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[Simon's peering into his locket, looking uncertain- brows gently furrowed as if he's concentrating, but slightly hesitant to speak. To one other person in particular here, it must be somewhat reminiscent of the Simon who was worried about speaking up, worried his friends might think he was stupid for voicing his thoughts. He licks his lips. Should he have told Alisha first?]

Did-.. anyone else see things last night? [Though his voice is even and sure, a hand is idly pushes back the brown hair at his forehead with a flicker of self-consciousness. He doesn't really know these people, should he be sharing this?] I don't know if it was a message- it was, more like a vision. Like someone trying to contact me.

[Blue eyes lift, glancing upward briefly before settling back upon the locket he recalls what he was shown.] There were people asking for my help. It seemed like they were being torn apart er- in the sky. [His nose wrinkles a little, it sounds vaguely ridiculous and wasn't pleasant, that much is reflected in his expression and he's compelled to help them even if he doesn't have any idea how, this is all he can do. Perhaps someone else here will know better.]

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[ben didn't think anyone else in this world had similar powers to his own, and it startles him that someone is so open about asking. it takes him a while to actually respond to simon's broadcast, and when he does, it's much later in the day.]

You saw it, too?

[he honestly thought it had just been him.]

[Simon's little relieved to hear he isn't going utterly mad, perhaps all the more eager to talk to the other given the delay in his reply. After all, this is why he chose to share what he'd seen.]

Yes. Do you know why we saw it?

[His tone sounds rather hopeful. Plenty of other people here know more about this land, the magic, how it all works. Maybe someone knows. Other, than you know, someone being desperate for help.]

No.

[he doesn't really want to go into it -- he had been hoping simon had a better explanation. looks like he has to talk.]

You think everyone saw what we saw?

I don't think so-- at least Alisha didn't see anything. She didn't say anything about it to me.

[His tone implies clearly enough that she would have. He thinks. Simon takes a breath in, as if he's a little nervous.]

It's just. I don't usually see- ..things like this.

[ben doesn't know who alisha is but he assumes she's a good friend of simon's. either way, he doesn't ask about her.

he sounds a tad exasperated when he responds,]

You don't. What do you think this means? People -- normal people -- ain't used to this, and now everybody's talkin' about it. Who d'you think did this?

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But- I'm not normal. [Simon's almost a little too keen to offer this up, not quite pride but there's a sense of eagerness in his voice.] I see things sometimes. Things that are going to happen, but usually it's my future, I'm part of the vision. Because I can change it.

[There's a pause, he only wishes he had something else.]

I don't know. The ..sky doesn't seem quite right either. People are talking about that too --do you have any ideas?

[ben is taken aback by simon's willingness to admit his abilities, to broadcast the information over the network so easily. not only that, but that his abilities are similiar to his own. he's baffled. a part of him is envious that simon can accept himself for the way he is and talk about it, but all ben can manage is a curt response.]

I ain't, either.

[he gives a shake of his head, though simon can't see it.]

No. Maybe someone's doin' this, makin' us see things.

[wouldn't be the first time for ben, anyway.]

[Simon smiles to himself, even if it's not visible, it's sort of audible in his voice.]

You've got powers? [By nature he's curious; he's thought about the fact he's bound to meet people with different abilities, magic and spells. In Wertham no one was born with what they could do.]

I think you might be right. Maybe it's a test? [To see if they'll act, see if they'll help. How? He's not really sure.]

[he ignores simon's question, happy to move on to the next. he's not ready to admit something like that.]

A test for what?

[it's not happening to just a few of them, so ben's at a bit of a loss. at home, he'd be able to make more sense of things, but now, it's really all up in the air.]

[Simon's still interested in these powers, though it's an obvious snub of his question, he doesn't take it badly.]

Maybe to ..see if we'll help them or not? We're supposed to do things- people talk about gaining favour with the royals. I've never really had to do anything like that.

[Maybe this is one of those things, deeds that would please the royals? Even so, Simon's still more curious about this voice.]

I'm Simon.

[ alisha's in the kitchens, scrolling through her locket when she sees simon make a broadcast. even if he did run it by her, she'd simply write it off as something weird. it's nothing they need to worry about, yeah? lets do normal shit, like brunch — exactly what she had been trying to compile now. ]

It's probably just a bad dream. [ though, alisha's tone isn't entirely convincing. weird shit happens around them, even here … if simon's seeing visions, something she hadn't thought he could ever get, unless he tried to see into someone's future, it means some shit is about to hit the fan. again. ] Nothing to worry about, yeah?

[ if it's nothing to worry about, why is alisha responding to him now rather than when she returns to him? ]

But, it ..wasn't like a dream Alisha. [Simon insists softly, partly wishing he'd not gone out wandering the halls, because talking to her, just them he might get her to believe him. As reluctant as he is to so much as let Alisha out of his sight he doesn't want to drag her all about the castle.]

It felt like I was using my power- [And there's a difference. At least, he thinks so- Simon does try to look certain. His power hasn't done this before, that's enough isn't it?] It's got to be for a reason.

Right, cause that don't sound like a bad omen or nothin'.

[He's not going to admit that he too heard the voices. There's enough strange things going on as it is]

Tell ya what, maybe you should cut back on the free wine they got flowing around here.

Maybe it means we're meant to do something.

[The look on Simon's face makes it clear he has no idea, but there's an eagerness that suggests he'd want to help if he could. He almost feels compelled to;

before his expression turns rather serious, Simon doesn't always pick up on sarcasm, or a good natured tease. Or perhaps he simply wants to try sort this out.]

I haven't been drinking.

Or it could just be this place messin' with everyone.

[Magic. Magic was always messy and more than a little annoying, and this place was full of annoying magic]

Really? Too bad, they had some really good stuff up at the castle last I remember. Maybe you should start.

Messing with people? Does ..it do that?

[Simon's head tilts a little, as if he isn't quite so sure of that the other person means. Isn't dragging you from home bad enough? Not that it was so bad, for him or Alisha.

To the words relating to drink there's the hint of a grin upon Simon's lips, as if he's almost amused at the idea of trying said alcohol, maybe he wants to, or could be convinced of it.]

Maybe after we figure what we're supposed to do? If this is a message.

[ Except duties, right? Serious medieval hero duties to figure out what the screaming faces bursting into mist was all about.]

Did you miss the whole fairy thing? Or how 'bout being dragged here against your will?

[This place makes him so grumpy]

And if it's some weird star trap?

Oh- [There's a small measure of sheepishness about Simon, his gaze briefly darting from the screen with a flicker of embarrassment.] Yes. I thought maybe there was something else as well.

[Simon had been struck enough by what he saw, and felt it almost enough that he's barely considered it might not be genuine, his brows furrow.]

A star trap? You think maybe it's not a real call for help?

It's not that I think the talking stars are lying, just that we shouldn't be so willin' to trust inanimate objects that start talkin'.

[Were stars inanimate? Who cared!]

[Simon's seen a lot of things back home, and he's not entirely sure stars with messages are the strangest.

But being wary of inanimate things talking is a good point to be making and Simon does nod a little, to accept it.]

There's magic in this world- [Doesn't really make these things less strange, though does it? He still looks confused.] Maybe this sort of thing happens all the time? -It's uh, not really like that where I'm from.

Well, there's plenty of magic where I'm from an' I can say with some certainty that most of the time it's full of trouble and lies.

[Even if he was one to use it to his advantage when needed, Will was never going to be the sort to simply trust it]

Where do you come from? Can anyone use magic?

[Simon can't help but be curious, there's so many worlds here, so many things that he's never heard of before.]

Here and there. Enchanted Forest, Wonderland, some town called Storybrook. Sort of a traveler. [Of course his travels weren't always something he consented to without a little nudging]

No magic in Storybrook, but there's loads other places that you can learn magic in. Bit of an ugly business if you ask me.

..things in your world always badly, if you play about with magic?

[Wonderland? Important questions, aren't they? All this magic stuff. Perhaps it's not the same of course, but Simon has little else than 'fiction' stories to base this all on.

He looks as if he's hanging on the information this guy is giving him. It's almost a belated thought.]

I'm Simon-

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Usually, but that's 'cause the things most want magic to do for them is selfish in the first place.

Will. Will Scarlet.

Oh. Sort of like- personal gain. Then it's bound to go wrong. [Well, he may not have had real magic but the whole magical thing had a bit of 90's surge in popularity. So, in light of all that it sort of makes sense.]

What do you think, of these shards we're supposed to have within us? They're magic, aren't they?

[He's not really asked a lot about it- really they could be equally lost, but it's always worth asking isn't it.]

Huh.

[He hadn't put much thought into the shards. They were simply something others talked about. It was probably a stupid way to wander this world, but Will decided that he would deal with these shard things when the time came]

They're something, don't know if it's magic or just fancy gems stuck inside us because them Royal folk were bored. Why, you fixin' on hunting some down?

[This was said in obvious jest as the boy didn't look like much of a fighter]

They're special. They mean we're special too.

[Not just fancy. Simon looks and sounds pretty serious about this sort of thing, as if trying to convince Will. After all there was supposed to be a reason they were kidnapped? Alisha being here too, of course.]

I think I want to know more about them first-- how they work. But, I could.

[Simon's not quite defensive, but sounding overly sure of himself -- as he doesn't miss the fact Will is almost mocking him, brows furrowing a little.]

The royals here are supposed to reward us, if we do well by them.

Special? Don't mean to break your heart, but we're only as special as we are useful.

Yeah, them Royals will reward us, but does that reward mean goin' home? This place is just a really big, really nice cage. They toss us a few treats for doin' tricks and pat our heads. I know their sort, and the moment someone ain't useful to them, that someone will find they ain't so "special" anymore.

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