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[toldinthebook]

VIDEO.

What happened to the kids? [ Those are fantastic first words, Emma, but it's a valid question. Why? In the past couple of hours since she's arrived she's looked through the communicator logs, and from suddenly seeing lots of kids to there now being none? Weird. Very suspicious. Someone's in Good Guy mode already (always) ]

And why were they here? I didn't think that would happen. [ Not that she really knows a lot, minus her own deal with the Admiral. Would he do that? Well, Gold probably would, or not, she doesn't know, but she's suspicious. She doesn't like deals, not when there are things that could be magic involved. And kids. Protect the kids ]

Right. [ Moving on. Slowly. She didn't actually introduce herself, did she? ] I'm Emma, and hopefully I've figured this out and I'm not just talking to myself. [ It is very likely to happen ]

I guess being new is obvious, and I'm a Warden. [ One day this all may (fully) sink in ] As for this? I know what I'm doing. I've actually done it before [ Kind of ] so just... keep that in mind. [ Yeah. This is turning out to be the worst introduction. Way to go, Emma! ]

And if anyone's got a welcome pack? [ Does the job come with guides? Hidden benefits? Weekends? ] I'd appreciate it. [ And she's done. And can sit and wonder what the hell she just did ]

ACTION.

[ A little later in the day you may be lucky enough to run into one Emma Swan. Or at least a blonde woman that looks pretty lost. Or confused. It's actually both. She was trying to just check out the locations, get her bearings (the kitchen would actually be nice) except she got turned around. Or just lost, she didn't actually go backwards. Give a girl a hand? ]

Comments

[toldinthebook]

Yeah, he would. [ And that hand shake is returned, before Emma steps back to indicate you in ] I'm guessing the stories were pretty one sided? [ Did he mention the kidnapping? ]

[toldinthebook]

Sixty-two... to how many Inmates? [ Please have a smaller number otherwise things could be bad ]

[toldinthebook]

Somehow that doesn't sound long enough.

OS-19. Was that the place?

[love_slave]

[She had to get an audio file before she found out about the kidnapping.] What he tells of them. [She steps inside.] He says a few sentences before telling me to get out.

[ichoosefight]

What would sound better? Two years? [ That's about how long it's been since she got here. ]

Yup. It was a pretty tech-heavy world.

[toldinthebook]

Meaning what, exactly? [ No one tells her these things, okay... or she just refuses to believe them and then can't talk to the person she needs when she does ]

[makeitwork]

You are magic.

[toldinthebook]

And what he does say is confusing? [ Please agree with her. Emma was pretty confused when he started demanding about the hat ]

How much has he said? [ She'll offer a chair before plonking her own butt back down. Sadly no drinks, though ]

[toldinthebook]

[ She'd laugh at how absurd that sounds except Jefferson doesn't make things sound funny. And... actually, she's not sure if she wants to believe if he's right ]

Nice crappy pick-up. [ She can't help it, it's a defense thing ] That doesn't tell me much.

[toldinthebook]

I don't know. Time doesn't always help. [ Cynical much? ]

Did anything come back with you?

[makeitwork]

You never listen. [And he's done with this conversation, sorry.]

[ichoosefight]

Like OS-19 is even close to the worst thing that's ever happened to me.

For a little while I think I knew how to hack. It's all gone now. [ Shrug. ]

I still remember bits and pieces of my life there. It wasn't exactly pretty.

[love_slave]

He doesn't say much at a time. He just comes up with an idea and gets stuck on it.

And I am getting very frustrated with being talked down to.

[strangehistorian]

Fifty-two. The number is not consistent from month-to-month, though.

[toldinthebook]

I guess that's what I get for hoping there were a few more Wardens.

[toldinthebook]

I'd give you something as to why but [ ... ] I only met him once. And the conversation wasn't really a winner.

[ Just a lot of babbling about her needing to make the hat work and magic. She only gets it a little more now ]

I'll try to fill in what gaps I can, anyway.

[toldinthebook]

If it's the worst thing that's happened I wouldn't expect it to be nice. [ She's had yet to be surprised about that one ]

How did you start remembering?

[toldinthebook]

[ Sadly she's... not ] Then how about you give me an explanation? Or just a little detail. [ Although she's surprised they've spoken for this long ] I don't know anything about magic, using it or... being it. How am I supposed to make something work that I know nothing about?

[love_slave]

Mostly I want to know what he did to you. I have to convince him his methods are wrong, but he's not a person that can stand being wrong.

[ichoosefight]

Very suddenly. As soon as we landed, I had a whole other life in my head. And as soon as I was on the ship and we took off, it all came back.

[makeitwork]

[Nope. He said done, so they're done :|]

[onceandfutureprat]

Not yet. [And probs not for a while, Arya is a little whackjob.]

[strangehistorian]

Even when inmates outnumber us, it is usually not a problem to control them. Inmates are not permitted to carry weapons or use superhuman abilities except when specifically allowed by their wardens.

[canfindrope]

Maybe you could tell me?

[toldinthebook]

Or being disagreed with. [ Especially when he might have actually been right, but Emma doesn't know ]

He kidnapped a friend of mine, drugged me and made me try and get his hat to work, or make a new one. I didn't exactly believe in magic, then.