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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

[makeitwork]

[And you were stubborn :|]

How would you know that?

[toldinthebook]

[ No denials there ]

Because the curse stopped magic. Wasn't that what it was supposed to do? Make a land with no magic.

[makeitwork]

... I don't know. Magic isn't my thing.

[toldinthebook]

Then how do you- did you make the hat work? Before the curse. [ Just a general curiosity there ]

[makeitwork]

It has its own magic. Or it did.

[toldinthebook]

Magical objects. I bet there's someone in Storybrooke that knows a lot about them. [ Hint: its not her ]

[makeitwork]

There are. But they don't have magic. And you do.

[toldinthebook]

I don't have magic. I might have been born there but I've lived here all my life. [ Okay not here but non-Fairy Tale Land ]

[makeitwork]

Don't be stupid, Emma. You're the product of true love. There's no greater magic than that.

[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]

[ 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.

[makeitwork]

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

[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?

[makeitwork]

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