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[tickingclock]

Bit of a traditionalist, then? [A slow grin, and that might be laughter under his breath] I can work with that.

Fanatical, am I? I suppose I can be a bit...single-minded, but it hardly helps matters when you broaden my end of the bargain, oh so sweetly.

[Seemingly, he changes tracks of conversation, glances at the hook attached to his hand with thought] In a manner, I should be grateful. I've discovered all sorts of uses for my new appendage. It certainly makes sneak attacks a lot easier. It's also quite useful for carving.

I need to dig out hearts the old fashioned way. And you've been so kind as to all but toss a pretty little librarian into my lap.

[He can't turn it into dust either, but he can mail it off in a little box. It has a certain dramatic flair he can appreciate. His jovial attitude darkens]

I was just going to kill him, but...I was meant to suffer as he did. And since he has truly felt no such suffering; she was no more than property, a bit of wounded pride to him...I'll have to give it to him.

And once the full realization of all that he's lost crosses his face... [He laughs] Well, then I'm going to kill him. So long as you're more of a help than a hindrance, darling, we'll get along famously.

Comments

[instinctual]

Plenty of people have grudges against Rumplestiltskin, no one can hold that against you, but you ought to leave Belle out of it. She hasn't done anything.

[tickingclock]

Ah, I'm afraid that's out of my hands!

[Isn't he clever?] Her fates been bought and paid for, as per the agreement.

[After all, if Rumpelstiltskin is going to accuse Hook of taking everything, he better live up to the claim. A hand for a life, seems fair]

[instinctual]

(She's got another word for it that isn't nearly as flattering)

It's not too late until the deed's been done, you must know that. (An eye for an eye is fair. A life for a hand seems a little excessive) What agreement could you have made for a human life?

[tickingclock]

[Of course he does. There's just, you know, the mistaken belief that he'll care] Not the sort of agreement you're thinking of.

[He certainly didn't get anything he actually wanted out of the exchange. He's just simplifying the explanation] Why does this girls life concern you?

[roust]

Everything Emma said about you is true then, isn't it?

[tickingclock]

Afraid so.

[Well, maybe not. There aren't any cravats in his future] I never suggested otherwise.

[roust]

(That you're aware of, Hook. That you're aware of)

I know. I suppose I was just hoping you would prove her wrong. (Even if their tactics are completely different, their goals are much the same. She had found herself curious as to just how he was going to attain it) Are all the stories about pirates true, then?

[changethings]

Seriously? [ The face she is pulling, the face. ] There are ways of getting back at him that doesn't involve ripping the heart out of a innocent woman. Do that and you're not better than he is.

[tickingclock]

[Oh, sorry, was ending up on the better half of the morality scale something he was actually worried about?

He didn't spend over 28 years hunting down his revenge to shy away from this, and he's killed tons of people in the name of piracy. Really, what's one more?]

No, there really isn't.

[changethings]

Yes, there is. [ Two can play the stubborn game. ] She's innocent, for Christ's sake. You think Milah would approve of you killing an innocent girl for the sake of your revenge?

[ruteae]

Wow. You're...a jerk.

[Rue's just calling it like she sees it.]

[tickingclock]

Is that really all you've got for me?

[He makes an exaggerated tsk noise] I've heard far worse.

[ruteae]

Well, what do you want me to say? 'Cause I'm not gonna congratulate you on your brilliant plan.

[idobelieve]

Famously, he says!

Seems you can't trust a man with a hook anywhere.

[tickingclock]

I was wondering when you'd appear. Tell me, are you unable to keep your nose out of things that don't concern you?

[A pause, but he'll address that anyway, he's bored enough] Ah, but that's where you're wrong. I've been upfront about my intentions and my allegiances.

[As long as he gets what he wants, he has no reasons to renege on any agreement. That's all the trust in a person you need to have]

[idobelieve]

[That? Earns him one of Peter's infamous smiles.]

You wondered, yet you tell me to keep my nose out? Bad form, Hook!

You'll be him, you know?

[prefera]

You should not have had to suffer, Killian, least of all because of me.

But it's because you know this suffering.. that I can't allow you to do this.

[tickingclock]

[...It's not like he's unaware of the oddities of this particular space but...

He hadn't dared to hope that she would return to him here. There's a long moment where looks a little surprised, and positively wounded, whether that's because she wouldn't be impressed with his new path in life...Or because she's here to remind him of all that he's lost]

Milah...

[Starts, stops. He settles on flippant] Don't worry, he won't be suffering long.

[prefera]

It isn't him that I worry for.

[ Oh, Killian, she will always be impressed by you. She's hesitant to do so, unsure if it's real herself, but she cups the side of his face. ]

[lucency]

A librarian? I heard you right?

[oh really?]

[tickingclock]

You did indeed!

And my, you are a beauty, aren't you? [Such a shame. Now how he can make this so much worse? Oh, yes...Casually, as if he hasn't just said he's going to kill her elsewhere] Since you love stories so much, would you like to hear another?

[lucency]

[with all the talk about heart-carving and hooks, she can't help but look to his hand - or lack thereof. unnerved is an understatement, but she knows how to keep her wits about her.]

I already know you're just trying to scare me.

UGH...pirates.~

[enchantedsnow]

[Great. Out of all of the people left in the land that she could have come across, she has the lovely fortune of finding him....what is it about him that bothers her so much? Perhaps it's the way he looks at her...-she shudders- pirates....]

Hook. [She manages a friendly nod in his general direction. He made her uncomfortable in more than one way.]

[tickingclock]

[What, lavish charm and murderous intent doesn't exactly endear you to friendship? What a shocker]

Snow White.

[He's going to arch an eyebrow in her direction. She's one of the last people he'd have expected to try and engage him in conversation]

[enchantedsnow]

[As hard as it may be, she decides to try and play a nice card with him...Maybe he's still upset with Emma for..well...abandoning him. Maybe? Who is she kidding? Of course he's still upset...maybe even to the point of plotting ways to exact revenge. Or maybe he will be up for some kind of negotiation?...Who knows when it comes to pirates. All she knows is that she doesn't want him anywhere near her daughter.]

You ought to excuse Emma for leaving you at the top of that beanstalk. After all...you don't exactly give off the most trustworthy vibe. [She sarcastically murmurs to herself.]..and certainly not the best first impression...

[She isn't the least bit judgmental, but in her eyes...anyone who has the audacity to work in cahoots with Cora is not to be trusted.]