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[justashow]

When I was little, my sister Ally used to be in charge of putting me to bed.  One glass of water, one stuffed toy, one kiss, and one story.  We had a ritual and the story went last because I often fell asleep during it anyway.  Not that Ally was a bad storyteller, she was brilliant for a ten year old, actually

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[primrosella]

He really wasn't so bad as you make him out to be, actually. A little gruff, perhaps, and terribly fond of puzzles and riddles, but not cruel by any means.

...Well, at least not the one I knew. But I suppose things are different all over.

[justashow]

The Fae are hardly ever what they appear to be. Then again, that's true for everyone.

You knew a Rumplestiltskin?

[primrosella]

Well, I always knew him as Ifnkovhgroghprm, but that's a riddle in itself, of course. He's an old friend of the family, where I'm from.

[justashow]

Talk about tongue twisters.

[moresake]

It's a good lesson about the danger of giving your name to someone you cannot trust.

[justashow]

Do names hold power in your world too?

[moresake]

They hold power in most worlds, whether people acknowledge that or not.

[justashow]

Many people here give their names without a second thought.

[king_coffee]

I always wondered how it was possible to rip yourself in two.

[justashow]

Funnily enough, I never questioned that part of the story.

[king_coffee]

I was always one to point out inconsistencies.

[justashow]

Magic is one big inconsistency, Ianto.

[spiritofsorrow]

It is about whatever you take from it. That's the wonder of such tales. Whatever you see, is what it means to you.

[justashow]

But the first one to recount it must have had a particular lesson in mind.

[spiritofsorrow]

Perhaps, yes. But we'll likely never know.

Nonetheless, while we're speculating, it seems to me that pride is a likely theory.

[justashow]

In which case, I wonder why the miller was never punished.

[harrysbackup]

Deep.

[justashow]

Was it? How horrible. I should talk about shoes for a while.

[harrysbackup]

That depends heavily on the brand.

[justashow]

You have a preference?