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[merlinastrice]

Merlin huffed a small breath as he looked form the community book to his door. Hopefully the new spell he had written for the return would work and he'd come back to just before he left. He slipped off his bed and moved aside the loose floorboard, drawing out the strange amulet. The markings were foreign and etched into a dark metal. He held onto

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[takeitoutofpark]

Sulu had been using his PADD to respond to comments, unabashedly keeping his distance from Jack and staying in his botany lab. He knew that the other man was right, really. That this was just - this wasn't going to end well, he was just going to get hurt worse, but he couldn't let it go. He had to try, at least once, before giving up. And, though Eris had initially replied to his plea, Merlin was by far more trustworthy.

He heard Merlin's voice call out from two rows away and tucked his PADD away before moving down the aisle between the back shelves and the tables lined up inside the room. He wished he could summon up something more friendly than the weak smile he forced on his face, but it was hard. "Merlin?" he asked, even though he recognized the other instantly. Noticing that the glare was throwing the other off, he quickly called out for the lights to dim, letting them drop to 70% of their usual power. "Sorry. It's mid-day for the plants, they like their sunlight."

[merlinastrice]

Merlin couldn't help but gawk. "Hikaru, you said that there wasn't magic in the future..." He grinned widely. "That was magic. It just had to be." But he sobered up quickly. "Hikaru, what I offer is very dangerous. It plays with life and death." he pleaded earnestly. "According to the Old Religion, well, I already told you on the community. You need to be very sure about this..."

He held onto the amulet tightly. "I bargained with life and death once. And the results...well..Hikaru, I need to know that you're sure. This amulet and spell seems a lot more direct than what I had to go through."

[takeitoutofpark]

Sulu allowed himself to smile just a little bit more earnestly at Merlin's reaction to the lights, though he supposed an explanation would have to wait until... until after things were better. For better or worse.

He nodded at what Merlin was saying and made no effort to reach out for the amulet the other was holding on to - he didn't want to seem eager. Even if he was. Because, if this worked...

"I know," he said, slowly. "Believe me. I know exactly what I'm doing. I'm not going to do anything with it unless Jack - the other person I'll need for this - is sure it'll be okay, only if he's willing to try." He knew that sounded bad, but he wasn't going to take it back or explain it. He knew that Jack kept his immortality to himself as much as possible. "I'm not going to let it get away from me."

[merlinastrice]

"And Jack willingly offers his life for whoever this is you want to save?" he asked. He trusted Hikaru. Knew that he wouldn't use magic for means that would result in harm to others.