[Closed, and Backdated Like Hell]

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Characters: Merlin (onesidedcoin), Arthur Pendragon (beneathequalsky), and...possibly Saber. Possibly.
Location: Death City Heights Building 2, 3A (Merlin & Arthur's apartment)
Rating: G
Time: August 18, after this thread. Yes, that is indeed some major backdating you are seeing here.
Description: After finding out some extremely startling news about Saber, Merlin goes to

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[beneathequalsky]

Now, Arthur was more than used to seeing Merlin act as though his head were in the clouds - it was pretty much his default state, looking idiotic like that - but it didn't make it any less perturbing when he dropped things or otherwise made a nuisance of himself.

Like right now, in fact! "Merlin, have you forgotten how to use your limbs?"

[nevergetscredit]

Merlin vaguely registered that Arthur had said something, but he wasn't really paying attention so it just went through one ear and out the other. He was still somewhere back in that conversation with Arthur.

Which is probably the reason why he said what came out of his mouth next: "Do you know that you're a girl?"

there are plenty of things girly about him. look at his hair.

[beneathequalsky]

As retorts go, that was just plain bizarre. Arthur had called Merlin a girl plenty of times (for good reason, as far as he was concerned) and never had the jibe returned, even at his most insulting. Probably because there was nothing in the least girly about him.

So, Arthur had no choice but to pull an incredulous face. "You've lost the ability to see, as well?"

it's so easy to get confused!

[nevergetscredit]

"Well, not you you, obviously...just...the other you..."

although the constant shirtlessness should make one twig

[beneathequalsky]

"Merlin, have you gone mad?" That would certainly explain a lot.

Pft, Arthur's just...underdeveloped...

[nevergetscredit]

"See, you remember the Lady Saber?" Merlin said, his words all tumbling out in a rush. "It turns out she's from this other Camelot which is sorta similar but not really because...well, you being a girl is obviously a big difference."

he'll develop one day..................

[beneathequalsky]

It was extremely tempting just to ask if Merlin were off his rocker again, because none of what he'd just said had made sense beyond 'Lady Saber' and 'Camelot'. He was just going to skirt round that 'other' stuff for a moment. "She's from Camelot?"

[nevergetscredit]

"Oh, even better than that. She's you."

[beneathequalsky]

Right. Merlin had properly lost it, then. "She's me."

[nevergetscredit]

"Except a girl," Merlin reminded him.

[beneathequalsky]

Where was he going to find a new servant in a place like this? "Of course. And how, pray tell, did you come to this conclusion?"

[nevergetscredit]

"Because she told me so!" Merlin said, huffing. "I don't just go around assuming that random girls must be you, you know."

[beneathequalsky]

"Merlin, would you be surprised if I didn't believe you?"

[nevergetscredit]

"Arthur, we were instantly transported to a place where the sun laughs at us. Do you really think that anything is impossible?"

[beneathequalsky]

Well, he couldn't exactly argue with that. The instant transporting part, anyway. "I think my being a girl is impossible!"

[nevergetscredit]

"Why?" Merlin said stubbornly. "Who to say that you can't be a girl in some...alternate version of Camelot?"