Alice in Nationstatesland
Chapter 1: In which Alice is introduced to Nationstatesland, goes down a rabbit hole, and meets a very curious character indeed.
Alice was getting very tired of sitting at her PC and having nothing to do. She had peeked at the website her sister was visiting, but it seemed very dull. what is the use of a website thought Alice when it has no pictures?
So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of updating her facebook account would be worth the trouble of logging in, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her. He glanced at the clock in the bottom corner of her screen.
Oh my ears and whiskers it cried. nearly Update time! I am late, so very very late. Regional activity is at stake!"
The paws of the rabbit flashed across her keyboard, logging into a website she had never heard of: www.nationstatesland.net. Then, without further ado, he was gone.
How curious said Alice.
It did not occur to her to be alarmed at the appearance of the rabbit, at the time it seemed quite natural.
Her hands hesitated over the keyboard, then with steely resolve she typed in the same URL as the White Rabbit had used. At once the text popped up on her screen:
Welcome to Nationstatesland… create a nation…
Within a few keystrokes she was falling into Nationstatesland.
Chapter 2: In which the White Rabbit reappears and his identity is revealed. Alice begins a quest.
Alice found herself in a somewhat drab nation simulation game, badly in need (she thought privately) of an upgrade. Beside her was a forlorn figure… the white rabbit, slumped in a corner, sobbing uncontrollably.
Most Curious, a crying rabbit thought Alice to herself, but she said nothing out loud, she was not sure of the etiquette when conversing with rabbits, so thought it best to err on the side of good manners.
I say, I know we have not been formally introduced, but I was wondering if there was anything wrong?
I am so sorry said the rabbit I must look a frightful sight. My name is Grindah, and I am the true and rightful delegate of The East Pacific.
I say said Alice, That is quite an impressive title!
But I have been inactive recently, and today I was late for Update. The Duchess, working with the Mad Hatter and the March Hare have taken my region and declared an Empire to rule over all.
With that the white rabbit began to sob once more.
Alice was not sure of the correct form for comforting a distraught rabbit, so she contented herself with pulling out her handkerchief from her sleeve and mopping up his fur as best she could.
Now now she said (in a tone of voice she had often heard her governess adopt) I am sure the Duchess is not as bad as that. And perhaps the Mad Hatter is merely eccentric!
She is AWFUL! Exclaimed the rabbit. She throws pepper in the eyes of East Pacificans, and beats them when they so much as sneeze!
well that just will not do! said Alice Cheer up, good lapin, I will travel across Nationstatesland and search out this Duchess, and see what can be done.
The hatter was little consoled, but Alice was resolute. Whatever obstacles lay in her way, she would seek out this self-styled Duchess.
Her quest was about to begin.
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Well, that is the first couple of chapters. They still need a little work, and I may well edit them, so call back.
I will be posting future chapters too, so call back to find out the identity of the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, the doormouse (who is not as she seems), and also meet the Queen of Hearts, the ruler of a vast army of playing card soldiers, whose sinister hand is over all these affairs in Nationstatesland