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Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]
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23 January 2013 @ 12:25 pm
glad for the living [[closed to Archie Hopper]]  
Regina, bundled up in a nice pea coat, black gloves, and a deep red scarf, makes her way to Archie's office with a quick stride. It's freezing out, but winters in Maine were brutal, so it isn't anything she's not used to. Still, she's not slow about it, even as her mind works a mile a minute, trying to understand why Archie's tombstone arrived in the village, and how he's alive now. Had he not gone through it yet?

Was it simply like Daniel in that he's come back after? Is that what he wants to tell her?

And somewhere, deep down, she's terrified that he's going to tell her that it was her. That she'd killed him. That she would never, ever change.

Opening the door, maybe a little too forcefully because of the wind, Regina calls out, looking around. "Doctor Hopper?"
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Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]themaniwanttobe on January 23rd, 2013 10:35 pm (UTC)
Archie had made his way into the office that morning wrapped up against the cold, and the first thing he did was make a hot drink for himself.

He looked up as the door banged open, checking to see who it was. When he saw it was Regina, he had a momentary panic, but reminded himself that Regina here was not Cora. "Regina. I'm just making a drink. Do you want one?"
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on January 23rd, 2013 10:45 pm (UTC)
All that Regina can do for a moment is stare at him. She'd thought he was dead. She'd told Henry that he was dead, and now here he was. And while she hasn't expressed much gratitude for anyone in Storybrooke in the past, the look on her face is nothing short of relief.

"It really is you." She blinks a little and looks down, closing her eyes before shaking her head to clear her thoughts. "And yes, please to the drink."
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]themaniwanttobe on January 24th, 2013 09:01 pm (UTC)
"Yeah, it really is me," Archie said, making the drink, and smiling as he passed it to her, then giving her a little awkward look. "Look, I'm going to say something, and it won't make any sense... yet. But I'm sorry."
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on January 25th, 2013 05:37 am (UTC)
Regina gives him a slightly apprehensive look, even s she takes the drink.

"...Did I..." She's not sure how to phrase this without just saying it. "Archie, did I do something to you? Back in Storybrooke?"
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]themaniwanttobe on January 25th, 2013 05:55 pm (UTC)
"What? No. Well... it looked like it was you, but it wasn't you." He gave her a long look. "You're probably going to want to sit down for this conversation, Regina."
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on January 25th, 2013 11:10 pm (UTC)
For once, Regina obediently sits, but she never takes her eyes off of Archie. She has no idea what to expect, but someone looking like her? Someone did something to Archie who looked like her?

And she doesn't say anything at all, she just waits.
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]: [Archie] Seriousthemaniwanttobe on January 26th, 2013 09:56 am (UTC)
Archie sat down diagonally opposite her, putting his drink carefully down on the table.

"A lot's happened back home," he said eventually looking at her. "But I suppose the most important thing for you... Cora is in Storybrooke."
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on January 26th, 2013 04:40 pm (UTC)
All of the colour drains from Regina's face as she looks at Archie.

"That's not possible," she says in a choked voice, hand tight around her cup.
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]themaniwanttobe on January 27th, 2013 10:55 pm (UTC)
Archie sat forward, his fingers steepling in front of him. "It is," he said sadly. "She's working with Captain Hook. Trust me, I know." He paused for a long moment, debating what he should say. "They are who kidnapped me."
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on January 28th, 2013 05:42 am (UTC)
There's a knot in her stomach, and Regina puts down the cup, needing to stand, to pace. Her mother in Storybrooke, pretending to look like her, to stage Archie's...

"She's setting me up. She's trying to turn the entire town against me," she realizes, horrified. "She wants me broken."
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]themaniwanttobe on January 28th, 2013 09:17 pm (UTC)
Archie gave her a sad little look. "I don't know, but it might be that, yes. She and Hook, well, they did want specific information. Not about you, though." But Regina broken... it made sense.
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on January 29th, 2013 01:36 pm (UTC)
"Hook was supposed to kill my mother," she says, suddenly angry. "Before the curse; he brought me her body."

She shakes her head, so upset that her face is turning red. "He betrayed me." Her voice is dangerously low.

"What information were they trying to get?"
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]themaniwanttobe on January 29th, 2013 08:44 pm (UTC)
"He obviously lied to you," Archie said, ducking his head slightly. "Because she is very much alive."

Her question got more embarrassement. "They wanted information... about residents." As therapist, he was uniquely placed, after all.
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on January 30th, 2013 01:36 pm (UTC)
Who would Hook and Cora want information on? Her mother...well. Probably Regina herself. But Hook...who was in Storybrooke that - "

Regina looks up, and honestly, her expression isn't one of sadness, just realization.

"Rumpelstiltskin. He's wanted his revenge for years; my mother must have said something, promised him something to get to Storybrooke."

But her eyes look back to Archie. "You're not...they didn't kill you?" She needs to be sure about that, at least.
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]themaniwanttobe on January 31st, 2013 09:16 pm (UTC)
Archie looked embarrassed. To save himself, he was willing to give up the information that Hook wanted, but it didn't mean he was happy about it.

"Me? No, they didn't. They held me for a while, then Belle found me."
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on February 1st, 2013 01:37 pm (UTC)
There's relief on her face, and Regina closes her eyes again, glad at least that Archie isn't dead.

Sinking back down to the couch, she's quiet for a few long moments. "I told Henry that you were dead."
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]themaniwanttobe on February 1st, 2013 09:06 pm (UTC)
Archie nodded slowly. "That explains why he was so pleased to see me," he said, understanding now. "I thought he was over enthusiastic."

Of course, he didn't know that Henry hadn't told Regina.
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on February 1st, 2013 09:46 pm (UTC)
That makes her frown only a little.

"How...long have you been back? Your message was a complete shock to me."

But then, she probably shouldn't have expected anything less than that. In terms of very important people it seemed, Regina was on the bottom of the list now, at least to Henry.
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]themaniwanttobe on February 2nd, 2013 05:29 pm (UTC)
"Only a couple of days," Archie said, taking a sip of his drink. "Barely long enough to catch my breath."
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on February 2nd, 2013 10:48 pm (UTC)
Rubbing her hands together a bit, she swallows, looking down.

"I used magic while you were gone," she admits. "I made a wreath. For your grave."
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]: [Archie] Seriousthemaniwanttobe on February 3rd, 2013 09:14 am (UTC)
He knew, both here and back home, how difficult it was for Regina to stop using the magic, and how she'd lapsed at times.

"And how did you feel when you used magic?" He was ignoring the fact that he was in fact touched by the fact that she'd created a wreath for his grave. That was just... too odd to contemplate.
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on February 3rd, 2013 05:53 pm (UTC)
"I..." She pauses, looking at her hands, playing with her fingers.

"I missed it," she admits, feeling defeated in that moment, hating that it was so easy.
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]themaniwanttobe on February 3rd, 2013 07:41 pm (UTC)
Archie nodded slowly. "And what did you do afterwards? How did you deal with it?" he asked her.
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on February 3rd, 2013 08:39 pm (UTC)
"I went back to my room and tried keeping to myself. I didn't..." She lets out a breath. "I didn't want to accidentally...slip up. I stayed away from Henry."
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]themaniwanttobe on February 3rd, 2013 10:38 pm (UTC)
"Did it help, doing that?" Archie asked. If he could find a way to help Regina, find a way to get through the urge to use magic, it would be easier for her.
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on February 4th, 2013 01:24 pm (UTC)
"I think it's hard on Daniel. To see me trying and not knowing how to help."

Quickly, she brushes away a stray tear, clearing her throat and straightening her back to maintain her composure.
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]themaniwanttobe on February 4th, 2013 07:59 pm (UTC)
"Are there any ways he can help?" Archie asked her. "It might help him understand as well as help you."
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on February 4th, 2013 11:59 pm (UTC)
She hates the way she's feeling; hates looking like anything less than a strong, regal woman. But there on Archie's couch, she looks down, taking a deep breath and trying to keep her face a mask.

"I don't want him to know how hard this is. I don't want to push him away; I don't want him to give up."

He's the love of her life, and she doesn't want him to go away.
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]themaniwanttobe on February 8th, 2013 10:33 pm (UTC)
"The fact he hasn't walked away even after finding out the truth is a good sign he probably won't unless you push him," Archie said softly. "Have a little faith in him. You know as well as anyone the power of true love."
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on February 9th, 2013 06:28 pm (UTC)
She does know, and she knows what it is to have that power ripped away. What it does to a person.

"It's not him I worry about." It's herself.
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]themaniwanttobe on February 9th, 2013 07:56 pm (UTC)
"It's you," Archie surmised with a sigh. "You're worried that you'll end up pushing him away."
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on February 10th, 2013 01:32 am (UTC)
"It's me and what I know I have to go back to," Regina says sharply, standing again, going to the window in his office and looking out.

"Back to Storybrooke. To the Snow White who won't remember being so forgiving in this little village. And a Charming who would love to sign a new execution order." And worst of all, no more Daniel. If she left this place, it would be to a life without her true love.
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]: [Archie] Side onthemaniwanttobe on February 10th, 2013 01:35 pm (UTC)
"I won't let them hurt you," Archie said, looking up at her. "One thing about back home, you were coming to see me regularly, giving up magic, all for the sake of Henry, which was the right reason. And it was working. Snow White may not be as forgiving, but her daughter has inherited those characteristics."
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on February 11th, 2013 03:50 am (UTC)
"And tell me, Doctor Hopper. How has it paid off so far?" she asks, assuming she already knows the answer in her heart.
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]themaniwanttobe on February 11th, 2013 09:27 pm (UTC)
"We were making progress," Archie said softly. "It was never going to be easy, but... progress."
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on February 11th, 2013 10:37 pm (UTC)
Fingers at the window sill, she stands regally, back straight, head high. But her distress is clear in her eyes.

"Thank you, Doctor Hopper," she says, taking a deep breath and turning back to him, composing herself. "I'm glad you're all right."
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]themaniwanttobe on February 11th, 2013 11:05 pm (UTC)
"I'm fine," he reassured Regina. "But are you?"
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on February 11th, 2013 11:12 pm (UTC)
She seems to pull it together, an almost serene smile on her face. "I'm always fine. I trust our weekly appointments will resume now that you've returned?"

She's put the walls back up, quickly so that when she leaves this office, the vulnerability is gone.
Dr Archibald Hopper [Once Upon a Time]themaniwanttobe on February 13th, 2013 10:12 pm (UTC)
Archie saw the change in her, ducking his head slightly then looking up at her, ever the professional. "If you wish, yes," he said with a nod.
Regina Mills [The Evil Queen]evil_regal on February 14th, 2013 03:54 pm (UTC)
"I do," she says with a nod of her own before going to the door. She does turn back though, looking at him.

"Welcome back." There's sincerity in her voice, and then she's gone turning to go back to the hotel.
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