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[unhand]

[It’s taken Hook a while to type out the message. What business do letters have being in some strange, nonsensical order? What sort of alphabet goes from Q to M instead of A to Z? It’s bloody confusing, but he’s managed, at last, to type out his message on the automatic writing mechanism he found in his pocket. It seems to have some sort of magical ability to show images and produce sounds too, but he has yet to figure those ones out.

The message is short and a bit stilted. He’s not used to having to hunt so hard for each letter, and finding advanced punctuation or capital letters is beyond him. But it gets the point across.]

to whom it may concern

ive found myself on strange shores and could use information should it be available. the name is captain hook. im supposed to be in new york. does anyone know how to get there? i need to find emma swan. it is very important.

sincerely,
hook

Comments

[unhand]

[For once, Hook is glad he's not in Emma's bed right now. At least it's only him Pan's harassing. For now. It's not much of a bright side, perhaps, but with Pan, Hook has to take them where he can get them.

He doesn't deign to respond to the blond comment. His affection for Emma might be entirely too obvious, but he doesn't want to give Pan anymore ammunition than he already has. For all the help that'll be.]

Oh, good. Now I can sleep easy.

[boyhood]

_{[His smile is full of the feline mischief that's earned him a few choice nicknames over the years.]}

I'm sure. It should come as a relief now that we're--

_{[He breaks off with an "ah," as if thinking over the right word.]}

--working together again.

[unhand]

We're not.

[His tone is cold and leaves no room for argument. He's made his choice, and he sees no reason to back down. He's on Emma's side.]

[boyhood]

<sub>[If Hook's on Emma's side, he's going to love how Peter's started to maneuver the board pieces in his absence while he's been off gallivanting around pining after the Savior. Guess who's joined Team Savior, too!

Or at least Team Let's Not Kill Henry Right Away.]</sub>

Oh, but we are.

_{[He squashes Hook's protest with a casual disregard. They needn't play pretend on some matters--what the pirate thinks and whatever new found resolution he has to cast aside his interests in vengeance don't matter to Peter, but then, how people feel has never mattered. That's part and parcel of why he always gets what he wants in the end. Easier to conduct yourself when you're not bogged down in trivialities like morals and limits.]}

Terms have already been made, Captain, you should really catch yourself up. We're not playing the same game-- _{[Those eyebrows flick upward as if to say duh. None of you are very good playmates, and he's still looking forward to the day he gets to watch most of you die.]} --but we do happen to be on the same end of the board. Emma knows this, that's why we've made a deal. You and her don't make a half-bad pair, you both have an eye for... mutual interests.