deal 006 ❖ [video]

[intogold]

[The video is on. But Rumpelstiltskin is unaware of this, largely because it was turned on as it was flung against a wall.

He's having a bit of a tantrum. These are, thankfully, quite rare, but also quite violent. There is broken glass strewn about, vials and bottles shattered and small pools of variously colored liquids.]

Useless! All of this entirely useless. How is it there's not one pair in true love in this entire mess of an existence?!

[It's about here his eyes fall on his communicator and he realizes he's being watched. He straightens up a bit, schools his face into a bit of a smile. Tense around the edges, pulled a bit too taut over his features.]

Well dearies, sorry you had to see that. Call it a bit of frustration and homesickness. I suppose perhaps while I have some of your attention, I should make the most of it. What is the happiest memory you have? What would you be willing to sacrifice to reclaim it?

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[memoryreprieved]

None at all? [ That's hard to believe... but then. She's never experienced real emotions before. That doesn't mean she thinks she could never love someone. She loves Axel and Roxas. But this is a different kind of love, a love from the heart. It would explain why Xemnas was so obsessed with hearts. ]

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[intogold]

The potion I made back home, they never even knew I'd done it. All it took was a strand of each of their hair. Quite simple, really, but Snow White and her prince's love was quite impressively true.

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[memoryreprieved]

[ It sounds like an easy solution. Simple. Almost too simple. But there's something that bothers her in this. ]

I still don't like not asking people though...

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[intogold]

Oh, deary. I'm not looking for a conscience. At all.

[Another burst of laughter.] But if it eases your concerns, I am a man of fair deals. I did not take without giving.

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[memoryreprieved]

[ There's something about the way he says that- it kind of rubs her the wrong way. But... He really doesn't seem like an awful person. Trying to find a way to make things better isn't an awful thing and he said it didn't bring any harm to them, so... ]

What did you give them then?

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[intogold]

She a potion that she desperately desired. And he, the whereabouts of his true and then-missing love. And from each I took a strand of hair.

Fair deals all around, you see. [A grin.] Why they later came back for other trades as well.

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[memoryreprieved]

I guess that's not really a bad thing. [ A strand of hair seems almost one-sided, actually. Is that all he really needs? Nothing extensive like massive heart collection? It's kind of too simple. But then what does she really know of these things? Outside of elemental magic and cure spells, not much. ]

But... If you're trying to make something real, then why are asking about people's memories? [ Especially if, well. They still remember things. ]

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[intogold]

It isn't, deary. Though admittedly like anything it's all in how its used.

[He tilts his head to the side slightly.] Oh, just an old man's curiosity. Not related. [A wave of his fingers.] I find my mind wandering to my own these days.