An Extract from the Journal of one Nivens McTwisp, Royal Announcer of Grand Events, and Keeper of Royal Appointments
Today (today being the Trinkwhich Day, during the reign of the White Queen), Tarrant Hightopp, Royal Hatter, attempted to ask for the hand of Alice Kingsley, Champion of Underland. The event went as follows.
Alice arrives late at the tea-party (exactly half-to Brillig). Consequently, Thackery flies into a fit of nonsensical rambling and cutlery throwing. Mallymkum responds with flying sugar cubes. The White Queen coughs delicately into her napkin - possibly because she is still piqued over her interference - help not being necessary, or possibly because Thackery's scones are extremely dry today as a result of over-excitement. Nevertheless, the coughing results in panicking Tarrant and he begins to ramble in a slightly-more-understandable-fashion than Thackery.
Alice calms him down by placing a hand to his cheek. Tarrant chooses this as his moment to propose.
Tarrant: I have been contemplating things that begin with the letter 'M' today. Muchness.
Alice (laughing): Madness
It is interesting to note that at this point the entire tea-party is silent. This rarely happens.
Tarrant: Magnificent
Alice: Marvellous
Tarrant (smiling): Miraculous!
Alice (also smiling): Magical!
Tarrant (very much encouraged, and bow tie extremely perky): Marriage!
A collective breath is drawn by the other guests and held – Chessur's ears float a few inches closer to the pair.
Alice (laughing again): Marzipan!
A few moments pass. A collective sigh is heard – this time Tarrant joins in. Tarrant spends the rest of the party sulking in his chair with a droopy bow tie. Alice spends this time trying to cheer him up, oblivious to why he is upset. The White Queen is smug, but manages to - is sympathetic, but refrains from comforting the Hatter as to not arouse suspicion.
I would advise that in future Tarrant has a scroll to read off of, as a proper organization of words beginning with the letter 'M' may prevent further confusion on Alice's part.
AN: Inspired by the M is for Marriage type fics out there. (Not that I am saying theres something wrong with them mind you! *fluff rotten sweet teeth fall out*). And I tried to make this look like a journal entry from McTwisp, but now...eh. And FF changed my formatting...like the "is smug but manages to" are supposed to be strikethrough, like McTwisp is writing and suddleny realised "Oh my fur and whiskers! Can't say things like that now can we?" and I don't know if this version really works with that. Or is it childish of me to be relying on formatting at all?