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[curseshit]

You broke the curse! Or well, the weird spanish guy doing magic is on that right now, finishing it up, but the group should be fine. Or fine and fine.

The townsfolk is as confused as you are. Some of them have been under the spell for years. The guards are giving up their weapons as they realize they don't want to fight for this guy. It was all for the money. He used them. If you want to question him while he's still alive you better keep him safe inside the church.

[ mission: deal with the post-traumatic stress. ]

Comments

[cabineyes]

Oh but age is only a number, isn't it?

You saw it yourself, I'm still quite fit for my age.

[andtrue]

It's thanks to magic that you didn't age.

[cabineyes]

What do you know of Neverland's magic, mate?

[ nothing. as do i. ]

[andtrue]

... I think you're assuming too much. I don't know half the things you bring up.

[cabineyes]

Or you're lying.

[ it's starting to become pretty obvious. ]

Well, suit yourself, it's not like we're married anymore.

[andtrue]

Or maybe you hear lies everywhere out of some deep-seated guilt.

[ take a drink every time august lies about being a liar ]

[cabineyes]

[ not enough drinks in this world for that. ]

Guilt for what? Pray tell.

[andtrue]

You're the pirate here. You'd know.

[cabineyes]

Exactly. A pirate. What do I know of guilt?

[ probably more than he looks but no way he's going to discuss it with him. now where the hell is that charity box. ]

[andtrue]

About as much as I'd know about curses.

[cabineyes]

[ ah found it. ]

[ grabs a small cross to pick the lock. ]

[andtrue]

I'm surprised you don't have any hairpins.

[cabineyes]

I used to have one, but I gave it away.

[ a long time ago. lock picking montage. ]

[andtrue]

Just like your soul, right?

[ and then there was no church wine left. ]

[cabineyes]

Oh, I got it back.

[ and good times were had. ]

This one wasn't mine to keep in the first place.

[andtrue]

It's going to be an enlightening for all if we ever decide to come clean with one another. I'd almost say I'm looking forward to it.

[cabineyes]

And I'd say we've come rather clean with each other already, wouldn't you?

[ way too clean. and bare. how much more do you want august. ]

[andtrue]

So you don't want answers.

[cabineyes]

Well, we both know I'm not going to get them from you.

Ah.

[ the box clicks open. success. ]

[andtrue]

[ that money probably isn't even worth anything outside of fantasy apple land. ]

I never said that.

[cabineyes]

[ don't crush my dreams now. there's not much left anyway. goddammit marge. ]

It was strongly implied since nothing you say makes any bloody sense. If there's one thing you excel at, it is beating around the bushes, mate.

[ shakes the pennies out of the box. ]

[andtrue]

I might be able to tell you something. Do you know of Emma Swan?

[cabineyes]

Swan?

[ yeah he knows her. stops with the shaking. we're going to ignore the fact she was ever here. ]

Everyone knows of her, mate.

[andtrue]

If you mean her harm, or - if you've ever meant her harm, then all I can tell you is I'm a friend. A distant friend.

[cabineyes]

[ kind of meant her harm at one point. it didn't work out though so it doesn't count. or well, twice. but she started it. ]

So that's where your loyalties lie.

[ are you a charming. ]