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It is easier to be somewhere familiar, even if it's only being around snow.
[She at least understand. Very few seemed to have lived in worlds where the seasons lasted as long as they did in Westeros, but even a brief snowfall was better than nothing. He could at least feel for a moment that he had his bearings.
He nearly stepped on her foot in surprise, stumbling over himself.]
I know the Enchanted Forest. There was someone here before that said she was from there as well and then later went to Neverland. Tinkerbell? Did you know here?
[She at least understand. Very few seemed to have lived in worlds where the seasons lasted as long as they did in Westeros, but even a brief snowfall was better than nothing. He could at least feel for a moment that he had his bearings.
He nearly stepped on her foot in surprise, stumbling over himself.]
I know the Enchanted Forest. There was someone here before that said she was from there as well and then later went to Neverland. Tinkerbell? Did you know here?
Yeah, loads.
[She says it with an air of obvious overconfidence. It's true that she's been to her fair share of parties in strange places, but the jury's still out on whether everything is alright.]
I visited a planet once that hadn't stopped partying for two hundred years. Spent a week there, and I'm not sure the hangover's ever gone fully away.
[She says it with an air of obvious overconfidence. It's true that she's been to her fair share of parties in strange places, but the jury's still out on whether everything is alright.]
I visited a planet once that hadn't stopped partying for two hundred years. Spent a week there, and I'm not sure the hangover's ever gone fully away.
Two hundred years? [He couldn't even picture the hangover, as she said.] It must have been some celebration. They had nothing else to do?
[It would be preferable to constant war, at least.]
Tell me of your favorite planet.
[It would be preferable to constant war, at least.]
Tell me of your favorite planet.
[ at first she's quick, reaching out to steady him so that he doesn't stumble over her or himself. it's a good thing that Emma pauses, because at the mention of Neverland and finally Tinker Bell, Emma's pretty sure she would have been the one to go down.]
Yes, I -
[ it hurts to have missed out on a friend when she's so desperate for them here, but at the same time?]
She was awake? When was she awake?
[ if Tinker Bell was awake, then it's possible that someday the rest of them might be, too. she brightens a little, a slightly confused, gently relieved look of amusement. Tinker Bell was awake, and she made friends with Jon Snow.
it figures. sometimes he practically sounds like one of them.]
She's a friend. She helped us rescue my son in Neverland.
Yes, I -
[ it hurts to have missed out on a friend when she's so desperate for them here, but at the same time?]
She was awake? When was she awake?
[ if Tinker Bell was awake, then it's possible that someday the rest of them might be, too. she brightens a little, a slightly confused, gently relieved look of amusement. Tinker Bell was awake, and she made friends with Jon Snow.
it figures. sometimes he practically sounds like one of them.]
She's a friend. She helped us rescue my son in Neverland.
Salt mining or two hundred years of celebrations? That would be a hard choice for me.
[She wasn't wrong and the answer was a good one.]
Is Earth anything like Wyver or Olympia?
[She wasn't wrong and the answer was a good one.]
Is Earth anything like Wyver or Olympia?
When we were first brought here. She and I were among some of the first that woke and were dropped on this planet.
[One of the first people he considered a friend as well. He couldn't put it into words, but Tinker Bell had been the reason that he focused on something other than duty. He smiled and laughed, actually venturing out of the house and into the entertainment district.]
She told me she was stranded in Neverland.
[But it wasn't a surprise she helped rescue Emma's son.]
The way she made it sound, it was a difficult place to reach.
[One of the first people he considered a friend as well. He couldn't put it into words, but Tinker Bell had been the reason that he focused on something other than duty. He smiled and laughed, actually venturing out of the house and into the entertainment district.]
She told me she was stranded in Neverland.
[But it wasn't a surprise she helped rescue Emma's son.]
The way she made it sound, it was a difficult place to reach.
Too bad I missed her, it would've been good to see a familiar face.
[ but it helps, knowing that one of them was awake before. she'd rather hold on to that than all of her uncertainties, because right now she could use the hope that the thought brings. her parents are better at holding on to hope and optimism than she is, and without them?
well, it's been a struggle so far.]
It was harder to leave than to reach, but we did. The last time I saw her before stasis, she was in Storybrooke.
[ helping them defeat Zelena.]
[ but it helps, knowing that one of them was awake before. she'd rather hold on to that than all of her uncertainties, because right now she could use the hope that the thought brings. her parents are better at holding on to hope and optimism than she is, and without them?
well, it's been a struggle so far.]
It was harder to leave than to reach, but we did. The last time I saw her before stasis, she was in Storybrooke.
[ helping them defeat Zelena.]
Very much like them, I'd say.
[The physical similarity of planets is all down to science, of course, but the real comparisons are made with the people. And from what she's seen, the people here aren't much different from those back in the good old United Kingdom.]
It's really big, though. There are parts that look like this world, parts that look more like the space station, and everything in between.
[The physical similarity of planets is all down to science, of course, but the real comparisons are made with the people. And from what she's seen, the people here aren't much different from those back in the good old United Kingdom.]
It's really big, though. There are parts that look like this world, parts that look more like the space station, and everything in between.
Both? Wyver is different from what I have seen before. I heard Essos was similar, but I never had the chance to see it.
[Her planet sounded like an odd combination of all of the strange things that existed here. It made it almost impossible to imagine.]
So did you choose Olympia or Wyver?
[Her planet sounded like an odd combination of all of the strange things that existed here. It made it almost impossible to imagine.]
So did you choose Olympia or Wyver?
She went into stasis some time ago. It was a hard loss for me, she was a good friend.
[She wasn't the first among his circle that went back to sleep, his sister had disappeared long before. But it had been easier to keep from sliding back into his darker emotions because of Tink's presence and natural kindness.
She pulled him out before, after they landed. It was something she became quite skilled at.]
How did your son come to be there?
[She wasn't the first among his circle that went back to sleep, his sister had disappeared long before. But it had been easier to keep from sliding back into his darker emotions because of Tink's presence and natural kindness.
She pulled him out before, after they landed. It was something she became quite skilled at.]
How did your son come to be there?
I'm sorry.
[ she was a good friend to the people in Emma's life too, everyone from Neal to Hook to Regina. that probably says a lot about Tinker Bell and the chances she's always been willing to give people. it doesn't matter if they're a lost boy, a pirate, or an Evil Queen. back in Storybrooke, she'd saved them all from the shadow.]
He was kidnapped and taken there. Pan - I don't know if she told you about him, but psychotic old man who wanted to be a magic boy forever? - wanted his heart.
[ not the happiest story, but it happened, so.]
A uh - friend of mine, Hook, knew Tinker Bell from his time on the island. He helped us find her, and she helped us locate Pan's camp. She didn't trust or like any of us at first, but... all Tinker Bell ever wanted was a home. We promised to bring her back to Storybrooke with us so that she could have that.
[ she was a good friend to the people in Emma's life too, everyone from Neal to Hook to Regina. that probably says a lot about Tinker Bell and the chances she's always been willing to give people. it doesn't matter if they're a lost boy, a pirate, or an Evil Queen. back in Storybrooke, she'd saved them all from the shadow.]
He was kidnapped and taken there. Pan - I don't know if she told you about him, but psychotic old man who wanted to be a magic boy forever? - wanted his heart.
[ not the happiest story, but it happened, so.]
A uh - friend of mine, Hook, knew Tinker Bell from his time on the island. He helped us find her, and she helped us locate Pan's camp. She didn't trust or like any of us at first, but... all Tinker Bell ever wanted was a home. We promised to bring her back to Storybrooke with us so that she could have that.
She told me a bit, not enough that I understood what sort of man he was.
[Who would want to be a boy forever?
But it was unlikely that he would ever fully understand. The magic of her world was off putting. He barely understood the sort that existed once in Westeros. He would never feel comfortable with the subject, no matter where it was located.]
She was plain when she liked someone or didn't agree with them. [She called him on his brooding enough to make that clear.] Good. From what she told me, she was trapped there for too long.
It isn't a place I would want to see.
[Who would want to be a boy forever?
But it was unlikely that he would ever fully understand. The magic of her world was off putting. He barely understood the sort that existed once in Westeros. He would never feel comfortable with the subject, no matter where it was located.]
She was plain when she liked someone or didn't agree with them. [She called him on his brooding enough to make that clear.] Good. From what she told me, she was trapped there for too long.
It isn't a place I would want to see.
[As much as he didn't want to be pulled into any conflict, he was slowly finding himself drawn more and more to one side over the other.]
My family chose Olympia. So long as they are here, it will be my home.
[Not "home" home, but it wasn't meaningless either.]
It isn't a war I want to see.
My family chose Olympia. So long as they are here, it will be my home.
[Not "home" home, but it wasn't meaningless either.]
It isn't a war I want to see.
They are, some of them. My sister and father are awake and my brother and younger sister were for a short time.
[But not anymore.]
Do you have family here?
[But not anymore.]
Do you have family here?
I'm sorry. That can't be an easy thing. Were they saved?
[He did his best to smile in sympathy, if only to keep a certain lightness to the conversation.]
[He did his best to smile in sympathy, if only to keep a certain lightness to the conversation.]
[ooc: Continued from HERE]
[He smiled, well familiar with the sentiment.]
This city hasn't done much to welcome you and I'm sorry for that. These were different people when I first arrived. Something has changed.
Once you are here for a few days, it might change.
[And if not, it meant that the days were drawing steadily closer to the war they could all sense was coming.]
The temporary housing isn't far from here.
[He smiled, well familiar with the sentiment.]
This city hasn't done much to welcome you and I'm sorry for that. These were different people when I first arrived. Something has changed.
Once you are here for a few days, it might change.
[And if not, it meant that the days were drawing steadily closer to the war they could all sense was coming.]
The temporary housing isn't far from here.
[Continued from HERE]
A part of him wondered if Claire's husband was Fergus' father, but it wasn't his place to ask such questions and not all experiences were his own. However much he had come to terms with being a bastard, there was still a part of him that dreaded and feared hearing that his mother might have been some whore in a brothel. Whatever the truth was, he had tried to imagine her as a highborn lady, someone similar to Claire in appearance and manner. Though those images must have merged since meeting her and living under Claire's care.
"Did he marry well?" It was always touch and go for bastards. Some were acknowledged and allowed high born marriages, while others were a stain on their father's family and hurriedly sent away, left to make poor marriages or lives for themselves. And others, like Gendry, were forgotten or unknown.
It was surreal to hear someone say that about a bastard. It left him stupefied and uncertain how to respond. "You have a knack for caring for children that aren't your own." Meaning him and Sansa, a clumsy compliment.
A part of him wondered if Claire's husband was Fergus' father, but it wasn't his place to ask such questions and not all experiences were his own. However much he had come to terms with being a bastard, there was still a part of him that dreaded and feared hearing that his mother might have been some whore in a brothel. Whatever the truth was, he had tried to imagine her as a highborn lady, someone similar to Claire in appearance and manner. Though those images must have merged since meeting her and living under Claire's care.
"Did he marry well?" It was always touch and go for bastards. Some were acknowledged and allowed high born marriages, while others were a stain on their father's family and hurriedly sent away, left to make poor marriages or lives for themselves. And others, like Gendry, were forgotten or unknown.
It was surreal to hear someone say that about a bastard. It left him stupefied and uncertain how to respond. "You have a knack for caring for children that aren't your own." Meaning him and Sansa, a clumsy compliment.
[Continued from HERE]
"It wasn't always like this. When we first arrived, the people of Olympia welcomed us and treated us well. They offered us a great deal of kindness. It was easy to feel comfortable here. What's happening now is strange. Even those of us who have been here since the beginning of our arrival are being treated with suspicion." It was curious and off putting, especially after all the work they had done to be part of this city. But however frustrating it was for him, it had to be so much worse for her.
"Is your family still in stasis?" He knew how lucky he was and didn't take it for granted, but he also understood how others might feel in seeing him with his family. "For now, I will tell the guards you are my sister. That should at least keep them from being too suspicious."
"It wasn't always like this. When we first arrived, the people of Olympia welcomed us and treated us well. They offered us a great deal of kindness. It was easy to feel comfortable here. What's happening now is strange. Even those of us who have been here since the beginning of our arrival are being treated with suspicion." It was curious and off putting, especially after all the work they had done to be part of this city. But however frustrating it was for him, it had to be so much worse for her.
"Is your family still in stasis?" He knew how lucky he was and didn't take it for granted, but he also understood how others might feel in seeing him with his family. "For now, I will tell the guards you are my sister. That should at least keep them from being too suspicious."
[Continued from HERE]
"I don't know." It was hard to say and there was no indication from the Natha how long it had taken the majority of them to wake. He could only assume that he was among the first because he had been uninjured and had no need for healing or anything else. That seemed to be the reasoning, but still added no context to the amount of time that had passed since their world ended and he woke here.
It wasn't something he wanted to think of very much, the time that he spent without her and the time it took to accept everything that happened. All of it seemed like another life, in much the same way that his boyhood and the Wall were part of another life. He had never been forward thinking for the future, but that was what he tried to do here, focus on a singular goal, fulfilling his promise. As was always the case though, Daenerys managed to shake him from that and unknowingly managed to make him consider a life he might not otherwise have had. A life here.
Her touch is electric to him, a spark against the vast darkness. He can feel his heart ease and his face lighten as he turns to look at her. He didn't know how he would have faced this memorial without her. It's likely he would have felt as hollow as he did every day that came before.
"I'm not sure. I think they might? If not, maybe your dragons will find something they like better?"
"I don't know." It was hard to say and there was no indication from the Natha how long it had taken the majority of them to wake. He could only assume that he was among the first because he had been uninjured and had no need for healing or anything else. That seemed to be the reasoning, but still added no context to the amount of time that had passed since their world ended and he woke here.
It wasn't something he wanted to think of very much, the time that he spent without her and the time it took to accept everything that happened. All of it seemed like another life, in much the same way that his boyhood and the Wall were part of another life. He had never been forward thinking for the future, but that was what he tried to do here, focus on a singular goal, fulfilling his promise. As was always the case though, Daenerys managed to shake him from that and unknowingly managed to make him consider a life he might not otherwise have had. A life here.
Her touch is electric to him, a spark against the vast darkness. He can feel his heart ease and his face lighten as he turns to look at her. He didn't know how he would have faced this memorial without her. It's likely he would have felt as hollow as he did every day that came before.
"I'm not sure. I think they might? If not, maybe your dragons will find something they like better?"
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[Continued from HERE]
Her body is soft in all the ways he had needed and missed. While he had always noticed the heat that radiated from her and inside of her, it was her softness that made overwhelmed him. He still struggled for breath, choking on the emotion that had risen to the surface, replacing frenzy with awe and love. It had shaken him, how much he felt for her on that first night. It surpassed anything else he had felt before, a strong link that he couldn't explain or begin to understand. It was as if his blood cried out for her and his soul was bound to hers.
His hips moved on their own accord, having long ago lost the ability for stable rhythm and speed. Instead, he chased after that warm feeling, his body struggling to hold out with each push and pull. It was almost as though his climax were being dragged from him, all without his will and permission. It was embarrassing to know that he was failing to draw this out, but she had teased him so well and it had been so long since he was with her last. It was too much.
He gripped her tightly, his nails digging into her sides, his last semblance of control before his body gave way. He pressed her face into her neck, biting fiercely into her flesh in a desperate bid to mark her and push her over the edge as well. Or maybe he simply wanted to taste her? It was hard to tell in that fine line between pleasure and madness.
His body tightened within her, his hips managing to thrust once and twice more before his speed spilled. He groaned, his voice muffled by her skin. His eyes shut tightly, color blooming before his eyes, as though she had returned it to the world herself.
He would have to make this up to her. It wouldn't be the last.
Her body is soft in all the ways he had needed and missed. While he had always noticed the heat that radiated from her and inside of her, it was her softness that made overwhelmed him. He still struggled for breath, choking on the emotion that had risen to the surface, replacing frenzy with awe and love. It had shaken him, how much he felt for her on that first night. It surpassed anything else he had felt before, a strong link that he couldn't explain or begin to understand. It was as if his blood cried out for her and his soul was bound to hers.
His hips moved on their own accord, having long ago lost the ability for stable rhythm and speed. Instead, he chased after that warm feeling, his body struggling to hold out with each push and pull. It was almost as though his climax were being dragged from him, all without his will and permission. It was embarrassing to know that he was failing to draw this out, but she had teased him so well and it had been so long since he was with her last. It was too much.
He gripped her tightly, his nails digging into her sides, his last semblance of control before his body gave way. He pressed her face into her neck, biting fiercely into her flesh in a desperate bid to mark her and push her over the edge as well. Or maybe he simply wanted to taste her? It was hard to tell in that fine line between pleasure and madness.
His body tightened within her, his hips managing to thrust once and twice more before his speed spilled. He groaned, his voice muffled by her skin. His eyes shut tightly, color blooming before his eyes, as though she had returned it to the world herself.
He would have to make this up to her. It wouldn't be the last.
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