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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]

Yeah, kids who eat candy houses.

[ she's met those kids.]

That's how I ended up in a town called Storybrooke.

[punshots]

And...you were a sheriff there? What did that entail, exactly?

[ He's gonna go ahead and guess it's not the usual police business. ]

[sheriffing]

Fighting evil queens, trying to break curses. That kind of thing.

[ the usual police business in a fairytale town.]

After a while that was our version of normal.

[punshots]

[ His eyebrows fly up, and Prompto can't help a laugh that's somewhere between disbelieving and delighted. ]

Wh - seriously? Whoa...bet you've got some stories to tell! [ ... ] Not that you have to tell me stories. I'm just sayin'.

[sheriffing]

You're just saying you're interested in the stories I haven't told you.

[ you're hinting, Prompto.]

I don't know if the stories carry over between worlds. Snow White? Peter Pan? The Wizard of Oz? Do any of those ring any bells?

[punshots]

[ He sure is hinting... ]

Hmm...nope, can't say they do. I am partial to wizards, though...

[ He's super hinting. ]

[sheriffing]

I've known a few of those.

[ but is it wrong that him not knowing her entire twisted family history is actually a relief? trying to explain that Pan's a dick and Hook's gone the redemption route would be pretty unbelievable even for this world.]

You know, this is serious business where I'm from. It's not as amusing as you'd think.

[punshots]

[ His brow bounces as he straightens with an eager nod, quick to reassure. ]

Oh - r-right! Sorry. Guess it's easy to get carried away in thinking they're just stories, buuut I can imagine it'd be pret-ty problematic if things that happen in fairy tales were happening in your own hometown.

[ Like...the aforementioned children eating houses. For starters, that's just not sustainable! ]

[sheriffing]

If not for the magical ability to rebuild everything the bad guys tore down, I don't think we'd have lasted as long as we did.

[ it's not an issue now; there's (unfortunately) nothing to go back to. but the fights were pretty disastrous when they still had a world to live in and a town to protect.]

I miss it, though. Even the parts I thought I wouldn't.

[punshots]

[ He chuckles, but it's a touch melancholic. ]

Yeah, I know what you mean. Back home, I got dragged camping all over the place - and I hate camping. But you know what the first thing I'd do would be if I could go back?

I'd go camping.

[ Gods, he misses his friends. ]

[sheriffing]

You'd go with the people who used to drag you into everything.

[ they're the ones who made it memorable, right? it's a little like Storybrooke and all of their adventures. the town was great, but the people in it were what brought it all to life.]

I didn't realize I liked getting into everything until it was too late.