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Well. That was wretched.

Apologies for, well, everything Hildebrand said and did in his time here. Pardon my language, but what an arsehole. I've never been so happy to be born a woman in all my life, and that includes when I couldn't vote.

Still. Back to normal service now. I'll be about.

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Got a sharp right hook, haven't you? Let's get some dinner.

[Private to Bucky]

Moment of your time, love?

[Open Spam]

[Hilda's available in her normal haunts - the Infirmary, the Library, sometimes a bench on deck for knitting or reading.

Sometimes she also leaves the Enclosure door open a crack, and anyone wandering in might encounter the small 21st century town of Greendale, or the streets of 1830s London. She's feeling nostalgic.]

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Absolutely. What's up?

[ Bucky didn't fare quite as badly as Hilda apparently did, but he is relieved to look like himself. ]

Nothing! Nothing.

I just - noticed that you've become Zelda's permanent warden?

Oh. [ He lets out a breath, ] Yeah - I am.

Is that going to be a problem?

No, no. You're a sensible sort, I don't think the whole 'hurt my sister and there'll be Hell to pay, and I do mean that literally' song and dance needs to happen.

[so chipper!!]

More than I already have, you mean.

[ At this point, he's well aware of Hilda's power. It won't stop him from trying to be as good a warden as he can be, but. He's also not dumb enough to ignore a warning when he gets one.

Maybe not do anything with it. But definitely not pretend it ain't there. ]

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All right.

[ A pause, then. ]

I ... I need your help.

...Ah. Yes, I should think you do. Why don't you come and meet me at the Infirmary? I'm just finishing up my shift.

[ Abigail doesn't respond, but moments later she comes creeping into the infirmary, not so much chastened as deeply, deeply annoyed and humiliated. ]

Hilda.

"There you are, love." Hilda looks up from the teacup she's stirring, tilts her head. "You don't seem too badly off, I assume you, ah - worked out the conditions in good time?"

"That wretched, reed-cocked, disgusting—"

By now Abigail is almost accustomed to the horrifying sensation of the frog coming up and it doesn't even slow her down. The frog lands on Hilda's desk with a wet flop.

"—high-handed monster—"

Another frog joins the first, and they start to hop away.

"—Christ!"

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After his first interesting experience in the Enclosure, he decides to go back once he's back to normal. The door is ajar, so he peers inside.

It's not a fighting arena this time, it's a grubby old city with cobblestone streets and brick buildings. It makes him think of old pictures of Tanith Attica, from when it had just started out. So he goes in, peering around at the buildings and the people.

The people are only present in the occasional advertisement or newspaper - Hilda takes these environments unpopulated, simply because it seems a bit weird to summon unreal people simply for authenticity's sake.

It also makes random visitors very easy to spot, as she does when she rounds a corner and sees another body.

"Oh-! Hello, there."

"Hello." He supposes that, absent any other people, she must be from the Barge. "Where is this?"

"This is London, pet. In England. On Earth," she adds, helpfully. "I lived here for a little while."

"It's... old," is what he finally settles on. There's no point in insulting someone's home. Without reason.

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At first Zelda is certain she has imagined it. The scent of crisp autumn air, the leaves rustling in the trees and the birds squawking about---sounds of home, sounds of Greendale. When she leans in closer, peeks through the door of the Enclosure she sees that the sounds and scents are accompanied by even more familiar sights. Almost dizzy with the shock and wanting nothing more than to run to the mortuary grounds without looking back, she merely steadies herself against the side of the door and calls out her sister's name.

Hilda doesn't populate her Enclosure environments with anything except the local wildlife, so the call is very clear even though Zelda's right at the boundaries of earshot. She teleports to her sister's side, landing a few paces away, and offers a smile.

"Zelda! Come in."

She reaches out a hand.

Taking Hilda's hand confirms that yes, Hilda is real. This, somehow, is real.

"How did you manage to..." Zelda looks around, obviously dazed. "Where are we?"

"Oh, haven't you been up here before?" Hilda wonders. "This is called the Enclosure. Needs a warden item, but you can ask it to...you know, pretend to be places."

Throat parched dry, Zelda swallows hard.

"No, Hilda," there is an edge to her voice, one that just comes naturally, "I have not been up here, as I am not a warden and I was unaware such a phenomenon existed."

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Are you giving him the shovel talk?

[Him being Bucky; Steve maybe saw Buck's communicator flash with a message on the table. He doesn't sound bothered; he mostly sounds bemused, if still a little serious.

And definitely serious when he adds,] I'm sorry that happened to you.

As if I'd need a shovel.

...Thank you, love. I know it's inevitable that some of these things are going to get under the skin.

That's true, I don't think you would.

I did tell your sister she can talk to me if she can't talk to him. I don't know that she'll take me up on it, but - same goes for you.

Yeah, but - there's getting under your skin, and there's worse.

Mm. How did it treat you, love?

[not deflecting at all!!]

[No, of course not.]

Me? It left me alone.

[Does he sound relieved? Yeah, kinda.]

I, uh, had a wife instead of a husband for a couple days, though.

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