Third Floor Common Room, Wednesday Afternoon

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It had taken a few moments to figure out the DVD player, but Merlin did as he was told and just pushed buttons until it worked. It was a surprisingly good method.

He sat back, ready to watch this porno thing that Emmett had said would be interesting.

And in the first five minutes, he couldn't quite understand the draw of this sort of entertainment. It was only like Morgana and Gwen in the fact that they looked vaguely similar. The way they talked and the room they were in certainly didn't look like any castle he'd ever seen. And, really, those dresses were just terribly impractical for a lady or a servant. They must be terribly cold--

Merlin's eyes went very big as the dress issue was solved and they ladies started kissing. The only sound he made was the verbal equivalent of a keysmash.

[[Open like a common room where a wizard is being scarred for life is!]]

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[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"I don't know!" Dinah put her hands over her face. "Um. Can we not be talking? Please?"

Especially in a room where there was recently porn? Help!

[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

"You don't want to talk to me, Dinah?"

He hesitantly took a step backwards.

"Forgive me if I upset your finer inner womanly... senses!"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Oh no, now she hurt his feelings. She was scum. People who hurt Edward probably drowned kittens in their spare time.

"No, no, it's not you, I just-- um. I'm a bit-- this is all very..."

Gulp.

"We can talk about something else!"

[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

"Of course we can!" he said, smiling for the first time in walking into this room.

"I am getting drunk Friday with Priest!"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Awesome!" Dinah gave him a thumb's up from relief and excess enthusiasm. "Cool!" Okay, wait. "Um. How are you getting booze?"

[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

"Priest!" he said boisteriously. "We are going out Friday evening. Is that not excellent? It will be a new experience and I am much looking forward to it."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Yay new experiences!"

And there's the blush again.

"Um. As long as they're safe, and you know, careful new experiences...."

[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

"Of course, lovely Dinah. I am nothing if not safe," he said, smiling at her.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Hoo boy. Concentrate on the puffy sleeves to make the bad thoughts go away. Did he have to keep calling her lovely? Sheesh.

Poofy sleeves poofy sleeves poofy ornate silly sleeves!

Theeeeere you go.

Dinah managed a sincere smile back. "Yay for being a safety guy. I hope you guys have a lot of fun."

[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

"We explored the woods last night and our companionship is most becoming," he told her. "Priest is a great friend, just as you are. Perhaps you would like to spend an evening with me?" No, no, he didn't specify doing what, because he did not know!

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"I...." Well, he probably meant just as friends, or with Priestly too, right? "Sure. You don't think Giselle would mind?"

[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

"Ah, Giselle. She would not mind my friendship with others," he assured her.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Friends was good. And fine. And ... only a little disappointing.

"Then sure. Maybe this weekend? I'm supposed to get ice cream with Merlin, but I don't have any other plans."

Unless Triela got them gear to scale another building. Heh.

[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

"Perhaps Saturday evening? You know where I live and you could come over, yes?" He blinked at her, looking entirely too hopeful.

What was ice cream?

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"That'll work. Maybe we can get something to eat, or ... you wanted something new, right?" Dinah frowned, thinking. "Have you had ice cream yet?"

Always assuming he wouldn't be so hungover that food was a bad, bad idea.

[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

"I have not! It is a food?"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"The best food ever," Dinah said, some of the bounce coming back. She grinned brightly at him. "That decides it, ice cream on Saturday! And I'll come by your room."

[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

"I will be waiting for you! And I will be wearing my new clothes!"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Facepalm. Recovery from facepalm.

"That'll be great, Edward. Cooooool."

[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

"Coooool," he repeated, chuckling at himself because he had no idea what that word meant other than its literal meaning.