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Philip ([personal profile] radiopalkiller) wrote in [community profile] entranceway2016-12-27 09:54 pm

[ text ] No more carols to sing

I. ACTION

[ Well, this is Wonderland. This, specifically, is Wonderland's beach, and, more specifically its ocean, which reaches up to Philip's knees. So much for a smooth landing, huh? He lets the icy water lap at his feet for a bit, because it makes a nice change from-- uh, hours? Days? Weeks? It makes a nice change from burning in hell, period.

He wades onto semi-dry land, eventually. So this was... what? An event? Another magical accident from the corner of unsupervised Storybrooke maniacs? Or, third. Christ, third. Neither the water nor the offensively picturesque snow landscape run down his back as coldly as that thought. That he might've actually gone home.

He lets that sink in, and sink down, until it doesn't paralyse him anymore. Then he takes out his phone, and heads back into the mansion.
]

[[ PRIVATE TEXT, TO EVELYN O'CONNELL ]] Hey, can you spare a second? Because I'm a bit weirded out, and not entirely sure what just happened to me. [ He waits. Gets impatient. Types the second part right away: ] Was I gone?

II. TEXT

[ First, he wants to pretend that the last few- days? did not just happen. Second, he picked up the words "sleep deprivation" and "other Wonderland", and still doesn't get the whole picture from the network. Which, all in all, leads to third, a controlled mess in the kitchen, and the following message: ]

Apparently I just blinked and missed Christmas, so I'm stooping to bakery to make up for it.

[ A helpful visual of some crunchy chocolate toffee squares with macadamia nuts comes attached. ]

First three batches ready for pick-up in the kitchen. Fourth batch in the works, I'll trade you for some good stories about the event I missed.
normandysbest: (« [Sass] Insert Shitty Joke Here)

oops this is late, text

[personal profile] normandysbest 2017-01-01 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Huh. So he's back, and messages aren't bouncing from his phone anymore. Interesting.]

Nice of you to give back.
What'd you make?
If any of it's got chocolate, I'm in.
normandysbest: (« [Sarcasm] bofa deez nuts)

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[personal profile] normandysbest 2017-01-10 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
[She just wants to be sure he knows where they stand.

And where they stand is, she's got her eye on him.]


Makes sense.
I'll take some for some friends if you're offering though.
Got some kids who I know would appreciate fresh chocolate.
normandysbest: (« [Skeptical] yeah and i'm a turian)

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[personal profile] normandysbest 2017-01-20 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Alright, sweet.
See you soon.


[She gives him 15, just so he doesn't think she's chomping at the bit to see him or anything, but it's all the same in the end. She makes a casual entrance to the kitchen, leaning on the doorframe when she arrives.]

Where'd you learn to bake like this?
normandysbest: (« [Huh] well that sure happened)

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[personal profile] normandysbest 2017-01-27 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, you're talkin' to the woman who tried to make cupcake batter last month and nearly blew up the kitchen. We all have our weaknesses.

[Hers is baking. And despite her personal wariness with the man, he sure does make quite a show.]

So how's it feel going home for a bit? Assuming that's what you meant by blinking and missing Christmas.
normandysbest: (« [Speak] Oh girl whattup)

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[personal profile] normandysbest 2017-02-10 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oops. Wrong thing to say. She's always off on the wrong foot with this guy.

Then again, she's also pretty damn certain he's spying for the Queen, still, despite the end results of their last altercation. It's the same reason she's here. Most people who've done (or will do) bad things are spurred on by some kind of tragedy. A form of hope for their survival in a cruel world. She remembers the sympathy she felt even for Saren in their last battle- a desperate man driven only by the urge to do what he honestly thought was best.

It was too late for her to save him. It was too late for her to do anything but take him out.

She's hoping the man in front of her won't have to be the same.]


I'm sorry. I kind of know the feeling.

[It's pretty disorienting to die and wake up, after all.]

But it sounds like you did actually leave. I recall someone mentioning to me that if someone really wanted to hide they could make it seem like they left.

[Y'know, just. Segway that in there. It's not malicious, just a prod in the direction she wants this conversation to go.]