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  • April 29, 2014 at 7:08 pm in reply to: Emma + Baelfire = Swanfire #264951
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    I’m going to dig a tunnel underground that will link the two tents. This is where I will hang out, as I wander back and forth between the two tents, forever indecisive as I am want to be. Just me and the mole people in my underground tunnel.

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    Co-Mayor of Sad Town | Twin of Co-Mayor of Sad Town | #HopeforRogueBison

    April 29, 2014 at 6:53 pm in reply to: Emma + Baelfire = Swanfire #264946
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    No RG. There’s always room to #HopeForRogueBison.

    Co-Mayor of Sad Town | Twin of Co-Mayor of Sad Town | #HopeforRogueBison

    April 29, 2014 at 5:26 pm in reply to: Emma + Baelfire = Swanfire #264929
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    I go away for 4 days and I feel like I’ve missed so much… Both tents are so pretty! I don’t know which one I want to be in more! *conflicted*

    Co-Mayor of Sad Town | Twin of Co-Mayor of Sad Town | #HopeforRogueBison

    April 29, 2014 at 2:25 am in reply to: Emma + Baelfire = Swanfire #264799
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    Phew! I got home late tonight and decided to pop into the thread. 40-something pages and 2am in the morning later, but I’m all caught up (kind of thankful for LOVE day, otherwise there would have been so many more)! So many things I wish I could have responded to over the weekend, but at this point I think my brain is in thread overload. Tried to read the AV Club review of this week’s episode, but it made no sense. So I watched the episode, and things only made slightly more sense. Seriously, what was that? I’ve decided that A&E should only co-write with Jane from now on. That way we get both significant plot AND character development in each episode, which seems to be two things that rarely happen simultaneously on this stupid show. I’ll probably rant about the episode specifically tomorrow when I’ve had a chance to process it more. Right now I’m still feeling pretty “Whaaaaa?” about it.

    At the convention I was at this weekend I made a point of apologizing to a friend who I’d talked back into watching the show this season. She had been so fed up with season 2 that she had given up over the summer hiatus, but I had so much hope for 3B that I talked her into trying to catch up on 3A. She hasn’t finished yet, but I pretty much told her there was no point anymore (I kind of made a vague, but ominous Facebook post after 315 and she guessed what had happened, so she was already spoiled, though still my fault).

    Anyway, while this was happening a 2nd friend who I didn’t know watched Once (but appears to be GA) joined the conversation, but she also wasn’t caught up, though unlike 1st friend she didn’t care about spoilers. When I told her about Neal her immediate reaction was “He’s not dead. No one on Once is dead. He’ll be back.” I tried to explain about the SoD and all the behind the scenes stuff going, but she just kept repeating herself with this conviction that I found both baffling and frustrating. On on hand I was impressed she could have more than hope. She just seemed to feel that there was no other obvious option but for him to come back, and I really wish I could feel the same way. On the other hand I was frustrated because I feel like I have that same conviction that he’s NOT coming back. Neal is gone, and in a sick way I wanted to take away her hope and have someone else feel my pain, which is stupid and petty, but I can’t help it.

    As for talk of tents and whatnot, I’ve mostly kept myself out of the tent talk because I’m pretty agnostic about everything in life. I almost always need proof to be truly convinced of anything, and with all the BS that’s happened since the SoD I just haven’t known what to think one way or another, at least not with any real conviction. It’s been easier to hang out in the Conspiracy Train Express because THAT is something I feel in my gut. Something there seems wrong, so the train is where I’ve stayed.

    This week’s episode has made me sway a little less away from the “MRJ wanted out” theory, simply because Neal returning, even briefly, helps sell the argument of A&E having made this decision because of story. Do I agree that this was a good move, or that they are telling a good story? No. Not for a moment, but bringing back an actor instead of removing them completely from the show feels like it fits into their poorly written plan rather than axing them completely for petty reasons or whatever. And honestly, it does feel almost like a retroactive bookend for Neal’s (poorly told and developed) story.

    This feels more like the end that 315 did, but I still don’t know how I feel one way or another yet. I’m not naturally a hopeful person, so while hanging out under the table with DSB and co seems like a nice idea, I think I would be lying to myself there. At the same time I’m not 100% despondent, which makes me not convinced enough to join RG and co under Le Tent (though I fit in better there). So right now I feel like I’m hanging out right outside Le Tent, maybe talking to people through the nylon walls, but not ready yet to come inside (maybe I’m sulking? not really sure). For the time being I’m just going to hang out here, maybe sometimes poke my head into the tent, but I’m mostly just waiting for the Conspiracy Train to do last call and pull out of the station. I think that’s where my anger is collecting right now unfortunately.

    Oh! Thank you so much to everyone who read my story! I really appreciate it and I’m go glad you like it! I’ve never had a story idea come to me so fully and I wasn’t sure I could make it really becoming a full story, I’m really happy it doesn’t suck and that you like it!

    Co-Mayor of Sad Town | Twin of Co-Mayor of Sad Town | #HopeforRogueBison

    April 25, 2014 at 10:16 am in reply to: Emma + Baelfire = Swanfire #263735
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    *is bummed she can’t read the fic until later since her work computer won’t let her look at anything on Tumblr* :cry:

    Have a safe and fun trip @textbookone!!!!! :D

    Heather – I put it up at AO3 too, if that helps? I’m just trying to direct people to my tumblr (because it’s lonely, though also kind of empty…). Not that I should be encouraging you to goof off at work… XD
    http://archiveofourown.org/works/1520891

    Co-Mayor of Sad Town | Twin of Co-Mayor of Sad Town | #HopeforRogueBison

    April 25, 2014 at 9:57 am in reply to: Emma + Baelfire = Swanfire #263731
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    OKAY! So that fic I haven’t shut up about for 3 weeks? Finally got the guts to post it (trying to ignore the anxiety in my stomach right now…). It’s my first fic, so I feel this insanely stupid need to apologize for everything (especially the summary), but it’s honestly the best thing I could come up with right now, so hopefully you like it too. Thank you so much to @dontstopbelievin and @onyx for your support and critiques! ALL THE HUGS!

    Missing From My Heart – an OUaT Fanfic
    That morning Emma had laid her first love to rest. During the day her anger had fueled her, the need for vengeance giving her purpose, but now in the middle of the night Neal’s memory would not let her be. All she wanted was sleep, but a pull she couldn’t explain wanted her to follow it on a journey of remembering and understanding.

    A Study of Emma’s grief post 3×15/Quiet Minds. SF implied.

    Missing From My Heart – link to fic!

    I’m off at a convention until Monday, so I’m not sure if, or how often I’ll be around. Don’t have too much fun without me!

    #HopeForRogueBison

    Co-Mayor of Sad Town | Twin of Co-Mayor of Sad Town | #HopeforRogueBison

    April 24, 2014 at 6:03 pm in reply to: Emma + Baelfire = Swanfire #263633
    textbookone
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    #PBB

    #PBB

    #HopeForRogueBison

    Co-Mayor of Sad Town | Twin of Co-Mayor of Sad Town | #HopeforRogueBison

    April 24, 2014 at 5:36 pm in reply to: Emma + Baelfire = Swanfire #263619
    textbookone
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    (We can make final revisions tonight – I’ll be around, albeit on the late side.)

    Revisions? I don’t know how it could possibly get more beautiful!

    Co-Mayor of Sad Town | Twin of Co-Mayor of Sad Town | #HopeforRogueBison

    April 24, 2014 at 5:25 pm in reply to: Emma + Baelfire = Swanfire #263613
    textbookone
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    Having another moment of bitter. A major character in one of my favourite shows died this week, now the internet is full of exit interviews with the creators and the actor. Yeah, we got some of that when Neal died, but not like this. This is how it should be. This is how you honour an important character, not by sweeping it under the rug and throwing out the same stock excuse in all your interviews. *grumbles*

    #PBB

    Co-Mayor of Sad Town | Twin of Co-Mayor of Sad Town | #HopeforRogueBison

    April 24, 2014 at 4:28 pm in reply to: Emma + Baelfire = Swanfire #263590
    textbookone
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    I feel like the map requires an essay to explain it, and still no one outside of us would get it. IT’S BECAUSE WE’RE BRILLIANT!

    #HopeForRogueBison

    Co-Mayor of Sad Town | Twin of Co-Mayor of Sad Town | #HopeforRogueBison

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