dammit, abc, stop playing with my heart

[gild]

There there, pet, perk up, hm? Try and contain your disappointment. Two weeks' time isn't too high a price for what you want, and for knowledge especially.

But, ah - do remember. Be careful what you wish for. Wishes so rarely turn out as one expects.

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[lucency]

Mine is rather disappointed, herself. Not making much sense as to why, though.

What knowledge is she expecting?

[gild]

They can be rather mysterious on that part, can't they. Though I'm certain at least a touch of it is frustration at a certain prince's lack of sense.

What happens next, of course. She's rather voracious when it comes to her stories.

[lucency]

Oh, that. I believe there was quite a bit of yelling on her part because of that man. [because david is a douche and it's justified idgaffff.]

Yes, but clearly she expects something to happen. What is it?

[gild]

Yes, that was... Points to the dear boy for trying, but he did fumble things spectacularly. [ Yyyyyyeah it was just. "No, honey. No. Stop being a dumb fuck. Just - stop." ]

[ Mr. Gold's cane scientifically applied to Regina's face. I mean. WHat.] The usual, I suspect. A prince arrives on scene, saves the princess, stops the evil queen, all live happily ever after.

[lucency]

Do you know about it personally, Mister Gold? [i just. i just. i just. and then he got like 0% backlash and i was like o i c.]

But you just don't think it'll be that easy. [lol at the idea that this has anything to do with her.]

[gild]

No, not personally. Small town gossip is a touch muddy - one person steps in it and has a tendency to track it everywhere. [ At least Mary Margaret refused to take his crap and. That is the one small high point. ]

It never is, dear. Oh yeah, the storytellers might like it to seem that way, but. [ A knowing little smile. ] The whole tale is usually much bumpier.

[lucency]

Things can end up - confused and muddled. People will talk. Are you sure they're not overreacting? [i cheered at that, tbh. and i'm waiting for them to pull some twin mindfuckery so that they don't end up together /bad person, can't stop won't stop.]

Alright, then how do you think the story will go? What kind of wrenches will be thrown in this time?

[gild]

Of course they are. Such is the provincial attitude when discussing other people's lives. [ Obviously Snow/MM and Ruby/Red Riding Hood just need to skip merrily off into the sunset together. ]

Well, if you'll forgive me being perfectly frank, I do believe our heroine can be fairly dim at times, and that might hamper the arrayed forces of good a bit. As for the ending - I would hate to give it all away. It's still very early.

[lucency]

[She laughs.] True. That just means that they'd do well with other distractions, then. [that is a plan that i can get behind.]

Everybody does stupid things every so often. Nobody's immune. But if it seems to be a running theme, she's got to have other facets that make her ideal for this - role. [And she is frowning again, but this time it's mostly in jest.] But just a prediction! How can you give it all away if you don't actually know.

[gild]

They'll most likely move on to some other terribly inane scandal soon enough, I'm sure. [ Aw yeah. B) ]

I've no doubt she's stubborn enough to make up for it, though that can just as easily be another disadvantage. [ It's so easy to fall back into that teasing banter, why why why. A smug smirk that says I know something you don't know. ] Perhaps I do.

[lucency]

And do they have any part in this story that seems to be weaving itself?

Stubbornness could just as easily be considered determination, though, and that's hardly a fault. [she sees that and she crosses her arms. that is so not fair.] Well, if you do, I think you should share so that others can help. Or just put an end to it yourself.

[gild]

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players." After all, aren't we're each the protagonist of our own story?

A fair point. But at this moment it could still go either way. [ He's never played fair, Belle, you know that. Or you would if he was being honest but PFFT HIM HONEST??? Nope nope nope. ] Not my role to play, dearie. I'm hardly the hero type.

[lucency]

That we are. And with all of them interlocking and intwining they're bound to fall into this plot you're witnessing somewhere.

[you know what, fine, but she will find out about these shenanigans eventually.] You don't have to be the hero to offer assistance, if you're so against it. After all, there must be something you would gain by guiding things along. That is, if you really know how it will play out.

[gild]

Yes. I do wish you were here to see it. [ Then, quickly enough to avoid close scrutiny of that statement. ] It's quite a show.

[ But thankfully 'eventually' is not 'now'. ] Oh, I give the occasional nudge now and again. But where's the fun if I give the whole game away?

[lucency]

...That just sounds like you're using them all just puppets, dancing for your own amusement. They're people, not playthings.

And I'm sure the cryptic hints are absolutely infuriating. Besides, I'm not there. How will I know how it ends if you don't tell me?

[gild]

Begging your pardon, miss. I merely meant that one must find amusement where one can.

Most likely, yeah, when they pick up on my hints at all. As I said - they can be fairly dim. [ Besides, I'm not there. It hurts like his knee on a bad day, and doubly so. No, you're not there as far as he knows, and the 'yes but' is terrible and entirely his fault for not looking hard enough. For not looking at all. He swallows. ] I'd not realized you were so interested in my story.

i can html i promise.

[lucency]

I understand. A small town - I can't imagine there's much to do. [that doesn't mean that she's condoning such behavior, mind - only that she understands where it's coming from.]

Then perhaps cryptic isn't exactly the the method that you should use. [she grins. maybe they haven't talked much, but she's got a good enough gauge to know that anything less than that would never fly. it fades a bit at his pause - she's said something wrong, hasn't she?] Of course I am. You can't tell me there's so much more to it than usual and not expect me to wonder.

[pears]

[ snow is reasonably certain that she knows you, so anything is said with a healthy amount of caution. ]

And you have experience in wishes, do you?

[gild]

[ Eyebrow because oho. ]

A fair amount, yes. Been a while since last we met, hasn't it?

[pears]

[ that's pretty good confirmation right there, and snow is instantly on the defensive here. ]

What do you want?

[ and what happened to him, since he actually looks... human. ]

[gild]

From you, dearie? Merely the pleasure of your conversation. [ A sly grin. ] Nothing more than that for the moment. I'm rather well set already if I do say so myself.