♔ 2| [Accidental Video]

[not_a_clotpole]

[The view will be continually blocked as various items of clothing are tossed over the lens.

There is a lot of muttering every so often there's an annoyed grunt.

Finally Crown Prince Arthur will appear in frame looking very irritated indeed.]

"Where the Hell...Merlin? Merlin! Get in here!"

[A few moments pass and it becomes clear his servant

Comments

[archicheck]

Erm...something wrong?

[not_a_clotpole]

[Arthur gives a slight start (although if he was ever asked he'd deny it) and looks around trying to pinpoint where the disembodied voice came from.]

"Who's there?"

[archicheck]

Ariadne. From the community?

[not_a_clotpole]

"The Duck thing?"

[Arthur looks around, confused, he can't see Ariadne and his room is hardly that messy.]

"Where are you?"

[archicheck]

Right now? New York.

So...not anywhere near you right now.

[not_a_clotpole]

"New...York." [Arthur's never heard of it.]

"How can you see me?"

[He's rather slow on the uptake here...modern technology is beyond him.]

[archicheck]

Yes. I think the whole community can, actually.

[not_a_clotpole]

"It...can?"

[This is horrifying, horrifying!]

"I just took a bath this morning!" [The Crown Prince somehow manages to splutter.]

[archicheck]

[She holds back a little laugh.]

We missed that part, don't worry.

[not_a_clotpole]

"You did? Well...good." [Because honestly? If that happened, Arthur would have to bury that accursed book, he probably should anyway.

He rubs the back of his neck.]

"Does this sort of thing happen a lot in the community?"

[archicheck]

Unfortunately, yes. It likes to show us when we don't want to be seen.

[not_a_clotpole]

[Well, this intrusion on his privacy is something Arthur will have to keep in mind in future.]

"How long have you been watching, you didn't see a circlet did you?"

[archicheck]

Only a minute or two, but I haven't seen a circlet, sorry.

[not_a_clotpole]

[Arthur returns to his muttering.]

"There's a meeting of the Council in an hour, I need it."

[He starts checking under the various items of clothing he's tossed here there and everywhere.]

[archicheck]

Well...where was the last place you remember having it?

[not_a_clotpole]

"Only a few days ago after a feast. I suppose I threw it somewhere, but Merlin should have picked it up and put it away in my cupboard."

[And Merlin's always been very good at putting the circlet away, comments aside.]