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[ 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.

[ It's a sad fact of life that Melin's luck is definitely in the minuses. He's just taking a sip when she downs hers again, and he wonders if this is a normal thing for her when she starts talking--

--and he chokes on his own wine. Really, how is this even a real situation. Thankfully he manages to catch himself before he spits the wine out and it's more like a slight gagging noise as he tries to swallow the goddamn wine so she doesn't think he's laughing at her.

He really isn't, it just seemed to come from no where. ]

I'd-- [ Ow. He clears his throat, lowers the cup as he glances at her. ] --like that.

[ well, that sure did backfire on her. the gagging noise gives her the impression that he doesn't want to, but that's cool. that's cool. it doesn't bother her in the slightest-- who are we kidding, this is going to bother her her entire life. ]

If you don't want to, just say so?

[ she just wants to show him the dolphins... ]

[ ATHENA... ]

That-- [ Why is this happening??? ] --really wasn't it. Really. You just caught me off guard and with the wine this is really strong isn't it?

I want to.

[ she isn't fully convinced; maybe it's the alcohol, or maybe it's just her trying her best not to read into things... still, her eyes narrow and she gives him a dry look. ]

If you say so. [ and it's then that she remembers that this was supposed to be an activity to pay him back, and yet, she hasn't heard his heart make noises the same way a choir of angels would.

that's strange.

she's doing a bad job at this. ]

It'll be better than tonight, at least.

[ He doesn't get it? He said yes, so why is she giving him... that look? He opens his mouth to protest again because she still doesn't believe him but then she says the rest and

Now he's just Confused. ]

What are you talking about?

[ well, now you know that girls can be utterly confusing, merlin. good job. ]

Nothing? Just. I dunno. [ no, no, she won't say what she's thinking exactly. she'll phrase it differently. ] Are you having fun?

[ Gwen is clearly too good for any world... she doesn't put him through this. ]

Is that what you're worried about? [ He can't help it, he smiles. Genuinely smiles because well if it's something like that it can be easily rectified. ] I'm at peace. Content.

Were you expecting to hear something else? [ Now he's just teasing her. ]

[ okay, okay, okay. that's better. truly better. she can't hear it that well for some odd reason, but she'll believe his words. one's words are very important, after all. she should know; she's a lawyer. ]

I just don't want to mess things up again!

[ To be fair, being content wouldn't be as loud, it's probably more like soft waves lapping against the shore of a beach. Calm. Easy. His free hand reaches for hers, gives it a gentle squeeze. ]

Stop thinking about it and just be yourself. [ Nevermind that he jumped like 10 minutes ago because he thought she was going to smack him. ] That's all I want.

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Your face is a gagtag

wow?!

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