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[The feed flickers on and there is a rather nasty sound from the other end, as the cell phone is dropped. Mordred picks it up, turns it about and examines it closely, uncertain of the way it looks and the strange things it does.]

I’ve been told I may use this as a form of communication, but I fear I may have been tricked. I just talk into it?

[It wouldn’t be anything new after all, Mordred was teased by the Knights back in Camelot frequently! Unfortunately, he doesn’t pick up this technology like he should, and instead continues to look at it strangely, even as he speaks into the little object. He looks around, letting out a sigh as he stops moving.]

I'm told we're rather stuck in this place, I've accepted that, but I keep finding myself unable to get back to where I started. I turn one corner and it leads somewhere I've never been before. How does one manage a place like this?

[ This means that Mordred is lost. He doesn't like to admit it, but he's been wandering for a while now and all of it starts to look the same to someone used to Camelot. ]

I suppose I must be missing something. Perhaps someone else has insights?

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[Annabeth is trying really hard to hold back her smile, if only because the way Mordred is handling the tech is pretty funny.]

Do you see any numbers for the floors? Or maybe lifts?

[She's gonna help you out, bro!]

[ He blinks when the other person speaks back. He knows it's supposed to happen, but at least she seems nice enough. ]

Ah, yes. I can look for numbers, but... I'm not sure what a lift is?

[ Sorry, he's a fail knight from Camelot, have patience. ] I think see one, though. It has strange doors that open on their own?

[She bites the corner of her lips for a second, trying to figure out how to explain them.]

They're like rooms that move, up and down, to take you to different...levels. In the ship. [Did that work?]

Yeah, they open sideways, slide apart. Do you know where you're trying to go?

[ Yes, you'll have to explain a lot unfortunately, because he is a knight of Camelot, many of the things on the Tranquility he has never even dreamed of. ]

Move up? [ Merlin was right. This is just like magic. ] I think I understand. But I'd like to just find my room again, really, I think I've had enough exploring for the day as it is.

[ He's a bit naive and young, forgive him. ]

[Well it's a good thing Annabeth is used to explaining things. A lot. Comes with being one of the demigods that have to go save kids who have no idea they're children of Greek Gods and all.]

Yeah. Move up.

[Ahh, rooms, that's easy.] Your room number should be on your arm, the tattoo you got when you showed up. [Her moves her arm up into the screen to show him, just in case.] The first number is the floor number - so when you get into the lift, you find a button with that number on it.

[ He's not surprised this place is so strange, but he looks down at the number on his arm. Ah, yes, he forgets this. ]

I think I understand. Really, you've been very kind. I'm afraid a place like this is... quite foreign to me.

[ Have a derpy knight who is more thankful than ever before. ]

[Annabeth just smiles at him. It's okay, that whole lost feeling hasn't really worn off on her and she's been here for two months now.]

Don't worry about it. I've had a lot of helping learning the ropes, and even then I still don't really understand it.

[ it's him. no matter the shaky image, it's his voice she hears and it makes her fingers curl to prevent them from shaking. the anger comes first. of course. but it only serves as a mask to overshadow the pain brought by his betrayal. and even though she is a high priestess - cannot be slain by the blade he sunk to her back - she still remembers the hurt, the struggle as she pressed on through the snow. it is the fact that he tried, that he saved arthur instead of staying by her side.

how dare he make such a choice? how blind was he?

though here, with the way arthur was here, he might only more adamantly try and protect. she didn't know, but she could only expect such.

no. no. why was he here? she did not need this.

her voice bears some resolve, though it's laced with disbelief, and her bitterness, and as much as she tries, not her own with emotion. ] Mordred?

[ The voice will never be anything less than shocking, because with it comes the anger, the bitterness and the betrayal. Morgana's voice fills him with an immediate sense of dread and seeing her face on the other end of the screen makes his heart leap into his throat. ]

Morgana. [ His voice is even, unwavering, and he shows nothing but a stoic reserve on his face. This is the Morgana he knows, the strange, wild eyed creature with so much hate her in heart. ]

You're here.

[ He knew she would be here, Merlin told him, but now that he has seen her, he understands.]

I am. But it is no surprise to you.

[ her jaw sets, and her eyes stare, hard and cruel. she felt alone here, before, regardless of what merlin had tried to say. regardless of what care gwen tried to push on her. and now more than ever does she feel surrounded by arthur's allies.

her lips twist in harsh bemusement. ] He rewarded you as a knight. Such honor you must bear.

[ she cants her head, gently, leans back. proud and poised to mirror his neutrality. though she still seethes her madness. ] But perhaps I should bear him warning, to not turn his back to you or he might find a dagger there instead.

[ jagged, sharp words that draw a small satisfaction. ] He doesn't know, does he. [ she was talking about his magic; she was talking about what he was. where mordred saw hope, she saw a lack of it. where he was patient, she grew tired of waiting. ]

I have faith in Arthur, the good in his heart. He will bring about the peace we need, Morgana. Your war, these fights, will do nothing to help that.

[ He's proud of his Knighthood, and although he must be careful and guard it, he knows how much of a betrayal this must seem to her. ]

I shall do no such thing, not to him. You nearly ended his life and where would Albion be? Magic would be feared, not accepted.

[ Ah, but Morgana knows how to use her words against the youth. He's still hopeful and naive, not having seen the horrors that Arthur will spin over his fate. ]

You can't.

[ His voice is small and he looks into the screen at her. ] He won't believe you if you say. I will not use it here if that is what it takes. Draw me out if you must, Morgana, but I will not yield. Standing as enemies in a place like this is absurd.

[There are monsters crawling some parts of the ship. Monsters and strange spots of darkness where even the sturdiest can fall and be crushed. They were all recently reminded of that. Those who needed the reminder, anyway.]

[Maybe he's not yet old enough, or jaded enough. The idea of duty hasn't taken the firm, unyielding hold on him. And that's why he speaks.]

You shouldn't move any further. Not until you figure out where you are.

[ He blinks, and knows too well the dangers that come with Merlin's words. He's thankful for the warning, and it's still strange. This Merlin is already much different from the one he knows. It's a shame. ]

Ah, I assume this ship is more dangerous than I suspected?

[ He looks around, and the camera sweeps past one of the lifts. ] Is that one of those... well, things? I could use that to leave, couldn't I? [ He thinks that's where he's come from, but it's hard to tell. Metal all looks the same. ]

Yeah, it goes to other floors. If you take it to the one matching the numbers on your arm, you should always be able to find your room.

[He hesitates, but just for a moment.]

How're you managing so far?

Ah, the numbers. I fear I forget about those.

[ He makes a face and looks back up, wide eyed, blinking. ]

Well enough, I think. Though this place is confusing enough. How did you manage to become acquainted with it?

[ Not to mention he hasn't even thought about using his magic here. It seems too dangerous. ]

I don't think I have. At least not completely.

You manage with a map, of course. Didn't they give you a map when you first arrived?

[speaking of being tricked...]

A map? I... they may have, but I'm not sure where I've put it if they did. Or is it in this thing? Is that even possible?

[ He can hear the voice, but he doesn't quite understand why he can't see the person. But that's to wonder about later, isn't it? ]

[He heaves a sigh, heavy with regret.]

'Course they didn't. This place-- sorry, sir, no one seems to ever manage to do as they're told. Can't get decent help anywhere these days. They were meant to give you a map--an honest paper map--with everything marked out on it, and shame on them for not making sure you got one.

I know it's late, but do you want one?

I'm sure I may have been given one, but as it stands, I fear I can't even find my way around my own room no less a map of this place.

[ He laughs a little. ]

But a map would be appreciated, certainly. You are very kind.

Yeah, that's what they say about me!

[So cheerful! So kind! So ready to make a false map in ten minutes.!]

Er, all right, then--happy to help as always--where are you right now, or are you so lost you can't even manage to work that one out.

Ah, well. I'm not entirely sure where I am but I could find a sign. They have those here, yes?

[ Mordred is innocent and new enough that he would happily accept a false map. And get lost. Have fun, Sirius. ]

Oh, yeah, they have signs and markers and things--if you're in a room, you might check just outside of the door. Go and see--as soon as you tell me, I can be along directly.

[already he's fumbling around for one of his own real half-completed maps. it might as well be put to good use, yeah?]

I think... well, I think I'm near the gardens? That's what it looks like, I suppose.

[ He makes a face, clearly not too certain, but there is the definite sign of shrubbery in the room he's just walked into. ]

Be careful not to stray too far, ser. There are dangers lurking in the bowels of this ship, and I fear it's all too easy to fall prey to them.

Dangers? I suppose that's true of any place, but are there any I should be especially concerned about?

[ He looks around, surprised he cannot see the person, but only hear the voice. This technology sets him on edge. ] I should likely find my rooms again, however possible that is.

There are great beasts who have been known to attack those who venture out on their own. Have you a friend who can come show you the way to your rooms, lest you take a wrong turn?

I may defend myself in some respects, but I would much prefer not to meet those beasts you speak of. I do have some friends here, so perhaps I may contact them?

Well, I'm not even sure how I did this to be honest, so I would have to determine that, first.

The hope is that they would see such an address and that they've enough familiarity with the ship to come seek you out.

If not, then I could come and lead you away, if you'd have it.

I'd keep an eye out if I were you. This ship has dangers.

Dangers, yes. I suppose every place does.

[ He lets out a little breath and nods his head. ]

I shouldn't have been so reckless, but I think I'll try and find my way back to the rooms.

You wanted to explore your surroundings like most people would. It's completely understandable.

[Not that Bela would traverse so deep within the bowels of the ship but she understood.]

Has anyone given you directions yet?

Some people have, yes. Finding the... lifts, I hear is the best option. I think I know what those look like.

[ He's a Knight. From Camelot. The likelihood that he actually knows what a lift is? Nil. ]

The doors are metal and slide apart when you press the button near them. If I knew where you were exactly, I could tell you where the closest one is.

Maybe there are directions somewhere-?

Oh, I wouldn't at all be surprised. I'll just have to find them.

Good luck finding them. I wouldn't want to get lost in this place.

Have you figured out where you are or how to get back yet?

I think I know how to get back, if I can locate one of those things -- the lifts?

[ He nods. ] That should do it, if you can find one. Think you'll be able to?

I think it's possible, yes. I know relatively what they look like? I do have a friend here in the very least, so that may be helpful as well.

[ He's from Camelot, where the most advance form of transportation they have is a horse. Good luck. ]

With you now or with you on board? Because if it's the former, the only real benefit you might get is ending up more lost with someone else instead of getting lost on your own.

On board, of course. I... should have likely asked for his help first.

Probably would've been a good idea. Guess that's what we've got the network for, though. [ Someone'll help him, even if it's not Mason. ]

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