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Any Given Sundae Jun 26, 2015 6:12:21 GMT

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Post by Leon Keita on Jun 26, 2015 6:12:21 GMT

I said it's been a longtime
Since someone looked at me thatway
It's like youknewme
And all the things I couldn't say

It was a typical day here at Any Given Sundae. He ran the front and served those who came in. He greeted the wise old man, who always got strawberry ice cream in a waffle cup, charging him the same amount everyday, though never seeming to lose a skip in his step. Working helped focus the mind, at least for Leon. For years he had been on edge, wondering if his uncle or any of his friends would come in. If she would come in (meaning his best childhood friend that was a girl, but not his girlfriend). But they never did. He began feeling at ease.

That didn’t last long.

As soon as the thought crossed his mind as he scrapped down the side of the ice cream cartons, someone had entered, and he looked up with a smile to greet the new customer. And his smile immediately faded and he looked away. His uncle had just walked into the building. Or at least someone who looked like his uncle. Was it his uncle? He peeked behind him to see the customer. Sighing in relief that it was indeed not his uncle (he lacked the highly visible scar across his face and his nose was a lot bigger… not to mention the eyes…).

“What can I get for you today, sir?” And thus, he fell back into his routine, cursing his heart to slow down, but it ignored his demands as it beat out of his chest. He quickly got the ice cream order and picked up a rag, frantically cleaning the counter top, hoping the mind-numbing work would calm him down. One would think that after all this time, he would have gained the confidence and composure of how to deal with the situation, which he envisioned many times over in his head before.

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Any Given Sundae Jul 8, 2015 16:54:26 GMT

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Post by Emma Swan on Jul 8, 2015 16:54:26 GMT

Being in Storybrooke was still something that Emma was trying to get used to. Her son had come to New York in order to find her and bring her there for some reason. She didn’t know why she agreed to go with him, but perhaps it was because she wasn’t having the greatest life while in New York alone. And she had a gift where if someone was lying, she could tell. Henry wasn’t lying when he said that she was his mother and she believed him because of that gift. Everything was happening so fast since she left New York. She never expected her son to track her down one day. She wanted him to have a chance at a good life because she was in jail at the time that she was pregnant with him. She would just have to try to adjust to everything that was happening.

Storybrooke was a unique little town, a place that she hadn’t heard of or been to before. She was up for a little adventure though. After she spent a bit of time exploring the town and seeing what it had to offer, she decided to stop off at a hotel and check in so she could put her bags down before going back out again. Once she was settled in, she left the hotel and walked down the street before noticing a little ice cream shop that was there. She figured that she could use some ice cream right about now so she walked over to the shop and opened the door before stepping inside. It was a small little place and only one person seemed to be working there at the moment. She stepped aside when a man walked passed her to leave the establishment. She then turned back to the man that was working and raised an eyebrow when she saw how frantically he was working. “I don’t mean to pry, but is everything alright with you?” She asked before approaching the counter. “People don’t usually work that hard unless they are trying to distract themselves.” She stated.

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Any Given Sundae Jul 8, 2015 18:57:47 GMT

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Post by Leon Keita on Jul 8, 2015 18:57:47 GMT

I said it's been a longtime
Since someone looked at me thatway
It's like youknewme
And all the things I couldn't say

Leon was trying his hardest to forget about his uncle. Even if he wasn’t the customer. His uncle hadn’t visited here before, why would it change now? After all the little shop was not worth the time of the rich and powerful Keita family. It was his friends he had to worry about. Yes. That was it. Now, stop freaking out Leon. Stop it. Scrub scrub scrub. Put some elbow grease in there, Leon. That’s it. Don’t think about your father getting killed right in front of you, blood running out of his body, and your uncle telling you it was your fault, and running as fast as you can, as images of your father flash through your head, knowing you would never ever see him again, and –

Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures, from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.

King? Shut up Leon. You’re just remembering wrong. Just focus, focus on the little pieces of scum on that counter, the shiny smooth counter pretending to be clean. Too many unseen germs. He had to clean, clean, clean. Focus on the germs, and nothing but the germs. Focus on the germs and nothing but the germs. Focus on the germs and nothing but the ge–

A voice interrupted his thoughts and he nearly jumped in surprise. He’d forgotten that he was still on the clock and working. Blinking a couple times his brain caught up with the words that the newcomer had spoken. “I-I’m fine. Just a bit… sh-shaken.” Get a hold of yourself Leon. “Is there anything I can get for you?” After all, it was his job to serve. At least his shift was almost over, and he could go home, the owner taking over after his shift.

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Any Given Sundae Jul 24, 2015 21:19:04 GMT

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Post by Emma Swan on Jul 24, 2015 21:19:04 GMT

Even though Emma hadn’t been in the town for long, there was something that was obviously different about it. Everyone in the town either seemed a bit jumpy or skeptical, depending who the person was. She hadn’t exactly met many people in the town, but her son had mentioned that everyone in Storybrooke was a fairy tale character. She didn’t know what to think about that. Everything that Henry was saying was all made up in some sort of book that he had. He believed that everything in the story was real. Emma only went along with it because he was her son. She didn’t want to disappoint him by saying that she didn’t really believe in the things that he was saying. How can everyone in this town be fairy tale characters? It just didn’t make sense to her. Henry was set in his ways and wasn’t going to budge regarding his beliefs. After all, he was just a kid.

She raised an eyebrow when he stated that he was fine and that he was just shaken. Obviously he wasn’t fine by the way that he was talking to her and something seemed to be wrong. Emma had a curious nature about herself, but she was trying her best not to get involved in his business. His mind seemed to be somewhere else at the moment. “I’ll have a vanilla ice cream cone.” She said in response and waited. “Look, I know this isn’t any of my business, but is your behavior connected to the guy that just walked out of the shop?” She asked curiously. “But if you don’t want to answer, that’s okay too.” She stated. Emma was always trying to get to the bottom of things. It was something she enjoyed to do. “My name is Emma, by the way. I’m new here and I’m trying to learn the ropes of the town.”

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Any Given Sundae Jul 26, 2015 4:06:56 GMT

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Post by Leon Keita on Jul 26, 2015 4:06:56 GMT

I said it's been a longtime
Since someone looked at me thatway
It's like youknewme
And all the things I couldn't say

Leon sighed looking at the blonde. There was something different about her. And it was curious. Nobody came to town, it was weird. She was new… but that also meant he had to make a good first impression! He quickly scooped up the vanilla ice cream and handed it to her. He wasn’t sure whether it was the way she looked at him, or just a general vibe that she gave off, but he almost felt like he could talk to her, about what he was so worried about. That he could trust her. He’d gotten that vibe off of only one person in a long, long time. And that was his current boss. And he spilled his guts everywhere after he was hired. At least his boss was kind and cleaned up the mess he had become.

“Yeah, it was… I… thought he was someone else.” It had been awhile since he’d talked about anything, anything like this. He peered up at the time and looked behind him where his boss was standing, a shorter man who could’ve been a dwarf if this were a fairy tale, wearing a purple hat. End of shift. Leon nodded and moved around the counter with a smile. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Emma. We don’t get very many visitors here in Storybrooke. I… I’m off now. If you want, I can show you around town or something.” It was almost like Leon could feel that she was special. That there was something different about her, and he kinda liked that about her.

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Any Given Sundae Aug 4, 2015 1:50:34 GMT

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Post by Emma Swan on Aug 4, 2015 1:50:34 GMT

Sometimes Emma’s curious nature and the fact that she wanted to try to help people got the best of her. She knew that she should try to stay out of people’s lives, but she wanted to help in any way that she was able to. The boy in front of her seemed to be on edge and she needed to know that he was going to be okay. But when she came to Storybrooke, people looked at her differently and she didn’t know why. She knew that she should stay out of it and just mind her own business, but she couldn’t. If she was able to though, she would go back to New York. But she didn’t want to disappoint her son by wanting to leave. She had to stay in the town for him and go along with what he was saying. How everyone in the town was a fairytale character. If that was true, she had no idea who this boy was, but she wasn’t going to ponder on it for long. But there was one thing about Emma that was different from other people. She was trustworthy. Despite being forced to go in foster home after foster home, she turned out to be okay.

Emma turned to see a man come out, probably his boss. It looked like Leon’s shift was over at the moment. She watched as Leon moved out from behind the counter and stood next to her. “It’s a pleasure to meet you as well, Leon.” She said in response with a smile. It was nice to be able to meet someone that actually seemed like a nice person. After meeting Regina, she didn’t know if the rest of the people in the town were like her. “I would love that, actually. No one really showed me around the town since I moved here. So that would be great.” She stated. Perhaps if they walked together, he would open up to her a bit more. Of course she wasn’t going to pry, but she was curious. “Let’s go.” She said before she walked over to the door and opened it before she stepped out on the sidewalk.

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Any Given Sundae Aug 4, 2015 13:38:36 GMT

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Post by Leon Keita on Aug 4, 2015 13:38:36 GMT

I said it's been a longtime
Since someone looked at me thatway
It's like youknewme
And all the things I couldn't say

Maybe the reason he wanted to talk to her, talk to Emma about… life, was because he knew that she didn’t really live here, so she wouldn’t know much about his family and their prominence as the most charitable companies in the town (though Leon did not know it, his uncle had completely turned that part of the company upside down and was stealing from the people of Storybrooke). She didn’t know his father and loved his father like so many people did. She didn’t know that it was totally his fault and the news would’ve reported it that way if he didn’t run away. She didn’t know that he was on the run and she couldn’t recognize him for who he was. And that was refreshing to not have to worry about any of those things. And perhaps if she knew things from an outsider’s perspective, then she would be able to give him advice that was not biased.

Leon followed Emma out and began down the street with her. “It’s a wonderful town, Storybrooke. All sorts of characters. Watch out for Mr. Gold. He collects rent and he’s not very nice.” Leon hadn’t much of a history with Gold, but he knew the stories, which was why he didn’t have much of a history with Gold. He tended to stay out of the guy’s way. “Usually Keita & Son helps out with rent, but times have been rough for the company.” He couldn’t help mentioning his family’s company, having such pride in the company and the great good that it at least used to bring. He had been avoiding the company and information about the company for a while, though he did get snippets of information, which included the tough times it was going through. He was sure his uncle could handle it though.

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Any Given Sundae Sept 30, 2015 19:49:46 GMT

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Post by Emma Swan on Sept 30, 2015 19:49:46 GMT

Since Emma had been so busy when she first entered Storybrooke, she never had the chance to really figure out where everything was. There were a few times where she had explored on her own, but there was still so much for her to see. She wanted to figure out her surroundings since she was going to be staying in the town for a while. Emma turned her head slightly as she walked next to Leon and listened to what he said about how he thought that the town was wonderful. She didn’t exactly think that but then again, she hadn’t been a resident of the town for long. She wasn’t really fond of Regina and would make sure to steer clear from her as best as she could but that would be a difficult task since Regina was the one that had adopted her son, Henry. To see him she would probably have to go through her. When he said to watch out for Mr. Gold, she laughed and then nodded. “I’ll be sure to keep that in mind. Thanks for the heads up.” She stated in response. She hadn’t really interacted with Mr. Gold yet, but she would make sure to be cautious if the two of them did end up running into each other.

“And I’m assuming that Mr. Gold isn’t very lenient when it comes to rent?” She asked. Getting on this guy’s bad side probably wasn’t the best idea. Little did she know that Mr. Gold had information about her and knew that she was the savior. “I’m sure that the company will be able to get back on its feet eventually.” She said with a slight shrug of her shoulders. She didn’t know what the company was about or Leon’s affiliation with it, but she was sure that things would eventually be fine. “So what else can you tell me about the town?” She asked. She wasn’t going to mention what her son had told her. That everyone in the town was a character from the story book that he had. Leon would probably think that was a crazy idea anyway.

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