II.

[takeyouapart]

Okay. Er. Still getting used to having a diary everyone can read. Bear with me, please?

First of all, I should say thanks! For the warm welcome. Everyone I've talked to so far's been dead nice. Appreciate it. Easily the friendliest prison I've been in. Not that I've been in prison much. Once or twice. Unfairly!

Yep...that was clever.

Comments

[with_discipline]

'Unfairly?'

[takeyouapart]

I, um, called Arthur an ass.

To his face.

I didn't exactly know he was a prince at the time.

[with_discipline]

No doubt that knowledge would have helped.

And you've read all of Le Morte d' these legends? It would certainly seem different; I don't recall Arthur being a prince.

[takeyouapart]

Oh God, not all of them. I only found out about all this yesterday - a lady called Integra told me about the library, so I went and had a quick look. Just skimmed, to be honest.

[wdc_cartwright]

It's not like any prison I've seen either and I'm a police woman.

[takeyouapart]

Not just me, then! Good.

...

What's a police?

[wdc_cartwright]

We investigate crimes and catch the bad guys.....Don't you have police where you're from?

[takeyouapart]

No...we had the guards, they did that sort of thing. More catching than investigating, really. And Arthur and the knights dealt with the really serious stuff.

But it's brilliant that you do it! Especially since you're a woman. I don't think they'd have let women do that sort of thing in Camelot.

[young_idealist]

You're... Merlin?

[takeyouapart]

Hi!

[young_idealist]

Hello, monsieur. I've been rather busy. I missed your arrival, it would seem. I'm Armand St. Just, another warden here.

[takeyouapart]

Nice to meet you, Armand!

...'Monsieur'. Where are you from?

Giles totally missed his intro, but has been reading comments!

[ripper_watches]

Merlin? As in...

Er, are you quite sure you're not- Are you- I mean... That is, it would have be quite fascinating to speak with you on the subject of magic.

OH THIS HAS POTENTIAL.

[takeyouapart]

I'm not a sorcerer. Really. Someone must've got mixed up somewhere, and...yeah.

...I do know a bit about magic. Theoretically. Picked some stuff up here and there.

Nothing about how to do it, or anything, obviously. That would be bad.

MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY. Also, Giles = one track mind

[ripper_watches]

I mean, of course, it's not the same, but even theoretical discussion- Well, it could be quite illuminating, as many of the texts I know of, well, they're not particularly instructive. Much of the subtlety has been carefully hidden or deliberately lost and, well- I don't suppose I could be so bold as to ask if perhaps we could discuss it? I'm afraid it's a passion of mine. I would very much love to pick your brains at some point...

[takeyouapart]

Well, I'm...not busy right now if you want to have a chat.

A theoretical chat.

Er, you'll have to tell me where to meet you, though. I'm not exactly sure where things are right now. I got to the library all right, but...yeah.

[you_run_i_chase]

I thought Merlin was old. And ugly. And had some sort of pointed cap with stars on it.

Fuck Disney lied to me again. Those bastards.

Welcome to the insanity.

[takeyouapart]

Er, thanks! It seems all right at the moment, though. Then again, so does Camelot, a lot of the time.

[you_run_i_chase]

Aw. 'It seems all right at the moment."

You're so cute and naive, Merlin. Maybe it's like a fucking Disney movie after all.