first spell | action, phone

[destinyrests]

[A. Action for 851 Goldberg Street]

[Merlin immediately knows something's wrong before he even opens his eyes - for one thing, the bed he's lying on is incredibly soft, rather than the hard cot he usually sleeps on. For another, there's a gnawing emptiness inside of him when he tries to reach for his magic and figure out what's going on.

Okay...

Comments

[destinyrests]

[Well, that was blunt. And still doesn't answer any of his questions.]

Er, thanks, I guess? Is this thing called a phone, then? And what do you mean by can't get out?

Re: ( Phone )

[destinyrests]

Six months? No, there's got to be some way out - I can't be away from Camelot for that long! Who knows what kind of trouble that idiot will get himself into?

[He scrubs at his hair frantically.] So everyone else in this town's trapped here, too? Who's the king here? He can't just keep us here against our will!

C

[is_an_island]

I only carry knives around, thanks.

[destinyrests]

...good to know? Swords are overrated anyway.

[is_an_island]

No, they're perfectly suitable weaponry under the proper hand.

So you're from Camelot, then?

[destinyrests]

I suppose. It just seems to me that too many people judge a man's worth by how well he can swing a piece of metal around.

Yeah! You know it? Are you from there, too?

B

[gonnamarrydaddy]

Is that Latin?

[destinyrests]

[He jerks in surprise and drops his hand instantly, attempting to look innocent. This place definitely isn't Camelot, but he'd rather not risk getting caught trying to use magic if it's banned here as well.]

Hullo! I was just, er, talking to myself. And no, I don't know a lot of Latin, even though Gaius keeps making me study it.

[gonnamarrydaddy]

Oh. It sounded like it might be.

[...rocking on her heels for a second]

Were you trying to cast a spell?

[destinyrests]

[A startled inhale - the girl doesn't seem like the type who'd condemn him for being a warlock, but Merlin's spent enough time hiding his magic that he's not about to reveal it to a stranger without knowing for sure.]

No, of course not! Hahaha, what makes you say that? It's not like anything happened, after all!

B

[spellbent]

[ Hey Merlin. Somebody's waaaatchin' you. ]

... Whatever it is you're trying to do, it probably won't work.

[destinyrests]

[A wide-eyed, guilty look.]

I wasn't trying to do anything! [Beat, and then sulkier:] Nothing happened, anyway.

[spellbent]

You must be new here.

[destinyrests]

[Wryly.] That obvious?

[supersizedpower]

Oh, he lives on Nelson Street.

[destinyrests]

Really? Arthur does? Great, thanks! [Wryly.] And sorry for whatever he might have said or shouted at you, he's not much for manners sometimes.

[supersizedpower]

Oh, yeah, he's a huge jerk.

But I've known him for a super long time, so I should be saying sorry to you!

[destinyrests]

[Blink.]

Oh, you have? Are you one of his knights? Sorry, I don't recognize your voice - I'm Merlin, by the way.