fandomhighdorms | Outside the Dorms, Wednesday Afternoon

Merlin hadn't arrived yet, but it was time to get started. Karla, being properly female again, greeted the Reserves with a bright and cheerful smile today as they assembled in front of the dorms. "We're glad you all got our ~~handwavey~~ message about a change in location," she said. "We have a special activity in mind for everyone today." Her smile got a little broader. "It's high time the Reserves got to fend off an invasion, don't you think?"

Tony grinned, too. “So here it is – word comes in that we’re being invaded by trolls or zombies or giant insect gummy candies come to life. The fighter folks are on the other side of the island dealing with a clump of enemies there. We’ve got to defend the dorms. What do you do?”

Yum. Giant insect gummy candies. Karla knew how to deal with that threat.

"So, yeah, it's up to you guys to decide who does what, where, when and how," she continued. "The Support Reserves have turned the dorms into an infirmary, a child care station, and are researching the best way to defeat these things, so it's imperative none of the enemies get inside. Once you're done, Tony, Merlin--" if he showed up, and after seeing Francine in class today, Karla was starting to worry "--and I will test your defenses and see what happens. Do you save the dorms and be heroes? Or are we going to break in and devour the helpless in our giant gummy mandibles?"

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Dinah was checking on him after talking to Francine, and Raven healing him, so she was mostly just looking anxious. "Hey. There was trouble? But you guys are okay?"

"Me?" Merlin gestured to his mark free neck. "Good as new."

"Good," Dinah said, very relieved. "They're not coming back, right? They were smacked down with extreme prejudice?" Anyone who made Francine's face look like that....

"As far as I know, they won't," Merlin assured her. And he'd take care of it if they did.

Dinah gave him a very relieved smile, and touched his arm, just to reassure herself he was really there. "I'm glad you're all okay. I wish I could've helped. But I'm glad you guys had Agent Gibbs there to help too."

"Luckily it all turned out alright," Merlin agreed with a sigh of relief. "I certainly never want to see another gun as long as I live."

Dinah winced in sympathy, totally understanding that. And yet... "You might. I hope not, though." She was quiet a minute, and then asked, "Can magic just-- stop a gun? Or explode it?"

"I can't say I've had the time to try," Merlin admitted. Or the inclination at this point. Rather to just destroy any of them upon sight.

Dinah nodded. "I hope you we don't have to find out. I hope the Island doesn't give us another reason to find out." She frowned a second, then, realizing none of what Francine had told her had made the Radio. Maybe the squirrels just missed it? "Was this here, or off the island, though? That would make it harder."

"It was---where Francine and Katchoo are from."

Dinah nodded, accepting that, and then made a face. "Can't just vanish a gun in front of someone there, no. Well. Maybe you could. If it wasn't out of their hand..." Yeah, no. "Then again, I guess you could vanish right after?" She shook her head, and pushed it aside. "Either way, I hope it doesn't ever happen again."

Merlin paused to try and puzzle that together. "I don't know if I can vanish anything at the moment."

Dinah might've looked extra, extra worried there for a moment, gulping at her assumptions. "Then I really hope you never run into one again." No dead Merlins! No!

"I'll try my best to avoid them," Merlin assured her, reaching over to giver her arm a reassuring squeeze.

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