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[storybrooke_savior]

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[Text] - 9/11 - early evening

[fondofapples]

Check the network. There's a familiar face. I'm on my way to see if she knows us.

[storybrooke_savior]

Who's that?

[ Emma hasn't met Elsa yet, which is a shame, considering how close they would eventually become. ]

[fondofapples]

[ Regina scowls at the text, but mostly at herself. It's hard to remember who knows what when she's known multiple versions of Emma now. ]

Elsa, Queen of Arendelle. You and she have an important connection.

[storybrooke_savior]

[ Ah jeez. ]

More surprise family?

[ She's being a smartass so it's funny how close that is to the truth, from a certain point of view. ]

[fondofapples]

After a fashion.

[ It isn't really a story for text, but... ]

Your foster mother Ingrid was her aunt.

[storybrooke_savior]

I had a lot of foster families, but I don't remember an Ingrid.

[fondofapples]

[ Regina rolls her eyes. How is she supposed to keep track of what Emma does and doesn't remember? Even in their shared timeline she's had her memories altered more often than Bridezilla's wedding gown. ]

Of course you don't.

[ There's a brief pause between the texts while Regina decides how much to tell her in a text. ]

Apparently you didn't take it well the first time you ran into her in Storybrooke.

[ Text ] 10/2 - midafternoon

[fondofapples]

Are you free for drinks later?

[storybrooke_savior]

Should be. Something up?

Or is this just a hang?

[fondofapples]

[ A hang? How common nice. They're clearly making progress, if hanging is a thing. ]

Let's go with both.

[storybrooke_savior]

[ Oh. Okay. That's concerning. ]

Okay. When and where?

[ It sounds important enough that Emma will make the time for it. ]

[fondofapples]

6:30. The Dancing Donner.

[ She's relieved, she thinks, that Emma has agreed to meet her. It would've been easier to talk to Neil, but talking to Emma will probably keep her saner. ]

text -> action

[storybrooke_savior]

I'll be there

[ And she is there. Early, even. Not super early, but this seems important, so early enough to secure a nice place and order something to either nibble at or just toy with. Difficult conversations always go a little smoother with food. ]

11/01 - evening - text

[highpitchednoises]

I made a new friend today. He's really smart and picked up ASL like...in minutes. His name is Atreus.

[storybrooke_savior]

In MINUTES? Wow. That's something. Think he could help me out with it? [ She's joking, mostly. A little concerned about the kid learning something like that in MINUTES but too proud of Regan for making a friend to remark on it. ]

But hey, awesome, new friend! You want to invite him over some time, hang out? Maybe go grab a pizza and see if we can find an arcade?

11/18 - Later Afternoon

[fondofapples]

[ Neil's text sets off warning bells. Without discussing it with Neil, she immediately texts Emma and Evie together. ]

Neil's sick. I may take him to Nova. Emma, can you
stay at the house with the kids? Bring Regan? Evie, can you
watch them during the day tomorrow?

[storybrooke_savior]

[ Emma wants to ask a few dozen questions but she's got enough crisis experience to know this is not the time. ]

Of course I will. Lemme throw some stuff in a bag for me and Regan and we'll be right there.

[fondofapples]

[ Regina knows Emma will have questions, and she'd really like to be able to talk to her and get her help, but there's not going to be time. Not this time. Maybe once she gets Neil through this fever, she can talk to Emma about her magic and help her learn to heal. Her Light magic is stronger than Regina's, even as powerful as Regina is. ]

I'll probably be gone already. It'll be better if they don't see how
bad it is. Charlie's going to be a wreck as it is. 

She'll probably call Eli to come over. That's fine. As long as you're at the
house too.

[storybrooke_savior]

Boy allowed under supervision. Got it.

Keep me posted if you can.

[fondofapples]

[ There's a considerable pause before Regina replies. When she does, it's only three words. ]

If I can.

[storybrooke_savior]

If you can.

[ Emma knows how this goes, after all. ]

Breathe. Focus. It'll be all right.

video; morning of 11/22

[hellorhighwater]

[Hey, Emma. Guess who’s not dead? Could use a nap from the look of him, but otherwise very much alive..]

Hey, Emma—heads up, me and Regina will be home in a while. I’m better, she’s freakin’ exhausted.

And thanks for lookin’ after the kids. We both appreciate it.

[storybrooke_savior]

Of course, anytime. It was my pleasure.

I'm glad you're feeling better. Want me to see if I can get the kids out of the house so she can get some sleep?

[hellorhighwater]

Nah, we're good. Gettin' the kids to help me out in that department. You've met Alice, she's all over the place--and Regina's probably gonna fight me on the sleeping thing, so if you can't beat 'em? Stick 'em in bed with a cuddly seven year old.

[storybrooke_savior]

Good plan. It might even work.

Anyway, if you need anything else, you know where I'll be.