four >> voice

[awaitingalbion]

[With a clearing of his throat, Merlin addresses the journal system.]

Perhaps...I am not really cut out to be a knight. Although, it'd be nice to get some of the recognition. A knight is never stuck serving breakfast.

[There's a quiet, longing look as Merlin looks "off screen" towards Arthur's abandoned sword. Knights, after all, had so much more of an acceptable heroism.]

Miss Fina, could I request an audience with you? It's about--err--what we talked about, last time. I could use some help.

[Merlin is shown drawing a palm across his face. He grumbles.] Arthur's still not back.

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[mermaidofnoel.livejournal.com]

[Razette quickly pops up on screen and shakes her head at him, then points to him and gives him a thumbs up. You did a good job as a knight, Mr. Merlin!]

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[awaitingalbion.livejournal.com]

[He's quite happy to see her from across the journal and smiles.] Miss Razette. How are you?

[He...pauses awkwardly. He has certainly come to the conclusion that Razette cannot speak, but sometimes forgets that before he asks such specific questions.]

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[mermaidofnoel.livejournal.com]

[She points to herself and gives him a thumbs up, then points to him. How about you?]

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[awaitingalbion.livejournal.com]

Doing much better now that I've stopped lugging around the sword. [He smiles, then--looking down at the pages--he wonders aloud:] Razette, can you write?

[He mimes writing.]

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[mermaidofnoel.livejournal.com]

[She nods, then writes (veeeeeery slowly) on the journal.]

Litel.

[Never said she can spell though.]

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[awaitingalbion.livejournal.com]

[It's cool, Razette. He comes from a time where spelling is not standardized. He's quite adept at phonetic pronunciations.]

Did you learn it here? [He asks aloud, before also writing:] And you can read?

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[mermaidofnoel.livejournal.com]

[She nods at both accounts, though she's mimicking what she sees mostly, and what she can recall through memory.]

Yes.

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[awaitingalbion.livejournal.com]

Very impressive. [He smiles after he says it.]

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[mermaidofnoel.livejournal.com]

[She smiles proudly at that, happy she did something right.]

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[awaitingalbion.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you're a fast learner.

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[mermaidofnoel.livejournal.com]

[She repeats the written message again.]

Litel.

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[awaitingalbion.livejournal.com]

Razette--can you draw, too?

[He sketches a clumsy, cartoonish dragon at her. It's not very good. But he does so to explore potential alternative methods of communication.]

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[mermaidofnoel.livejournal.com]

[Standard circles passing off as flowers suddenly appear on the page, and that's all she can draw.]

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[awaitingalbion.livejournal.com]

Better than me! [He lies aloud, but feels it's a lie worth telling.]

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[mermaidofnoel.livejournal.com]

[She shakes her head. The dragon looked nicer.]

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[awaitingalbion.livejournal.com]

Oh, no. Absolutely, yours is better. Mine? It mostly looks like...a lizard. A really sick lizard. A lizard with the plague.

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[mermaidofnoel.livejournal.com]

[Pouting at you. You're just tricking her now.]

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[awaitingalbion.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid it's true. I mean, really, have you ever seen a dragon that looks like that?

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[mermaidofnoel.livejournal.com]

[She blinks then shakes her head. Well, the only dragon she's seen is a tiny pink ball of fur that looked more like a rabbit than anything else, so she has no basis.]

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[awaitingalbion.livejournal.com]

There you go, then. That? Looks nothing like a real dragon. And this? [He scribbles a very clumsy stick figure, with a cartoonish crown and rather stern lineface.] That looks nothing like a real prince.

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[mermaidofnoel.livejournal.com]

[She laughs at that, which sounds like a strange mix of cheerful songs.]

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[awaitingalbion.livejournal.com]

[That laugh! Enchanting and quite nice to listen to. It inspires some co-laughter and Merlin smiles back at Razette.]

So, there's sound in there somewhere.

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[mermaidofnoel.livejournal.com]

[She nods.] ♫♪~