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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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[toldinthebook]

[ SUCH A GOOD FRIEND. Also he'll probably find out soon because: ] Level 6, room 12. [ Same floor oops but good for keeping tabs ]

[Spam]

[love_slave]

[She's there within five minutes, fortunately without her bizarre robot head, and knocks on the door.]

[toldinthebook]

[ And Emma, who was just lounging, really, is quick to answer the door, a slightly hesitant (but eventually there) smile on her face ]

Hey... Zev, right?

[love_slave]

Zev Bellringer of B3K. [She gives smile as she offers a hand to shake. She has a faint accent that could be German- except there is no German where she's from. Still...]

I've heard a lot about you. Mostly that Jefferson blames you for everything ever.

[A vague wince follows.]

[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? ]

[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.

[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 ]

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[love_slave]

What did he say would happen if his hat worked then? [She's never heard.]

[toldinthebook]

He said he'd get to go home. Storybrooke... wasn't it. [ Apparently not for any of them. It was for her, but she's slowly accepting everything ]

[love_slave]

The hat can work but I don't think even if he could he could remove the curse. Whatever he was wanting he couldn't get it the way he was trying to.

[toldinthebook]

He can't remove the curse. [ There's a pause, one that may feel slightly awkward (and as if she knows something more). But she speaks again, saving the question ] That's supposed to be me.

I don't know if he could go home. The curse is supposed to stop people from being able to leave Storybrooke or something bad happens. I don't know much on that bit.

[love_slave]

He said it took away happy endings, but I don't know what that means exactly.

[toldinthebook]

We're from... somewhere where fairy tales are real. [ She doesn't even really know what to call it ] When the curse happened it changed that - it made a new place, and memories. Everyone forgot who they were and thought they were someone else, that they had different lives. Everyone lost everything. [ Jefferson lost Grace, her parents lost each other (and her). Love was gone and everyone was pretty miserable ] In fairy tales the happy ending is getting saved by your true love, and everything was broken. [ She should also listen to herself if she wants to break that curse. True love, Emma ]