My college roommate chastised me about this in the first month we were rooming. I thought Emma would be all for the sea animals. :)


"Regina, what's this?" Emma asked, holding up plastic drink rings.

"Trash?" Regina asked.

"The sea turtles, Gina!"

"What on earth are you talking about, Emma?" her brow furrowed.

"You didn't cut the plastic rings. When you throw them out, they wrap around sea animals. They grow deformed or die," Emma informed her. Regina smiled. She waved her hand an a pair of scissors appeared.

"Here," she took the plastic rings and cut them, "is that better?"

Emma nodded.

"I'll make sure to remember to do that for all of them, all right, Dear?" Regina reassured, stroking Emma's hand. Emma relaxed into the touch.

"Good," she said, smiling back.