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bitchprinceSo apparently Karla 'wasn't feeling too well' and 'needed some time away from it all' and whatever other rubbish Merlin had been spouting. Arthur still thought this was the worst bloody idea since that time he shot that unicorn. No good would come of it.
In the end, Merlin had insisted, and in the end, Arthur had very grudgingly capitulated, but not before setting up a list of rules for the little witch that reached roughly the size of a small mountain. 'Do not spend more than ten hours a day in the castle', for example, and 'only speak when spoken to' and 'for god's sake, do NOT do that thing you do, you know the one I'm talking about'.
There was also something in there about the proper cut and hemline of servants' dresses, just in case she decided to try and tempt any of the knights. (He had compromised on the list! Look, wear a shapeless sack had been scratched out! As had pretend to be a bag of potatoes!)
Arthur liked being thorough.
Which was also why he'd invited two other people who had a bit more experience dealing with these issues. Just to be certain.
[[ for those who be arriving, and merlin. ]]
In the end, Merlin had insisted, and in the end, Arthur had very grudgingly capitulated, but not before setting up a list of rules for the little witch that reached roughly the size of a small mountain. 'Do not spend more than ten hours a day in the castle', for example, and 'only speak when spoken to' and 'for god's sake, do NOT do that thing you do, you know the one I'm talking about'.
There was also something in there about the proper cut and hemline of servants' dresses, just in case she decided to try and tempt any of the knights. (He had compromised on the list! Look, wear a shapeless sack had been scratched out! As had pretend to be a bag of potatoes!)
Arthur liked being thorough.
Which was also why he'd invited two other people who had a bit more experience dealing with these issues. Just to be certain.
[[ for those who be arriving, and merlin. ]]
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- camelot,
- clearly this can only go well,
- fandom folk in our camelot?!,
- francine,
- karla,
- katchoo,
- merlin,
- merlin is the dumbest sorcerer *ever*,
- merlin quit the puppy dog eyes,
- oh god not this again,
- sulky mcsulkypants,
- this was a severe case of dumb,
- what have i gotten myself into,
- worst secret sorcerer *ever*
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Date: 2011-02-04 06:45 pm (UTC)A) She still had a boyfriend. B) Why would she want to?
"I assume I'll be spending the other fourteen hours somewhere with Merlin?" she added, not even bothering to hide her amusement. "Or should I spend it aimlessly wandering the town unsupervised and unchaperoned?"
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Date: 2011-02-04 06:50 pm (UTC)"Merlin can show you about. Same as Gaius. Or Francine, if you must."
He was not suggesting Katchoo. The thought gave him nightmares.
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Date: 2011-02-04 06:54 pm (UTC)"Good frikkin' god, Arthur. About the only thing you didn't list on there was breathing." She gave him a look that was half amused and half horrified.
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Date: 2011-02-04 06:58 pm (UTC)Then paused.
And reconsidered that thought. You'd better stop him before he finishes reconsidering, Katchoo.
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Date: 2011-02-04 07:02 pm (UTC)No?
Quelle surprise.
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Date: 2011-02-04 07:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-04 07:08 pm (UTC)(No offense, Francine.)
"And I'm trying to decide if I should be offended that I never got a list like that," she told him, all mock-sweetness.
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Date: 2011-02-04 07:15 pm (UTC)That last bit was sort of affectionate.
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Date: 2011-02-04 07:26 pm (UTC). . . that said nothing about whether Katchoo was capable of it.
"Stealing all my fun again?" she mock-complained. "Geez. Remind 'em to keep their hands to themselves, then." And she wouldn't have to try to peel their faces off via their nostrils, because hi, that was gross.
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Date: 2011-02-04 07:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-04 07:41 pm (UTC)Those nightmares are what you get for that 'opening her mouth' crack, Pendragon. It's hardly Karla's fault that Camelot males can't appreciate a female with spirit.
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Date: 2011-02-04 07:45 pm (UTC)Hey! Did you ever stop to think that maybe Karla wouldn't be so quick to make mischief for Arthur if he wasn't so intent on being a prat all the time?
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Date: 2011-02-04 07:47 pm (UTC)That was not entirely sincere. (Well, it was sincere in the 'looking after you' sense. It was just also heavily sarcastic.)
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Date: 2011-02-04 07:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-04 08:00 pm (UTC)"Sweetie, I'm not on the list of acceptable anything," she drawled with no small amount of self-satisfaction. "It drives him nuts."
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Date: 2011-02-04 08:03 pm (UTC)It was just kind of a thing now.
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Date: 2011-02-04 08:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-04 08:17 pm (UTC)Which was just silly. It's not like it was a church or something.
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Date: 2011-02-04 08:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-04 08:48 pm (UTC)Ish.
She was getting better!
"I still don't understand why I can't go into the kitchen anyway," she grumbled as a compromise.
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Date: 2011-02-04 08:53 pm (UTC)At least it was a giant box of cupcakes this time, and not one single cake?
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Date: 2011-02-04 09:22 pm (UTC)It was a very long moment; there was a lot of entertainment to be had there.
"It's fine," she assured him. "I just tune 'em out and draw the naked people."
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Date: 2011-02-04 09:31 pm (UTC)She snapped her fingers overdramatically.
"Oh, wait."
For 'oh, wait,' read silly Arthur.
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Date: 2011-02-04 09:43 pm (UTC)Besides, if there was something Karla and Arthur (and even Rilla) could agree with, it's that short skirts were highly improper.
Sookie.
"I still think it would have been more fun to pretend to be a visiting noblewoman from somewhere far away."
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Date: 2011-02-04 09:55 pm (UTC)"Harder to pull off," she allowed, not really caring how much she let on this far away from prying squirrel ears. Besides, it was Karla, and after Briarwood she figured the girl had earned the privilege. "No one notices the servants going in and out; nobody cares enough to ask about where they're from or any of that crap since they're not important enough. Pretend to be someone at the top of the ladder, though, and you're paintin' a big-ass target on yourself. If your story isn't waterproof, all the gossip getting around'll find the holes in it sooner'n you want."