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entrancelogs2014-10-20 05:14 pm
madehervows) wrote in entrancelogs2014-10-20 05:14 pm
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maybe you're looking for someone to blame
Who: Regina Mills & Henry Mills | Regina Mills & Neal Cassidy
Where: Henry's room | Neal's room
When: October 13th | October 10th
Rating: PG-ish
Summary: After Henry's birthday party, Regina wants to do something special. | In things we never thought would happen, Regina seeks Neal out for advice.
The Story:
HENRY | October 13th
[The party had been fine, if a little awkward. There hadn't been fighting of any kind, so Regina's inclined to call it a win, personally. But it hadn't been enough. For everything Henry has been through lately, both here and back in Storybrooke, a party isn't good enough. Not for the son of a queen/mayor.
The morning of the 13th, she makes her way down to the vendors. It goes against everything she and Emma had decided, but some things are worth it. (Henry. Only Henry is worth it.) She has one thing in mind for her trip down there: Henry's book. She might not be overly fond of it, but it's important to Henry. Therefore, trading something to the vendors to get it back is okay with her.
It doesn't take all that long to get the book. A few demands, some light haggling, and she walks away one memory lighter and weighed down by a book. There's no point flicking through it, she knows her own story and doesn't exactly care for anybody else's. By the time she makes it to Henry's room, she's stopped off in her own room to wrap it. It's fairly obvious what it is, but surely the gesture counts.
When she knocks on Henry's door, it's hidden behind her back kind of awkwardly.]
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NEAL | October 10th
[Life is awful. Not that her life has ever been great, but it had been steadily improving lately. Only for Miss Swan to ruin everything. Again. She's not entirely to blame though, it was Regina's choice to withhold information from Robin. Now she's paying the price for her actions.
If they were in Storybrooke, maybe it would easier because Marian would be an actual physical presence instead of something that has yet to happen for her, and something that has already happened for him. Or maybe it would be harder for the exact same reason, not that they'll ever know. But she can't sit around in her room feeling miserable for herself, and yet she doesn't know how to move past it.
Someone from Storybrooke does, though. Maybe. The jury is still out, but it's her only lead so far. Regina never thought she'd be going to Neal for advice, but Wonderland seems to be opening new doors every day. Besides, she should probably be on mildly pleasant terms with him because of Henry.
Early in the afternoon she knocks on Neal's door and waits.]
Where: Henry's room | Neal's room
When: October 13th | October 10th
Rating: PG-ish
Summary: After Henry's birthday party, Regina wants to do something special. | In things we never thought would happen, Regina seeks Neal out for advice.
The Story:
HENRY | October 13th
[The party had been fine, if a little awkward. There hadn't been fighting of any kind, so Regina's inclined to call it a win, personally. But it hadn't been enough. For everything Henry has been through lately, both here and back in Storybrooke, a party isn't good enough. Not for the son of a queen/mayor.
The morning of the 13th, she makes her way down to the vendors. It goes against everything she and Emma had decided, but some things are worth it. (Henry. Only Henry is worth it.) She has one thing in mind for her trip down there: Henry's book. She might not be overly fond of it, but it's important to Henry. Therefore, trading something to the vendors to get it back is okay with her.
It doesn't take all that long to get the book. A few demands, some light haggling, and she walks away one memory lighter and weighed down by a book. There's no point flicking through it, she knows her own story and doesn't exactly care for anybody else's. By the time she makes it to Henry's room, she's stopped off in her own room to wrap it. It's fairly obvious what it is, but surely the gesture counts.
When she knocks on Henry's door, it's hidden behind her back kind of awkwardly.]
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NEAL | October 10th
[Life is awful. Not that her life has ever been great, but it had been steadily improving lately. Only for Miss Swan to ruin everything. Again. She's not entirely to blame though, it was Regina's choice to withhold information from Robin. Now she's paying the price for her actions.
If they were in Storybrooke, maybe it would easier because Marian would be an actual physical presence instead of something that has yet to happen for her, and something that has already happened for him. Or maybe it would be harder for the exact same reason, not that they'll ever know. But she can't sit around in her room feeling miserable for herself, and yet she doesn't know how to move past it.
Someone from Storybrooke does, though. Maybe. The jury is still out, but it's her only lead so far. Regina never thought she'd be going to Neal for advice, but Wonderland seems to be opening new doors every day. Besides, she should probably be on mildly pleasant terms with him because of Henry.
Early in the afternoon she knocks on Neal's door and waits.]
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Mom, what are you doing here?
[It's a happy question, and he stands to the side a little to let her in.]
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[She reveals the wrapped book now, passing it off to Henry to open as she enters his room. It might not be a room in her house, but every mother needs to make sure their child's room is clean. It's passable, and she definitely noticed the lack of lawn chairs.]
I see you've been decorating.
[She's proud of you, Henry.]
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Mom, this is great. It's the only thing from my room I've really wanted. [Good reaction first.]
But...how did you get it?
[He knows how she got it.]
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I had to get it from the vendors, [She holds up a hand to stop him from interrupting her.] it doesn't matter what memory they took, Henry. It was worth it.
[Because it was for Henry. Nothing, nothing will ever not be worth it if it makes him happy.]
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He isn't sure she has a lot of those.]Do they tell you what they take before they take it, and let you decide if you still wanna do it?
[That might make him feel a little better if so.]
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They do, [It hadn't been a particularly fun haggling session, given that they were digging through her memories as if it was a bag of clothes.] and I must have thought it was a fair trade, or I wouldn't have done it.
[Yes she would.]
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It's the original version. [Which isn't a complaint at all, just an observation.] Emma's not in it.
[For a second he wonders how Regina actually feels about the book, and he look up at her.]
I know it isn't really fair. About you, I mean. [As if he'd written it or had any control over it. But he'd believed it, for a long time, that she was only evil.] Maybe it's not fair that I like having it so much, either. [Fair to her, he means, because he realizes it's a reminder of what made things so bad between them to begin with.]
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Well, the book hasn't changed for me yet, I still remember how Snow and Charming met before Emma changed history. [It's said with a less harsh tone than she might've used a few weeks ago, but she is still angry.] Henry...
[She moves to take the seat next to him, glancing at the book.]
Nothing in the book is wrong, I did do all those things. [Which isn't something she wants to be talking to Henry about, but he's getting older. He'd been younger than this when he read it the first time, too.] Besides, the book saved all of us.
[So it doesn't matter whether she likes it or not, they need it.]
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But you did good things, too. Things that should be in a book. You saved me in Neverland, you beat Zelena. And then there's all the stuff from when I was small. We had a lot of good times.
[Before he pulled away. He remembers playing in the park, and making cookies, and his little step stool in the kitchen.]
god i'm so sorry about how late this is
[Not that she thinks the book can change, short of another time travel spell.]
It doesn't matter that they're not in a book, Henry. [But she can admit, it would be nice to have a story that doesn't paint her as the Evil Queen.] All that matters is that you know.
eh, lol things happen. And we can fade if you want.
I like it when you tell me stuff, even if you think it's boring. [He shrugs a little because that seems sort of maybe lame, but he really does want to know her better.]
Because I know you're more than just what's in here. [Well, he knows it now.]
No it's good, if you still want to keep going!
[Things Regina never thought she would say with a smile.
But it's the now that matters. It's been a long, difficult road but they've finally reached this place, where they can be a family without secrets and lies and all the horrible, awful things Regina has done and continues to do tearing them apart.]
Well, I have plenty of exciting stories, I just didn't think you'd want to hear them.
[Because a) they're in the book, and b) they're almost all about people she's hurt in some way.]
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...Right?
[It's confusing. But he reaches out and covers her hand with his.]
Mom, I do wanna hear them. I'd rather hear stuff from you than read it in the book.
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Right.
[But that's a depressing conversation to have, especially with your son.]
Why don't you pick a story from the book and I'll tell you my side of it?
[Not that any of the stories are suitable for children if they're hearing the villain's side of it, but Henry's been through worse.]
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The book says you went to Wonderland - the one from our world - and then abandoned the Hatter there. Why did you go if your mom was there?
[The book, of course, doesn't tell any of the reason why his mom went to begin with, but he thinks it has to be a good reason if she went to a place where her mom was.]
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I avoided Wonderland as much as I could, but Cora forced my hand. [She still isn't quite sure why her mother kidnapped her father, only to shrink him down and lock him in a box. Just to punish her, maybe.] She kidnapped my father - your grandfather - and kept him prisoner.
[She's not exactly proud of the fact she left Jefferson behind to get her father back, but he was the last person left who loved her. She would have burned Wonderland to the ground to get him back.]
She knew I would have done anything to get him back, and he was never anything more than a rung on the social ladder to her. [She shrugs a shoulder.] So I got him back.
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[Henry is so pleased by this, to know that she named him not randomly, but after someone she loved, a lot. He's always known it was her father, but not that they were that close.]
I wish I could have met him.
[He also knows he's dead, knows it's his coffin in the mausoleum, though he doesn't know how he died. But that doesn't seem like something Henry needs to ask, so he doesn't.]
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[In more ways than one. Not that Henry needs to know about that.]
You two are a lot alike, you know. Neither of you ever gave up on people, even when everybody else had.
[Which makes his name all the more fitting.]
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[Because he kinda did, but he never, ever will again. Also he was only ten, and he feels like things changed a lot in three years.]
Did he like stories and stuff too? [He never really thought before to ask about her dad, but it makes sense. She has to have good memories with him if she wanted to use his for her son, right? He hopes, anyway.]
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Uh, hey Regina. [He glances up and down the hall, figuring the kid must be there. When he isn't though, Neal gets a little worried.] Is Henry okay?
[Seriously, why else would she be here?]
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Henry's fine, [At least, he better be.] I'm here about something else.
[She pauses, clearly uncomfortable. Neal is the last person she'd ever want to talk to, especially about this, but he has the advantage here, as it were.]
I need help. [No.] Advice, actually.
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You want advice from me? [Seriously though, he'd expect her to go to Zelena or something before she came knocking on his door. No one would call them friends, definitely not Neal himself, and he's sure Regina wouldn't either.
Still, she's putting a lot of effort into this. Regina's never struck him as the sort to do something without reason. So he gets over it enough to move out of her way, holding the door open for her.]
Uh, sure. Come in, I guess? [His room is neat enough for company, at least. If Henry talked about Neal's place in New York, Regina might realize she's walking into a replica of that now.]
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Thank you. [She can't help the judgmental gaze she gives the room for a brief moment, unfortunately underprepared for what it's been remodeled into it. She and Henry were hardly on speaking terms when he returned from New York, and after that there simply hadn't been time.]
It's about Robin. [A beat.] Hood. [She just wants to clarify, okay.] When he returned to Wonderland, did he tell you... anything?
[Say, about his dead wife or that she was the one who killed her?]
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Besides, she isn't allowed to give the display of old clocks judgmental looks; Henry collects them too.
Luckily for them both, she gets into her reason for being there pretty quick. Neal's barely got the door shut when she starts asking about Robin. It's not hard to guess the anything she's looking for, and he turns around to face her, hands on his hips.]
You mean the part about where he's in love with you, but his formerly dead wife is back and it's tearing him up inside? [Hey, he's not going to sugarcoat it.] He might have mentioned that, yeah.