First Spell

[alwaysforhim]

[The feed opens with Merlin staring down skeptically at the book in his hands. There’s a moment’s pause, and then he glances back at the baseball diamond before turning back to the book.]

Er-- [He taps it once, making the screen shake, and then leans in a bit too closely, speaking as softly as he can.]

Hello? The man over there said I could talk to

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[dresden4hire]

[Just... give a wizard a moment to collect himself.]

Merlin, I hate to break this to you but you've been transported several centuries into the future and into another dimension completely. I know it sounds crazy but I'm hoping you've seen enough crazy so far in your life to realize it's possible.

[alwaysforhim]

[Despite the fact he's used to magic, despite the fact the Greeter told him people would respond, Merlin still jumps slightly when he hears a voice coming from the book.]

Crazy isn't quite the right word for it.

[Another pause, and the world spins for a moment as Merlin sits down.]

What exactly do you mean by dimension?

[dresden4hire]

Think of reality like an apple tree and your world is one of those apples. Now all the apples are similar, but they're not the same. Something called the Core pulled you from your apple onto this apple. Similar apple, but not the same, and this one's been growing longer than yours.

[alwaysforhim]

. . . longer than mine. Right. Well, that clears that up.

[voice]

[atrumcanis]

You're who!

[voice]

[alwaysforhim]

[Slightly louder!]

Merlin! I'm looking for Arthur, have you heard of him?

[voice]

[atrumcanis]

King Arthur? You-- have got to be joking. You're joking. You're bloody joking.

[voice]

[alwaysforhim]

Prince. He's-- well, he's prince right now, anyway, though yes, I suppose he'll be king soon. Why would I be joking?

voice;

[hexyoutotuesday]

You are the great and powerful Merlin? You have got to be kidding me. You're so... scrawny.

voice;

[alwaysforhim]

[Wait-- wait, wait, wait. Great and powerful? A pause.]

I'm not scrawny. And I'm not the great and powerful, I'm just Merlin, Arthur's servant.

voice;

[hexyoutotuesday]

[brb, laughing hysterically]

You're little! [She sounds like she's enjoying herself.]

Okay. Okay. Do you happen to study magic?

voice;

[alwaysforhim]

[Another pause. He sounds slightly short of breath when he speaks.]

Magic? Of course not.

[their_knight]

[Congratulations, Merlin, you've surprised him--at least somewhat. He's used to that name coming attached to a guy with a pointy blue hat and four foot beard. Not to mention quite a bit older. You might even be able to tell he's surprised for a bit.]

Merlin...?

[He shakes himself out of it--at least somewhat.]

I haven't heard of anyone like you're describing.

[alwaysforhim]

[A slight nod.]

Thanks anyway. What's your name?

[their_knight]

...Leon, actually.

[alwaysforhim]

[A moment's pause-- but no, this sounds nothing like his Leon. Still, going for a slight joke:]

Don't suppose you're a knight?

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[icy_heavens]

[Have someone a little less starstruck. Yeah, Merlin's legend might be world famous, but Hitsugaya is only mildly aware of it. Not that he'd care anyway.]

The descriptions and the name are unfamiliar to me, though if any of them are here, I'd assume they're likely to answer you.

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[alwaysforhim]

[He nods.]

We don't have this sort of-- [A moment's hesitation.] --science from where-- when-- I'm from, so they might not have seen this. Thank you, though.

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[icy_heavens]

Everyone who arrives here recieves a device that connects to this network.

[He catches on to that hesitation, though, and figures he knows what Merlin wanted to say in place of "science."] I don't know about at your home, but here, no one would be all that surprised to hear you say "magic."

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[alwaysforhim]

[He stares in shock at him-- and then, slowly:]

Magic-- magic isn't illegal, then?