Prompt - plot

[charisstoma]

Maybe you'll meet Al. This is the new way into Neverland Wonderland. It's modern.

Title: Wonderland
Author: charisstoma
Word count: 298


Hell is not a place of extreme hot or cold, no matter what people say. It is a place of boredom. I’ve lost count of how long I’ve been immured inside this chest. There’s no hunger or thirst to mark time, just boredom. Stupid magical chest horrible chest. A person locked inside it can’t even die like they should.

Even the light outside seems to be constant. Must be quite a boon if you’re a plant. There was rain a couple time, not that that made any difference. Even once, the large hail, big as my fist, thudding on the chest lid to bounce away on the path didn’t dent the damned thing. I looked. Not a crack of light exposed any seams in the lid.

I’ve tried sticking my finger through the keyhole, there’s no discernable lock mechanism and the magic doesn’t seem to consider being fingered as a means of unlocking and letting the contents, me, out. This has got to be what that djinn in the story of Alaaeddin felt, slowly going crazy inside his lamp. At least I’ve got a keyhole to peer through or … does that make it worse. To see but be able not do anything else but sleep and... um … well I’ve still got my hands to amuse me. Keyholes do have their uses. By the way, a cock doesn’t work to open the lock on this chest either. Neither does what comes out of one. Just so you know. I think that the latter might be responsible for the sudden appearance of white rabbits outside that seem to have appeared. Did I mention that I’m bored? So yeah, a lot of white rabbits.
Maybe a Huntsman will show up …. And get me out of this damn box!

Part 2 - The Bed

Comments

[frogs_of_war]

Is the keyhole in the middle of the door? Because it looks down the middle of the path, which seems off for me.

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

shhhhh just go with the flow.
It's probably a twisted fairy tale and/or you have to allow for light diffraction.

[frogs_of_war]

But I can't go with the flow. It's against my nature. And it really should be will-o-wisps on the other side or at least one of those giant Flemish rabbits.

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

Psycho white Killer Rabbit in the Monty Python mode. It looks so sweet and cute and harmless.

[mee-eep.livejournal.com]

Might not be a door, might be a chest that's been put on the path and is about to get opened.

Ignoring the fact the keyhole appears flat leaving no place for lock mechanisms. Magic?

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

Decorative keyhole.
Now is the viewer looking into the box through the keyhole
or
is the viewer looking out from inside the box?

[mee-eep.livejournal.com]

Either would work *sits comfy*

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

There's the beginning posted above.

[mee-eep.livejournal.com]

*beams*

And where is the next part posted?

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

Go find the Bed http://charisstoma.livejournal.com/1046072.html

[frogs_of_war]

I like the idea of a chest. And looking out from inside.

Maybe it's a chest that one climbs inside, closes, then opens in a new place.

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

You are both evil.
Beginning? is posted above with the prompt.

[frogs_of_war]

I'm glad you noticed.

This has to be just the beginning. At some point he needs out of that box.

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

It also has a Part 2 - The Bed http://charisstoma.livejournal.com/1046072.html

[mee-eep.livejournal.com]

Like that idea