2AN: Remember how I finished my story and made a really weirdly dramatic exit from this fandom? Everyone's prayers for a QuinRose/nKnA revival were worth it! I'm so excited for Spade that I'm basing this new story off it (even though we have no information on it yet, so this may be considered an AU). Because I deleted my story, this first chapter will be a quick character sheet and recap.
Reese - Main character of The Unforeigner. Met Alice one summer and was pushed into Wonderland to take her place, after Alice left and then magically traveled through time to the future. After getting to know the country's residents, and facing near-death everywhere she went, she decided to join the circle in Alice's place and become a faceless herself. She's been working under Vivaldi ever since. Sometimes she misses being a foreigner, but she's gotten used to her small role... for the most part.
Alice Liddell - The foreigner before Reese. After relearning the tragedy that befell her sister, she decided to leave Wonderland and return to Earth to live a normal life, leaving her game unfinished. One day, she finds herself in the future and she meets Reese. In a fit of madness, she pushes Reese down the rabbit hole and temporarily takes her place in the real world. She soon regrets her actions and genuinely befriends Reese, even visiting her in their dreams after Reese has already become a faceless.
Five - A faceless soldier Alice met when visiting Heart Castle. He took on the nickname Five so that Alice would recognize him, and he eventually befriended Reese due to their likeness. He tries to keep an eye on her since she's new to Wonderland.
Joey - A faceless mafioso Reese met, named, and befriended after the twins tricked her into using him for a deadly target practice. He spends his free time working at a library near Reese's house.
Victoria - A faceless maid that accompanied Reese on her early adventures in Wonderland. She's a little catty but cares about Reese because she asked Vivaldi to spare Victoria's life. She still thinks Reese was stupid to stay in Wonderland, and makes sure she knows it every time they see each other.
The Hatter Family - Lead by Blood Dupre, co-lead by Elliot March, and half-heartedly protected by the "Bloody Twins" Dee and Dum. Joey works as one of Elliot's underlings. When he isn't sneaking around the park, Pierce Villiers works as their gravedigger. The twins are particularly close to Reese, so they like to try and force her to attend Blood's tea parties and will sometimes make her stay in their room. On rare occasion, Blood will request Reeses' presence when he wants a reminder of Alice.
Clover Tower - Occupied by Nightmare Gottschalk, Julius Monrey, Gray Ringmarc, and Victoria. Reese likes to hang around due to it being a neutral territory. Plus she sometimes has to fetch Ace away from Julius, though during those times, Nightmare begs her to stay and help him with his paperwork. The three role holders have been researching Reese and Alice's dream phenomenon, with no luck so far.
Amusement Park - Commandeered by Mary Gowland, Boris Airay, and sometimes Pierce Villiers. Reese lived with them for a while as a foreigner, but was forced to move due to her job at the castle. Still, it's her favorite place to hang out with Boris and the twins, and she enjoys dragging Victoria, Five, and Joey along when she can. Gowland is very fond of her as a daughter-figure, and really loathes Vivaldi for scooping her up as a maid.
Heart Castle - Reese's workplace and the home of Queen Vivaldi, her minister Peter White, and the wandering knight Ace. Five works as a soldier for the castle. Reese enjoys spending time with Vivaldi, but still has a considerably hard time getting along with Ace and Peter. Since Alice's official, second departure from Wonderland, Peter will rudely bug Reese to ask her how Alice is doing. This is the only time he willingly talks to her.
Joker's Realm - Reese met Black and White while trying to adjust to Wonderland, and they took her in. Though their intent was to investigate her strange appearance in their world, she saw them as good friends and repeatedly defended them to the other role holders. She still maintains they're buddies, though Black vehemently denies it and has tried to convince White to get rid of the circus elephant Reese unofficially adopted.
AN: With all that said, welcome to another very OOC story! This is the long-rumored sequel to The Unforeigner, although it'll be different from my original plan, and again, OOC because Spade isn't even out yet. This is just my wild take on it, as I prophesied in the end notes for The Unforeigner:
"- As for the Good Ending sequel, I wanted to just write a continuation with Reese learning to adapt to the game and further deepening her relationships with everyone, now with more deadly scenarios and a concept for a new country."
I'll be slow to upload since I'm still busy IRL, but I think it'll be a fun story to write while we wait to see how QuinRose Reborn handles the Alice series from now on. Please show your support for the game by following the Twitter account and sharing the news! Maybe we'll be able to keep this franchise alive for a few more years.
