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[sheriffing]

Uh, hi.

[ can she have points for effort? the wave she gives is more uncertain than friendly, like she's not entirely comfortable addressing the entire network (she's not). she figures it'll work for everyone else the same way it does for her. when Emma has something to offer, she answers. when she doesn't, she leaves it to someone else.]

My name's Emma, and as a lot of you have already noticed, I'm new here.

[ she's been called out on it enough to know that it's obvious. some part of her still doubts everything here and it bleeds into conversation too easily. most people have been here long enough to accept this reality, but Emma's still thinking of home.]

I'm not gonna pretend that my first instinct wasn't to wallow in my disappointment until my family wakes up, but I know there's a lot to be done here. I've seen all of you getting things done here, and I just wondered... how have you been able to use the skills you learned in your home world to keep you busy in this one?

[ because it's time for her to think about taking on a job, and making a difference, and she's pretty sure that doesn't mean a sheriff's badge and a cruiser anymore. so far, she's been part of the clean-up effort, but she needs something else to get by on.]

Back home, I was the sheriff in a town called Storybrooke, Maine. Here, I don't know. How did you know where to start?

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[sheriffing]

So do I, Byerly.

[vorrutyer]

Well, yes. I'd hope an officer of the law knows what it's like to arrest someone.

[sheriffing]

Clearly.

[ or maybe she's been on the receiving end of the handcuffs a few times, too.]

[vorrutyer]

[ And indeed, By asks: ]

Or were you referring to a different sort of experience...?

[sheriffing]

You mean have I ever been arrested before?

Yeah, more than once.

[vorrutyer]

[ By grins in utter delight. ]

Really! Oh, do go on, do.

[sheriffing]

My crimes pale in comparison to your imagination, so I'll stop there.

[vorrutyer]

Then I shall stick with the story in my head, my dear mad murderess. But did you have to eat the bodies?

[sheriffing]

Yeah.

I would have only disappointed you.

[vorrutyer]

Then you were even more wicked than that?

[sheriffing]

No, less. Way less.

If you're looking for a good story, I'm not it.

[vorrutyer]

Ah, but now I'm even more intrigued. It sounds like you're playing coy. What if I bought you a drink - would you tell me then?

[sheriffing]

I suppose I could be convinced.

[ or you're now speaking her language. food bribes work too, for future reference.]

[vorrutyer]

Wonderful. What's your preference - a drink with a bit of class, or something that's a bit of a dive?

[sheriffing]

I'm more at home in a dive. Which should work out for you, right? No reminders of how far the mighty have fallen?

[vorrutyer]

How rude. Are you laughing at me?

[ He sounds unoffended - he's just giving her a hard time. ]

[sheriffing]

Just trying to make you feel comfortable.

[ maybe a little bit.]

[vorrutyer]

Then how kind. A dive it shall be. Tomorrow night?

[sheriffing]

Tomorrow night is good, just name the time and the dive.

should we log this

[vorrutyer]

I'm game for it if you are!

[sheriffing]