rakuen | (no subject)

Characters: Arthur and you
Format: Action
This log is: open
Location: Forest
Summary: Just waking up from his coma-nap, Arthur decides that he needs some exercise. He also realizes he is an owned weapon, this must be Merlin's fault.
Warnings: general prattiness

[Arthur woke up from his coma not long ago, if Gaius were here he'd probably be ordered to have a bit more bed rest, but he's feeling antsy. He gets out of bed and heads over to the woods. By the state of his body he can tell that he's been out for a while and Arthur is not one to let himself get out of shape, no matter how often Merlin calls him fat.]

[It takes him a while to get back into his room and find his sword. He wonders how much time has gone by but doesn't let the thought trouble him for too long. Arthur picks up his sword and heads to the woods, nodding at those he passes. He probably should be teaching a class but he can't be bothered at the moment.]

Yes, I think this will do.

[He begins his stretching, his sword resting against a nearby tree.]

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[Merlin may be watching from the trees but Arthur knows that he's there. Merlin is not very discreet. Because of that, Arthur isn't startled in the slightest when Merlin chooses to make their presence known.]

Merlin, I see you've survived without me, a small miracle really. How long have I been out?

[And know that he will find out that Merlin has been begging for information about him and call him a girl. Out of friendship.]

A few days. [Ignoring that first part because Merlin was perfectly capable of staying alive without Arthur... The other way round though...]

You missed all the important stuff of course.

[Rude, Arthur survived for twenty years before he met Merlin and all Merlin has done has made his life difficult and his chambers messier. And probably got them trapped here. It's definitely Merlin's fault.]

Well then, get on with it, tell me about these important things.

[How he survived Merlin doesn't know because he hasn't been doing any kind of decent job of it since.] You know round change, your lucky I found us a Player, so you wont have to eat that food they try and push on discards. I know you can't cope with anything less than a feast every night.

[See caring for you. All the time Arthur.]

Is this Player any good or did you go chasing after the first person you saw?

[squint]

Are you insinuating that I've gotten fat?

Never, I would never insinuate anything like that. And it is Komachi, you know Komachi right?

[No, he does not know Komachi. Or maybe he does. Why bothering learning their names, Merlin doesn't even know his own name.]

Don't pretend you're not the most insolent servant I've ever had.

[quirks an eyebrow at him]

Who?

Komachi. My friend. [He does have friends who are not you you know. Not that they are friends which makes it even more important that he has other friends.

This ones not an evil sorceress either.

Progress.]

[R U D E]

A friend, Merlin? [he waits the second for Merlin to stop blanking out at the sound of his name, how inconvenient] So you made a friend, how cute. Does he have any fighting skills at all?

[Do you know he's not an evil sorcerer?]

She. And yes. [He thinks... surely she does. She's been a player a few times.

When he says friends...

Also it doesn't matter since there is no magic here, so even if she was Arthur is safe.]

It's a girl too? Wonderful, you sure know how to pick them.

You haven't even met her. [So shut up.]

I don't need to, I can only imagine the type of people you attract.

Yeah [He's muttering] People like you.

You would do well to make more friends like me.

No thank you, one's enough.

No, Merlin. [pause so he can orientate himself again] That's my line

It's mine now.

[Just. Thwacks him upside the head.]

[This is friendship.]

[Ow. You have a stupid view of friendship. At least Komachi doesn't hit him.] You're feeling back to normal then.

[teasing] Worried about me?

Not at all. [So much you don't even know Arthur.]