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takeyouapart

XII.

Jan 28, 2010 20:17

I'm glad it's been quiet these past two weeks.

Relatively quiet.

...short on Barge-wide disasters, I suppose is what I'm really saying. I've liked having some time to think.

[Private to Arthur]

There's something I

You should know that

If Gaius was here he'd tell me not to do this but

Arthur, can we talk?

probably a bad idea

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Private pendragon_prat January 28 2010, 21:56:16 UTC

What is it, Merlin?

Private takeyouapart January 28 2010, 22:02:43 UTC

Was that a yes?

Private pendragon_prat January 28 2010, 22:09:48 UTC

Yes, Merlin. What is it?

Private takeyouapart January 28 2010, 22:12:42 UTC

It's...

Could we meet somewhere? I'd rather have this conversation in person.

Private pendragon_prat January 28 2010, 22:15:04 UTC

Why do I get the feeling I'm not going to like what I hear?

Fine. Where do you want to meet?

Private takeyouapart January 28 2010, 22:18:44 UTC

The CES? If you're going to kill me I'd rather nobody else was around to watch.

Private pendragon_prat January 28 2010, 22:28:37 UTC

I'll meet you there.

[ooc: spam?]

Spam! takeyouapart January 28 2010, 22:35:57 UTC

[All in all it was probably a bad thing that Merlin had had almost a week of uninterrupted thinking time since Arthur had first raised the issue of his manservant's alleged significance. On one hand he knew it was idiotic, bordering on suicidal, to tell Arthur the truth - but on the other, he knew that the Barge changed things. He'd been relieved, honestly, to learn that his sorcery was public knowledge - and it hadn't even occurred to him that Arthur would ever arrive on the Barge. Now he didn't want to be in a position where he'd be forced to reveal himself and would then have to face Arthur knowing that'd he'd lied to him for - who knew, weeks, maybe months - longer than was necessary ( ... )

Spam! pendragon_prat January 28 2010, 23:05:01 UTC

[Despite the fact that Arthur was a little annoyed that he wouldn't be doing his normal training routine in the gym like he planned, he wondered what Merlin could possibly have to tell him that just couldn't wait. He'd seemed so serious, which for them was rare thing compared to the banter and general camaraderie.

So, Arthur made his way to the CES to find out what Merlin wanted. He noticed his ex-manservant looked rather nervous and his eyebrow raised with curiosity.]

Well, Merlin, what's this all about?

Spam! takeyouapart January 28 2010, 23:12:56 UTC

Merlin held open the door for Arthur without thinking about it. A breeze of wind breathed through the doorway, tousling his hair.

"It's...complicated." He'd rehearsed this conversation, but in person it felt clumsy and wrong. He fumbled for a place to start. "Have you, erm, been to the library yet? Read any of those books about you?"

Spam! pendragon_prat January 28 2010, 23:27:48 UTC

Arthur stepped in, not paying too much attention to the scenery. One forest was as good as the next. "Not yet, no. What does that have to do with anything?"

Spam! takeyouapart January 28 2010, 23:33:58 UTC

It would have been a small mercy if he'd had alleged magic as a jumping-off point, but obviously the gods were not smiling on him. Merlin sighed.

"Nothing, really. It's just..." It was just that he was a sorcerer. He could get it out in three words, plus however many words it would take to make Arthur believe him, but it felt impossible.

"Arthur, I - I have a have a confession to make. It's something that...maybe I should have told you a long time ago, but I didn't, and...I can't change that. All I can do is tell you now and hope that...that you can still trust me."

Spam! pendragon_prat January 28 2010, 23:57:53 UTC

He'd been standing with his hands on his hips while Merlin spoke, waiting, not really perceiving the gravity of the situation. "Merlin, whatever it is you've done it can't be that bad, so just out with it," he said, making a hurry up gesture with his hand.

Spam! takeyouapart January 29 2010, 00:01:53 UTC

His impatience went ignored. "What would you do if it was that bad?"

Spam! pendragon_prat January 29 2010, 00:05:34 UTC

"I don't know. It depends on what 'it' is."

Spam! takeyouapart January 29 2010, 00:11:58 UTC

"It's...I'm..."

Merlin looked away. He couldn't look into Arthur's eyes and say it. He reminded himself that if the prince just ran him through on the spot, he'd come back. Maybe. Apparently.

"...I'm...."

He laughed a little, breathless with sheer stress.

"I'm sorry. Forget I asked you here. This was a terrible idea."

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