Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-7526254-20170430003451/@comment-7526254-20180416213120

Eskaver wrote: Begfhn wrote: Alice never said she was 18 when she met Robin, and based on what I explained above, she would have to be at least 19. I’m going with the most conservative estimate.

Nothin denotes how long Alice’s adventures were. I’m going with Alice escaped from the tower a few months before meeting Rumple. Nothing says she spent anywhere close to a year elsewhere. Could be? Yeah, but nothing exact or measurable. I mean, I assume Henry impregnated Ella after the few months of knowing each other. Nothing says otherwise because we don’t see anything. Even based on what you just said, it was a few months, plus a few more months, plus 9 months. That is already over a year. Also Robin was 18 when she arrived and 25 when the curse hit, so she did not arrive immediately after Lucy's birth. I don't know why were trying to be conservative. It seems much more logical that Alice is a year older than Robin, than Alice having escaped the tower, gone on multiple adventures, met Henry at the ball, Henry had enough time to fall in love with and have a baby with Ella, and some time later Robin shows up, all in the span of a year. Alice being 28 in the present seems completely logical, despite how old that makes Ella.

Also, Alice being 18 at the same time as Robin already causes a math eror. Robin is 18 when she arrives. She could have just turned 18, but the curse takes place exactly 8 years after Lucy is born. She didn't round up her age to 26, so she likely arrived at least a few months after Lucy was born.