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eachdraidh2014-06-05 06:26 pm
oo1 ★ video ★ seelie + unseelie
( Through the locket Merlin looks a little ... well, weary, if we're honest. It's not necessarily the same weariness of a young man who's been put through his paces physically (even though the recent rescue mission took it out of him), rather the slightly greying skin tone that indicates late nights, hard floors, and an over-active imagination. The only problem is that this time it's not his imagination that's to blame: it's everything else - it's this reality - that has him unable to stay still. Call it an over-abundance of nervous energy ...
That's actually only got worse since finding Arthur and Lancelot. Merlin's not exactly unused to having strangeness heaped on him but he's still uncertain about the whole thing: Lancelot died the last time he saw him, for starters, and yet here he is with no memory of it. It doesn't add up, and a simple "well, it's magic" isn't good enough for him. Merlin needs answers. He also needs to find out if only the three of them crossed over to the new realm, but asking the network seems too dangerous. Drawing attention to Guinevere, for example, if Morgana is lurking in a new and improved forest hovel, is exactly the opposite of what he wishes to do. Better handle this one with a bit more subtlety.
Still. His niggling doubts haven't kept him indoors on such a pleasant day - not least because outside he feels a little less like he's under scrutiny from every angle. It was the same in Camelot, he realises, if not for slightly different reasons, although he supposes the punishment for discovery may very well end up the same. He hopes not to find out. From his surroundings it should be clear that Merlin's ventured into a patch of thin woodland, and right now he's knelt over a frothy-flowered cluster that looks a lot like a yarrow plant.
He peers into the locket for a moment (as though uncertain it's actually working). )
... Hello?
( He frowns, then taps it a couple of times, before deciding that he may as well continue. He angles it so that the "yarrow" is in view. )
Does anyone know what this is? I'm looking for yarrow, but I'm - um. Not really familiar with what's poisonous and what's not, here.
( The physician's bag he's wearing over his shoulder slips forwards into view - Gaius' bag, for the Camelot bunch, who should be able to recognise it immediately. He'd been out collecting dock leaves when he'd been whisked away to the Drabwurld, and as Arthur had put it, he may as well go on and make himself useful. The locket moves over it slowly, getting a few different angles, before turning back to Merlin's face, where a self-deprecating smile has replaced the sceptical expression of moments ago. )
It doesn't look poisonous, but ...
( Hey, he doesn't look like an immortal warlock. )
Always better to be safe than sorry? And I don't want to end up giving someone a rash.
( But his smile grows broad at the thought of Arthur rubbing an itchy rash into God knows where. Come on, that's funny! )
... Accidentally. Anyway, let me know if you have any ideas; I'm all ears.
( He really does set himself up for the teasing, doesn't he. Merlin offers a little nod before the locket cuts off - and if he didn't give his name? Well. He's beginning to think that, at least with this crowd, a little namelessness might save him a lot of trouble. )
Re: video.
If that's the case someone'd have to test it, but that's not a great idea.
video.
( Have a sheepish chuckle of agreement. Maybe Merlin's just a bit more of an optimist than this fellow.
... But then something occurs to him and he straightens a little. )
Isn't there a library somewhere in the castle?
video.
[ Ao has a firm belief in people, certainly, but sometimes even falters. More so, when it comes to unpredictable situations where others could hurt. It might help that plants he knows can be fatally dangerous very often.
Unfortunately, he has to give a little shrug at Merlin's question. ]
I'd thin so. I haven't really gone and looked around all that much yet. In a castle this big, though, they'd be pretty silly not to have one.
video.
( He nods his agreement - after all, he's right, what decent castle wouldn't have a library? - and his expression turns contemplative for a moment. )
Then I think it's about time I found it. Perhaps there'll be a book that can tell me what's safe and what's not safe for medicines.
( Then he smiles warmly, because this boy seems to be really quite sensitive to others while wanting to help. To Merlin that's one of the best qualities to have. )
Getting someone hurt is the opposite of what I'm hoping to do, I promise you that.
video.
[ It's true. Ao has a habit of running into traffic any time someone might be in danger, but he's on his best behavior right now. Still, Merlin saying that makes him look rather sheepish as he glances away. ]
I wasn't trying to imply you were... Only that it was a good idea to try and avoid it for now.