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( the video opens with a pair of bright blue eyes, far more fur than any one creature could need, and a practically thunderous purr. it's not surprising, seeing as Hook has tried about 5 times to set the thing up to record and the damn cat keeps knocking it over. his company is painfully exposed as he scoops up the purring beast and puts it on the floor.

no he's not going to mention or talk about the cat. that's not important, all right? thanks to that bloke with cat fantasies practically all of Wonderland has a cat. that's not what he's trying to talk about.

the pirate looks tired, but anyone that knows him knows that's a 24-7 thing for him. he's been tired since he arrived, months ago. that doesn't seem to be stalling anytime soon. not sleeping doesn't help, but his busywork does, at least a little. busywork for a pirate means making maps, which means... )

Is there a proper map of this place? I haven't spotted one yet. If there's not, I've been considering starting on a draft. It won't do us any good once the place is tits up on these events, but it's not a horrible thing to have on hand.

( he rubs at his forehead, as Dave jumps back up onto his desk and paws at the many pens scattered there. )

I'd ask for a star chart while I was at it, but speaking of things going tits up, the stars here are absolutely mad. I don't remember them being like this when I arrived, does anyone know what happened to them?

( the stars running wild bothers him more than he cares to admit. stars shouldn't move nightly... it's utterly ridiculous. Dave seems to have decided that the first eight times he was put on the floor for messing with the camera were just a cute joke, and tries to nuzzle it with more of those dementedly loud purrs. the pirate sighs and plucks it back off the table to the floor. )

If anyone has experience with cartography, I suppose I'd take the help. Making a map from scratch is difficult.

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[Oh hey Hook. Freya's head pops up over the feed because a map may be very useful to her endeavors should she have to throw together a quick locator spell of some kind.]

Is this not something we could retrieve from the closets? Or is that one of the limitations on it's magic?

[Or do you just not trust the closets, Killian, because that's a very valid response too. Freya's just curious and it's the first thing she thought of, other than her lack of cartography skills.]

I'm sure it'd offer you something. I'm less sure it'd be reliable.

( because the closets are jerks and he just doesn't trust Wonderland, period. )

We're captives here, no matter how ornate our cage. Doesn't seem particularly wise to hand a captive a detailed map of where they're contained, yeah?

Perhaps. But some captors are arrogant enough to believe that their prisons cannot be escaped regardless.

[Though she can understand his skepticism.]

I am not a cartographer, though if you need some help finding the details, I would be more than happy to help.

Certainly, but I'm not the sort to trust anything given to me by my captor.

( so she's right, he just doesn't trust it, even though he didn't try to begin with. honestly he just wants something to do. )

I won't say no to help. Do you have any experience with sketching at least?

Some, yes, though it has been a some time so I might be a little rusty. I'm sure I can get up to speed quickly.

There will likely be plenty of opportunities for practice. It generally takes a handful of drafts to get a working map together, and even then it won't be perfect.

Killian Jones, if we'll be working together.

Freya Mikaelson. A pleasure, Mr. Jones.

[She's got her manners, after all.]

That is very true. I welcome the opportunity to shake the dust off.

Likewise, Freya.

( he's probably not a guy that needs manners but he does have pretensions of being a gentleman, so maybe at least a part of him appreciates it. )

I'll give you plenty, I'm sure.

[She appreciates a gentleman when she runs into them, but it isn't always the manners that make the man. Her brother Elijah has built a reputation on manners and charisma, but can be just as violent as anyone else when the moment arises.]

I appreciate that. Where would you like me to begin?

( he's not too far from Elijah in that respect, or at least, he used to be. he's trying not to be quite so villainous lately.

and honestly his manners come and go as it suits him. )

I'll have to take stock of the grounds, split the work, and make sure everyone knows what they're doing. Once I have that arranged I'll give you your running orders. Savvy?

Sounds perfect. I suppose I'll wait to hear from you, then.

Sooner rather than later, I assure you.

( he's at least prompt when it comes to getting stuff done. mostly because he is doing it as a distraction and the sooner the better. )

Until then.

[And with that, she'll disconnect unless there's more he wishes to discuss with her. /scene?]

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