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[ ahem, using this thing like a phone because he's really not interested in wasting time trying to figure out just how deep the rabbit hole goes in terms of what it can do. that comes later. ]

Good— [ . . . ] whenever it is.

[ his voice might sound familiar to some of you, if slightly more nasal; there's a steady metallic clop-clop, clop-clop in the background that sounds not unlike horse hooves on steel. Anything is possible when your man's been abducted to live a doomed life in space and is riding his mare around the corridors! I'm on a horse. ]

Seems like as good a time as any for a proper hello. And since we've all got some time to kill, I thought it might be nice to play a quick game of Questions. Or—Facts, I suppose. Whichever works best. I tell you one thing about me, you tell me one thing about you... loads of fun.

[ okay so he's not exactly gagging to talk about himself, but if there's a fast track to gathering information, it's to come right out and ask for it. tit for tat. ]

I'm called—

[ he pauses.

this isn't Wonderland; nobody knows him here, except for Alice, and she doesn't exactly pose a huge threat to his well-being. Well, not any more, at least, because nobody knows about the Stone of Wonderland here; the likelihood of the both of them being tracked down and killed for it has been significantly diminished. he figures it's okay to be honest about his name, if nothing else. ]

—Hatter. Now, your turn.

Also. Directions to this oxygen garden thing would be— much appreciated. I've a horse here in need of some greens, and she's a bit twitchy from being kept in the dark.

[ ~~reluctantly~~ finally: ]

And if you see an old guy with a crazy goatee in a suit of white armor spouting nonsense about—I don't know, mystical vapours of destiny or something, you should probably let me know.

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She chops people's heads off for fun.

[ Oh boy, Jaime knows that type! ]

When I was a boy, we had a king who liked to burn people for fun. Our present one prefers to ride his pony and stamp his seal on royal documents.

[ people in power, amirite? ]

Sounds a hell of a lot better than your last one, at least. I'd rather take someone playing at royalty than what we've actually got. Mind swapping?

I'm afraid his mother might object. And she can be a difficult woman when matters don't go in her favour.

Right. No shortage of difficult women.

By the way—do you have a name, or am I going to have to default to Sir?

Jaime Lannister. Given the circumstances we find ourselves in, I won't insist on the ser.

[ dryly: ] What a relief.

[ pretty sure the guy just said ser instead of sir too, but who knows, maybe it's a cultural thing. Alayne had pronounced the same word the same way. ]

[ For once, Jaime's smile actually seems to have genuine amusement in it. ]

A knight without a horse or an enemy to fight isn't much of a knight anyway. It would be like putting a crown on my head and asking you to call me king without a kingdom.

I wouldn't, for the record. [ call you king without a kingdom, that is. ]

I'd lend you my horse, but... [ Hatter returns the smile, cheekily and with flavour. ] I quite like my horse. But there seems to be plenty of enemies to go about, though. If you believe the stories floating 'round on this ship. I don't think you'll have to wait very long to live up to your title.

[ Now there's a mixed blessing, with the state he's in. ]

Oh, I wouldn't be surprised. Tight quarters and no way out? A much faster way to breed enemies than friends, even without grumpkins in the walls.

I don't do well with tight quarters, myself.

[ grump... kins... ]

Personally, I'd much rather be friends with my enemies than enemies with my friends. That's just me, though. Can't be too careful either way.

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