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[ yeah let's not talk about what happens once the dragon is free. she'd want to fight that dragon if she found out...

(unsure) ]

They're small, but look like humans, and they know magic.

[ Well, okay... not exactly the same by that description. He frowns slightly, tries to remember back over the past... what 18 months? It's hard to say on a modern calendar. ]

The only small creatures I can think of are the Sidhe. They only have the same kind of ...form? as a human though really. They're blue.

Maybe they're the same, then. But I guess we won't know for sure.

[ she lets out a wistful sigh as she opens her eyes. she shifts to flop on her belly. her elbows are flat on the blanket, and her cheeks rest on her palms. ]

Fairies are so pretty, though. At least, in the movies and books, they are. I'd really love to be friends with one someday! [ she looks at him with a grin. ] They might be nice and pretty to look at, but you'd still be the best to me.

If they're like that, probably not. The Sidhe tried to sacrifice Arthur to get back to their land. I took one of their staffs.

[ th....ief........ and a murderer, honestly. Athena what are your life choices. ] Fairies... sound much nic-- [ Only wait, what. His face twists as he starts to reply, finally time catching up with him as he blinks up at the sky and okay now his heart is rattling a little out of hand.

Ow. Ow.

Is it possible to have a heart attack in a situation like this. ] You must have terrible taste. [ Is what he says instead, throat hoarse as he pushes himself up onto his elbows and looks down at his feet.

WHERE IS THE WINE HE WAS PROMISED ]

Yeah, I probably do.

[ she can't help but laugh at that. she rests her head on the pillow again, though, suddenly feeling tired. preparing for this day was more exhausting than she thought it would be. she thought she'd have a high amount of energy, but... nah. it's still her, though. she just isn't as loud as she normally is. ]

That's why nobody has to know the things I like. [ or who she likes, for that matter.

let's ignore the fact that two people know, though. that's still a small number compared to how many friends she has. ]

[ She's doing so well. Technically he's getting more and more suspicious by the day, too. But that's fine. There's no reason to rush anything. Though he does say: ] They might not have to, but the might want to.

[ Hint? Just a randon fact? That's for her to figure out. He pushes himself up to half sit up though after, leaning on his elbow, body curving as his head rests on his shoulder. ]

Tired?

[ He only says that one word after, but his hand reaches out to brush the hair from her face, quietly tracing down over her ear and to her neck. Finally, his palm flattens against her shoulder. Every step is done slowly and rather tenderly, even when he squeezes his hand, pressing into her shoulder, it's careful to relieve the muscles rather than anything else. ]

[ her shoulders jerk at the sudden contact, and she even goes so far as to jump up, fists clenched.

reflex...

she blinks, then sits back down immediately, one leg folded over the other. ] Sorry. It's. A thing. [ explaining it wouldn't do any good. "when somebody touches me like that, i just end up being tense and i grab that person by the arm and throw them." ... nope, that's definitely not a good explanation. ] I'm working on getting better.

I... am a bit tired though, I guess. But I'll be fine. Do you want some snacks?

[ After That Pillow Incident (TM) it's instinct to jerk back just as quickly honestly. His hand even moves to protect his head and he squeezes his eyes shut.

Nothing comes.

He cracks an eye open just as she apologises, and ... okay way to make him look like a jerk for fearing for his life but well. After what happened... ]

Don't worry about it.

[ yeah, she's not going to beat herself up over this, at least. in fact, she perks up. ]

Hey! I didn't hit you this time. See? I told you I keep my promises.

[ she nods sagely, then moves to grab the basket filled with snacks. though it would also probably be good if she served the wine now, too. she leaves the basket at the center of the blankets, next to where merlin is and gets up to open the cooler.

in case she might break the glasses, though, she brought plastic ones instead. she pours wine for two glasses, but only filling up to half of it, and hands one to merlin before she sits back down. ]

Here you go. It's fruity, but bitter? I have some juice, too, if you don't like it.

[ She's improving!!! By a lot, with the look of things.

His hand drags along the side of his face and he takes a deep breath. There's something akin to an adrenaline rush though, having to move so quickly with the worry that she would flip him off the roof accidentally because she freaked out.

If anything, he'll make sure they have some space for the time being.

He does, at least, sit up properly to take the drink. ]

I'll try it first. [ He looks at her when he takes the first sip and while he doesn't revolt at the taste he definitely is horribly confused by the mix of flavours. ]

[ while takes a sip, she downs her whole glass because. GOTTA. GET. RID. OF TIREDNESS. (hopefully merlin doesn't follow suit...)

her reaction to the drink is a lot better than those other times she's drank wine, though. at least she isn't complaining about the bitterness anymore, and actually enjoyed it. ]

Right! I feel so much better now! [ said oh so energetically, too. she does look less tired, but her face sure is red.

why would a lightweight ever consider doing this... ]

[ Too bad he's new to too many things here and he presumes that this is a custom. At least he yells out, panicking a bit because isn't this strong? But then it's too late and... Is she okay?! ]

What is wrong with you? Are you supposed to do that? [ Looking at his cup now, and apparently it's bad decisions all around because he isn't even waiting for reaponse before he downs it.

Okay. Wow. Ow. The taste is stronger than it felt before and he feels a little dizzy from the rush but.

Ok. He's ok. ]

[ it's a good thing that she's swallowed her drink, else she would have spit it all out when she sees merlin doing the same thing she just did. she sets her glass down and then grabs him by the wrist, but, ah... it's too late. ]

Merlin! What did you do? You weren't supposed to do that!

[ and guess what? she... doesn't have any water. so if they ever want to detoxify, they'd have to drink orange juice. (unsure) ]

I only did it so I'd feel pumped!

[ He's ok. (No he isn't)

There's a long pause while his arm stays stuck in position from where she grips his wrist, suspending the cup to his mouth. He's swallowed it all already, of course, and the dizzy rush to his head because wine is at least three times as potent as beer is definitely showing now.

Why is the rooftop spinning? Right. On track he uses his other hand to reach up and rub his eye with the heel of his palm. ]

I'm fine. [ HAHAHAhahahahaha.... ]

[ smfh... this is why he is such a boob. she looks around for any water bottles, but remembers that she forgot to bring any. good job, athena. of all things to forget, you had to forget a necessity.

this should probably be a cause for panic, but she can't help but laugh, anyway. she laughs at both their stupidity, and before she gets loud enough, she covers her mouth and just giggles. ]

Oh my gosh - I can't believe... Do you want more?

[ why are they so stupid. ]

[ He isn't the one who forgot water... in this incredibly adventurous endevour. His vision starts to clear from the shock of alcohol and really he's more glad that she's stopped panicking. Who is the one more likely to recover from this? Him. Not her... worry about yourself first, you weirdo. ]

Well at least I wasn't rushing to do it, how thirsty were you?

[ But he is holding out the cup for her, because this really isn't a bad feeling. It's just strange. (Then again he hasn't met Gwaine yet... you don't learn to party hard until you meet Gwaine tbqh) ]

[ she puffs her cheeks before answering-- ] I was in it for the adrenaline rush, I told you. [ and it sure shows by how loud she is right now. she doesn't look tired anymore, though she does look a bit red.

she crawls over to the edge of the cushion to grab the wine bottle, only stumbling and falling flat on her face, first. this was a bad idea, but she's sticking by it. she can't regret anything now! at the very least, she isn't shaking when she serves the wine for both of them again. once the glasses have been filled, she grabs a bag of popcorn and puts it in between them. ]

Oh! Maybe there's a constellation that looks like popcorn! [ more bad ideas. but she is staring up at the sky again. ]

Of course it was. [ Well she certainly is shining now in comparison to before. It's a bit of a worry that she goes toppling over though, but out of... ~~embarrassment~~ kindness his eyes shoot up to the sky to avoid seeing... anything awkward. She's wearing shorts (THANK GOD??? NIKKI???) but you never know.

He glances down only to take his carefully, but then he's reaching for a bit of the popcorn. ]

What would a popcorn constellation even look like?

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[ she hums in thought as she grabs some popcorn, too. she's finding all kinds of things in the stars now, like a briefcase, a cupcake, a cloud-- hey. wait. ]

There, there! [ she immediately points up with her free hand. ] It's like a flufffy circle, see?

[ He tries to twist to see where she's looking, but thankfully it doesn't take too long to spot that one. ]

I can see it. [ Though it looks like a cluster of a hot mess. Shooting off from there though he spots a shape to the side that she should recognise all too well. ]

Look down, a little to the right--isn't that like that thing I won for you that time?

[ a dolphin..... ]

Wait- really? [ her tone gets much more excited, and she squints her eyes to see the stars better. and the smile she makes when she does see what looks like a dolphin is so genuine. she's so happy like this, just doing fun things with him and not worrying about what else is happening.

though they probably should worry about the situation in cerealia.

maybe later. ]

It's called a dolphin.

[ Eh Cerealia, smerealia... Really he should be acting more worried than he is, but things like that come when he's alone, when he has time to sit down and study spells that might help in the long run. Some are too powerful for him at the moment, but it doesn't mean he isn't trying when no one else is around.

He just doesn't want to ruin times like this when they're happy. ]

Is it your favourite or something? [ Because he never asked her before. ]

[ she nods excitedly, literally beaming with joy. it might be late at night now, but it sure feels like the sun's rays are still out. ]

Yes. They're so pretty to look at, and calming, too! [ she folds her knees and embraces them, the glass of wine still in her hand, and then she lets out a dreamy sigh. ] They're so beautiful when you see them in the water.

[ It's probably later than he thinks it is, too. Time flies like this, just relaxing, looking up at the sky. Thinking back on it, except for the first night he arrived in Camelot he never really took the time to just stare out at the city or to look at the sky.

It's been on thing after another. ]

I've never seen one. [ itsamystery.png ] But they sound nice.

[ she has to down her entire glass again to be able to say what she's going to blurt out next. this time, it's for courage, and not for the adrenaline rush.

though before she speaks, her eyes dart across the rooftop before her vision begins to get clear again. ]

W- Well, you should go to the aquarium, then! It's got a lot of sea creatures on display, maybe there are dolphins there, too.

[ wait, no, that's not what she wants to say. ]

I mean, we could go there some time? I mean. Only if you want to.

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