[video]

[storybrooke_savior]

[ The woman in the image looks equal parts harried and resigned, like, this is not ideal at all, but also, it might as well happen, as things tend to, whether she wants them to or not. ]

Since I'm guessing a hat portal home is out of the question, where's the best place to get a drink?

Comments

Re: Video;

[storybrooke_savior]

I guess I can see how that would be, yeah.

Re: Video;

[hattastic]

You don't seem all that surprised though. Does that mean you're used to magical things too?

Re: Video;

[storybrooke_savior]

Well...yeah.

I was born--technically--in a place called Misthaven. Most people just refer to it as the Enchanted Forest.

Re: Video;

[hattastic]

You were born in the enchanted forest?!

[ She giggles happily, clapping her hands together. ]

Why that's the safest place to be born~!

Re: Video;

[storybrooke_savior]

[ Emma genuinely doesn't know how to respond to that for a moment. ]

Uh. Well. When I was born it was kind of cursed, so...not exactly a safe place at that point in time.

[ And Emma wasn't sure it had been a particularly safe place before that. ]

Re: Video;

[hattastic]

I didn't know the enchanted forest could be cursed!

Re: Video;

[storybrooke_savior]

With strong enough magic, I think anywhere can probably be cursed.

Re: Video;

[hattastic]

Ain't that the truth. That's why I had to leave Wonderland.

Re: Video;

[storybrooke_savior]

What happened?

Re: Video;

[hattastic]

Well, the Evil Queen decided she didn't want to follow her destiny. So instead she decided she was going to take over other places instead. She went after Wonderland first and cast a curse on the land. Before she could finish Headmaster Grimm and his brother sealed the Evil Queen in a mirror and closed up almost all the portals to wonderland. Luckily some of us were able to get out before the closed the portals!

Re: Video;

[storybrooke_savior]

...Huh. That's. Interesting.

Re: Video;

[hattastic]

In a way I don't blame her, because some people just don't want to follow their chosen destiny, right? But I wish she would have left Wonderland out of it!

Re: Video;

[storybrooke_savior]

Yeah, well, she's...a complicated person.

[ In any reality, it seems. ]

Re: Video;

[hattastic]

While I don't approve, I can't bring myself to hate her or anything! She's my best friend Raven's mom after all.

[ A small pause. ]

You've had a run in with an Evil Queen?

Re: Video;

[storybrooke_savior]

You could say that. Might be a different Evil Queen, but...

She's my mom's stepmother.

Re: Video;

[hattastic]

[ maddie claps her hands again, getting all excited. ]

It might be more universe shenanigans but this is getting more and more fun! Okay lets see... if that's your mother's step mom... that would make you....

[ She lets out a soft hum. ] Snow white's daughter! Right? Right?

Re: Video;

[storybrooke_savior]

[ This is always gonna be a little weird. ]

Yeah. That's me. Snow White and Prince Charming's.

Re: Video;

[hattastic]

You know that's kind of funny! The daughter of Snow white back home for me is also blonde! But her name is Apple. [ A pause. ] I like the name Emma though. It's quite lovely.

Re: Video;

[storybrooke_savior]

...Apple? Seriously?

Re: Video;

[hattastic]

It's a bit funny, don't you think?

Re: Video;

[storybrooke_savior]

I mean, considering my mom's history with apples, yeah.

Re: Video;

[hattastic]

I think Apple likes it, because it just reminds her of the destiny she's destined to follow.

Re: Video;

[storybrooke_savior]

And what's her destiny?

[ Is she also burdened with the S-word, Emma wonders? ]

Re: Video;

[hattastic]

Well where I'm from, all of us, we're destined to take on our parents story. So her destiny is to become the next Snow White.

Re: Video;

[storybrooke_savior]

Like. In the royal succession sense?

[ Because the idea of having to, like, be Snow White? That might be worse than having to be The Savior. Emma cannot construct enough Hope speeches for that. ]