Midnight Pals: Wonderland (Patreon)

Zoje Stage: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of wonderlandStage: it's about a family who goes to live in the AdirondacksStage: with their kid elenore queenBarker: ha ha Elenore queen?

Poe: come on clive don't make fun of her nameOliver Onions: yeah it's kind of shitty to make fun of someone's name!Onions: it's not like they can help it!Barker: ha ha oh my godOnions:Barker: HA HA HA

Poe: clive stop making… fun… of…Onions: are you laughing at mePoe: [biting lip, eyes tearing] n-no

Barker: ha ha what kind of name is Elenore queenPoe: clive that's rudePoe: it's a perfectly fine namePoe:Poe: ok but seriously what's with that name

Stage: she's named after queen ElenoreBarker: then why didn't they just call her ElenoreBarker: i mean, that's queen Elenore's actual nameBarker: queen was just a titleKoontz: really?Barker: i know you don't have queens in America, dean, but trust me

Stage: they arrive in this secluded Adirondacks cabinStage: for what they think will be peace and quietStage: but in factStage: a lot of weird stuff is happening, which i will proceed to describe with dancing metaphorsStage: the mom was a dancer, you seeKing: ah yes, right, right

Stage: a blizzard comes out of nowhere and snows them inStage: the snowflakes move like the neo-classical Balanchine techniqueStage: which we're all familiar with, of courseKing: of courseBarker: you don't know what she's talking about, steve

King: actually clive i am quite familiar with the abstract choreography of the Russian schoolBarker:Barker: iBarker: iBarker: how did youKing: i enjoy all the meats of our cultural stew [imagines a bear driving a little car]

Stage: there's also this weird treeStage: its branches are like when a dancer's gesture leg is extended behind the dancer’s body at 90° or higher

Stage: it turns out that the spirit of a woman is trapped inside this weird treeStage: look around youStage: there are many things to seeStage: some you'd sayStage: could never beeeee…