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[cursebreaking]

"You've reached Emma Swan. Leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as possible."

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[rulebreaks]

[ ring ring ring it's your favorite slayer buddy cop ]

[cursebreaking]

[Huh. That's unexpected.]

Hey. What's up?

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[driven]

[ ring ring ring oh hey emma c: ]

Emma? Hi. It's Allison and- actually, you don't know me. But we know each other in the future. Or, I mean, the who you was just here from the future told me we knew each other.

[ a beat, and then allison realizes just how much she screwed all that up and she sighs. ]

Sorry. I'm just saying that if you have any questions about what happened, I can help out a little. If you need it.

[ suddenly allison's not totally convinced this was a good idea. she disconnects right after that, without saying goodbye, and then immediately regrets it. ugh. ]

[cursebreaking]

Hey.

[Emma sounds a little hesitant to start off with; this isn't the first she's heard of the whole 'time-travel' incident, naturally, but that doesn't mean it's been easy to digest. Repetition hasn't done much to make it feel more plausible; even in Wonderland, there's a part of her that holds out as being a skeptic.]

Have to admit, I'm curious, now that it's starting to sink in. Kind of hard to swallow, but no worse than the rest of the place, I guess. I take it Future-Me had some interesting things to say?

[She must have, if it's enough to make Allison seek her out.]

text; backdated a little bit uwu also hi ♥♥

[hypercompetent]

so, uh
not to totally start off this really awkwardly but


can you tell me a little bit about this regina lady

text; hi2u not-son ♥♥

[cursebreaking]

If you're going for Not Awkward, might wanna try that again.

Kind of tough to know where to start. There's a lot to tell.
Why are you asking?

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[inmybook]

Mom, where are you I really need to talk. I think I did something terrible

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[cursebreaking]

Henry?

[Never start a call like that. Never start a call like that.]

What's-- I'm outside with Lucky. I can be anywhere you need me. What's wrong?

audio » singing egos event, night

[disparage]

[ yeah! being drunk totally means it's cool to call someone she's only spoken to twice, right? caroline knows, on some level, that emma swan knows she's a vampire. or some part of her is, anyway. but caroline's a little lost at finding lena gone from wonderland, and has taken residence up at the bar. she scrolls through her communicator and sees elena for emma's name. she decides to sing eternal flame, even though it had originally been the song she sang to matt. ]

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darlin'
Do you feel my heart beating?
Do you understand?
Do you feel the same?
Am I only dreaming?
Is this burning an eternal flame?

[ and she'll conveniently hang up when the kissing bit in the video happens. oops. ]

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[cursebreaking]

[Emma is hesitant to answer right away, but eventually she ventures to do so, beyond confused and sounding incredibly wary as she calls back.]

Hey... you okay?

[Because wow, that song was inappropriate for the two of them.]

Caroline?

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[alionsheart]

[ He hasn't slept well, admittedly, since the past week has been quite awful, and so to spare Emma from what he can't imagine is a pleasant sight, he foregoes the video function. ]

Emma. I do hope you're well. I wanted to speak with you about the recent event. I was...looking after Henry during this madness, and in the midst of that, he took ill. Quite ill, in fact. I...wasn't entirely sure I'd see him through it.

[ So, yeah, Henry is fine now, but Robin's just the type to still feel guilty about it, even if it's something beyond his control. ]

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[cursebreaking]

[She'd been panicked during the better part of the event, if she was being honest. Being separated from her son was something that now seemed to happen with regularity, but the result was the same every time: her heart pounded in her chest until she knew he was safe again, until she knew for a fact that this parting had been temporary.

They'd been lucky so far, but who knew how long that would hold up.]

You took care of him?

[Of course he did. Robin was a father. No way he was going to leave a kid on his own, especially not one who was sick -- she's just lucky that it was Robin who met up with Henry and not someone else.]

Sounds like I owe you a pretty big favor.

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[cinnamonie]

[ this comes the morning or so after neal arrives. ]

Emma? When you have some time, can we talk?

[cursebreaking]

Sure.

[She knows this has to do with Neal. Beyond that, she's not sure -- but considering the circumstances, it could be any number of things. There's a lot she hasn't told Mary Margaret yet, largely to keep from overwhelming her, but...

It would only take one slip for something alarming to come out.]

Just finishing up outside with Lucky. I can meet you anywhere.

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[belovedson]

[During the whole chaos with the sword and the mirrors, Neal's focus had been on Henry. That's where it had to be, with Emma and Regina not only missing, but replaced by a hell of a pair of doppelgangers. But now that it's all over, he's had time to go back through some things that bugged him. Most people probably wouldn't think anything of the conversation Emma had with Hook in the magic notebook--it'd been one of many, pretty brief. Neal probably shouldn't have read it like he had.

But he'd recognized the handwriting, and hadn't been able to help himself. It was what led him to not making his own reply, because Neal is very aware of the whole time and place concept. Hopefully, in the aftermath, they've hit the right time.

Now it's just a matter of picking the where.]

Hey. Are you free?

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[cursebreaking]

[There's no context, but the message still feels ominous to her. Maybe it's a guilty conscience, or maybe it's that things are just so damn complicated with Neal here -- not to mention the near-endless rain of total crap they've been dealing with since he showed up -- that has her on-edge and waiting for some conversation that's heavier than she's prepared to deal with.

Prepared or not, she answers a few minutes later.]

Yeah, I'm free. Need something?

[Too casual? Too cold? She's not sure, but damn if she's not worried about those five stupid words she just sent back.]

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[madehervows]

[]

Pan is gone.

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[cursebreaking]

You're serious?

[Give her a moment, Regina. Let it sink in.

]

That's one less creep we have to worry about-- you're sure?

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[unhand]

Emma? Did I do it right this time? [Hook sounds tired and a little vulnerable in that way he only allows himself to be when he's talking to Emma, and only Emma.] That dream everyone's talking about. Did you have it?

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[cursebreaking]

Yeah, you got it right.

[That note of urgency in his voice doesn't peek through often, but she knows what it's about before he even says it-- it can't possibly be about anything else, not now. Her own voice is terse, just as tired as his.]

I think we all had it. I've been waiting for some sign of the Jabberwocky for a year now. Looks like the other shoe finally dropped.

[goesdown]

You owe me. If you can find a way to fix this before I do, call us square, but something tells me you'll disappoint me.

[ Crowley will be unable to answer responses. ]

[cursebreaking]

[Looks like the two of you are similarly compromised, Crowley -- Emma's on the Mirror Side without her phone, but the two of you should be having words sooner rather than later.]

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[findyou]

[ Instead of going to the Network for this he goes to Emma first. She deserves to know if she already hasn't figured it out. ]

Your mother she's--she's gone.

[ He never imagined she'd get taken away. Especially after losing her to the Titans incident. ]

Does this happen? Do they come back?

[ voice ]

[cursebreaking]

Yeah, it-- it happens all the time.

[And yet she doesn't sound all that comforted by that thought, because of course she'd noticed too, noticed that not only was Mary Margaret gone but so were her things, which meant that it was permanent-- or at least extended.]

I've lost count of how many times I've come and gone, so yeah, it happens, and people come back.

[But sometimes they don't.]

[ voice ]

[unhand]

Swan? Curse this bloody device, never able to reach you when I need you... is Henry with you? No one seems able to find him.

[ voice, slightly later ]

[unhand]

Emma, where are you? Why haven't you called me back?

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[madehervows]

Have you seen Henry? It's my week with him and I haven't been able to find him.

voice; like an hour later or smth she's impatient

[madehervows]

Well since you're clearly too busy with the pirate to answer your phone, nobody has seen him.

forward dated to Christmas Day and if memories change I have an ALTERNATE LETTER

[spiritofgoodness]

[ Snow can't let this day pass without her daughter receiving presents. Even if she has no idea they're from her own mother. So, on Christmas Eve, there will be a small basket of things on Emma's doorstep with a gift tag that simply says: To Emma, from Snow in her perfect script.

The gifts are as follows: too much chocolate, an awesome beanie, and because no one can have too many shoes, a pair of black boots. Then, there's a letter, because of course there is, it's Snow. ]

Dear Emma,

I know being away from home isn't the ideal situation for Christmas, but I do hope you realize there are people here very willing to be a friend when you need one.

Sometimes, things are presented to us and we simply don't know what to do with the information. It's perfectly fine to step back and breathe and try to decide for yourself what's right and what isn't. Use your heart, Emma. It will always know. I have no doubt in my own heart you're an incredible mother who's given up so much for your child to have his best chances in life. I hope, for your sake, that you get to see him sooner rather than later.

Try to have a Merry Christmas, and if you'd ever like to talk over hot cocoa (with a dash of cinnamon on top - my favorite!) I'm only a short distance away.

Sincerely,

Snow

action lol one stressed out son coming through

[henrydaniel]

[ Honestly, Henry doesn't even wait to be let in after his half-knock, he just opens the door and walks past Emma. And then, he sits on the couch, falling back lengthwise before covering his face with both hands. And then?

He just groans.

It's a mix of something between frustration and desperation along with a touch of whining, but it goes on for so long without breaking for a breath of air, and when he finally does, it trails off and he just drops his hands and stares up at the ceiling.

Why this? Why this life? Why his wife? ]

I'm crying laughing

[cursebreaking]

[To be fair, Emma has an open-door policy when it comes to her son. He's welcome anytime, for any reason, but she still stares for a moment as he just blows past her, her hand falling away from the doorknob uselessly, eyebrows slowly raising as he throws himself down on her couch.

She carefully closes the door behind him before she stands and watches with her arms folded across her chest, letting him get it all out before she interjects. It seems to take forever, and she presses her lips together as she waits the last of it out, exhaling when it finally trails off.]

Mmhmm. You done?

text; back dated to 4-22

[spiritofgoodness]

I have a question:

Is it too obvious that Jacinda is obviously Cinderella and her wicked step-sister is Ivy or have we all figured that out? I met a young version of Ivy during the event when a lot of adults aged down to children. She said her name was Drizella.

[cursebreaking]

I'm with you on the Cinderella thing, but I had no idea about Ivy.

[Emma talked to her a little on her first day here, but since then...?]

If she said her name was Drizella, that takes the guesswork out of it.