No. They aren't always exactly like the real thing. I'm sure I'm only one such example around here among everyone else.

[You know. Lancelot, for one. Among others.

But pretending to be okay and actually being okay are entirely different things. Different things that certain people tend to be more perceptive to, not that Snow always outright says as much. She's just used to certain cues, certain gestures or inflections in the voice from her own experiences, mostly with Emma, her daughter and those walls she's had to try get through ever since meeting her.]

And I get that. Making sure Henry was okay, that he was safe. That they were happy, that was the important thing for us too. Even if that was hard. For their sake. I hope your parents were safe with that war at least.