002: late night text.

[sheriffing]

I'll be honest, I don't know how all of you are living here.
Not existing, I don't need an explanation for that. I just...

[She's trapped by a future that hasn't happened yet. Hook doesn't have to tell her she's gone dark for her to know he was thrown by the fact that she wasn't. If there's going to be a fight, she's going to lose. In his future, she's the Dark One.

And to have it not happen just because she's here, when she doesn't know why, or for how long, or what this place wants out of her is maddening.]

I feel like I'm waiting for someone to flip the switch and send me back to my life. And I don't know whether to want that because it's mine or to want this because it could always be worse.

[She could be the person Hook thought she was. And eventually, she will be.]

Comments

[sheriffing]

I was here before and they won't let me forget about it. You'd know.

[ Trust her, she knows what she's talking about. ]

Hey.

[mypartnerintime]

Idk I can be pretty much a loner for months on end, so.

[sheriffing]

Even here? That's not safe.

sorry completely missed this!

[mypartnerintime]

I'm trying to be more sociable. Really. ^_^

Do you know a lot of people here?

np

[sheriffing]

I know a few, most of them were here before I was.

[mypartnerintime]

Always nice to have a welcoming committee. :)

[sheriffing]

It was something, I'll give you that.