Board Thread:Wiki-Related Discussion/@comment-3393671-20141109223833/@comment-24674051-20141202184055

First. LIttle John did not "Purchase" the bow. He specifically mentioned that he pilfered the bow. And the impression that I got was that he pilfered it from the Pawn Shop. (Boy is he lucky that Gold was otherwise occupied at the time).

As for knowing how to use it, Robin, Little John, and the rest of the merry men are archers, and the bow that Little John grabbed is nothing more (or less) than a crossbow. Crossbows would, most likely, have been known back in the EF. Just like it makes perfect sense for Hook (a pirate) to wield a flint-lock pistol.

Given how Robin and his men lived in the EF, it is not a reach to imagine that they would simply obtain whatever supplies they need to set up camp in the woods.

As far as memories are concerned, Everyone in Snow's curse lost 1 year of memory initially, including Rumple. Only Zelena avoided the problem by drinking the memory potion. We'll probably never know about the state of Aurora's memories, since (as it has been stated) she was a Monkey until AFTER the second curse was broken, which restored everyone's memories.

As for the clothing, since many of the people would be familiar with Storybrooke, they might go ahead and change to the modern clothing as soon as they arrive. I mean, let's face it, Jeans and as Sweater have got to be more comfortable than a corset. We don't know what Snow, Regina, and the rest were wearing when they arrived the second time. All we know is that by the time we saw the people, they had changed into modern clothing. And let's face it, if they were back in SB even a week, they all would have wanted to shower and change clothes, and Modern clothes would be the only outfits available. When we first saw Aurora at Granny's diner, she had probably been human again for maybe a couple of hours, so had not yet had time to change. As we saw with the Mommy and Me class, she has since adapted to what could be considered more normal attire for storybrooke.

Point being, Aurora came with the curse. She arrived in Monkey form, and was changed back when Zelena was defeated. She now has a life in SB (though not much to write about yet), and should (eventually) have her own Aurura - Storybrooke page. (just my opinion, mind you).