paris ♔ so you'll keep the world at bay | keep your secrets and your scars.

[silvermaid]

♬ The Storm - Boy & Bear

WHO || Anastacia, Christos, Faye, Aedan, Felicity, Taenya Farstorm
WHAT || The Knights travel to Paris, get some sight seeing in, and meet with the councilwoman.
WHERE || Paris, France
WHEN || August 26th IGNORE WHAT WYNN SAID ABOUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS, I DO WHAT I WANT
HOW || Actionspam

[ this post covers all events from the flight to paris through the initial meeting to get things rolling on the mission. there will be three relevant threads below, please wait for them to be posted to comment ♥ ]

Comments

[uncurse]

Just keep it reasonable.

[ she is not remotely fooled by faye, her sense motive is a 26. but she does bring her heels and a pair of maroon platformed pumps to the counter. she's got enough boots at this point that she doesn't need to add them to her closet, but it's physically painful to resist being that girl who just buys the same exact types of clothes and having 6 different permutations on the same jacket because it comes naturally to emma swan, who has 4 different red leather jackets. ]

[reallywicked]

[After checking out, Faye lets the bags hang from one arm, feeling so much better after purchasing such great shoes. This makes up for everything shitty about her last mission.]

Where to next, ladies? [It's a half question. She just wants a new dress... yesterday. And ending the day on some bling sounds pretty awesome.]

[bittersweeter]

There is an Agnes B. a couple stores down. [How does she know this, as she hands over her credit card? A. because she asked the clerk in rapid fire French, y'all be jealous (knowledge: local 16) and b. because I remember from when I went there and Agnes B. was all my cheap ass could afford, so YOU'RE WELCOME SHE PICKED THE LOW END OF THE PRICE SCALE, EMMA. Now be proud of her so she can have feels.

She yammers something else in French and the clerk responds in kind, snickering appreciatively.] And Etam is right next door.

[That's lingerie.]

[uncurse]

What the hell do you need lingerie for?

[ knowledge (fashion): 14. yeah, she knows what etam is. ]

[bittersweeter]

So many reasons, really. Chiefly that when I do wear underwear, I like it to be pretty. Also, I enjoy pretty things and it makes me feel pretty. The fact that my boyfriend will probably enjoy it? Bonus.

[reallywicked]

[Faye gives Lila a little look- eyebrows up and suppressing a smile.]

Lila found herself a real prince charming. [It's not even a lie as far as Faye is concerned.]

[uncurse]

That's right. You still haven't told me this guy's name. If you're calling him your boyfriend, shouldn't that be something you're willing to share?

[bittersweeter]

[gdi Emma.] Jack. His name is Jack Morgan. [She glances over at Faye with a shrug. She is a liar, she lies, what do people expect from her?] Get it? Captain Morgan?

[reallywicked]

[Faye just sort of halts. For a half second, she's mad, but at least she doesn't have to feel like she has lost her touch. If anyone was going to snag a prince, it was damn well going to be her.]

Figures.

[uncurse]

You know we'll meet him eventually.

[bittersweeter]

Probably. [And then everyone can see Lila act like a real girl.] He's a good guy, you know. Actual good guy. Solves crimes, saves kittens from trees, looks out for the downtrodden. [She is not bluffing... about the good guy part.]

[reallywicked]

[There's just something about the way she talks about him that makes Faye jealous. If she's ever felt like that about someone? She doesn't remember it. She's quiet, pretending to be more interested on getting to the next store.]

[uncurse]

Do people ever start relationships with guys they don't think are good? I'm pretty sure usually, they don't figure out if they're wrong til later.

[bittersweeter]

[Lila's mouth presses into a line.] Well, if he turns out of be a murderer on his days off I will let you know. [No she won't.] But considering his mom isn't going to set me up to be raped just for the fun of it, I think he is a huge step up from Cassel. So can we drop it?

[reallywicked]

[Faye turns back towards Lila and arches one eyebrow. They don't talk much about their past. On Faye's part it's because she doesn't remember anything. But apparently Lila does remember. And it sounds...interesting.]

I've been thinking about picking out a new conquest. The pirate left something to be desired.

[Ho hum just purposefully bringing that back up in front of Emma. Just in case you thought you were friends or something ridiculous like that.]

[uncurse]

[ emma had fixed lila with a concerned look, ready to jump in, but faye's remark drags all of that to a screeching halt. rather than acknowledge her discomfort or prepare the 'romance is different than conquest and there's no prize for sleeping with strangers' talk, she chooses to clam up herself. she points out the store to their left. ]

You wanted to hit Agnes B, right?

[ that is a much easier thing to say than anything regarding the levels of pissed she still manages to be about hook. ]

[bittersweeter]

Yes. [And she is annoyingly grateful to both of them for dropping it and changing the subject. Even if she will never admit it and the only one that gets a grateful look is Emma because if she looked at Faye, well. Well, she'd have to acknowledge she just burst out with that in public. Oops.

But now all the fun is diminished and Lila doesn't actually want to go shopping, she wants to curl up with a giant bottle of Belvedere and sleep, neither of which are going to happen.] Let's go. [And she will veer in that direction regardless.]

[reallywicked]

[Wow, Faye is the only one still enjoying herself huh? Too bad she doesn't care much to bother with other people's feelings. She does give Lila a quick glance while she's busy shooting grateful eyes at Emma because she sure does plan on asking Lila what the hell that was about later on. Oh well. The walk to the next store can be done in awkward silence apparently.]

[uncurse]

[ 2/3 people don't want to be here and are too stubborn to say anything. awesome. emma holds the door open for faye and lila because she's a gentleman. she's way too used to silence to feel the need to break it with anything. ]

[bittersweeter]

[Emma is a gentleman, wow. Chivalry ain't dead.

Don't worry, Lila will break this awkward silence, as she do.] You still gonna cockblock me from lingerie?

[reallywicked]

You could always just go without. [Faye offers with a wicked smirk. She will just be over here checking out lacy and sheer things in black and red.]

[uncurse]

[ a shrug that comes off as a clear no. ]

You know what you're doing.

[bittersweeter]

Thanks. [She pokes at some clothes halfheartedly before drifting back to Emma.] I'm fine. You had that worried mom look.

[reallywicked]

[Faye is oblivious to this heart warming exchange. Too busy finding sexy underthings, thanks.]

[uncurse]

I'm not a mom.

[ emma feels the need to point out, though she feels her gut twisting as she says it, thinking of the chance she'd given up. thinking of the child she's been told brought her to storybrooke. whoever he did turn out to be, he's not someone she remembers.

still. her look softens, and she gives a grim, half-smile to lila. ]

I just ... didn't know. [ she raises a hand to wave it off. with the number of losers she's been through in her life, none of them have ever reached near what lila's described. and that breaks her heart. emma's life has been rough enough, she doesn't want this girl to have gone through worse than her. ] I'm glad you found a good one.