I'm Dreaming of a Cheshire Easter (short story)
I'm Dreaming of a Cheshire Easter was the first short story exclusively published on the The Cheshire House website on 31 March 2024, written by Molly Warton.
The story was released as a prologue to the stories released on The Cheshire House website at launch, additionally making use of concepts from Elodie Christian, Ostara Gale, Theta Mandel and Aristide Twain, as well as public domain concepts created by Robert Bloch and Lewis Carroll.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Cheshire Cat is inside the Cheshire House, fondly anticipating his guest: you. You arrive, asking the Cat his he has a story to share, but he evasively doesn't answer. Expressing your confusion, the Cat tells you not to repeat yourself, as you both thought and asked the question. After a moment of discussion on the matter, you once again ask for a story, and he leads you into the House, where many stories hang like jewels.
You spend your time going through the stories, eating a chocolate egg given to you by the Cat, who disappears behind you, without a word.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Cheshire Cat[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Cat has many different sorts of grins; he reserves a particularly inane one for Guests.
- The Cat sits on a Cheshire Rug in his Cheshire House. It has a Cheshire Door.
- The rug is some sort of "regal Russian rug". It is embroidered with zig-zagging patterns and it has been placed on a windowsill in such a way it appears as if it is trying to escape into country.
- Lambs "gambol", daffodils sway, and politicians kick puppies in the fields, as lambs, daffodils and politicians typically do.
- While dreaming, the Cat is thankful he is not called the "Merseyside Cat".
- The Cat tells you that he cannot tell with stories when he has one, or not, except when he can.
Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
- There are many stories contained within the House, each suspended like jewels, shining in the morning light.
- You read stories of Archons and Abraytha and Everywhere, of Lotto and Lords and Luca, of SAM and Shamblers and Zadellin. The stories are of worlds "beyond your wildest dreams".
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The story's title is seemingly an homage to the song "White Christmas".
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
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