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[futurarex]

[When the video engages, Arthur - clad in his full armor, sans helm - is glaring down at it. It's a focused and cold glare, but it's clear that he isn't aware of the exact purpose or function of what he has turned on. It's very dark around him - he's clearly outdoors somewhere, during the Darkness. There's a cut on his forehead, but it's only

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[alwaysforhim]

Arthur! You're-- oh, you're here!

[LOOK IT'S MERLIN. Outside, apparently, and walking quite quickly. It'll be a while before he reaches the baseball diamond, though.]

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[futurarex]

[Books... aren't supposed to talk back. It takes a moment for Arthur to work this out--but eventually, he opens it again, and there's Merlin. In the book.]

Merlin, what the hell are you doing?

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[alwaysforhim]

I'm here as well-- oh, you don't-- it's a communication device of sorts. You and I and everyone here in the city can speak through them. I can't believe you're here!

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[futurarex]

What are you talking about-- Of course you're here, where else would you be. Wherever here is meant to be--

[He's turning the book over as he talks--it's a bit of a jolty view for a bit, as he's examining it--ground and knees and boots and back to his face again.]

Where are the others?

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[icy_heavens]

[Yes, it looks like a small boy with a sword is also out and about during the night; the tail-end of a monster's shriek and its collapse to the ground are the first things witnessed in the reply.] Whatever right of birth you had in your own world doesn't matter here.

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[futurarex]

[That sound is startling, but only because he isn't quite used to this book yet. It's in the book, not near him--and this boy is in the book as well. Right.]

Authority is recognized and respected no matter the kingdom. Or it ought to be.

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[icy_heavens]

Facts don't change just because you think they should.

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[futurarex]

It's a basic rule of diplomacy. I guarantee you that whatever kingdom this is, that rule is respected.

[stillhaslegs]

Arthur Pendragon...

Are you really? Actually?

[futurarex]

Really what. If you aren't going to bother finishing your sentences, you might think about not saying them at all.

[stillhaslegs]

It was a sentence. In a sense. Sort of.

So you're actually Arthur then? The Arthur? The one and only? Well... judging by the state of this place, probably not the one and only, but otherwise it doesn't sound nearly as impressive, does it?

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[quackery]

T-There's no king here, and you should really get inside!

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[futurarex]

[There's a bit of a delay--fighting off monsters is difficult business. When he responds, it's after he's ducked down an alley, and his face is a little grimier.]

Queen, then, I don't have time to bandy words.

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[quackery]

No, I mean there are no royal people! Well, except you, I guess, but... There aren't any in charge or anything like that! And you should really get inside somewhere!

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[futurarex]

[He spares a glance over his shoulder--clear, no creatures, at least not yet--and then turns a glare back to the video.]

Spare me that, and instead tell me, who is it that rules this kingdom?

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[ex_julianhe]

[Conversing via video probably isn't the smartest thing to do when you're fighting off Darkness monsters. Julian had been heading home, and was halfway through watching Arthur's video when he came across a gang of them, and he just kept the vid running. The NV is hovering beside him, surrounded by an arc of green energy, while he fights off the bad guys. He's not the sword-wielding type. His method of fighting them off involves a mixture of martial arts and slamming them back with concussive blasts of telekinesis. The blasts give off the green glow, too. He glances back at the screen in between attacks.]

Dude, there's no King here. And there's no jailer, or whatever. And we are - doing - something - about -

-them.

[Each pause is punctuated by another burst of telekinesis. With the final one, the last monster he'd been dealing with falls, and he reaches for the NV again. He brings it closer.]

So with that covered. Did you say Arthur Pendragon? ...As in, the real Arthur Pendragon? Cause, that's kinda cool.

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[futurarex]

[That's... That is sorcery. That has to be sorcery, of some sort, and sorcery used openly. What sort of a kingdom is this--where is this, it can't be Albion--

His look is dark when he responds. Composed, but dark.]

Unless there's a false Arthur Pendragon, or someone who has been using my name--yes, I suppose I am the real one. How is it that you know me, sorcerer?

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[ex_julianhe]

[Julian shoots a brief, confused look at the face in his NV.]

I'm not a sorceror, that'd mean magic. I'm a telekinetic. [Which is entirely different.] But everyone knows you. Or...okay, maybe not everyone, but anyone who's heard of Camelot.

[futurarex]

[Telekinetic means nothing, it's clearly some sort of magic, no matter his delineation--but that can be pursued later. It's already been defined, it doesn't need additional scrutiny.]

Really. And how is it, that everyone has heard of Camelot, and of me--but I have never heard of this kingdom.