Then again, Pinocchio’s parents who had been turned into puppets remained puppets in SB. We see them in Mr. Gold’s pawn shop.
LOL, I’m so stupid. Instead of just looking up what a pawnbroker actually is, I just kept trying to figure it out myself, but the only thing I could think of was chess … Just looked it up now and I finally get what it is and that it’s totally fit for Rumple … Ah, nothing better than to solve a mystery and learning new words. 😀