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The sun is setting, and a car appears in the distance.

Inside is a 24-year old, a 7 year old, and an imaginary sister.

Lenore, exhausted, stops the car outside a farm that looks like it hasn't seen a drop of water in years, and promptly flops back onto the hood of the vehicle.

She's tired. She's hungry. Her hands are shaking and she's sweating and it takes everything she has to keep it from happening, and within a few minutes, it subsides. There are a few lights on in the farmhouse, she notices, and so she checks to make sure Bridgette is still asleep before walking over and knocking on the door.

"Hey," she calls, hoping someone hospitable will open the door, "I've got a kid with me."

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[will_scarlett]

Will is wandering around the farm and the car scares him quite a bit so he just freezes beside a tree, he won't make a sound, just in case whatever that is decides to attack him.

He looks very out of place, his back and wrists covered in bandages, his hose looking rather threadbare and he does still have his boots at least.

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Lenore catches sight of him out of the corner of her eye and freezes as well.

She doesn't like being watched.

When she catches sight of his dress, though, she can't help but laugh and relax. "What the hell are you wearing?" she calls out to him, snickering. "Robin Hood called, he wants his clothes back."

[will_scarlett]

That just makes Will look even more confused, "'ave ye seen Robin, milady?"

The note of hope is Will's voice is very strong, something of home here in this strange place.

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...

What.

Lenore's expression of amusement fades quickly and she stares blankly at the man, head tilted just slightly.

"Uh, no, I --"

Uh.

"-- I was just joking. You can't be serious."

[will_scarlett]

Will fidgets now, looking down and feeling like a fool, he's in Faerie clearly Robin's not here,

"I'm one o''is men, milady, just..forgive me."

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Lenore flinches.

"Shit, I'm -- I'm sorry, I didn't --"

She walks over to him and frowns.

"Ever feel like you're losing your mind?"

[will_scarlett]

"Naught for ye to 'pologize for, milady, dinna know where this is or what's 'appened just 'ave to keep 'opin', aye? I'm Will Scarlett, milady."

He gives a stiff and painful bow to her, still looking more at the ground then her.

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"I'm Lenore," she says, voice soft. "I -- are you really from... that time? That's --"

Impossible.

[will_scarlett]

"Aye, milady."

He doesn't understand, just knows he misses Sherwood and home even though whatever he left will probably still happen, he shivers for a moment, his hands on his wrists, won't think about the noose, won't.

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She's going insane.

That explains it. Yep.

Insane.

(Wouldn't be the first time.)

"Hey," she says gently, eyeing his wrists as well, "what happened? Are you okay?"

[will_scarlett]

"Aye, milady, will be fine. Got caught."

He just thinks he's fallen into Faerie and he doesn't want to think about what happened, still hurts too much.

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"Caught?" she asks, sounding more concerned. "By who? What did they do to you?"

There's a hint of anger in there, as well.

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He looks down more, at his wrists and his posture is heavy with pain, he's going to be a burden to everyone he meets,

"Sheriff, milady, an will be fine."

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Jack opens the door, because Jacks do that sometimes. And if Lenore thought Will's clothes were interesting, Jack looks like someone straight out of a renfayre. He even has a cutlass.

He turns on his most charming smile for the pretty lady.

"Well come, dearest."

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...

Did I drive onto a movie set? she wonders.

"Uh, hi -- thanks."

She peers down at his legs, just for a second.

No pegleg, THANK GOD.

"Where am I?"

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"Kansas, I believe."

Jack bows to her, and when he rises, he glances towards the car.

"A few of us world travellers have convened in this place as a port for now."

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"I know I'm in Kansas," she says, "but -- nevermind."

Beat.

"I've got a crazy kid in there. She's asleep."

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"There's a shelter outside with beds," Jack offers, coming out of the house. ""I'm only a guest myself, but I'm sure you're both well come."

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"Anyone motherly here?" she asks, sounding desperate.

She's not trying to pawn Bridge off on anyone, nope.

Definitely not.

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Jack tilts his head, and his own look softens just a little. Then he shakes it out of his face.

"Not of my acquaintance. Yet the atmosphere is jovial enough. There are other children."

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ARE THEY CRAZY TOO?

She doesn't ask that, but she does look very, very tired.

"Awesome," she says, then peers through the window of the car. "She's still asleep," she continues, voice quieter. "Had a hell of a time, getting here. Thought we were gonna get eaten by a dinosaur --"

Which reminds her!

"So what the hell happened here? Do you know? Why are there dinosaurs and rifts in time and shit?"

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"I know not why," Jack says, quietly. "I just know that there are. This is safer than anywhere you may find, though."

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Of course.

Lenore glances around, surveying the area.

"Does anyone know if any other places survived like this?"

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"Mostly we think we're alone," Jack says solemnly. "Though some of us are intending to embark and explore to find others."

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"Oh."

Lenore hums thoughtfully at this idea.

"Well, the kid thinks some sort of super-flu did it."