[All the chalk really does is remind Regina of 'simpler' times. When Henry was still a little boy and before people came to town and ruined her life and forced her to grow and change and be a good person. They didn't quite have magic chalk, but that's besides the point.
What the chalk means now is that Wonderland has gifted them a piece of its magic, however small. Or Alice has, but the magic had to come from somewhere So, instead of drawing with the chalk, Regina is intent on collecting as much of it as she can. It might ultimately amount to nothing, but anything that might give them some insight on Wonderland is worth pursuing.
Chances are, you might be approached by her and asked about the chalk - what you think about it, if you're planning on using it, that sort of thing.]
Testing »
[Once she's collected as much as she can, Regina finds a quiet corner of the gardens - far enough away that if anything goes wrong, nobody else will be affected, but close enough to notice - to get to work.
First, she begins by grinding the chalk down into a powder. With how much there is, it takes a while and occasionally she inhales some chalk dust. Hopefully that won't do anything to her... When she's finally done, she sets out several bowls of multicoloured powder. Each one has something different added to it: another powder - a single, solid colour - a liquid that sparkles with magic of its own.
Nothing happens with any of them. At most, she ends up with a sparkly chalk soup.
It's the final bowl that gets a reaction. Since nothing else worked, Regina deecides to pour a little of her own magic into the chalk powder. The resulting explosion covers her in chalk dust and dyes her hair a wonderful shade of rainbow.]
Regina Mills | OTA
[All the chalk really does is remind Regina of 'simpler' times. When Henry was still a little boy and before people came to town and ruined her life and forced her to grow and change and be a good person. They didn't quite have magic chalk, but that's besides the point.
What the chalk means now is that Wonderland has gifted them a piece of its magic, however small. Or Alice has, but the magic had to come from somewhere So, instead of drawing with the chalk, Regina is intent on collecting as much of it as she can. It might ultimately amount to nothing, but anything that might give them some insight on Wonderland is worth pursuing.
Chances are, you might be approached by her and asked about the chalk - what you think about it, if you're planning on using it, that sort of thing.]
Testing »
[Once she's collected as much as she can, Regina finds a quiet corner of the gardens - far enough away that if anything goes wrong, nobody else will be affected, but close enough to notice - to get to work.
First, she begins by grinding the chalk down into a powder. With how much there is, it takes a while and occasionally she inhales some chalk dust. Hopefully that won't do anything to her... When she's finally done, she sets out several bowls of multicoloured powder. Each one has something different added to it: another powder - a single, solid colour - a liquid that sparkles with magic of its own.
Nothing happens with any of them. At most, she ends up with a sparkly chalk soup.
It's the final bowl that gets a reaction. Since nothing else worked, Regina deecides to pour a little of her own magic into the chalk powder. The resulting explosion covers her in chalk dust and dyes her hair a wonderful shade of rainbow.]