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1st star to the right
[The handwriting that appears is a neat, even old fashioned cursive.]
Captain’s Log
I’d add a date, but I’ve no idea what world I’ve landed in, much less how the local time is measured. I know one thing, and one thing only: This isn’t Neverland. Not unless he’s grown more powerful by far since I was here last.
My ship is gone, as well as the rest of the rescue party. With luck, they’ve sailed on, though I fear for the success of their voyage without me to guide them. Not many have gone up against him and survived. I don’t care how much power the Queen and the Crocodile have. My knowledge and sailing abilities are indispensable if we’re to save Henry. They’ll need me.
I don’t recognize this land. I doubt it’s as pleasant as it appears. Magic always comes with a price, does it not? And a land such as this reeks with magic.
I’ll write more when I know more.
- Hook
I’d add a date, but I’ve no idea what world I’ve landed in, much less how the local time is measured. I know one thing, and one thing only: This isn’t Neverland. Not unless he’s grown more powerful by far since I was here last.
My ship is gone, as well as the rest of the rescue party. With luck, they’ve sailed on, though I fear for the success of their voyage without me to guide them. Not many have gone up against him and survived. I don’t care how much power the Queen and the Crocodile have. My knowledge and sailing abilities are indispensable if we’re to save Henry. They’ll need me.
I don’t recognize this land. I doubt it’s as pleasant as it appears. Magic always comes with a price, does it not? And a land such as this reeks with magic.
I’ll write more when I know more.
- Hook
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Considering you lot were willing to risk the lives of everyone in that town for her, it might be less steep than you think. Besides, there's still his grandparents to think of.
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[ again, the words come out when she means to passively deflect. she gives a grim but placating smile. ]
We'll see.
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I've traveled between worlds easily enough. Traveling time? That's different. Only way I know to travel time is waiting it out.
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Because that's how it was supposed to be!
[ the emotion comes with it, sudden and unbidden, and as she continues, it gets stronger. her words pick up speed and her tone gets pitchier and uneven. ]
Because I was supposed to grow up with my parents, in - in a nursery in some castle. I wasn't supposed to spend 28 years with no idea who they were, taking care of myself because foster care's a freaking joke and nobody wanted to keep me around. I imagined every scenario for what they would be like, and not one of them explained to me why they didn't keep me, and why I didn't get to grow up knowing what a family was like.
Because I grew up in the real world, Hook. Where I'm not some - some princess. Where there are no happy endings. Because princesses are supposed to grow up learning horseback riding and table settings and politics and I was busy learning how to steal a car.
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I don't care much about supposed to, lass. As far as I'm concerned, you're a better princess than any other I've known. And certainly a more interesting one.
[He frowns a bit.]
And... surprisingly honest. I didn't think you'd actually answer.
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Believe me, I didn't plan to.
[ she gives a little huff, scrubbing a hand over her face. ]
It's not that - I don't wish I were that way. I don't need validation for the person that I am. But, that's not a princess. Princess comes with - with connotations, with luxuries that I never got. [ like ... family. family is a luxury, right. ] And I don't know the first thing about being one.
Even if I were, there's no Enchanted Forest to be the princess of anymore.
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Yes there is. We were there, remember?
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