open } burn the land and boil the sea

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♬ I'm On a Boat - The Lonely Island

WHO || Hook and anyone who wants to visit him
WHAT || Catch-all post for Jolly Roger interactions.
WHERE || The Jolly Roger, docked in the Thames
WHEN || ~whenever works~
HOW || idk go with your heart

[Hook's pretty much abandoned his room at the castle now that his home is put back together. He's at the Jolly Roger nearly every day, cleaning, doing minor repairs, or sailing her around just for fun.

If asked nicely, he might give a tour.]

Comments

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It's not urgent. [He takes the flask back from her and moves towards the desk anyway. He puts the flask down and starts rifling through it until he comes out with a map that looks glaringly modern in the old fashioned cabin, especially while being held by an old fashioned pirate.]

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[ she falls into a comfortable silence, watching him with only a mild interest as he rifles through the desk. 'it's not urgent' seems like an invitation for conversation, but she doesn't have much to say. she hasn't had the energy to focus on much other than a way to bring her father back from what's tantamount to exile, and it's clear in the distracted distance that reflects in her eyes. ]

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[Hook slips the maps under his arm and picks up the flask, taking another sip and watching her.]

Have you talked to him at all since he left?

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I can't. No communication. Wherever he is ... [ she doesn't even know that. doesn't even know if he made it safely, she realizes. she shakes her head. ] It's part of the deal. If he's gonna stay away from Amara, he needs to stay away.

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Not for much longer. [They've got a plan. They're getting a magic apple. The corner of his mouth twitches up in what could become a hopeful smile, but doesn't quite make it there.] If this works.

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I'm not hanging my hopes of breaking the curse of the Magi on a magic apple from some goblins. [ in other words, she's here, risking everything to try this one thing and she doesn't even think it will really work. she just has to try. ]

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[His expression softens. That's Emma all over. Doing things she doesn't entirely believe on the off chance it might help. Hook doesn't know if he trusts the info coming in either (mostly because of the source), but at least he believes it's possible, maybe even likely, that it'll work. If they can retrieve it, at least.]

It's the best chance we've got. Unless you've been coming up with better ideas?

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[ she shakes her head, glancing down. truth be told, she can't stop wishing there were some way that just finding mary margaret could fix this. true love's kiss had broken curses before, but the problem was that it wasn't charming who was cursed. it was amara. and amara seeing mary margaret and david together was a sure way for her mother to wind up dead. it wouldn't be some family reunion. ]

I'm just not going into this expecting miracles. That's all I'm saying. [ and she wishes she had better ideas, but she's not the magic expert here. gold is. and he'd be a considerable amount better at it, she can't help but reflect bitterly, if he remember a damn thing about his life before the curse. ]

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Have hope, Swan. [He says it softly, stepping in a bit closer as he does. He may be taking this expedition with his own grain of salt, but he does believe there's at least a good chance it will work. Well, a medium chance, anyway.] Miracles happen.

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Not to me, they don't. [ there's a slightly embittered, tight-lipped smile at that, the forced kind that's more of an attempt to be polite than anything. ]

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Come now, darling. [He gives her one of those soft looks, the sort that's far too full of fondness and admiration to be considered remotely polite.] To you especially.

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I don't think so.

[ she's quick to dismiss it, eyebrows raised, expression placid. she tucks her hands into her back pockets and nods. ] I'll get outta your hair. [ and turns to excuse herself. ]

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That tour offer's still open, you know. [He smiles slightly.] Though perhaps now isn't the most opportune moment.

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I'll keep the offer in mind. [ she says it through a tight smile, giving another nod. it's clear she doesn't intend to take him up on it, but who's to say she won't change her mind? ]