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"i do, indeed. ellie and farrah, they're twins," she said. it still bewildered her that she had twins. twins didn't run in her family, and as far as she knew, they didn't in fiyero's either - then again, she didn't know his family, and didn't truly know him as well as she thought she did. "they're five. i wish they'd stay this little forever. we made a pact when they were eight months old that they'd stay that little forever and... well, they clearly went back on their word," galinda joked. "how old is your munchkin?" @fcdcdmcmories

"YOU'VE GOT KIDS? ME TOO. A DAUGHTER, AS WELL." nodding in the direction of the other immediately, because it was nice to have something that could help him CONNECT to the other. wasn't it? he happened to THINK so. and right now? he didn't even know where his head was. in a pretty horrible place, clearly, because.. he didn't like feeling hopeless and right now, that was what he DID. right? "thanks for that. i'll forward to their feedback, too. how old are they?" / @galindafication

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galinda tried to stifle a giggle, but the grin on her face let it be clear that she was amused. he was a strange one, but he made her laugh. plus, oz was nothing but strange. she was used to it. "well, with these specific shoes the cost was about $450, so... a pretty good dent." she let out a disappointed sigh, gazing at the broken shoe before taking the other off so she was flat on the ground. "oh, never barefoot. not on hard ground, that's how you get callouses, dry skin and cracked heels. i'll just use my bubble once i'm done wallowing in self pity... can't say a piggyback ride wouldn't be fun, though." @phantcmwritings

Stu let out a loud, theatrical gasp, his eyes wide as he clutched his chest like she had just dropped dead right in front of him. “Oh no! Tragedy has struck! A fallen soldier!” he pointed at the broken heel like it was a crime scene. “I mean, damn. I knew fashion was pain, but at what cost, Galinda, at what cost?!” He crouched down to get a better look at the shoe, tapping his chin like he was analysing evidence. “What’s your plan now? Tough it out like a true warrior? Go barefoot and turn it into some kind of Cinderella moment? Or do you need a piggyback ride?”

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"thicker would be the smart way to go, but the thinner heel makes me look a little taller. i need all the height i can get," she said with a polite smile. she'd come to terms with her shortness - but she still liked to feel tall. "that would sure beat carrying around a broken shoe. told myself i wouldn't buy anymore shoes, but desperate times call for desperate measures. it's practically an emergency. at least that's what i'll tell my conscience. and my bank account." @daydrcamerss

val let out a small hiss, shaking her head. "been there." several times, in fact. it was often a... hazard of the job back home sometimes. she cleared her throat and offered a small smile to the other. "i can relate. which is why i tend to go for something thicker now." she nodded towards her boot with a thicker heel. "i uh... there's a shoe place right round the corner which is a pretty good one. i'm sure they'd have something there that would go with your outfit." val mused. @galindafication

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"i mean, 'most trips made in a bubble' would be pretty cool too," she smiled. she really did love her bubble. once she figured out how to make her bubble with magic instead of that mechanical contraption the 'wizard' made for her, she stopped using the platform. magic was more fun, anyways. "i know, but... it would be nice to be a little taller. people confuse me for a munchkin every now and then," she said, scrunching her nose. @fcrafcrtnight

"YOU SHOULD BE. BUT NOT JUST FOR THAT." as well as she knew, galinda had always been someone that she could trust. she had always been someone that she trusted with absolutely everything that she had and.. well, maybe.. it was always going to be like that. right now? SHE HAPPENED TO THINK SO. "your height doesn't define you, you know? you're so much more than that." @galindafication

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she nodded. "mhm. yeah, just my usual klutzy self. i really should be in a world record book," she chuckled. it wasn't a secret that she was clumsy, but one would expect someone as poised as galinda to have better luck in minor inconveniences. she had all these years in london to transition over to flat shoes, but she was too attached to the heels. "they fit better. and they make me look taller. it's a crime to be this short," she said. "how've you been?" @fcrafcrtnight

"WOAH. IS EVERYTHING OKAY?" she hadn't supposed that she would get to see galinda again. if anything, elphaba had kept to herself, as she so often did, because.. what else was she supposed to have done, she wondered? she had messed up and that.. as far as she was concerned? was nothing all that easy to come back from. "you did always like your heels, as far as i'm concerned." @galindafication

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"oh, come on!" galinda whined as the heel of her shoe snapped. she stepped to the side out of the walkway with a small huff, taking the broken shoe off and examining it. it could definitely be fixed, but she couldn't do it until she got home - and she left her wand behind, so magic repair wouldn't do. she'd just have to float home when she was ready to go back. "i guess this should be a lesson to not wear heels for casual wear." @walstarterblog

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she gave him a polite smile. "well, i'm personally not a muffin person, but i can take it home to my girls and give you their honest feedback. they have no filter," galinda chuckled. "but if i was a muffin person, i do have to say they look pretty good." @fcdcdmcmories

"WOULD IT BE TOO MUCH TO ASK IF YOU WANTED A MUFFIN? i've been.. huh, stress baking. it's a thing. but seriously, i used to owe a restaurant and.. they're pretty good," was this the only thing that he could DO? it seemed as if it was something close to that, yeah, and now .. parker knew that it was either that or lose his own fucking mind. this was better than he had been before. OR WAS IT? HE HAD NO IDEA ANYMORE. NOT AT ALL. handing out one towards the other, he stopped a little bit. "well? want to be the first to try them?" / @walstarterblog

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"she was never nice to me before it all happened... she told me she didn't have faith that i'd be a good sorceress - she hurt me. and... i still chose to follow her after elphie flew off. i should have just left with her when she asked me to. i waited too long. i was going to go with her... but the guards grabbed me before we could jump," she said. she regretted every day waiting until the last second. but, had the guards not held her hostage, she would have been on that broom with her. she was ambushed. galinda gave him a sad smile and shook her head. "don't be. i know there was never any ill intent." she was more nervous now than ever. her hands were fidgeting with the rings on her fingers and tears sprang to her eyes, the anxiousness washing over her. "when - when you and elphie left, i um... i - i found out i was pregnant. i didn't have any way of telling you," her voice cracked. "and... then i ended up here. and... and i'm - i'm sorry... i'm so sorry, i didn't mean to spring this on you like that, i didn't even mean to mention them," galinda said, quickly wiping a tear that fell when she blinked. @fcdcdmcmories

"YOU SHOULD NOT BLAME YOURSELF FOR THAT. SHE FOOLED ALL OF US. and.. so did he, i suppose." the wizard. elphaba had looked up to him and perhaps fiyero was aware of that more than MOST PEOPLE and he had just let her down. that wasn't right. but looking back? nothing of that was right at all. nothing had happened how it should have and fiyero was more than certain of it. "we should have not left you behind. that much is certain. for what it is worth? i am sorry." he was, certainly. he wished that things had been different. "my twins... i... WHAT?" / @galindafication

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"she knew more than she let on... i wish i understood that before i followed her," she said. part of her did understand it - but not completely. if she knew madame morrible and the wizard's intentions were to hurt elphie, she never would have joined them to begin with. but then... part of her had to be glad she did, because she really did change things from the inside. she still made sure the causes elphie was standing up against were eradicated. she even reinstated the animals rights as soon as she was able to. galinda gave him a sad smile and nodded a bit. "i know you cared. you just... cared for me differently than you did her. i can't be mad at either of you for chasing the love of your life. i'd be a hypocrite." her heart raced when she realized she heard what she said. well, she mentioned them, she couldn't just brush over it now, could she? that would be deceptive, and that's not the kind of person galinda was. "the twins... um... our twins. your... twins." @fcdcdmcmories

"OF COURSE. SHE WAS ALWAYS KNOWN FOR.. HER WICKED WAYS. I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THIS WAS HER DOING." fiyero had changed. he was quite aware that he had come a long way from the smug prince that believed that he deserved to have everyone's admiration and he was.. MUCH MORE DIFFERENT NOW. WAS HE NOT? YES. "it... i am sorry. for how all of it turned out. i wished to take care of her, but.. it means not that i did not care about you any longer. I ALWAYS HAVE, GLINDA." and not a single part of him wanted to see hurt. never. "you and the.. what now?" / @galindafication

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she let out a small gasp of excitement and nodded quickly. "it is! no one's ever added 'with a guh', that makes me a happy witch," she said. even when she introduced herself as galinda to people, they still called her glinda - and it drove her absolutely insane. the only two people that were allowed to call her glinda were elphie and fiyero, and that was because they'd been there to witness her change her name. but she went back to her roots when she ended up in london. she missed galinda. @monumented

"Oh — is that Ga-linda, with a Guh ?"

He took a moment to glance at her wand, wondering what meaning it held for her and if it was a music theatre thing, or ' live action role playing ' he'd been hearing of lately. His curiosity held no judgement, only trying to paint a better picture of London, trying to understand the rhythm of the people who lived here — whether grown up here or transplanted like he had.

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she smiled hearing that voice. it was nice to hear it in person and not in nightmares. "well of course i am, where else would i be? there's no way out of this place," she said with a smile. "besides, i wouldn't leave leave without you." if she could go back to that moment at the top of the palace and decided to go with elphie, she would choose to go with her. but... would she have the life she has now? would the twins exist? "well, we're better now than we were this morning. somebody decided to jinx her sister's broom," she said, glancing above her, where her small girls were floating - one on a little broom and one encased in a bubble. she wished magic had come as easily to her growing up as it did to ellie and farrah. they had abilities in the womb, she had to learn how to develop and control hers. "she popped my bubble," farrah said. "it was an accident," galinda said with a small sigh before looking at elphie again. "they kept turning each other into different animals last night. if anything, at least their squabbles are harmless and entertaining." @fcrafcrtnight

"GLINDA! YOU'RE.. ACTUALLY HERE. i didn't think that i'd see you again. or i thought that maybe.. i don't know, all of that had been a dream." because it wasn't something that she had seen happening anytime soon? it hadn't been and.. if she were to be honest, part of her still felt as if that had been a dream. to see her best friend again, free of all of the drama? it had, hadn't it? "are you okay? the girls?" @galindafication

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"i do. it took a while to get used to things here. finding out how i got here was confusifying - i still don't know how i got here but i've always suspecticated madame morrible might have had something to do with it," she said. while she'd been hurt, she didn't think she was ever mad at fiyero or elphie. she knew that you didn't get to choose who you fell in love with, so how could she hold a grudge? "elphie. i know. thank you... for taking care of her." her small smile might have been sad, but she did mean it. she loved them both dearly and hoped all these years that they were both safe and healthy. "it's definitely not oz, but it's a nice little place. other than oz, i don't think there's a more perfect place for me and the twins -" she cut herself off. she should have stopped talking before she even mentioned them. @fcdcdmcmories

"I'M TRYING TO BE. IT'S A LOT TO COME TO TERMS WITH.. AS I'M SURE THAT YOU KNOW." shaking his head. he hadn't meant to hurt glinda. no, that had never been something that he had wanted, but the heart was the heart and elphaba.. she had his, in ways that he had never been able to EXPRESS before. "neither do i. the last thing that i remember was being with.." clearing his throat. "it matters not. but i'm.. adjusting, i suppose. what a strange little realm?" / @galindafication

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she smiled, shaking his hand politely. peoples reactions were kind of hit or miss when they got bumped into. some were down right rude, others were sympathetic. "it's nice to meet you. i'm galinda." @monumented

"No need to apologize, my mind's been in a million other places," he said kindly, his southern drawl always standing out amongst the usual Londoner tones. He had, after all, met a talking raccoon this week, so it was no surprise he wasn't paying too close attention to his pace.

Cord pulled his hand from his pocket, extending it to her, smiling.

"I'm Corduroy, more of a hot air balloon than a bubble myself."

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"i'm glad you're okay. or at least... seem to be." she really was happy that he was okay. she'd always hoped that maybe him being gone wasn't true. now that she knew he was alive, she could stop worrying about it. then again, she had the whole twins thing to worry about now. "about five for me... time seems to pass differently for some people here. it's strangifying. i don't understand it," galinda said. "how have you been?" @fcdcdmcmories

"I THOUGHT.. THAT I WAS GONE TOO, BUT.. I WAS NOT. I'M HERE." he couldn't tell if that was a good or bad thing. so much had happened and so much had changed and yet, FIYERO HAD ALWAYS REGRETTED how things had ended between them. but when the heart was elsewhere? what could one even do? "it's.. it's good to see you, though. even if it has been... oz, how long now? years?" / @galindafication

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she froze, staring at him for a few seconds. she never imagined what she'd say to him if she ever saw him again. she'd been under the impression he was dead after he ran off in oz. she always hoped he was okay, but she felt like she was just giving herself false hope. "sweet oz..." galinda said quietly. "it has been... i thought you were gone forever." not only did she think he was dead, how was she supposed to tell him about the twins? he deserved to know, but that's a big thing to tell someone when they've been gone for so long. @fcdcdmcmories

FIYERO HAD NOT BEEN LOOKING TO WHERE HE WAS GOING. yes, some could say that he would lose his own head, had it not been attached to his body, but.. this world was strange. more than strange and right now, when he looked up, he couldn't believe what he was seeing. there was no way. she was really.. HERE? "i.. don't know what to say. it's been.. quite some time, hasn't it?" / @galindafication

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"i'm glad it's not a bad reminder. at least... i hope it's not. i really did have good intentions, it's just... i wanted pfannee and shenshen to think i was like them... turns out i was never anything like them, really." she never would have given elphie the hat if she didn't like it. she isn't and wasn't the kind of person to give something to someone if she didn't like it. "no. you were never the problem for me. sometimes things are just complicated and we don't know why. but things happen for a reason, even if it makes us feel ickified." hearing her next words made her heart hurt. she hoped they'd both be happy together, but it didn't sound like that's how it turned out in the end. she still didn't know what happened to fiyero truly, and she wasn't sure if she wanted to know. "you're the only person i'd trust with them, even without experience. it kind of just comes to you. you learn as you go. i'm still learning and i've been their mother for five years." she did trust the twins' babysitter, but there were things she'd never allow for her to do with them that she'd have no problem trusting elphie with. even after all these years, she had no doubt in her mind her girls would be safe. "well... you might not forget it, but you're nothing like him. you never have been. he was a fraud and he took advantage of you. you've never done that." @fcrafcrtnight

"YOU MEAN.. THIS HAT? EVEN NOW, I STILL HAVE IT WITH ME. I WOULDN'T LET GO OF IT, IF I TRIED. I DON'T THINK I EVER COULD. and i know that you liked it too, deep down. i know you. i've always known you." yes, perhaps glinda had given her that hat for one reason, but.. she knew what was in her heart. in fact, in her darkest moments, it was the one thing that had kept her going. knowing that she had someone that believed in her. that cared. right? and maybe they had gotten separated there for a moment, but it didn't matter. none of it did. "it was me. it was me that was the problem. i just.. i'm glad that things changed, even if i wasn't there to see it." shaking her head. no, she didn't want to think about that. no. "i don't... i... i don't think that we were true love. at least, i don't know. i guess that we never got the chance to find out." nodding. and grateful for the change of subject about fiyero? yes. yes. yes. "and you know, if you ever need any help with them? i.. i don't know what i'd do, but... i'd love to help. i would." she would. "i don't know about that. what he did? how do i forget that?" @galindafication