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August W. Booth is Pinocchio, and he grew up. (explainsthelies) wrote in wariscoming,
@ 2012-10-05 02:28:00

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august w. booth/pinocchio, emma swan

WHO: August Booth and a really bitchy sorta-princess.
WHAT: August is human again! Yay! Emma has questions. Boo.
WHEN: After the teamwork of Loki and Merlin fix him.
WHERE: Manor Storybrooke
WARNINGS: Confusion. Probably wood jokes.

It was terrible, feeling any part of yourself turn into wood, but the worst was the heart, lungs, and brain. The pain was excruciating, at least while it lasted. But once everything transformed there was nothing. No consciousness. No thoughts. No pain. Nothing.

It's why it felt like a very painful blink of an eye and then he was back, shifting back to flesh with a gasping breath and wide eyes. August could feel his heart beating again, he felt sensations returning to his limbs. After a few seconds he could even move his fingers and toes again. But when he tried to move his limbs it felt... wrong. It felt like he was swinging, with painful tightness around his elbows, wrists, and knees.

And then realization hit.

He had been so focused on the fact that he was himself again that at first he hadn't realized that he was tied up. But he seemed to be, and he was pretty sure that he hadn't been when he transformed seconds earlier. He tugged at the ropes that were tied around him, trying to pull them loose from whatever they were hooked to, and when they didn't budge he looked up to see that they were attached to an oversized marionette control bar. Okay, that wasn't funny. "...Seriously? Come on!"

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lostfairytale
2012-10-06 04:36 am UTC (link)

He did look rather innocent and, admittedly, kind of pathetic all bound up like that. "Well, first of all, because you're waking up in a strange scenario. Fight or flight. And secondly? Because we're about to talk. And it's gonna get uncomfortable." She hesitated, and then finally, a tiny smirk crossed her face. "Besides, I found it amusing."

At least she won points for honesty.

She stood, then, and more gently than she'd intended to, untied him. "Take it easy," she murmured, actually sounding kind which she hadn't intended. "Apparently it'll be a bit for everything to go back to normal." It was strange, really. This man who she'd seen on the television, who she knew knew her better than most, and she'd never actually met him. And while she'd had time to think while worrying if Loki and Merlin could save him, and then again while sitting and waiting for him to come to, it didn't make it any less strange to actually see this man in the flesh.

Sitting back down, Emma watched him for a moment. "How are you feeling?" she asked hesitantly.

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