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[Emma has read what information has been made available, she’s walked the grounds and the corridors of some of the mansion’s ground floor, and she’s combed through what public postings she could find to look through on the device she’d found in the pocket opposite of where she kept her own phone. She’s been digging for evidence since she got here, but what she’s found?

She’s not buying it. The message that comes through is voice only, not wanting to reveal her face or her exact location right away-- though she’s pretty damn sure that whoever’s responsible for this is watching her and has a good idea of where she is, if not who.]

Look. I know someone is out there listening.

[She doesn’t know exactly who, but someone.]

This game of yours? I’m not interested. I don’t know how you got me here, or how you set all this up. Maybe it’s some messed-up alternate reality game, but I didn’t opt in for any of this. I don’t care how elaborate it is, or how much work went into it-- my kid is at home waiting for me, and I am not screwing around.

[Her tone is hard, angry rather than anxious, determination winning out over uncertainty.]

‘Wonderland.’ Cute, but I’m not impressed. All I want is for you to point me towards the exit. You can do me a solid and we can do this the easy way-- or we can do it the hard way. Trust me, whatever weird stuff you might be into, I can promise you won’t be happy if we go that route.

[She stays on the line, just to wait for any kind of possible response-- but she doesn’t really know what to expect. This entire thing has her out of her depth, even if she’s not willing to admit it.]

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A Jabber-what-y?

[She may have read the book, but it was a million years ago.]

Oh, right-- the dragon thing. Please tell me there's not an animatronic one hanging around this place.

[She's not here for that.]

Whatever I may or may not believe, it's nice to hear someone else admit that there's a whole lot of bullshit here.

[Sarah, you are her people.]

Past centuries. So you're not only trying to sell me on magic, but time travel, too.

[Jesus.]

Okay, say I believe you. They really keep a running directory of all their kidnapping victims?

[He'd have to be on the lookout for this person for sure. Things could get chaotic in Wonderland, so he hoped that she could find him before the next event.]

Over a year. Some people have been here for years while others stay a week or a few months then get sent home.

[He wished there were a pattern though. It'd perhaps make things easier.]

We don't get to choose to stay or leave though, unfortunately.

[She's getting distinct Season One vibes here, but unfortunately they're no longer in her favour.]

Trust me, I'm aware.

[Give her a moment, she needs to think. There are a few stories she could use, but this needs to be done delicately.]

Alright, I think I have something you would've only told someone you trusted.

Well, no. It's 1743 where I'm from.

[ Even if she was going by the 1940s, video games were still a far-off concept. ]

So, because I happen to know quite a lot about medicine, it was seen as too much. I wasn't careful enough when it came to saving the life of a little boy. He'd been declared dead and when I realized he wasn't and what was wrong with him, well. The local priest kept that with him for months.

Your family also has a long history of curse-induced amnesia. [He shrugs, like it isn't a big deal.] True love's kiss should fix it. And it doesn't even need to be romantic love.

Got it in one, sis.

[It's not a helpful answer, to pretty much confirm that they've all been kidnapped, but isn't that exactly what this was? Lup never asked to come here before she'd been dragged along. Pretty much reeks of kidnapping to her.]

What kind of weird stuff are you used to? Cause I can give you the skinny on this place, but getting a feel for what you're used to will help weed through what I bring up.

It's not so much buying in so much as a lot of us have been here long enough to see this shit for ourselves.

No, there's nothing like that. At least I've never seen it or one.

[ Sarah could run down the entire list of things that are bullshit about this place, but she decides to tell Emma something important. ]

Look, people may act...I don't know, blase about the whole thing? But every other week this place either tries to kill us or make our lives a living nightmare. It's actually terrible.

It's way less magical.

I can absolutely do that. And I hope you find a satisfying answer soon.

[It probably won't be one she likes, but at least something that will let her rest. For Klaus, it was knowing that Hayley was still home with Hope. In a lot of ways, that was the only comfort he had.]

Well, at least she didn't say she was your mom. I think I win the 'weird exchanges with a woman we don't know' contest.

[ Henry finally goes back to his coffee, sitting and flipping open his notebook. ]

So, list of thing this could be outside of being mentally unstable include one of us, probably me because I was here first, being in a coma or fever dream and I thought you up as a way to cope with how unreal it all is. Or vice versa. Something in the air or in the water altering our state of mind, which...I'm from the west coast and depending on where you're from that's probably not likely.

All right. [She doesn't sound offended. She doesn't sound like much of anything. She's good at that.] Feel free to contact me when you're ready to have an actual productive conversation.

[And with that, she hangs up.]

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If that's what you wanna call it. Sure. Evelyn's got all the weird this place has to offer chronicled. That's her skill set.

Mm. [Give him a second. Time stops having too much meaning when you can pass a hundred years asleep and call it a catnap.]

A few months ago. A couple of weeks before Halloween. He was asking about... [Ah-hah.] ... writing stories. Of course.

[Difficultly when it comes to trust is something they do indeed have in common--and it makes Rip's next reply a rather easy one to offer.]

Oh, there's nothing to forgive. By all means--do what you need to in order to satisfy your suspicions. [It would be all the better if this woman did stumble across something. After all, Rip's got no idea what she's ultimately capable of.] Although I would pay attention to the warnings you're going to be offered. Whether you believe them or not, there's wisdom in being prepared.

[And Wonderland would prove itself. This woman may be capable of great things indeed--but Rip has seen all too well just how the world they're now in can trump even the most powerful among them.]

I doubt said murder house theory included the bit where everything that dies just comes back, but if you say so.

Yes, memories. I'm not entirely sure how it all works, no one really does you understand, but I've heard the longer you stay here the more you forget who you really are. At least, that's the case with Alice, I believe.

There's at least one welcome pamphlet laying around somewhere. They're quite helpful.

Trust me, this shit had me too. My world didn't have this crap, but after like eight months here, I'm tired of denying all the bullshit that goes on here. It just is.

[Which sucks, but it's the best he can do. Eventually everyone learns.]

We all have contact with one another through the devices they give us. They're weird not magical. Nope, not at all.

See, that's the benefit to working outside the law - fewer lawsuits that way.

[He goes silent when she mentions her kid. Jason acts like he's all hard, couldn't-care-less edges, but that's a hot button trigger for him. Fucking with the vulnerable is something he won't tolerate. There's less levity and more ice in his tone when he continues:]

Scum who screw around with kids don't get a second chance, in my book.

Try me.

[She's skeptical, but of course that comes as no surprise.]

I'll warn you, I have a superpower.

[Season One vibes intensify.]

A year.

[Part stunned, part disbelieving.]

They've held you here for that long, and the authorities haven't come looking?

[This place being another world is going to be a tough sell for awhile, but hey, these modern kidnappings can get pretty damn elaborate.]

Time at home stops while we're here. When we go back home, it's like we didn't even leave.

[Which could imply no one at home noticed that they were even gone. Unfortunately.]

Even if this place takes away your memories, when you go home, you'll remember everything again.

[Laughing in her face would only make things worse, so Regina holds her tongue. But oh, honey, she knows all about your 'superpower.']

Does the name 'Lily Page' ring any bells, Emma?

[True love's kiss.]

Are you hearing the words coming out of your mouth right now?

People don't just come back to life!

[She's going to be a pretty impossible sell at first, but get ready to enjoy her eating her words a few weeks from now if that's your thing.]

Alice. As in... Alice in Wonderland.

[Right. Okay. Of course.]

I read it already. If whoever wrote it thought that was enough to convince people that this is actually real, they were dead wrong.

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