I'm just doing what comes naturally

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Who: Dr. Whale and whoever wants to stop him from doing science experiments on innocent wildlife
Where: around Truffula Valley
When: the 12th
Rating: PG-13 for crimes against nature
Summary: Fish do not hum. Trees do not smell like butterfly milk
The Story: Being transported from Storybrooke to Wonderland really should have been enough. But no, he was taken to yet another world. Luckily Evelyn already told him a little about this, or he would've been very off-footed. Of course Whale still was off-footed. Just less so.

After getting over the bright colors, Whale started really taking a look around. The trees weren't like any he ever saw before. He reached out and felt a tuft between his fingers. Odd, but it was soft as silk. Whale plucked it to examine it closer. He caught the faintest whiff of something. He couldn't place the scent. Whale tucked it into his pocket so he could take it back to his lab.

He continued on his walk and saw three... fish? On land? Whale gaped at them in surprise. The surprise grew to outright shock when they actually waved to him and started humming. Humming. He needed to get his hands on one of those things.

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Henry's walking around enjoying the sunshine and just about everything that's nice about the place. So unlike Storybrooke he can even overlook that the all the creatures don't behave the same.

Seeing Whale, he waves but doesn't run over. He's tired from playing but does wander in that direction to see what's he's doing.

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Whale was trying to make a grab for one of the hummingfish, thus not even noticing Henry's approach at first. The strange creature just laughed and stuck its tonuge out at him. It and its two friends hummed a taunting little tune before diving into the water.

The doctor stroked his chin, debating on how to proceed from here. It was then that Henry's presence was finally noticed.

"Ah. Hello, Henry," he greeted the boy. He always felt a bit awkward around this child. Being Regina's son did that, as well as the whole Daniel incident that Whale was involved in.

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"Hello Doctor. Are you playing with the fish too?" Despite his maturity, he's still quite naive. If he knew Whale's involvement in the whole Daniel incident, he might be more worried but to him, this man isn't too bad. He's just got a bad reputation because of his Enchanted Forest character.

"It's great, isn't it? So different to Storybrooke."

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He frowned at where the fish disappeared. He'd figure out some other way to catch them when Henry was gone.

"Very different," Whale agreed, turning to the boy. "You're not out here by yourself, are you?" He wasn't exactly the best kind of adult to watch after a child, but neither did he want Henry getting into trouble and have Regina or Emma get upset about it.

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"Well yeah. Mom's not here." A pause as he realised he wasn't very specific. "Either of them." It was still a strange subject to think about. Two moms etc but that was for another time.

"What's the point in being in a great place if you can't wander around on your own?" He didn't need to be side-lined like back home.

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"It's no business of mine, I suppose," Whale shrugged, failing at childcare in record time. "Just don't drown."

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Henry thought that was very cold hearted even after his childhood with Regina. But Whale wasn't his father and had never even been a father figure when growing up so it didn't bother him.

"I don't plan on it. Thanks."

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He really needed to work on how to interact with people. But it wasn't something either Victor or Whale were very good at. He pursed his lips, trying to think of something less cold to say to this boy. Where was Ruby when he needed her?

"You know where to find me should you.... need something." That was better, wasn't it? He was offering help. Sort of.

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Henry nodded. This is getting tedious. He was going to find some more bar-ba-loots.

"Yeah. Thanks." He smiled though, polite as always.

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He decided he did his job as the responsible adult, and went back to studying the hummingfish. He would find some way to capture one eventually.

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Henry had decided he'd done the polite thing of say hello and wandered off looking for someone to play with. Maybe someone new to meet.