[Today, something new is happening in the foyer. The doors of the audience hall open as Queen Alice timidly walks into the foyer. She's carrying a book as she looks around nervously. She even brightens as she catches the eyes of some people.
Sadly, this is broken up soon. Someone else notices this. Veronica. She moves up to Alice as if to greet her only to lunge with a knife taken from the picnic area. Alice screams in alarm as she raises her arms to protect herself.
A noise like cracking porcelain rings out through the foyer as Veronica cuts Alice's arm. Pieces of porcelain fall to the ground like glass. No one can stop Veronice, though. It appears as if an invisible wall surrounds the two.
Alice continues to scream, shouting one name in particular as another slash sends her poor book flying. (It's a copy of the Hobbit for the observant.)]
Alice! Alice, help! Do something! I--please!
[The Cat appears out of nowhere, seemingly the only one who can pass through the barrier. She's in cat form and appears behind Alice. Veronica doesn't notice her until she jumps and lands on Veronica's face.
Veronica tries to remove the Cat from scratching up her face and drops her knife in the process. She can't do much more than annoy her, though, as she hisses loudly. Rule Eleven, after all. At least until--]
I-I--! You can punish her!
[As soon as those words are said, the Cat's back feet dig deep into Veronica's throat. It doesn't take long at all for those scratches to become deep enough to strike an important artery. Fortunately for everyone watching, including Alice, the door of the audience hall opens again and the Cat directs Veronica to stumble back into it as the doors shut.
Judging by the shouts and cat screeches, though, Veronica, the Empress, is dead.
Alice retreats back into the audience hall after picking up her book again before anyone can catch her as the invisible wall disappears. By the brief glance and Alice's shriek, this only confirms Veronica's fate.
Unlike with Ib's death, the Alices don't say anything and aren't up to talking.]
PUNISHMENT: What the Cat Dragged In
Sadly, this is broken up soon. Someone else notices this. Veronica. She moves up to Alice as if to greet her only to lunge with a knife taken from the picnic area. Alice screams in alarm as she raises her arms to protect herself.
A noise like cracking porcelain rings out through the foyer as Veronica cuts Alice's arm. Pieces of porcelain fall to the ground like glass. No one can stop Veronice, though. It appears as if an invisible wall surrounds the two.
Alice continues to scream, shouting one name in particular as another slash sends her poor book flying. (It's a copy of the Hobbit for the observant.)]
Alice! Alice, help! Do something! I--please!
[The Cat appears out of nowhere, seemingly the only one who can pass through the barrier. She's in cat form and appears behind Alice. Veronica doesn't notice her until she jumps and lands on Veronica's face.
Veronica tries to remove the Cat from scratching up her face and drops her knife in the process. She can't do much more than annoy her, though, as she hisses loudly. Rule Eleven, after all. At least until--]
I-I--! You can punish her!
[As soon as those words are said, the Cat's back feet dig deep into Veronica's throat. It doesn't take long at all for those scratches to become deep enough to strike an important artery. Fortunately for everyone watching, including Alice, the door of the audience hall opens again and the Cat directs Veronica to stumble back into it as the doors shut.
Judging by the shouts and cat screeches, though, Veronica, the Empress, is dead.
Alice retreats back into the audience hall after picking up her book again before anyone can catch her as the invisible wall disappears. By the brief glance and Alice's shriek, this only confirms Veronica's fate.
Unlike with Ib's death, the Alices don't say anything and aren't up to talking.]