Wonderland - Jags

Deeper Mysteries - Overview
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Normalization: It’s probably minimal. If you just do your job and work
normally then people seem strange to you—and you seem strange to
them. If you give a presentation people may think you’re a little under
the weather or in a strange mood. If you notice that everyone’s acting
strangely and corner them about it then on Chessboard Zero you may go
off on a dramatic rant about how the office seems to have been replaced
by “pod people.” Not good for career advancement.
Reflection Disassociation: Like, none. Unless you’re really Twisted and
using it, there’s probably nothing at the office that would Disassociate
you from your Shadow.
Chessboard Two
If the office is in a Normality Zone then it’s a lot like Chessboard One—
but it might be a lot less populated (and, note, that even if the building is
basically normal there will be areas within it that are insane—they may
just be small). But let’s say it’s not. It’s in one of the insane zones.
When you get to the parking lot you can see that several arching viaducts
run into the building through great tunnels in the glass walls. The parking
lot is composed of blocks that heave up and down like in a video game.
When you get to your floor it’s almost empty. The co-workers who are
there seem insane and all the furniture is on the ceiling. The copying
machines from various offices seem to be grazing in a herd by the supply
room and there is a disturbing half-built mannequin that’s acting like your
boss in your boss’s office.
Chessboard Three
On Chessboard Three the whole place is an Insane Zone. There may be a
building where your office is—but you might not be able to get to it (all
the streets are different). The good news is that your co-workers may never
actually get to see you “go nuts.” The bad news is that your neighbors very
well might. Your office may be in someone’s kingdom and the land may
bear no resemblance to the office building you know.
Normalization: Chances are that whatever happens on Chessboard Zero
will have almost no relevance to Chessboard Three. Often the “area you
land in” is a lot like the one you left (your room is normal—but the
living-room is an Egyptian temple to an avatar of a giant Coke-can). So
when you leave your house or apartment, people you normally meet in
the morning will be dealing with an either mostly or entirely cut-loose
Shadow that’ll probably make for a very strange encounter.
Disassociation: Likely. Chances are that somewhere between your bed
and the office the topology and situation will stop bearing relevance
to each other and your Shadow will wander loose. It might make it to
work—but either way it doesn’t look good.