4th Floor Men's Room, Thursday Afternoon

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Merlin was being a proper servant today and scrubbing Arthur's clothing in the sink. Because the cleaning machines weren't working and someone didn't trust them with his clothing.

This did not make for a terribly happy Merlin.

Although, at least that meant they both had clothing to wear this week...

[[OOC: Open like... a bathroom]]

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"The riding isn't much better," Merlin muttered. "You know La-- Aravis as well?"

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Ben smiled. "I do. You've met her?"

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"My first day," Merlin said, grinning widely. "She was very helpful." A beat. "Not to say she was only that. She was also nice. And pretty..."

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Ben arched an eyebrow up. "Really. She hasn't mentioned you at all."

That was pointlessly mean, Ben.

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Yes. Yes it was.

"Oh." Merlin deflated a little bit. "Do you know her well?"

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"Enough that I'll be asking her about you the next time I see her," Ben said with a small smile.

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"You don't have to!" Please, please don't.

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"Breathe," Ben said, smiling a little wider. "I'm not trying to make you nervous."

Much. He wasn't used to having anyone take him that seriously.

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"You're doing a marvelous job anyway," Merlin said, wringing out a pair of trousers with a certain zeal only found in someone trying very hard to look nonchalant.

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Ben bit the inner part of his lip to stop smiling. It was not appropriate, and he could hear a little Luke-sounding voice chastising him for it.

"Are you settling in well, other than the broom guy?" Ben asked. "It must have been nice to have at least one familiar face when you arrived."

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"I think I've started to get the hang of this technology," Merlin said, sounding oh so worldly. "Buttons and all that."

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Ben didn't smile, back to being a good diplomat. "Zippers, too?" he asked. "I grew up with this stuff, so I'm pretty hopeless when I get stuck on a deserted planet."

A white lie, but he felt bad about messing with the guy earlier.

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"Zippers? Do you use those on the Tee Vee too?"

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"Instead of buttons," Ben explained. "They're used on pants and flight suits, mostly." He glanced down at his outfit. "I'm just not wearing any right now," he admitted. "The Jedi uniform is a big fan of ties, but it's been the same outfit for about ten thousand years."

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"I know about those buttons," Merlin replied. "It was the ones on other-- things. They got confusing at first."

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"Ohhhhh," Ben said, blushing to his hairline. "My apologies. There are a lot of those buttons, too. I'd resist the urge to push them all just to see what happens. I did that as a kid and got into trouble."

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"So far they've turned on lights and a small box with pictures," Merlin said. "Nothing bad yet."

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"You haven't tried the microwave yet?" Ben guessed.

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"No... what's that?"

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"A machine in the common room that cooks food much faster than the stove," Ben explained. "I use it to make popcorn."

Because Ben couldn't cook.

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And now Merlin was going to attempt to make unholy things in there. Like bread.

"Really?"

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"Really," Ben replied. "I had something similar at home. Just don't put metal in it. That's why I got yelled at. I almost set the house on fire."

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"No metal." Merlin nodded serious. "I can do that."

Hopefully.

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"And do things in seconds, not in hours," Ben added. He thought about it. "Maybe I can show you the first time?"

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"To cut back on things being set on fire?" Merlin prompted.