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-Oh no.
[The video is washed out, too bright underneath the generic lighting of the even more generic passenger's quarters. Merlin's face slowly eclipses it, eyes wide and a little concerned. With a little trial and error, he's managed to master the device's functions faster than a medieval boy probably has a right to. But technology hasn't come up with an answer for clumsiness. Yet.]
All right?
[Merlin picks the communicator up, sighing in relief before he starts to grin.]
Are we really up there? Up in the stars, I mean. I know everyone keeps saying it, it's just hard to imagine. To think that a servant could be among the stars. I really used to look up to them.
[Merlin presses his lips together, quite possibly the only person amused by that. Arthur's always told him that he shouldn't try to be funny. This would be why.]
Has anyone ever been up here before? Do you think if we stepped outside the ship, it would be like falling out of a tree? Except that there are no trees in space, because there isn't any dirt.
Which makes me wonder...where do we get the apples?
[Merlin finally has the decency to look sheepish about his ramblings and odd questions.]
Sorry. And I've already heard about there being no air and space radiation, so I won't actually be trying to get out there. My guardian just always wanted me to take more of an interest in science. I guess this was one way of doing it.
[Merlin glances off-screen, and there's a hesitance with his last question that the others was lacking.]
Uhm, it is science, isn't it? And not magic?
[The video is washed out, too bright underneath the generic lighting of the even more generic passenger's quarters. Merlin's face slowly eclipses it, eyes wide and a little concerned. With a little trial and error, he's managed to master the device's functions faster than a medieval boy probably has a right to. But technology hasn't come up with an answer for clumsiness. Yet.]
All right?
[Merlin picks the communicator up, sighing in relief before he starts to grin.]
Are we really up there? Up in the stars, I mean. I know everyone keeps saying it, it's just hard to imagine. To think that a servant could be among the stars. I really used to look up to them.
[Merlin presses his lips together, quite possibly the only person amused by that. Arthur's always told him that he shouldn't try to be funny. This would be why.]
Has anyone ever been up here before? Do you think if we stepped outside the ship, it would be like falling out of a tree? Except that there are no trees in space, because there isn't any dirt.
Which makes me wonder...where do we get the apples?
[Merlin finally has the decency to look sheepish about his ramblings and odd questions.]
Sorry. And I've already heard about there being no air and space radiation, so I won't actually be trying to get out there. My guardian just always wanted me to take more of an interest in science. I guess this was one way of doing it.
[Merlin glances off-screen, and there's a hesitance with his last question that the others was lacking.]
Uhm, it is science, isn't it? And not magic?
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[Sorry, you just scare him a little.]
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Well?
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Well, it-
[Merlin draws in a breath before suddenly looking back over his shoulder.]
What's that, Sire? You're stuck in your armour? I'll be right there!
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Do you run away from every question that you cannot answer?
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[Which, in hindsight, that was a little of both.]
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[ He had mentioned a guardian, hadn't he? ]
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Anders. He taught me everything I know about it.
[Which is basically nothing.]
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