Character Interview #1: Reclaiming Wonderland

Welcome Readers! Author Taila stopping by for a quick introduction. The characters of Reclaiming Wonderland have been begging to answer some questions for y’all. Only Alice, Caterpillar, Cheshire, Hatter, and March made time for us today. But I’ve been told any of the other characters will appear if they’re asked a direct question. Enjoy!

 

Question: Can you start by introducing yourself today?

 

Alice: Alice Young. Not a code name. I’m twenty-five, living in Wonderland. Is there really anything else they need to know?

Cheshire: Cheshire Cat, happy to meet all my fangirls. I’m twenty-six.

Hatter: I’m Hatter. I do all the groundwork for the Resistance. I’m twenty-seven.

March: H-hi, March here. Not really sure why I was invited. I’m twenty-seven.

Caterpillar: *silent staring* (Alice: That Caterpillar. He's an old man.) I’m only thirty-five.

 

Question: What or Who is the greatest love of your life.

Alice: Chocolate cake or mac and cheese.

Cheshire: Don’t get in the way of her eating. I’m pretty sure Caterpillar still has a limp. The greatest love of my life is sleep.

Hatter: Alice and March.

March: Hatter and Ali.

Caterpillar: Alice. (Alice: Are you sure it isn’t brooding?)

 

Question: Who is your best friend?

Alice: Dina

Cheshire: These idiots.

Hatter: March.

March: I guess since they’re more my partners my best friend would be TweedleDee.

Caterpillar: I don’t have friends. (Cheshire: I’ll remember that.)

Question: What is your favorite weapon?

Alice: A dagger.

Cheshire: My perfect pearl handle pistols. My precious, deadly weapons. (Author Taila: Yes he has pulled them out and is petting them. It’s only slightly disturbing.)

Hatter: I can work with anything.

March: I prefer not to use weapons at all.

Caterpillar: My fists. (Alice: Big guy, are you good? You’re gonna creep out the audience.)

 

Questions: What is the first thing you noticed about your partner(s)?

Alice: With Hatter, it was his eyes, the green is just so vivid. March’s lips, they’re so full. I was honestly jealous at first. Obviously, for Cheshire, his hair. I was too pissed off at Caterpillar to notice much about him, so I guess his douchebag personality.

Cheshire: Those pretty blue eyes.

Hatter: With March, we were just kids, but it’s just his energy. It's soft but so strong. Alice... you can’t help but notice her. I was like a moth to a flame. Couldn’t even focus on the job I was sent to do.

March: Hatter’s h-hair. It’s always been so thick and beautiful. Ali, her hair, it shone like spun gold in the light.

Caterpillar: Her fist hitting my face.

 

Question: What is your favorite color?

Alice: Blue

Cheshire: Violet.

Hatter: Orange, like a sunset.

March: Light green, it reminds me of spring.

Caterpillar: Red (Alice: Like blood?) Yeah.

 

Question: Have you ever questioned your sexuality?

Alice: One time Dina and I kissed to see if we liked women. I don’t.

Cheshire: I’m down for whatever is fun.

Hatter: I struggled with it for a long time, but I’m bisexual.

March: I just like people for who they are. Whatever they have in their pants doesn’t matter to me.

Caterpillar: Straight as a rod, but comfortable. (Author Taila: With what?)

 

Question: Do you have any living relatives?

Alice: Obviously Lily, but I think anything else would be a spoiler. (Author Taila: Saying it’s a spoiler, spoils the spoiler.)

Cheshire: Not that I know of.

Hatter: I was an only child. Mom died when I was a kid, Dad disappeared years ago.

March: Unfortunately yes.

Caterpillar: No.

 

Question: Are you a dog or cat person?

Alice: Both. I like animals.

Cheshire: Ah, I actually prefer dogs, but I like cats too.

Hatter: Dogs.

March: I’m allergic to dogs, so I prefer cats.

Caterpillar: A big dog is useful for guarding.

 

Question: What is your full name? Do you have any nicknames?

Alice: Alice Evangeline Young. Ali and Al are my main ones. But these four call me all sorts of things.

Cheshire: I hate you for this question. Sinclair Eugene Malone. If anyone calls me by that name I’m getting the pistols back out. Ches or Cheshire only.

Hatter: Hayden O’Hare. I don’t really have any nicknames.

March: Maxton Danara. A few people will call me Max or Marchie.

Caterpillar: Roman Ainsworth. Alice calls me Cater but what she should really call me (Author Taila: Woah woah woah, take it down a notch sir. That’s not safe for work.)

Question: If your childhood had a smell, what would it be?

Alice: Chocolate chips cookies fresh out of the oven.

Cheshire: Flowers. Can’t tell what which ones, but my mom this floral perfume. The whole house always smelled like it.

Hatter: Sandalwood and aftershave.

March: Tobacco and rubbing alcohol.

Caterpillar: Motor oil. I liked working with my dad on his bikes.

 

Question: Is Wonderland a real place?

Alice: Well I’m standing right here talking to you aren’t I? Wonderland is just a nickname, we’ve forgotten what the city was called before the world ended.

Cheshire: Only as real as you believe it to be.

Hatter: I wish it wasn’t sometimes.

March: Far too real.

Caterpillar: That’s a stupid question. 

That is the end of today's interview. Please feel free to drop any questions you might like to ask in the comments or reach out directly to Author Taila on any of her social media.