Violet blinked, then grinned.

"Well, don't spell it out for me or anything," she said. "Though I guess I'm kind of curious, since this world doesn't really have the same kind of piracy... How did you make it all the way here with your ship intact?"

"Magic," Hook said simply with a shrug. "Besides, this isn't the first time I've traveled between worlds with this ship."

"Really?" Violet asked, eyes bright with curiosity. "That must have been amazing. What was it like?"

Hook eyed her for a few moments to see if she really meant it. Then he smiled a bit.

"Bumpy."

"Bumpy like a carriage-bumpy, or bumpy like 'we may in fact not stay upright' bumpy?" Violet asked, grinning. "Which other worlds? I didn't know there were others."

"The latter," Hook said, motioning for her to pick a barrel and take a seat. "There are plenty of other worlds. The Enchanted Forest, yes, but also Neverland, and a slew of others."

"Neverland, really?" Violet said. "That's really a thing?" She went and sat down on the barrel, easily pulling one knee up to her chest. There were perks to being a dancer.

"It is," Hook said with a grim smile. "Although it's not anyplace you want to visit."

"It's an island," Violet said. "Surrounded by water. That sounds fantastic."

"It also is home to one of the most powerful and nightmarish beings I've ever met, the Dark One included," Hook said, shaking his head.

Violet blinked.

"Okay, not so fantastic, then," she said. "Oh well."

"Not so fantastic," Hook agreed with a brief grin. "I doubt you'll ever have to worry about that."

"Probably not," Violet agreed, nodding. "Especially not if I ever make it back home. The kingdom only has a few lakes, nothing connecting anywhere."

Hook just nodded, leaning back a bit and settling in. He didn't mind having company, for now anyway, especially since said company wasn't snarling at him.

"So, um, my name is Violet," she spoke up after a moment. "I live in that apartment building over there, with my sisters."

"Hook," he replied with a brief grin. "Sisters, huh? Sounds interesting."

"Yeah, lots of sisters," Violet said. Then she paused and blinked. "Hook? Wait a second, not the actual Captain Hook?"

"The one and only." Hook grinned.

Violet grinned.

"That's pretty cool," she said. "That's a famous name in this world, you know. Not like me and my sisters, our story doesn't even give us names."

"Oh?" Hook looked at her. He still wasn't entirely sure how this world worked, how it differed.

Violet shrugged a bit.

"Yeah, apparently we're all stories, here," she said. "Every last one of us in this town. My sisters and I, we're all grouped into the same story, which is alright, really. But all twelve of us are there, and not one of us is given a name in the story."

"Stories, hmm?" Hook looked interested. "So we're just stories to the rest of this world? They don't know we exist?"

"Pretty much," Violet said. "From what I understand, anyways."

Hook nodded.

"It seems as if most of the people made it here," he said. "From the Enchanted Forest. Most of the important people, anyway."

"I guess so," Violet said. "I mean, my sisters and I didn't get to interact much with anyone from other kingdoms, so I can't really say for sure."