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[uncurse]

[ For all that Emma tries not to brood, she missed space Christmas and news of Pan's curse has her feeling particularly sentimental. Reflective, even. And the prospect of losing her memories, losing her loved ones, only serves to remind her that sooner or later, they're all trying, in some capacity, to lose the people they've grown to care about aboard the Tranquility. ]

A friend of mine pointed out a while back that not everyone has a home to go back to at this point. Or one worse than what's here, whether that means they're dead or just some other kind of screwed.

[ Strangely, with Dean back now, she has to wonder if he'd say the same again. That staying on the ship, even as it is now, is better than the alternative for some. Getting a read on him is tougher now. It feels like she's missing pieces. ]

What about you? What's your best case scenario for whenever we figure out what the hell's going on here? Do you go home, forget all about it? Backtrack to Arima and set up shop?

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[technologist]

[ oh, it's you. ]

I didn't think I could go back. But things turn out alright, apparently, so I guess going back's the answer. Even if it's sometimes worse, it's still home.

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[uncurse]

I'm pretty much the same. It's not great, but it's home. Though, the more I think about it, the more it feels like we'd be leaving behind here.

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[technologist]

Yeah, but if it's between never going home and forgetting this place entirely, I'd rather forget this place.

Have you got anybody waiting for you?

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[uncurse]

My son and my dad.
Mom's here. Guess that makes me lucky.

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[technologist]

Maybe. Maybe it'd be better if they were all at home. Assuming it's safer there, in any case.

[uncurse]

Just a different kind of danger.
When I got grabbed, I wasn't even home. I was still in Neverland.

[technologist]

You were in Neverland.

[ no wait he's got this one ]

Was Rumplestiltskin there?

[uncurse]

Yeah, you know him?

[technologist]

[ wow way to ruin a joke. ]

No, I just saw him introduce himself on the network. Isn't that the wrong fairy tale?

[ and 3, 2, 1... ]

Did you think I was asking about actual dwarves?

[uncurse]

Weren't you?

[technologist]

It's an acronym. I was talking about drones.

Did you know them?

[uncurse]

The dwarves? Yeah.
They're pretty much what you'd expect.
Except Happy.

[technologist]

[ oH MY GOD this is kind of exciting. ]

What's the matter with Happy?

[uncurse]

Seven dwarves, slim odds they'd all be winners. It's not like he's an axe murderer; he's just kind of a dick.

[technologist]

[ Not sure if that's amusing or ruining his childhood. ]

Now you're going to tell me Grumpy was the cheerful one, right?

[ please ]

[uncurse]

No, he's the town drunk. Don't be ridiculous.

[technologist]

[ Well, there's some faith restored. Maybe..... ]

Is that why home isn't all it's cracked up to be? Belligerent dwarves.

[ Because really, why wouldn't you want to go back to living in Disneyland. ]

[uncurse]

They're dwarves. They pretty much stick to drinking beer and mining; it's not particularly villainous behavior.

[technologist]

But Neverland was dangerous?

Let me guess, too many crocodiles.

[uncurse]

You're trying to be funny but you just sound clueless.

[ oh my god is this how she sounded when she confused ogres and giants. jesus take the wheel. ]

[technologist]

[ Rude. ]

So no crocodiles, then.

[uncurse]

No crocodiles.