Thread:FrancisPaul/@comment-5679696-20161212154837/@comment-91424-20161213230457

But in "The Stranger", August says that his wooden state was triggered the very same moment that Emma decided to stay in Storybrooke. In "Selfless....", we learn that he started turning into wood in Phuket on October 24, at 08.15 AM, meaning that Emma decided to stay on October 23. at 8.15 PM. Emma arrived in Storybrooke the day before time started moving (remember how she crashed into the sign and spent the night behind bars) - the very same day that she celebrated her birthday. Earlier on the same day that she decided to stay, she told Regina that yesterday was her birthday. So her birthday is October 22.