Emma and Pinocchio — or August, as most fans know him — have had a special bond since he arrived in Storybrooke in Season 1 with a boatload of knowledge about the magic of stories. August explains that he is an old friend, and asks where he can find her. Emma directs to her apartment above the pharmacy and explains that Tabitha should be home, before August can leave she asks him what he said his name was, to which he replies that he never gave it. According to Henry, this tale was not initially in the book. She comments he looks like he could use a drink, while August says he wasn't planning on staying for very long. they had it back in Roman times even though they were public bathrooms but it was indoors. When she confides in August about what she has seen, he is surprised to learn of her true identity and reveals to her his true name: Pinocchio, at first Tabitha accuses him of messing with her, but after he tells her about the Enchanted Forest - using a fairytale book he has created - she starts to believe him. And no, I don’t like August as a match for Emma, that ship sailed after the first full episode with him in it. For events occurring before the casting of the Dark Curse, see Pinocchio. Several years later, August, now an adult meets Tabitha Nixon while she is studying Criminal Law at New York University. They share a heartfelt goodbye, and August later watches her leave for Storybrooke. Though he can't visit her, Neal still wants to give Emma the yellow bug and the money he got from the stolen watches. Even after we had his name – August Wayne Booth – I think we all still wondered who The Stranger or Motorcycle Man truly was. I worried a bit when Gold was searching August’s room and we saw the carved donkey but I reassured myself that Bae’s experience with the donkey and his father’s subsequent actions were a defining point in the relationship. He asks them where he can find a place to stay, and Emma directs him to Granny's inn. He carries a ultrasound image of his deceased son, Ben, as a reminder of a life he missed out on. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Did August think that Rumpel could simply undo the curse? She asks Henry who that is, but her son does not answer her. She indignantly states the bottle is hers, considering he used her money to pay for it. Unbeknownst to either, Tamara is listening and watching the conversation in a compact mirror a few feet away. I think part of it is due to the fact that I have trouble seeing a former wooden puppet as a love interest for Emma – lots of snarky thoughts raced through my mind when the truth became apparent. Whale?, Who is Motorcycle Man? He is fabulous as Rumpel and Gold. It has been ten-years since he last saw her and while he wishes to see her again, he doesn't think he'd be very welcomed as he hadn't contacted her in any way, shape or form for the last decade. August tells Tabitha that the Savior's name is Emma, and that he was once supposed to have protected her but failed. August leaves the clinic, and stands in the doorway of a street bar trying to figure out how he is going to get the money when a familiar figure inside waves him over. August starts up his motorcycle, and before he speeds off, he reaffirms the promise to send him a postcard when the curse is broken.