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[takeyouapart]

Just for the sake of contrast, I still think that life here isn't torturous and futile.

And I'm not drunk.

Is there, I don't know, a very small flood happening?

[Private to Cara, backdated]

I need to tell you something. Show you something, I s'pose. I should've done it when I was first assigned to you, but I thought....and then with the flood and

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[takeyouapart]

Don't you pay attention? There's been at least two drunks.

Maybe you've just convinced yourself of that so you don't need to worry about being bitter and hateful.

[takeyouapart]

Sounds like a bit of a rubbish party. Don't invite me.

[SORRY O'BRIEN, Merlin refuses to engage.]

OMIGOSH

[takeyouapart]

General surliness isn't...not common here. But yeah, it's been a bit dense over the last few days. I don't know.

...

Don't push anyone off the side. Makes the Barge crash-land.

[takeyouapart]

For the same reasons that it's a bad idea to crash anything else. And you can't just jump off and escape after we've landed somewhere. The Barge always brings people back.

[inhistorybooks]

Who's been saying everything's tortuous and futile?

[takeyouapart]

Well, all right, not those exact words, but haven't you noticed? The network's been a bit...negative over the last couple of days. Even by Barge standards, and those are some...quite low standards.

[inhistorybooks]

Well, we did lose a couple people, and I know some guys [lol Clapet :|] didn't exactly have fun durin' port, but... Yeah, I guess you're right, now that I'm thinkin' about it.

[scarletweapon]

I will come to yours in a little while.

Spammm?

[takeyouapart]

All right. I'll be here.

Yes! [Spam]

[scarletweapon]

[Cara arrives at Merlin's room around 15 minutes after she speaks to him and walks in without knocking.]

What is you wish to show me?

[Spam]

[takeyouapart]

[He's so completely used to people - Arthur, Gaius, Gwen when there's something going on - barging into his room without asking permission that Cara doing the same doesn't really register with him.]

It's your file, I...I think you should see it. It should have been the first thing I did. I'm sorry.

[He hesitates only a moment before holding out the plain brown folder the Admiral gave him when he was assigned to her.]

[fillyourhand]

You ought to be drunk. You're old enough for it.

[takeyouapart]

Well.

Uh.

I don't need to be drunk all the time.

[fillyourhand]

Who're you contrasting with, anyhow? I don't think it's torturous and futile.

[takeyouapart]

Good! That's great. Uh, a couple of people who are usually quite optimistic have been...not...that. Recently.