[A counter, immediately, and while it may well be a good one Rip still drops back against the sofa all the same. It's quite true that this little conversation has opened a door Rip has not had opportunity to peer into for far too long. Understanding of what Wonderland is, escape from it, putting an end to this horrible little dimension once and for all--

It's a place that should not exist. Of that, he is absolutely sure.]

Either way, his is the one attempt I've known of that has managed to actually breech any of the dimensional barriers in Wonderland. [Not the one leading to their own worlds, of course, but rather the barrier between the mirror realm and the one they linger in now. He holds out the notebook once more, gesturing to the words written on that same page.] And beyond that, so much of the failure was due to the manipulation of one of the researchers by a force among the mirrors. That is what set them off course before, and unleashed so much of that chaos you experienced upon your arrival.