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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? ]

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he sees that :c

[onceandfutureprat]

[Truthfully, Arthur doesn't believe much of it either. He nods in understanding.]

This is the eighth level. There's not really much down here to be honest.

[toldinthebook]

Eighth level, that's... [ Uhm. Uhm. Yeah she's got nothing ] Is there a map?

[onceandfutureprat]

[That earns her a smile and he shakes his head a little.] No, I don't think so. I could give you a tour?

[toldinthebook]

You think they'd include that when you got here. [ Or maybe she missed that option in the 'this is all over my head' part. But she nods ] Thanks.

[onceandfutureprat]

You would think. [Arthur gestures for her to follow him down the hallway towards the stairs.] I'm Arthur, Arthur Pendragon.

[toldinthebook]

It's nice to meet you. [ Someone helpful, anyway. Wait. He is helpful, right? ] So, did you know what this was when you got here? [ That was subtle, right? ]

[onceandfutureprat]

[He has absolutely no plans on kidnapping or drugging you and would save you if he came across that. So sure, he's helpful. Arthur looks at her curiously for a moment.]

If that's your way of asking if I'm a Warden, I am.

[toldinthebook]

It was. [ Probably not the best way, but it seemed better than just outrightly asking ] How long have you been Warden...ing?

[onceandfutureprat]

[That... he can't really give a straight answer to right away. He's gathered it's been about ten months on the Barge since he first arrived but he also spent more than a year at home at some point.]

Almost a year. In a manner of speaking. I went home for a bit.

[toldinthebook]

You went home... and then came back? [ She can't decide whether that sounded hopeful, and if so about what part? ] You made another deal?

[onceandfutureprat]

[Arthur can't explain what happened. Since he didn't really choose to go home and hadn't really decided to come back the second time.]

I gave my word I would graduate someone in return for my kingdom's safety.

[toldinthebook]

The first time, I'm guessing. Did that happen?

[onceandfutureprat]

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

[toldinthebook]

So somehow you got to go home. Maybe the Admiral gives vacations? [ Worst guess ever WHO KNOWS ] How long were you at home?

[onceandfutureprat]

[It wasn't really a good holiday anyway, since his father died during it.]

Over a year. Though I didn't remember any of.. this while I was there.

[toldinthebook]

[ O-oh. Well then ]

Definitely a vacation then. [ Not having to worry about this place, sounded quite nice ] And then you were just... here. No new deal?

[onceandfutureprat]

An expansion of the same deal, if anything. Morgana took over the kingdom again.

[toldinthebook]

And your deal was to stop her? [ Remind her to come to you when she meets Morgana ]

[onceandfutureprat]

[They can have a 'Morgana knocked the shit out of me' party]

More or less.

[toldinthebook]

[ Brosisfist to that ]

Sounds like a familiar story. [ Not really, but apparently Regina took over their Kingdom or something don't ask her she really doesn't know ]

[onceandfutureprat]

How so?

[toldinthebook]

Evil queens. They pop up a lot. [ In stories... and life ]

[onceandfutureprat]

[Arthur gives her a skeptical look for that, because they don't pop up in his stories that much. And he doesn't really understand the vernacular of 'pop' as a verb either. He can guess, but you people from the future talk weird.]

Is that so?

[toldinthebook]

[ She's definitely going to have a degree in bullshit by the end of her stay here. Or maybe a PhD ] Yeah. [ See. What does she know, really? ] Evil queens that like to take over Kingdoms. And hurt people.

[onceandfutureprat]

[That must mean Arthur's already an expert at it.]

I don't... exactly know if Morgana is evil. [Hurt maybe, and vengeful and fifty degrees of insane, but deep down she is his sister :c]

Did the same happen to your kingdom?