Oh, my apologies. I would stay and continue but I must be off to my studies. Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a safe travel back home.
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- hiatus until further notice -
if you say you didn’t think of this you are a big fat liar.
“Is anyone on the Queen’s good side? I would think the castle would have artifacts and scrolls and such dating back quite a while. That library is the first place I’d look.” Attina smiled at Alice’s enthusiasm. It reminded her of her sisters, especially Ariel with the curiosity of the human world.
The mermaid quickly banished the thought from her mind and smiled lightly before taking another sip of the tea. Once her mind was cleared, she spoke again, “but it will be worth it, you have to admit. Your hand is going to cramp though…” Attina laughed softly, knowing that feeling well.
“Oh it certainly will! I’ll have to see if anyone I know is able to get into the castle…I’d love to go myself but I’m quite afraid the Queen would quickly find some reason to chop off my head!” Alice brushed her hand over her neck. “Actually I think most of my friends would have the very same problem! I wonder if I could sneak in somehow…” Alice thought over various disguises she could use, or perhaps she could simply sneak past the guards. If the castle did have a library, she wasn’t sure who would be using it. The Queen didn’t seem like the reading type.
Attina tapped her index finger on her chin gently as she thought. It would be very rude to sneak into another’s castle, it was their home after all, but the Queen wasn’t the nicest to the mermaid. The memory of how the Queen sent her off without the slightest clue as to where to go and only telling her to ‘find the March Hare or the Mad Hatter’ was still clear enough in her mind - shockingly. It wasn’t like anything would be taken either. The mission was just to see archives.
“What about sneaking in through a kitchen entrance? … Or servants’ quarters?” The term made Attina cringed but she assumed that much of the Queen. “I doubt they waltz in through the main entrance. If you find how the workers get in, you can mask yourself and sneak to the library!” She grinned, picturing Alice like a brave heroine of a book.
Attina thought about the proposition then nodded her head in agreement. “Alright. Sure!” Surely Father wouldn’t mind as long as I stayed in the same room as the documents. Plus, I will be showing the legacy and almost magic that built to become Atlantica. “I have a few favorites bookmarked, so I’ll make sure to bring those.
She unfolded her hands and then refolded them together. “I’m sure you will find previous ones or you will create the very first. Yours would serve as an example,” Attina gave a small smile.
Alice nodded and smiled, quite excited for Attina to share Atlantica’s books with her.
“Well, I DO hope that I’m not the only one around here who has an interest in writing…but who knows if there’s been other books or not! I’ll have to get working on that right away! Wonderland has SO many different places and characteristics…it’ll take quite a while for me to write them all down!”
“Is anyone on the Queen’s good side? I would think the castle would have artifacts and scrolls and such dating back quite a while. That library is the first place I’d look.” Attina smiled at Alice’s enthusiasm. It reminded her of her sisters, especially Ariel with the curiosity of the human world.
The mermaid quickly banished the thought from her mind and smiled lightly before taking another sip of the tea. Once her mind was cleared, she spoke again, “but it will be worth it, you have to admit. Your hand is going to cramp though…” Attina laughed softly, knowing that feeling well.
Ariel shook her head, offering a small, tight smile. “No, not her.” she assured her, taking another sip of her drink. “It was actually a human witch I dealt with. One day I went up to the surface and we met and she offered me a chance to see the human world. I could change into my human form and I would no longer feel pain.”
“I was stupid.” she muttered, poking a little at her plate of food.
The news of the witch not being who Attina believed it was only put her a slight ease. Now she didn’t know the woman and wanted more and more to know of her and pay a visit - if only the trident had passed over with her. Could she summon it even in Storybrooke? That wouldn’t be wise, and she knew it deep down.
Attina had to remind herself that revenge is a dark greedy thing that brought nothing but more sadness. It wasn’t worth it.
“You weren’t stupid, Ariel…” Attina spoke softly. “I… we… wish you didn’t do what was done but I don’t think you were stupid. It was curiosity. It wasn’t like the human world was an open subject to discuss with Father. And I… wasn’t always the most approachable one when I should have been. In that way, I failed not only Mom but you.”
Name: Ariel Jane Nichols
Age: 19 (though her wisdom surpasses her age)
Bio: At a fairly young age, Ariel grew attached to Disney but not on a level like most girls. Though she loved to play with her barbies and play doctor, Ariel loved Pocahontas and Mulan. They were always her favorites while her two younger sisters - Lindsay and Renee - loved Belle and Snow White. As though it was “destined”, the kind-hearted child fell in love with sports after failing to find interest in Girl Scouts. She earned the nickname “little blue smurf” for her competitive side and brute ability. Everyone had a good chuckle at that. After going through quite a number of sports after, Ariel found her home in the water. Literally. Awarded the title as captain her senior year, she helped lead her team to their fourth year in a row as SouthWestern Champs of Maine.
Though she seemed like the typical ‘A’ student/jock, Ariel’s life at home was far from perfect. She doesn’t have many fond memories of her father and hates being compared to him. Nothing hurts worse than the ‘just like your father’ comments. She claims she will never be like him or cause the pain he had done to her own mother and sisters. Her mother and sisters are really all that she has family-wise and looks to her two closest friends - Sadie and Kass - when she is feeling especially low.
As of now, the ‘mermaid’ aspires to one day work with U.S. Fish and Wildlife where she then hopes to help the Piping Plovers or work towards slowing the loss of bio-diversity - both do go hand in hand. Until then, she lives one day at a time and tries to make as many happy memories as possible. Her attention span isn’t very impressive and tends to get in her trouble, while her lack in experience with guys leaves her feeling awkward with the smallest flirt from a cute boy.
Will she ever get over her awkwardness and get a boyfriend? Will she graduate and go on to live her life as an Environmentalist? Only time will tell. Time and determination.
Relationship Status: Goo-goo eyeing that fine Hemlock. Single as a free butterfly.
Mark shook his head, “Love, your eyes are much prettier. Mine don’t even compare.” He would have leaned across the table and given her a kiss if he wasn’t holding Ellie. Instead, he looked down at the little girl, whose tummy way beginning to grumble. “That might be smart.” He stood up and started bouncing her in his arms, not wanting her to cry. He’d distract her long enough for Katrina to finish breakfast.
Katrina finished her plate and stood up. She walked over to the cabinets and pulled out a bottle then went to the fridge where a package of milk rested. She prepared the bottle and walked back to Mark. She placed a hand on his back and stood on her toes to kiss his cheek. “I… wouldn’t bounce her so much. She may get a form of whip lash or hurt her neck.” She showed him the bottle and sure enough, Ellie began to cry, already knowing what it meant to see a strange container like that. “Do you want to feed her?”
Mark smiled, “Of course I expected that!” he told her. He kissed the top of Ellie’s head and smiled fondly at his princess, “I’d be surprised if our princess wasn’t curious.” He nudged Katrina’s leg under the table getting her to look directly at him, “I hope she has your eyes. They’re beautiful.” he grinned, and started bouncing Ellie again, trying to keep her amused so she wouldn’t try to get Katrina’s food, because she would definitely do her best.
Katrina smiled as she took another bite of the pancakes. She looked to Mark as he nudged her and smiled more. Her cheeks blushed a light pink though she should have expected him to say that. “Your eyes are just as lovely, Love…” She looked at Ellie and smiled. “She is so determined right now,” she let out a small airy laugh. “I don’t think she is very happy with either of us… I’ll try to finish these quick and prepare a bottle for her.”
