3rd Person POV

As the group followed the Red Knight, Lizzy was trying to make protests, "You don't understand! I can't go to school! Take us to the palace, immediately!"

The students from LH exchanged nervous glances.

"Sorry, your majesty, but those are the rules. Once you've stepped onto campus, no one is free to go, until you've passed your classes."

The White Knight stopped, before sneaking off, with the horse. The others took no notice of this.

Back with the Red Knight, "Look, I'm afraid we've gotten off to a bad start." He took off his helmet, "Scott is the name. Scott Unagami. And I understand your distress, besides it's just one day of school. How hard can it be?"

Morro looked at the red-and-raven haired girl, "Lizzy, you said your mom's party is at tea-time. What time is that?"

Ali: Ooh! That's easy! tea time is when you have tea! Nailed it!

She thought for a moment, "Four o'clock!"

Scott smiled reassuringly, "Not a problem, school lets out at three, see? Now...you really don't wanna be late. The Vice Principle doesn't like it when students are late,"

Skylor frowned, "Uh...what about the Principle?"

As they headed up the stairs, Scott explained, "The Vice Principle is the Principle. After all, it's not really fair to promote a Vice Principle out of their Vice Principle job just to make them Principle." He chuckled, "It's principally a matter of Principle,"

Jay shrugged, "Makes sense to me!"

"Excuse me, clear the way!" A small white rabbit hopped through, brandishing a pocketwatch, "I'm very late, I can't delay! Oh my ears and whiskers, it's Toxita Cheshire! Oh, your Royal Highness, it's Lizzy Hearts!"

Tox looked at the others, "Guys, this is the White Rabbit, Bunny's dad!" She leaned in, "Bunny's okay, by the way, at Legacy!"

The White Rabbit sighed in relief, "Oh thank goodness! She's safe from the curse!"

Lloyd blinked, "Oh! About that curse-"he was cut off by a loud bell. The Rabbit jumped, "Oh dear, oh dear! No time to talk! That's the bell that rings when the bell's about to ring! Quickly now!"

"Uhh..." Zane looked over at the door. Pixal frowned, and went to open it. As she did, the handle glowed, as did the door, before opening in a bigger size, enough for them to fit through. Everyone gasped as they entered. There were massive cards for door frames, stairs that went every which way, a massive clock in the middle, and people walking upside down! They were all impressed.

"Woah!"

The Rabbit hopped over, "What are you waiting for? I said, quickly! You mustn't be late for class! This way, this way!"

Kai chuckled lightly. When it comes to time, this Rabbit was worse than Nya!

Out of nowhere, the floor started moving on it's own. Everyone stumbled and grabbed onto each other. Scott watched them leave from the entrance.

"Oy! You!"

"Huh- Ow!" Scott winced as a small stone caught him off-guard. 

"Wazzat little Lizzy Hearts I just saw?" The figure moved from the shadows revealing a woman with purple-blonde hair.

Scott nodded, "Yes, Camille- uh I mean Miss Jester! With some friends from Legacy High."

Camille placed a finger on her chin thoughfully, "Legacy High, eh? And who might they be then?"

"You know, I didn't get much of a chance to find out-"

"Go on! Be on about your business then! Off with ya!" she shooed him off, before murmuring to herself, "Seems I better look into this..."

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"Is highschool in Wonderland always this weird?" Seliel asked, looking around. Tox shrugged, "Seems pretty normal to me!"

Cole raised an eyebrow, "Right, normal..." 

"I'm not even sure which way this hallway goes!" Pixal called out. Zane laughed.

"Oh that's easy! It goes that way!"

"Mr White Rabbit sir, please! You have to let my mother know about the plot! I really must speak with her!"

"Oh my fluffy tail, no! No, no, no, no, no! The Vice Principle would be most displeased!" His ears flopped as he spoke.

"Please! You don't understand! We're on a mission!" Morro pleaded, meeting up with them, "Lizzy's mom is in danger. And we need the Storybook of Legends! And my mother is the Evil Queen! You know, the one who put the curse on Wonderland!"

"Oh dear, oh dear..."

"Maybe while we're here, I can break that too! Surely for the good of Wonderland you can let us go and-"

"I must tell you something. You are correct. There is a plot against the Queen of Hearts."

Lizzy growled, "I knew it!" 

Skylor approached behind her, "What about the Storybook of Legends? Do you know where it is?"

The White Rabbit shook his head, "I do not, young lady. But, there is a prophecy. Ahem." He cleared his throat and started to recite it...very quickly! "Into our world 9 people would drop to end this endless rhyme. The curse will tick-tock to a stop and ring its final chime. The Legend book which the Cat did swap they possibly shall find, and the regal head shall not be chopped...if they graduate on time!"

Cole tilted his head, "That actually kinda makes sense..."

Kai looked up, "We're the nine people who dropped into this world!"

"The Book of Legends, my mom swapped it for a Book of Tricks!" Tox realised.

"So...we'll find it?" Jay asked.

"And my mother will be safe!"

The White Rabbit shrugged, "Only if you graduate on time!" He gasped as a bell went off, "The second bell! I'm late!" He pulled out a paintbrush, "Here's your class!" He thrust it into Lloyd's hands, "I'm late! I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!" He bounced away.

Jay laughed, "He's kinda high-strung, isn't he?"

Lloyd grinned confusedly, "Yeah, and um...how is this our class?"

Tox grabbed the paintbrush, "You just take your paintbrush, and draw a happy little door! There!" She painted a large door on the wall.

"So...all we have to do is make it through one day of school?" Morro asked, "That doesn't seem so hard!" They entered through the door, only to fall face-first onto the surface below. Groaning, they all stood up. 

"It's harder than it seems!" Kai grunted, pushing Jay off of him. Cole cracked his back, "Seriously? Is this what it's gonna be like all day long? I don't think this outfit was designed for parkour!"

"Ahem." All eyes looked up to see...a talking fish?

Ali: Well....you don't see that every day!

"Welcome to Fishlosophy 101." He adjusted his glasses, "Take a seat."

"Oh er....yes sir!" Lloyd approached a desk,  and tentatively took a seat.

"Ow, hey! Don't sit on me!" Was that chair...talking? "What do I look like, a chair?"

Lloyd jumped back, "Did that chair just speak?"

"Woah!" The chair next to him just hurled Cole off, "Get off of me! What do I look like, a chair?"

"Hey! Watch where you're going! Does personal space mean nothing to you people?!" The teacher's desk yelled, as Pixal accidentally bumped into it.

"What's with these exchange students? They think they can do whatever they want, learn the culture!" A desk snapped.

"How dare you!" A hat stand shouted.

The group crowded together as the complaints overlapped.

There was a loud whine from a seahorse, silencing everyone. It was a seahorse...but sounded like a horse?'

"You need to take a seat," The Fish calmly stated.

Zane stepped forward, "I'm sorry, but we really don't wanna do the wrong thing again!"

"We don't understand the rules," Skylor admitted.

Lizzy shrugged, "They're new here,"

Jay folded his arms, "Talk about not fitting in, I'm a total fish out of water!"

"A fish in a school out of water, you say?" All eyes averted to the Fish, "You pupils have learnt quick, faster and faster! All I can teach, I have taught you today, you 11 have become as the master. PASS!"

The floor suddenly turned to water, and the Fish let out a dolphin call, before diving in. Suddenly, the group fell in too, before they were surrounded by a bubble shield. They floated down, into non-talking seats, much to their relief.

"...Where Y equals the sum of Pi plus the square root of 13..." There was an owl scribbling rapidly on a very large chalkboard, which was already covered in equations!

The owl slowly turned his head into a full 180, and his eyes met his students. "Pupil! How does one solve this problem?"

"That's one problem?!" Zane was shocked, just as much as Pixal.

"It only looks long because he's over-complicating everything!" The fairy realised, "If you simplify the formulas and get rid of the redundancies you'll cut the problem in half!"

There was a battle cry and she jumped back in surprise, as a card ran up to the chalkboard, axe in hand. He slammed it into the board, and the crack reached up to the top. The board crumbled and fell. Kai smirked, "Well that's one way to cut it in half!"

The owl flew towards them, "Problem solved, class dismissed!"

And just like last time, the floor disappeared, and the group dropped down, with terrified yelps.

"WHEN I DIE MAKE SURE THERE'S A CAKE IN MY HONOUR!" Cole yelped, shielding his eyes.

They suddenly slowed down, once again, floating into seats of a lecture hall, where there were two large monkeys, on two stands, screeching and pounding their chests.

Ali: Debate Class!

The first monkey cleared his throat, "I Tweedledee, of the affirmative position, welcome you to debate class! Tweedledum will represent the negative position."

Tweedledum looked enraged, "I will not!"

"Oh, yes you will!"

"No I won't!"

"Oh yes you will!"

"No!"

"I reject your refusal to be negative!"

As they argued back and forth, the stands grew, whenever someone make a strong arguement.

"I reject your rejection!"

The group watched in worriment and confusion as the two monkeys screeched back and forth.

"OH NO YOU DON'T!"

"OH YES I DO!"

"NU-UH! NO WAY!"

"UH-HA! YES WAY!"

Seliel raised her arms sheepishly, "Well, you gotta admit, they're kinda funny!"

Lloyd stared up at the two, "But what they're doing isn't debating! They're just saying strange things and disagreeing for no reason!"

Tox rolled her eyes, "We're not getting outta here anytime soon."

"Such negativity!" Tweedledee snapped.

"No, it isn't!"

"AGH! I can't take it anymore! Zane yelped, standing up. He marched over to the front, and pulled the lever. The two stands, which were high up in the air, came down with heavy thuds, "I'm really sorry, but this is debate class! Things need to make sense!" He pulled their hats off, "For starters, your hats are on backwards. You should be wearing this one and you should be wearing the other one. Thank you!"

Tweedledee looked up at the nindroid, "There's no arguing with that logic!"

"Well yes there is!" Tweedledum retorted

"No there isn't!"

"Well who's being negative now?!"

Zane groaned and blew a raspberry. Much to their delight, the bell rung. Lizzy grinned, "Twelve o'clock! Lunch time!"

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"Uh...thanks!" Skylor gave a sheepish smile to the server, and made the way to a walking hammer who stood with some potatoes, "Care for some mashed potatoes?"

He slammed his head down, mashing all the potatoes in an instant. Skylor laughed nervously, "Uh...I'll pass!"

"Ooh! Yum!" Tox grinned.

"What are you looking at?" The potatoes snapped. Tox backed away, and raced off to find Skylor.

"Tox! Skylor!"

"Oh, there they are!" Tox grinned, looking up at the floors above, where they could see Kai waving to them

From up at the table Lloyd grinned, "Hey! This vinegar and oyster surprise isn't half bad!"

"That's the surprise!" Several oysters popped up, and the blonde shuddered, pushing the bowl away.

"You should really eat up," Lizzy insisted, "We've still got half the day ahead of us!"

"If the second half is like the first half, it should be pretty easy!" Cole grinned. From afar, Camille watched them, "There they are! I'll take that, thank you!" she grabbed the apple and bit into it, and watched two more girl join them.

"I was actually worried at first, I mean, that Red Knight was so uptight-"

"-but know, I don't know, it seems like this place does its own thing, I kinda like that."

Lizzy shrugged, "Yes, well I wouldn't count on liking it all the time," 

Tox agreed, stirring the substance in her bowl, "Things in Wonderland have a way of getting... tricky."

"Well...every puzzle has a solution," Pixal admitted, trying to lighten the situation.

"Ah! What a clever way to put it!" Everyone jumped, as they saw the newcomer resting her elbows on the table, between Lloyd and Jay, "Mind if I...take a seat?"

Before any of them could talk, she perched on the table, "Toxita! It is such a treat to see you!"

Lizzy sighed, "Everyone, meed Camille Jester. You might say, she's a real...wild card around these parts."

Camille whipped around to face her, "Ah! Little Lizzy Hearts! You know, I didn't even notice you sitting there!"

Lizzy slammed her fist on the table, "This is your future queen you're talking to!"

Camille smirked, "Oh! Are you now?"

"So anyway, Camille," Morro started, trying to lighten the mood, "are you a student here too?"

Camille simply laughed, "I'm the student body president! You might say...it's my business to know what's going on around here! Starting with..." she spotted Jay, "Who. Are. You?"

"Um...hi, I'm Jeremiah Anthony Hunter, but everyone calls me Jay. I'm the son of the Huntsman, but I like to dabble in poetry, cooking, art, writing-"

Camille folded her arms and turned away, "I didn't ask for an autobiography. You're here because..."

Jay laughed, "It's...kind of a long story-"

"Which you do not have the time to tell," Lizzy snarled.

"But you see, there' s a plot against the Queen of Hearts and we've come to stop it...and retrieve the book!"

Camille frowned, "You don't say..."

"He did say! And far too much at that!"

Jay turned to face the future Queen, "I just thought that maybe she could help us find a way to get excused from school. I mean this Vice Principle everyone's talking about is more strict than Headmaster Garmadon!"

Morro nodded, "Seriously! I've never met anyone who's such a stickler for the rules!"

Camille smirked, "On the contrary, I think the Vice Principle is very keen on shaking things up."

The bell rang, and the Jester grinned, "Oh, there's the bell! It really was interesting meeting you lot!" She climbed onto the fence, before jumping off. Everyone rushed over, only to see that she'd landed on a floating puffy fish. (is that what they're called?)

"Good luck in your classes!"

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As the White Rabbit hopped along the corridor nervously, he jumped in surprise when he saw Camille leaning against the lockers. His ears drooped and he turned away, walking back from where he came from.

"Hang on, Rabbit!"

The White Rabbit hopped back towards her, "Wh-wh-wh-what is it, Miss Jester?"

Camille examined her nails, "That group, the transfer students. Change their coursework. Make it more difficult!"

"B-b-b-but..." he dropped the stack of sheets he was holding and hurriedly scooped them up. He was about to pick one up, when a heeled foot stepped onto it, causing him to jump back. Camille bent down to his height, "You don't want to make the Vice Principle angry, do you?"

"No. N-n-n-n-no-"

"Then change their coursework! Make it impossible! Those students. Must. Not. Graduate!" she stormed off.

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"I am ready to roll!" Kai grinned as they headed to their next class.

"You, know," Morro started, "I've actually got a good feeling about this..." His voice trailed off and he groaned, "Chess?! Man, I'm horrible at chess!"

Zane stared at the giant pieces, all lined up, "It's not that bad. Once you know the rules you just have to think ahead,"

"Huh?" Suddenly, a barrier made out of cards surrounded all of them except Morro, and elevated into the air, leaving the Rebel on the ground. Lloyd winced, "Ooh, didn't see that coming,"

"Logic and illogic, strategy and tragedy. I am your instructor, the Red Rook. Morro Queen, time for your quiz!"

"Uh...can someone else do it?"

"Nope! We must assume our positions on the board. As a future King, you will take position as the White King. White King, step aside!"

The chess piece groaned, "I never get to play!"

"Morro Queen, please take your position on the board!"

"Um...okay...excuse me...coming through...is this right?"

"Ready? Begin!!"

Morro's head jerked up, "Wait! What? What do I do?"

"Sorry Mr Queen, but the game has begun, and helping the enemy is against the rules!"

Pixal scanned the board, "Morro! See that pawn in front of you? Move it forward two spaces!"

"Uh...okay..." he reluctantly tapped the pawn, "Um...move two spaces please?"

The pawn spun around, "On whose orders then?"

"Uh...Morro Queen?"

"Haven't heard of a Morro Queen. Heard of a White Queen and a Red-" he was suddenly flung across the board by the Red Queen herself

"Yipee! The Red Queen strikes! Your turn, White King!"

"B-but...wasn't that my turn?"

"You see your Majesty, a turn is a turn and if one of us turns, to say, talk to you, then it counts as a tu-AAAAARRRGH!" That pawn too, was pinged away, as were the other three beside it. Zane looked startled, "Wha- you can't do that! It's against the rules!"

"Stop talking to the pawns!" Skylor hollered, "Just get away from them!"

"Uh...okay!" He jumped off the platform and started sprinting across the board. The Red Queen smirked, "Red Knight to Bishop 7!"

Morro was suddenly stopped by the Red Knight. He blinked, "Scott Unagami?"

Scott lifted the helmet, "Sorry about my mom."

"That Red Queen is your mother?!"

"Well, she raised me. It's a long story. Anyway," he pulled the helmet back on, "I just wanna say how truly sorry I am...that I have to attack you!" He pulled out a sword.

Morro was stunned, "SAY WHAT?!"

"Rules are rules," he stated, lifting the sword to strike. Morro shielded his face and squinted his eyes shut as Scott brought it down atop of him, only to be dodged by another sword.  Morro opened his eyes again to see the White Knight's sword clanging with the Red Knight's.

"Not while I still stand," they said in a deep voice. He pushed the Red Knight back.

"Stop talking, and attack! Attack!" The Red Queen screeched. The Red Knight regained his stance, "As you command, mother." Their swords clinked as they fought.

"Real swords? What kind of chess game is this?!" Seliel yelped. She looked over at Jay, "Do not tell me that this makes sense to you!"

Ali: Of course it does! They're not playing chess at all! They're playing Un-Chess! You can move your pieces any which way you want, as long as it is not a chess move!

Jay shook his head, and looked down at the two battling knights. "So we're playing Un-Chess?" Morro asked in horror.

"Your Majesty, I have blocked the attack!" The White Knight grunted, "What is your command?"

"You mean it's my turn?!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"...And I can issue any command I want?"

"Yes!"

Lloyd smirked, knowing what Morro was about to do.

"Well...if this is an Un-Chess game, then I declare this battle is now...a dance off!"

"What?" The White Knight sounded surprised. Very surprised. The Red Rook appeared out of nowhere, "Oh! Brilliant move by Mr Queen! Drop the beat yo!" He summoned a turntable, and the others were lowered to the ground. Scott lifted his helmet, a nervous look on his face.

"Uh...dancing? That-that's not what I was trained for!" he gulped as music started blasting through the speakers, and part of the floor elevated a bit, and started flashing.

Morro laughed, "That's what I'm counting on! Chessboards are for chess pieces, but everyone's welcome on the dance floor!"

The Red Knight jumped off his horse, and went and stood opposite the White Knight, who challenged him, "Let's see what you've got!"

Scott started stepping back and forth, his arms flailing every which way, "1 2 3 4...1 2 3 4...What am I doing?!"

The White Knight scoffed, before busting out in some pretty advanced hip-hop moves. The others cheered them on from both sides, laughing together. Scott retaliated with his own moves, only to continuously stumble. The White Knight, on the other hand, was flawless, and actually knew what they were doing.

Scott glared at the White Knight, "Really? Come on! 1, 2, 3...1, 2, 3..." He then proceeded to trip and fall off the dance floor.

The music stopped abruptly. "The Red Knight has fallen! You pass!" The Red Rood announced. The group cheered. Cole grinned, "That White Knight sure knows how to dance!" Lloyd smiled contently, "I'm just glad he showed up. Thank you, White Knight..." he looked around, only to see that their ally had disappeared, "...wherever you've gone..."

The bell rung. The White Rabbit popped up, "Oh dear, the time is two o'clock, and here are the announcements: The Vice Principle has declared that next Thursday shall fall on a Wednesday, the tortoise shall stop mocking the turtle, and Kai, Jay, Cole, Zane, Lloyd, Skylor, Pixal, Seliel, Morro, Lizzy and Toxita's schedules have changed! You will report immediately to Teatime 101!"

There was a trapdoor directly underneath the group, and they fell through. "This Vice Principle and their trapdoors are seriously getting on my nerves!" Lloyd snapped.

They landed into a dark room. Standing up, Lizzy walked around, only to slam into a see-through wall. They were boxed in.

Lights suddenly shone, revealing the large box, and an empty audience, apart from Camille Jester, smirking at them. The White Rabbit approached her nervously and took a seat next to her. A hare from outside the box pressed a button, and cleared his throat, "Welcome, class. I see you're ready! Tea time has commenced!" he hopped over and pulled down on a rope. Tea started rushing into the box from the drain, filling it up.

"What the-" Skylor watched the tea was around ankle-length.

"This isn't how teatime works!" Jay protested slapping the walls. It was useless. Zane looked around, "It's too much tea! How do we make it stop?"

"Excuse me!" Kai punched the glass, "Mr March Hare, mind giving us a little help?!"

"What are we supposed to do?!" Seliel yelped, backing away from the front, "We're almost at the top!"

"Think fast!" Morro urged.

"It's too hard to think in here!" Pixal called, "I wish we could, I don't know, think out there instead!" Suddenly, she disappeared, before reappearing outside the box, "That's it!" she shouted, "Think outside the box!"

Camille's challenging smirk quickly changed to a look of shock, as they all squinted their eyes shut, only to reappear on top of the box.

Cole grinned, "Just in time! You never wanna let your tea steep for too long!" Everyone laughed, and the March Hare pressed another button, "Pass! I'm off to find a cup of sugar for my cube of tea!" He laughed, and the group vanished in a puff of smoke.

They arrive in a room, "Look out!" Jay yelped, as a large heel nearly stepped on them. Lloyd gasped, "We've shrunk!"

"Or the school has grown huge!" Morro looked around. Lizzy nodded, "Yes, sometimes it's hard to tell. That's it!" she snapped, "I for one, have had quite enough! It's high time we saw the Vice Principle!"

"But..." Skylor hesitated, "How do we get to the office?" Zane approached a door, "This is the only door we can reach, so clearly it must be this one," he opened the door and Cole grinned, "I am never gonna be able to get used to your logic!"

They all walked down a long hallway where a door met them on the other side. Tox opened it, and they crawled out, to the sound of a clock ticking. The chair was faced the other way. Lizzy was the first to speak.

"Vice Principle, glad I caught you. I require a word. My name is Lizzy Hearts, daughter of the Queen of Hearts, and my friends and I need your help."

"We need to graduate," Zane explained, "but our class schedules keep changing."

"And they're getting harder and harder to pass!" Lloyd added.

"Oh, that sounds simply..." the chair spun around, "...dreadful!" She cackled

Everyone gasped, as they saw who the Vice Principle was.

"Camille?!" Kai yelped, "You're the Vice Principle!?"

The jester scoffed, "If you'd ever bothered reading the school bylaws, you'd know, that as Student Council President, I am also the acting Vice Principle. And as Vice Principle, I am also the Principle! See, it's a matter of Principle!"

Cole spluttered, "W-w-well then you can help us! Okay, we need the Book of Legends, and Lizzy's mom is in danger-"

Camille clicked her tongue, "Oh, and you want to get to her birthday by teatime to warn her, and find your beloved book, before getting back to Legacy? Ah, what a shame school isn't over yet!"

"You're the Vice Principle!" Seliel yelped, "You can release us!"

"Oh, but look!" she pointed to the tall bookshelf, which split down the middle, revealing a bingo betting game-stand thingy (i have no idea, it's those machines 18+ bet on and win jackpot?), "It's just eleven o'clock in the morning! School never lets out at 11!"

"Eleven o'clock?!" Pixal asked in horror, "Time is going backwards? B-But that's impossible!"

Ali: Well...it's Wonderland so...

"Forget the clock!" Lizzy snapped, "As your future queen, I, Lizzy Hearts, order you to let us go!"

"Order, do you? Well, my clocks are what count while you're in my school, and this one says it'll never be three o'clock!"

"That's cheating!" Tox fumed.

"My mother will hear of this!"

Camille scoffed, "Ha! Your mother? What'll I care about your mother?! She won't be Queen for much longer!"

Jay laughed, "Why...it's..." He stopped laughing and his face grew stone cold, "It's as if you almost want the plan to overthrow her mother to succeed!"

Camille gave him a deadpanned look, "Of course I do!" she snapped, "Because, it's mine!"

"You!" Seliel growled, "You're the traitor?!"

"You think you're so special because you were born to become a queen!" she retorted, glaring at Lizzy. She cartwheeled off the table, and landed next to her, "But...you forget, a joker can be anything she wants! Don't you ever play cards?!"

"OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!" Lizzy shouted.

"SECURITY CARDS!" Camille yelled. As if on cue, the door burst open and a deck ran in and surrounded them, "Escort these pupils back to their classes, where they will spend the rest of their lives!"

She let out a demonic cackle.

Whew! 4000+ words!

The next few chapters will be longer than usual, at least the same amount as this one, but, I'm going to ask you:

Should I:

Take forever writing this and end up posting 4000+ word long chapters for the next few updates? -->

OR

Should I break it down to 1000-2000 word long chapters? -->

Imma go with the majority choice, comment beside the one you want.

Love, Ali <3