Sixth Floor, Thursday Evening -- Merlin's Birthday Party

[bitchprince]

If Arthur had still been back at Camelot, the idea of holding celebrations for a servant's birthday would have seemed preposterous. But he wasn't, and it didn't, and if he were really honest with himself he'd admit he enjoyed it (or at least in as much as it involved picking out presents that made him fret some on the inside and yelling at people about getting decorations in).

The Sixth Floor was decorated rather decadently for a birthday party. There were some CDs of painfully carefully selected songs playing through the system - the ones Arthur had judged least likely to shatter eardrums (and maybe tending towards the classical and medieval).

And there was food. Courtesy of Francine.

Arthur didn't like half-measures much.

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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"...it's happened a few times."

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[bitten_notshy]

Jack stared for a moment.

"You lead a charmed and unusual life, Merlin."

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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"...I do," Merlin replied with a sigh. "I think fate is out to get me sometimes."

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[bitten_notshy]

"Oh?" Jack was surprised Merlin saw things for himself that way, but -- "Has it been doing anything terribly malicious these days?"

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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Not malicious, but just odd sometimes." Like a talking dragon telling you about your destiny.

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[bitten_notshy]

"I suppose being at school a thousand years in the future doesn't happen to just everyone..."

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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Even before that," Merlin replied. "Destiny and all that lark."

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[bitten_notshy]

It took Jack a moment, but: "Would you think I was terribly strange if I admitted I've forgotten about the stories?"

He knew in the abstract who Arthur and Merlin were supposed to grow up to be, but none of it seemed to matter when he was actually talking to them.

"I don't know that I have a destiny," he added. "Good luck with yours."

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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin snorted in amusement. "Not at all. I try not to listen to all the stories. They all seem a bit off from my understanding of home."

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[bitten_notshy]

"They always are," Jack nodded. "Sherlock Holmes is based on my guardian, at least in the stories at home -- the ones here are a bit different. Anyhow, there's about one true thing for every ten that were made up. And the ones with the person named Merlin in them have had even more time to be distorted."

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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"True," Merlin replied. And then had to pause for a moment. "Er... who is Sherlock Holmes anyway?"

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[bitten_notshy]

"Hmmm?"

Jack knew not everyone shared his references, he just sometimes lost track. He managed not to look too surprised.

"Oh, a detective in pulp stories. They're not the best written-things in the world, but they're exciting if you like mysteries. Popular --at least, they were."

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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Oh! Like Tony's television show?"

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[bitten_notshy]

"Like that but without so many vampires," Jack claimed. "And a hundred and some years older."

Also, better-written, but loyalty to Tony kept him from admitting that.

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[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I'll try to find it tomorrow," Merlin promised. "It will be fun!"

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[bitten_notshy]

Jack smiled. "Good," he said. "Let me know what you think, will you?"