And here's that other threadmagicalskepticMay 12 2010, 20:37:41 UTC
Wherever she goes, Morgana cannot escape the Extras. They are watching her, with a focus she did not think possible. She cannot escape them in the streets, or even within the Royal Chambers.
And for some reason, she is beginning to ache.
Turning around, she realizes she's back in her own chamber and there is an Extra with her. This one is menacing, and looks familiar, but Extras are not permitted to be in her chamber.
The ache turns into pain.
Morgana awakens; she's fallen asleep on a divan in a small room off the main dining hall. There's a phantom memory of pain and an Extra is looking at her.
Arthur, who had been chilling quite tranquilly in his chambers, grabs the nearest sword available and dashes as fast as his legs are able into the dining hall, bursts into the room off of it, expecting to see some fierce and terrifying assailant and instead finds...
Morgana and an Extra who appears to be doing nothing out of the ordinary. Adrenaline pounding however, he nonetheless grabs the poor Extra by the scruff of its neck and demands of Morgana:
That scream. She has heard that scream a million times before, more times than she would have liked to. So, without a second thought, she drops the sewing she was tending to and runs to the source of the screaming, following just a few steps behind Arthur in the hall.
She shakes her head some to herself as she sees Arthur grab the Extra. Yes, they had lived in the same household palace nearly all of their lives, were practically kin, yet he seems to know very little of just how the nightmares affected Morgana. She can't blame him, but slips past him and the complacent Extra none the less to go to Morgana on the divan.
Sitting at the divans edge, she gently places her hands on Morgana's should and speaks as soothingly and softly as she can manage. "Morgana, Morgana it is alright. It was only a dream."
"Get it out of here!" Morgana screams at Arthur. She doesn't just mean out of the room. She wants the Extra out of the Royal Chambers altogether. "It cannot be here."
Gwen's arrival is a relief. "Gwen," she's having difficulty controlling her breathing and she can't look at Arthur again until the Extra is out of sight. Her voice is pitiful. "Gwen, it hurt."
Well, Arthur doesn't need to be screamed at twice, and he's very efficient about frogmarching (in a manhandling sort of fashion) the Extra in question out of the room.
...While Gwen is taking care of Morgana, he'll be throwing the thing out unceremoniously on its rear end in the street, then.
"It's fine, no one's going to hurt you," She pets her in an attempt to comfort her but knows it will only help a little. This seemed to be much worse than the other dreams. "Arthur took it away. The Extra will not come back."
The only other time Morgana had been this completely frightened of her dreams was before the Questing Beast ordeal. That in itself worried Guinevere.
"It hurts," She repeats. The phantom pain is receding, but she feels like she's recovering from a fall off a horse, sore, but probably more due to tension, than any other physical ailment.
At least her breathing is returning to normal but she's still panicked. "They have to go. All of them, they have to leave."
Arthur returns at the tail end of Morgana's statement, after very swiftly sending the Extra packing. He's trying to be sympathetic, really he is, but does she mean what he thinks she means?
She takes her attention away from Morgana only a moment to give Arthur a look. She's not really sure how he could be thinking of himself when there is clearly an issue, but that is another discussion for another day. For now she must calm Morgana down.
"We can send the rest of them away as well, do not worry." She pushes Morgana gently back against the divan and tries to keep her voice soothing. "Just relax, Morgana, I will fetch you some water."
Excuse Morgana, she's thinking about as clearly as heavy fog, so when Gwen leaves her to the get the water from the hatch, she scrambles up, past Arthur and out into the hallway.
She catches sight of a couple of extras when she gets to a stairwell. One is carrying a bucket of water, the other some rags.
"Get out," She hisses. Previously, she's been wary but nothing polite to the Extras, but she's convinced they all need to leave, immediately. "Find the others, and tell them all to leave, now!"
She could care less that the bucket of water is dropped on the floor.
Gwen fetches the water from the hatch and hurries to where Morgana and Arthur are. She places a hand gently, steadily on Morgana's back and hands her the glass.
"Here, drink this," she's still sure to speak in as soothing a voice as possible, but she does not switch modes when she addresses Arthur. "It was a dream, nothing more, but if she's ill at ease with them it's best to be rid of them."
To say Morgana can get easily frustrated with Arthur, is much like saying Morgana wakes up in the morning and continues breathing. It is so well-known a fact, that it does not even need to be said.
So, a reaction as common as breathing is exactly how Morgana feels right now, although, but that might be covering an unhealthy dose of fear. "Can you not see? Are you blind? They are wrong! They have to be gone."
She looks at the water in her hand, it's rather grounding, so normal a thing, and then looks back to Gwen. This time, she speaks with concern, "They have to leave." She's trying to protect them. How can they not recognize that?
Well, excuse Arthur for being the only person of sane mind in the whole freaking establishment. ...that's more or less what he's thinking, in different wording. As patiently as possible he lifts a hand in a staying gesture.
"Fine, I'll see to it."
...and with that he stalks off to go and round up all of the Extras and escort them off the premises. Well, except maybe one that he'll hide in his room. In a cupboard.
Gwen keeps her hand at Morgana's back in hopes to steady and comfort her. Behind her though she gives Arthur small frown; a silent apology for her outburst. He's not as familiar with them as she is, and Guinevere considers it her responsibility to make sure Morgana is not overwhelmed after her nightmares.
She turns her attention back to Morgana and gives her as pleasant an expression as she can manage. Her voice is soft still, and though she can see the pleading in Morgana's eyes she tries her best to be reassuring. "We'll do away with all of them. We will be able to manage without them."
Her comment is as much for Arthur as it is for Morgana.
And for some reason, she is beginning to ache.
Turning around, she realizes she's back in her own chamber and there is an Extra with her. This one is menacing, and looks familiar, but Extras are not permitted to be in her chamber.
The ache turns into pain.
Morgana awakens; she's fallen asleep on a divan in a small room off the main dining hall. There's a phantom memory of pain and an Extra is looking at her.
Cue screaming.
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Arthur, who had been chilling quite tranquilly in his chambers, grabs the nearest sword available and dashes as fast as his legs are able into the dining hall, bursts into the room off of it, expecting to see some fierce and terrifying assailant and instead finds...
Morgana and an Extra who appears to be doing nothing out of the ordinary. Adrenaline pounding however, he nonetheless grabs the poor Extra by the scruff of its neck and demands of Morgana:
"Has this thing hurt you?"
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She shakes her head some to herself as she sees Arthur grab the Extra. Yes, they had lived in the same household palace nearly all of their lives, were practically kin, yet he seems to know very little of just how the nightmares affected Morgana. She can't blame him, but slips past him and the complacent Extra none the less to go to Morgana on the divan.
Sitting at the divans edge, she gently places her hands on Morgana's should and speaks as soothingly and softly as she can manage. "Morgana, Morgana it is alright. It was only a dream."
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Gwen's arrival is a relief. "Gwen," she's having difficulty controlling her breathing and she can't look at Arthur again until the Extra is out of sight. Her voice is pitiful. "Gwen, it hurt."
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...While Gwen is taking care of Morgana, he'll be throwing the thing out unceremoniously on its rear end in the street, then.
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The only other time Morgana had been this completely frightened of her dreams was before the Questing Beast ordeal. That in itself worried Guinevere.
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At least her breathing is returning to normal but she's still panicked. "They have to go. All of them, they have to leave."
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"All of them? The servants?"
He sounds a little bit bereft already.
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"We can send the rest of them away as well, do not worry." She pushes Morgana gently back against the divan and tries to keep her voice soothing. "Just relax, Morgana, I will fetch you some water."
She stands up slowly to head to a nearby hatch.
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She catches sight of a couple of extras when she gets to a stairwell. One is carrying a bucket of water, the other some rags.
"Get out," She hisses. Previously, she's been wary but nothing polite to the Extras, but she's convinced they all need to leave, immediately. "Find the others, and tell them all to leave, now!"
She could care less that the bucket of water is dropped on the floor.
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"Morgana, I understand that you're upset, but what exactly happened?"
Because he can't work out whether the Extra actually did something to her, or if this is a reaction to one of her nightmares.
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"Here, drink this," she's still sure to speak in as soothing a voice as possible, but she does not switch modes when she addresses Arthur. "It was a dream, nothing more, but if she's ill at ease with them it's best to be rid of them."
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So, a reaction as common as breathing is exactly how Morgana feels right now, although, but that might be covering an unhealthy dose of fear. "Can you not see? Are you blind? They are wrong! They have to be gone."
She looks at the water in her hand, it's rather grounding, so normal a thing, and then looks back to Gwen. This time, she speaks with concern, "They have to leave." She's trying to protect them. How can they not recognize that?
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"Fine, I'll see to it."
...and with that he stalks off to go and round up all of the Extras and escort them off the premises. Well, except maybe one that he'll hide in his room. In a cupboard.
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She turns her attention back to Morgana and gives her as pleasant an expression as she can manage. Her voice is soft still, and though she can see the pleading in Morgana's eyes she tries her best to be reassuring. "We'll do away with all of them. We will be able to manage without them."
Her comment is as much for Arthur as it is for Morgana.
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She looks at Gwen and her voice is a bit stronger, far more determined. "We will be better without them. I promise. They need to stay away."
Morgana will keep them away, if she has to.
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