Cheshire Cat Ichie Otonashi/Bond Story

*The Cheshire Cat is a character that embodies the world of Alice in Wonderland. It suspiciously but delightfully misleads Alice and leads her to the end of her dream. From "Alice in Wonderland."*

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Bond Level 15 Talk
* Bond Level 30 Talk

Meowing Time!

 **Ichie:**Momoko! That's not our walking route.

**Momoko:**\*woof\*

 **Ichie:**What a good dog! You talked back to me...!

 **Yuyuko:**Wow! You are getting along really well with Momoko.

 **Ichie:**Hehe. Whenever Momoko hears that you are coming for a visit, she darts over to see you☆

 **Ichie:**But I'm worried about her! I've got that thing coming up soon.

 **Ichie:**I won't be able to see you again for a while, so let's make tons of memories so you won't forget about me!

**Momoko:**\*woof\*

 **Yuyuko:**About that whole "not forgetting" thing... The joint strengthening program is starting soon.

 **Ichie:**Yeah! The organizers are divvying out roles from popular performances to performers and then judging them...right!?

 **Yuyuko:**More or less. And the person who did the role last time will support the new performer and do a scene with them on the final day...

 **Ichie:**Isn't it so exciting☆

 **Yuyuko:**Well, I'm pretty nervous...

 **Yuyuko:**So I heard that you will perform the Cheshire Cat role from "Alice in Wonderland," right?

 **Ichie:**Yep! My partner will be Frontier's Tsukasa-chan♪

 **Yuyuko:**What do you think Tsukasa-san will say? She seems like a pretty nice girl... She probably won't be too hard on you.

 **Ichie:**Yuyuko! She's not going to take an important assignment so lightly...

 **Ichie:**Plus, I love Tsukasa-chan!! She gives me candy every time we meet☆

 **Yuyuko:**So you aren't taking this assignment lightly then...?

 **Ichie:**Hey! I already started my role work for this character!

 **Ichie:**This Cheshire Cat is different. A lot of the basic elements of the character have changed!

 **Yuyuko:**Basic? What do you mean...?

 **Ichie:**Heh heh. Well...

 **Ichie:****(Cheshire Cat)**
"Meow, meow, meow! What do I mean by the basics, young lady♪"

 **Yuyuko:**Is that supposed to be the Cheshire Cat...!? Well, I guess the cat isn't exactly human...

 **Ichie:****(Cheshire Cat)**
"Exactly♪ I'm not a person, so I must be a cat. And if I'm a cat, I can't possibly be a person."

 **Yuyuko:**Everything from your gestures to the way you are looking at me is so catlike...!

 **Yuyuko:**I get what you were saying now. You are playing a cat, so you've learned how to be a cat.

 **Ichie:**The cat's out of the bag, then. I still have more work to do on my performance though.

***\*thump\****

 **Ichie:**Eh??? What's wrong Momoko? Why are you on my lap all of a sudden...?

**Momoko:**\*whine\*

 **Ichie:**Hahaha, Wh-Why are you licking me!? That tickles...!!

 **Yuyuko:**Momoko was probably anxious because you had suddenly become a cat.

 **Ichie:**Whoa! Did I look like a cat to you? That gives me confidence♪

 **Ichie:**I just had a thought. What if I became a dog? Couldn't I get along with Momoko even more!?

 **Yuyuko:**I wonder. You already are pretty compatible with her...

 **Ichie:**I would say Momoko gets along the best with you, and you are similar to cats!

 **Yuyuko:**That makes sense...

 **Yuyuko:**Hold on just a second? I'm a cat?? What does that even mean???

 **Ichie:**You are totally a cat! It's not even a discussion!!

 **Yuyuko:**If that's the case, what does that make Tamao-senpai?

 **Ichie:**A dog disguised as a cat?

 **Yuyuko:**How about Fumi-senpai...?

 **Ichie:**She's a cat 100%! An absolutely beautiful cat with glossy fur!!

 **Ichie:**Though she probably wouldn't let us pet her that much☆

 **Yuyuko:**I see, well how about...

**Ichie & Yuyuko:**Just look at Rui's mouth! She's totally a dog!!!!

 **Ichie:**Hahaha! Jinx♪

 **Yuyuko:**Totally. Rui probably just had a huge sneeze because we were talking about her!

 **Yuyuko:**Momoko loves Rui as well. She probably thinks that they are friends.

 **Ichie:**Hehe... I'll invite Rui to come on the next walk! Momoko, the cat-like Yuyuko, the dog-like Rui, and me as the Cheshire Cat!

 **Yuyuko:**I've got no problem with that...

 **Yuyuko:**Though we are probably going to need a ton of leashes...

Cat Taking Charge

 **Yuyuko:**Yuyuko Tanaka, first year student in the Performance Association, rea―

 **Ichie:****(Cheshire Cat)**
"Meow, meooow. When I am happy, that's when I swish my tail... That's how you know I'm not mad!"

 **Yuyuko:**Sorry...!

 **Ichie:**Ah, good morning!

 **Yuyuko:**Good morning... Sorry for butting into rehearsal.

 **Ichie:**No problem at all! I had just finished♪ Are you here to make purrfect your performance?

 **Yuyuko:**No... I had heard that you were in the rehearsal room, so I came by to see you.

 **Ichie:**Oh really? What's wrong all of a sudden...?

 **Yuyuko:**Well, actually...

 **Yuyuko:**I want to see the script for Frontier's version of "Alice in Wonderland."

 **Ichie:**Oooh! Are you wanting to study up?

 **Yuyuko:**I don't really care that much about it... Just something caught my attention when I went to see their performance.

 **Yuyuko:**And I was curious about what type of direction they received for the stage play.

 **Ichie:**Their version of the play really was fantastic!

 **Ichie:**Where the adorable Alice goes on a huge adventure into Wonderland and meets a bunch of curious characters.

 **Yuyuko:**Exactly. But because the story is so unique and absurd, polishing my script has been pretty daunting. How did they get it together so well...?

 **Ichie:**Let me study along with you then☆

 **Ichie:**I've already got everything up here, so you don't need to mind me!

 **Yuyuko:**Thank you. Let's read it together.

***\*flip\****

 **Ichie:****(Cheshire Cat)**
"Off with my head? Go ahead. I don't have a body, however, so there's no chopping to do."

 **Ichie:**(Phew...looks like this is as far as we will go today. Just need to check the footage...)

 **Yuyuko:**......

 **Ichie:**Oh hey, you're still here! Ahaha... I was way too focused on my rehearsal☆

 **Yuyuko:**......

 **Ichie:**Hey, Yuyuko...? Have you been reading that script the entire time...?

 **Yuyuko:**(This script... It's given almost complete freedom to the performers...)

 **Yuyuko:**(The scenes from the original are all written superbly, but almost all of the instruction is barebone.)

 **Yuyuko:**(This script trusts the performers to the utmost degree... Who knew you could write a script like this?)

 **Ichie:**......

 **Yuyuko:**(As a Stage Girl, knowing how to write a script isn't my primary job...)

 **Yuyuko:**(But I can't help thinking about it. If it's okay to give simple directions like this, then I could have written something a lot better.)

 **Yuyuko:**(We might not have lost the Performance Department either...)

 **Ichie:****(Cheshire Cat)**
"Meow, meow♪ What's the matter? Your face looks as if the moon had dropped from the sky!"

 **Yuyuko:**What...? Cheshire Cat!?

 **Ichie:****(Cheshire Cat)**
"Haha, I am a master at solving riddles... Shall I show you by guessing what cat has got your tounge?"

 **Ichie:****(Cheshire Cat)**
"Do you think... That Wonderland is a frightening place?"

 **Yuyuko:**No, not at all! I wouldn't think of something...

 **Ichie:****(Cheshire Cat)**
"Indeed. Nobody ever would!"

 **Ichie:****(Cheshire Cat)**
"Step forward, if you wouldn't mind... If walking is a terrifying prospect, you could always try skipping!"

 **Yuyuko:**Woah! What is this dance...!?

 **Ichie:****(Cheshire Cat)**
"It's the Cheshire Cat dance♪ Meow, meow, meow!"

 **Ichie:****(Cheshire Cat)**
"So, where will you go from here? Perhaps you are off to see the March Hare? Or you could always go after the Mad Hatter and the white rabbit."

 **Ichie:****(Cheshire Cat)**
"Then there is always getting your head chopped off by the Queen."

 **Yuyuko:**That doesn't sound...

 **Ichie:****(Cheshire Cat)**
"If you don't like your choices, will you stay here? Is this where you―or rather, Alice wants to be?"

 **Yuyuko:**Not at all! I want more...

 **Yuyuko:****(Alice)**
"I want the singing oysters and the Caucus Race! I want to befriend a giant puppy too!!"

 **Ichie:****(Cheshire Cat)**
"Nyahaha, that sounds nyaice!"

 **Ichie:****(Cheshire Cat)**
"Let's make everything you desire come true♪ Allow me to guide you to your dreams."

 **Yuyuko:**\*huff\* \*huff\*... This etude is going to continue until I awake from this dream...

 **Ichie:**We've already gone on sooo many adventures, but by far the best one was eating the mushroom from the sleeping Caterpillar!

 **Yuyuko:**Right! We kept growing and shrinking. It was a grand story with a good pace.

 **Yuyuko:**The dialogue was also pretty satisfying.

 **Ichie:**Totally! Your version of Wonderland was so much fun!!

 **Yuyuko:**...!!

 **Ichie:**Heh heh, it's so much fun listening to your made-up stories. Your Alice was also pretty good too♪

 **Yuyuko:**Ichie-san...

 **Ichie:**Why don't we do another etude!? This time where we haven't awakened from the dream!

 **Yuyuko:**(She saw everything, yet is pretending she knows nothing...)

 **Yuyuko:**(And while pretending not to notice, she could find my issue...and help guide me through it.)

 **Ichie:**Yuyuko? Are you listening??

 **Yuyuko:**...Yeah, I have been.

 **Yuyuko:**In that case, is it okay if I take the lead as Alice this time?

 **Ichie:****(Cheshire Cat)**
"Heh heh, go right ahead... I'll leave everything to your discretion, right up to my tail♪"

 **Ichie:****(Cheshire Cat)**
"The Cheshire Cat and Alice, together!! Traveling to the ends of the world!"

 **Ichie:**I've gotten used to taking Momoko out for walks☆ I wonder if she thinks we are friends.

 **Ichie:**While I was busy rehearsing, Yuyuko spent the entire time reading the script for "Alice in Wonderland."

 **Ichie:**Of course Frontier's version was great, but I really love Yuyuko's script☆

 **Ichie:**I know she's going to keep writing scripts that are perfect for all of us!