to taste our holiday specials?" They offer the wine with a friendly grin. "We are here to spread the holly jolly festivity and engage in cozy conversations. Do you like elves?" They then reach inside their pocket, and pulls out a whole ass elf from there... well, this fellow fell into the domain of Jabberwocky and instead of just letting monsters chase it, Jeb kept it as a gift.

Jeb explored the North Pole and, well, they found it pretty dull. At first they thought it would be like in the mist, with the blizzard blocking out the view and getting people lost... But there was no thrill. No monster chasing you, no trap or random entity popping out and speaking in riddle. Such lost potential. The only fun part was some snow covered giant attacking them and, well, now they are lost in the mist like the rest of their victim.

They walk back to where the party is continuing, walking in the snow only wearing their suits. The cold never bothered them anyway. On the courtyard, they notice a gold haired man, watching out the white field. And immediately, Jabberwocky is compelled by some kind of kinship or familiarity. Drawn. They can tell this is not an ordinary man... "Hello, fellow... monstrous entity." They greet with a grin, "your body... is that real, or are you wearing them to talk to humans? Either way, we are new to this masquerade and would love some tip."

Whistling a random tune they don't know where they picked up from, Jebediah walks down the hallway of the White King's palace. Castles are just big houses with pesky guards and servants. Some had tried to stop them and Jabberwocky simply swallowed them up. Now they are lost in the mirrors, one with the mist. They are not exactly good additions to their domain but, Jubjub needs to eat something.

Jeb did not come here for puny humans, though. They are looking for something mightier. Something powerful enough to replace Jabberwock. But their search has been fruitless so far. Maybe their approach is wrong from the start. Stitching themselves with Stannislaw's hand, and wearing this human body, perhaps they can do something about that. What or how, they do not know yet... Thinking, it's not really their strongest suits. So they came looking for someone smart. Someone important, living in a big palace like this. The White King.

They slip through the crack of the bed chamber as mist, and reappear as a person inside. And then Jeb takes a seat on the edge of the bed, oh so casually as if he didn't just break in. "Hello, Mr. Majesty Sir King." Jeb grins, "you're a king, yes? That's as human as it gets. Can you help us?"

No, no, nononono. Stannislaw is nowhere to be found. Not at the palace. Not in Wonderland. Nowhere. Not anywhere. That is frumiously annoying. Ever since Jabberwock was beheaded and Jabberwocky had to build this pathetic human suit. But a big part of them is still missing. They cannot continue on like this. They need to find a new denizen of their domain to be complete again. As the person responsible for Jabberwock's destruction, Stannislaw must help them.

So Jeb had jumped into several portals to finally find a realm that smells like Stannislaw. One moment, they stand in a forest after morning rain and step into a puddle, and then they step out of a window. Reflective surfaces, they are like mirrors and those are under Jabberwocky's control. And Jeb find the familiar blonde walking a few steps ahead of them.

Jeb walks down the corridor freely as if they owned the whole palace, whistling and waving side to side and sometimes waltzing to the distant music from the ballroom. What a grand feeling to have legs that can dance and lips that can sing. Being in a human body is so weird but exciting, and Jabberwocky loves weird so it's double the fun. They must thank the man responsible for their flesh and bone... But Jeb does not know where he is, so for now, they will just enjoy the ball. "Good evening! Fellow denizen of reality, fancy a dance?" They ask a random passerby with a dramatic flourish. "Our date has ditched us all by our lonely selves, it seems, and we are heartbroken. Because we have a heart now, an inconvenience, and we require a salve." They open up their humanly arms wide and grins, "what do you say?"