deal 005 ❖ [video]

[intogold]

[Rumpelstiltskin is smiling. This in and of itself is probably not at all surprising. In fact, it's genuinely par for the course.

The video shows that he's not in his shop for once, instead out and about and in motion. And even more surprising, perhaps, is what he decides to ask about.]

Where I'm from, love is a very powerful magic. Well, the right kind of love is.

So tell me, dearies, what is your experience with love? Have you been in love? Does love conquer all where you're from? Has it ever saved someone you know?

I can't help my curiosity, after all. [Here he giggles, high pitched, the sound sudden and then ending just as abruptly.] So perhaps you wouldn't mind indulging an old man's wondering.

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[offrillsandswords]

Do people really turn out that way?

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[intogold]

Unfortunately, yes. There is evil in the world. And evil is made, not born.

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[offrillsandswords]

Evil is made... then it makes me wonder about the who are evil in stories.

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[intogold]

Does it? Well, deary. If you're wondering, I may be able to tell you. I've quite a bit of experience in the matter.

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[offrillsandswords]

Experience?

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[intogold]

Yes. Experience. I've met a number of villains in my time. [Most would accuse him of being one as well.]

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[offrillsandswords]

That must have been scary.

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[intogold]

[Here he just laughs, manic, wild.] It would have been it would have been! Were I not the scariest of all.

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[offrillsandswords]

I don't think you're scary at all.

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[intogold]

Clearly you aren't looking very closely then.

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[offrillsandswords]

You sound like a nice person though.

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[intogold]

Clearly you aren't listening very closely then either.

[He says this with a light, airy little laugh though.]

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[offrillsandswords]

But from what we talk about you don't sound bad.

[A little bit naive this one is.]

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[intogold]

Do you really think so, deary?

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[offrillsandswords]

Of course. It's what I think anyway.