Waking up [Open]

[secretlyuseful]

Characters: Merlin and anyone, also Dirk
Format: I'm starting in prose but will switch
This log is: Open!
Location: Fortitude infirmary, Fortitude campus, Conquest campus
Summary: Merlin wakes up from his twelve day nap, he wanders round Fortitude, Dirk escorts him across the city to Conquest so he can find his Player.
Warnings: None so far

[Fortitude infirmary and campus] Merlin opened his eyes and looked around the room in confusion. This wasn't the room that he had been put in, a few moments later he recognised it as an infirmary. Even if it was a world away from the infirmary in Camelot he recognised the feel of it.

After speaking to the physician there he was allowed to go. He had slept four days, which apparently was common here... He had a mark on his hand, a sword. He knew that meant he was a Weapon to someone from Conquest, which meant Arthur was a Player again.

He walked round the campus looking a little confused, after all twelve days had passed and he had been asleep. That might be common here but it wasn't normal. He smiled at people though, though he didn't recognise most of them, he was still not used to everyone here.

[Conquest Campus] After thanking Dirk Merlin made his way into Conquest Campus, the mark on his hand allowed him to enter, since his Player was here. It was just a matter of finding him... He wandered round the courtyard before approaching people, "Excuse me... do you know where I would find..." Memory loss was an issue. "He's a king, likes to hit people with swords, total prat. He's one of the Players this round."

Comments

[unflinchable]

If Arthur was worried about the coma that Merlin seemed to randomly fall into, he didn't show sit outwardly. But he was worried, he recalled one time with Edwin and Morgana bleeding from her ears and not waking up. He did realize that since they were more technologically advanced that their medical practices were probably much better, but that didn't stop Arthur from popping in to visit the comatose Merlin from time to time.

At this time Arthur was getting ready to go for a jog to use up some of his pent up energy when he saw Merlin wandering around, seemingly aimlessly, "Merlin!" he called out before realizing that he wouldn't actually respond to his name. Instead he walks up to Merlin (slowly so he doesn't seem overeager and too invested in the well being of his servant) and slaps him on the back, "Up from your nap then? You're even lazier here compared to Camelot."

[secretlyuseful]

Merlin grinned when he saw Arthur. Finally! Searching for people when you couldn't remember their name was difficult. He pulled a face, "I could have been really ill, and you complain about my laziness."

[unflinchable]

Arthur just laughs at his face for a moment before softening up a bit, "But you weren't seriously ill, the physician said that you were just sleeping and that occasionally happens to people here. Rather inconveniencing if you ask me."

Whoops, Arthur just admitted that he visited Merlin while he was asleep. Look, he does care.

"Honestly Merlin, how did you manage to survive this long?"

[secretlyuseful]

Very inconveniencing, but Merlin had picked up on the fact Arthur had visited him and smiled a little. "I'm more surprised you managed to survive without me for four days, your dressed and everything!"

[unflinchable]

"I am quiet capable of dressing myself, thank you very much! I managed very well before you came to Camelot, and while you were there, as you're one of the biggest slackers I know."

[secretlyuseful]

"I am not." Merlin frowned, "And it's not like no one ever dressed you before I turned up anyways."

[unflinchable]

"While it is true that I have had other servants dress me, that does not mean I am incapable of dressing myself, I just have more important things to do."

[secretlyuseful]

"Of course, great kingly things." Merlin smirked but went no further, mainly because he actually had something to ask. "It took me a while to find you, apparantly if you have me blanket permission to do what I liked I wouldn't have to hunt down prefects to babysit me across the city."

It was probably obvious most of those words were Dirk's not Merlin's.

[unflinchable]

You're making fun of him, aren't you Merlin? Oh you should know by now that Arthur won't stand for that.

"You insult me and then ask me to grant you rights? Didn't think that one through, did you Merlin. Maybe I think you need babysitting."

[secretlyuseful]

"I do not." Merlin pulled a face, "And I wasn't insulting you, not at all."

[unflinchable]

Arthur pulls a face right back, "Merlin, all you do is attempt to insult me, it's just my luck that you aren't witty enough to come up with an intelligent insult."

[secretlyuseful]

"No I don't, when do I ever insult you? I have the highest respect for you!"

He frowned, he was plenty witty, it wasn't his fault the king was too much of a clot pole to appreciate his sense of humour.

[unflinchable]

Arthur rolls his eyes a bit, "You're the most insolent servant I have ever had," he says with no malice in his voice, he's almost amused over it, "you never refer to me by title, you don't do everything you're told, and what you do manage to complete, you do so poorly. Frankly, I'm not sure why I keep you around."

Except he does know, he'd be really bored without you, Merlin.

[secretlyuseful]

"Because I'm the only servant in Camelot who will put up with you." Merlin grinned, "Anyways you'll get a big head if you surround yourself by deferential people all the time. I guess this means you are not giving me these rights that would make both our lives easier."

[unflinchable]

"If I put out a call for a new servant, people would be lining up to fill the position," Arthur says smugly. He doesn't say that some of them would probably be like, secret sorcerers or assassins who want to kill him. You get used to that really.

"What do you want rights for again?" He totally forgot, but giving Merlin some rights could be useful to him in the future.

[secretlyuseful]

"Doubt it." All of Arthur's attempts at replacing him before had failed horribly. Okay there hadn't been that many, Merlin didn't get fired half as often as he used to, but they still usually ended up being thieves or sorcerers.

Or thieves possessed by sorcerers...

"Well being able to leave the school would be useful if you don't want me trapped over the over side of the city."

[unflinchable]

You know what Merlin. Shut up. It's totally not his fault that everyone who wants to get close to him is a thief or a sorcerer or betrays him eventually or a combination of the three. If anyone asks, he thinks it's Merlin's fault, none of this happened before he showed up and saved his life. God Merlin, you're so inconsiderate!

Ahem, I mean.

Arthur strokes his chin as he considers what Merlin said, he doesn't bother to touch the you can't find another servant issue considering he knows that Merlin is dead wrong. Obviously.

"Yes, I could see how you being trapped on the other campus could be inconvenient for myself. Fine, right granted. Is there anything else?"

[secretlyuseful]

Merlin thought about it, but he didn't think Arthur would grant any of the other rights without calling Merlin lazy. So he shook his head. "I guess that's fine."

[unflinchable]

"You have no other wants while here, Merlin?" Arthur realizes that he said his name and now Merlin was going to zone out for a bit so when Merlin comes to he repeats the question.

"Honestly, we need you to remember your name, it's getting ridiculous."

[secretlyuseful]

Merlin did indeed blank for a moment, blinking and trying to regain the thread of the conversation. "Stop doing that."

He nodded, a memory charm would be very useful even if they were expensive.

[unflinchable]

"I'm not doing it on purpose! It's not my fault you're too daft to remember your own name. Or my name!"

[secretlyuseful]

"It's not my fault either!" Merlin frowned.

[unflinchable]

"I'm sure that somehow it is, I have no doubt in my mind."

[secretlyuseful]

Merlin pulled a face, "You would say that. Prat." The last was muttered under his breath.

[unflinchable]

Arthur claps Merlin on the back, "I'm going to have stocks built just to put you in them."