Test Drive for teleios

[geneticfaith]

[Henry awoke in the large room dazed and confused like everyone else. And there was a lot of everyone else. He tried to think back to what he remembered before coming here while the woman talked about being kidnapped. That was old news to Henry after having been in Ruby City for six months. But this place was very different. And not in a good way. It scared him, he didn't like not having his mothers around. He hoped he knew someone here. Even if he didn't like them too much.]

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at his canon point, he doesn't know henry yet ~

[fuckingneal]

[Neal knew by now when to check the temple for new arrivals. At first, he had avoided the place to keep out of the way of his father, but now that that cat was out of the bag, he came and went as he pleased. It was still strained. He still wanted nothing to do with the man, but at least he didn't feel like he had to stay on edge, to hide.

The strange thing about today is that there's not the normal batch of people. No, this time's there's a young boy. He approached with a curious half smile.]

Hey, kid. You alright? [What was strange was that he looked like he was and that was pretty impressive, given what he knew he must have been told already.]

Oh noes! Henry's post Manhattan + old game memories

[geneticfaith]

[Henry turned and smiled when he saw Neal. A familiar face though one he had just met and not very recently either.]

Yes. I've felt worse.

[Then something occurred to him, would the timelines be stretched as they were in Ruby City?]

...You know me, right?

sob

[fuckingneal]

[The question made his head tilt in the quirk of a question.]

Uh, no? Should I?

Yup!

[geneticfaith]

Maybe. [Henry shrugged.] It's not important.

[Maybe if Henry had gotten to know his dad more before coming here, he'd be more inclined to make a fuss. But he had only spent a few hours with him at the most before this meeting so why confuse the man even more?]

[fuckingneal]

If you say so. [But he's not about to just leave a kid in the temple by himself.]

You hungry?

[unhand]

[Hook doesn't know Henry. He knows of the boy, of course, and he's managed to figure out during his time here who the boy's father is, but he's never seen him for himself.

Still, he's got something of a soft spot for lost boys, and this one's got a familiar look about him.]

Lost, mate?

[geneticfaith]

[Lost didn't quite cover it but Henry was a hardy soul and managed a smile.]

Just a little. Though the woman was helpful to a point.

[unhand]

Yeah, you'll find lots of helpful people around here. Good for getting you anything but out of this place.

[geneticfaith]

I don't mind where I am as long as I have my family.

[He doesn't seem very bothered by the kidnapping having gone through it before.]

[unhand]

Your family's here? [He raises an eyebrow, leaning forward a bit.] And who is your family, lad?

[uncurse]

[ emma's pretty much given up, at this point, on hunting through the crowds for familiar faces. too many people arrive every month - near twenty, by her count - for it to be practical without getting caught up. so, instead, she checks the job and room charts posted on one of the back walls of the great hall. she's skimming it with no great urgency - after all, most everyone's already here from storybrooke, and the chances that teleios would pull in a kid is slim by the looks of it - when she catches his name.

her entire expression shifts, eyes widening, jaw slackening, and the stubborn stiffness in her shoulders draining right out. there's no deflecting that this hits her right at home. it's been nearly a year now since she's seen her son, and everything she's done in teleios has been with the determination to get back to him, right down to trying to strike a bargain with the two people she absolutely shouldn't.

and now he's here.

she pivots quickly, searching the crowd at waist-level, and begins to push through bodies, the panic and desperation to see him building inside of her until it mounts into a shout. ]

Henry? Henry!

[geneticfaith]

[Henry's been look through the crowd as well trying to see if can spot someone familiar, either from Storybrooke or Ruby City, when he heard the shout. His name in Emma's voice. He'd know it anywhere.]

Mom! [He yelled back hoping to help by giving her a sound to aim for and heading in the direction of her own voice.] Mom, I'm here!

[uncurse]

Henry!

[ emma closes the distance between them and doesn't hesitate to pull her son into her arms, crouching down some to reach his level. she pulls him in and, hiding her face against his hair, exhales her relief. the hug only lasts a moment, though, before worry overtakes her. it's been a fair year since she's seen him, she needs to get a look at him, and make sure he was safe in storybrooke - after all, he'd been there with regina.

so, she pulls back, settling her hands on his shoulders, and studies him. the important parts are the same, but it's obvious how he's grown - grown without her there, and that cuts deeper than she'd admit. her lips tighten and her brow furrows, worry evident. ] Are you okay?

[geneticfaith]

[Henry clings to her as well. She'd been away when he'd left as had Regina so it was good to see her again.]

I'm fine. Better knowing you're here.

[He wondered how long ago she'd seen him and what she knew about the goings on in Storybrooke and Manhattan. Was she in his past or perhaps his future? Only time would tell.]

[uncurse]

[ she gives him a thin, reassuring smile at that but the edges of it fade down, because of course he's fine. he just traveled between worlds, and of course he's fine. he's resilient. he's her kid. she can't have forgotten that.

she spends another moment, gaze boring into him, trying to memorize every detail of his face and determine what's changed and berate herself for the minute possibility of having forgotten anything. she pulls him back into a hug, fluffing a hand against his shaggier-than-it-had-been hair. she glances around the hall, apprehensive in her protectiveness. ]

I know you've got a lot of questions. And there's time for some, while we get you to bed. The rest wait til morning, okay?

[ because it's late and she's a mother again. it's like working out a muscle that's gone stiff and weak from lack of use, but she's flexing it and trying to remember the feeling all the same. remember a feeling she never got as much chance to enjoy as she'd have liked. ]

henryyyyyyyy /not actually a canonmate but whatever

[dontkanyeme]

[Bo doesn't really look too closely at the new arrivals. She doesn't want to make it seem like she's looking for someone, exactly. She is, but she doesn't want to get her hopes up.

When she wanders past a kid, however, she can't help but stop.]

Hey, kiddo. You okay?

lol whatever

[geneticfaith]

[Henry smiled.] Yes, thank you. Just a bit tired like the lady said.

[dontkanyeme]

Do you know if your parents are around somewhere? Or are you all by yourself.

[which, to Bo's frustration, isn't as uncommon as you may think.]

[geneticfaith]

Haven't had a look around yet. But I'm sure they'll find me if they're here. My moms are very overprotective.

[dontkanyeme]

[And she assumes Henry's moms are lesbians but that doesn't bother her at all.]

What do they look like?

*Plays Ruby, but couldn't resist sending Prim*

[andproper]

[Small footsteps padded forward, as the blond girl made her way among the waking bodies.

When she sees Henry waking, she stops and blinks. Not many people her age come to Teleios.]

Hello.

Awesome. :)

[geneticfaith]

[Henry blinked back and managed a smile.]

Hello.

They're both in game, anyway. <3

[andproper]

Did you just wake up? [That's what happened to her, last month. She's still not sure how it works, though. Do they use any drugs to put them to sleep?]

It's fine. <3

[geneticfaith]

Apparently. But this is not where I went to sleep. I except this happens often though.

[andproper]

You wake up somewhere you didn't sleep? [She frowns, a little curious.]