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youjustgot) wrote2023-05-02 12:58 am
youjustgot) wrote2023-05-02 12:58 am
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Give me the whole run-down! All your best pals, A-to-Z!
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So he clears his throat and takes back his seat next to her.]
Um...right, weeell...before you make fun of me, let's just get this out of the way. I did make this...book. A, uh...memory book...of sorts. I figured if I am to be here.....awhile, and possibly...occasionally die... then the best course of action would be to write and illustrate all the people who are...important to me. That way if I DO lose any memories, they'll all be right here, waiting for me.
It just so happens that it also doubles as a written introduction to everyone. Please don't make fun of my drawings.
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That makes sense. I have one, too!
If I make fun, I'll just have to let you make fun of mine. And there's noooo way I'm doing that.
[That should be some good insurance, right? Even more than how she eyes that book like it's a tasty cake?]
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[She has one, too?
And here Merlin thought he had a completely original idea. Once again, Maya Fey throws him off, and his little preplanned dialogue falls apart as his gaze wanders to the side as if searching for the next thing to say.]
...right! Yes! It makes lots of sense! So...glad that you agree!
[To avoid talking about it further, Merlin flips open his book and already a few of his talismans pop out. They're in between pages with all sorts of symbols and calligraphy, but none of those are about people. Once he flips to his first page with a person actually sketched in it, he slams his finger down.]
Ah, here we go. We can start with Arthur, since everyone seems to know him already.
[Merlin's sketches are surprisingly accurate, not that Maya has anyway of knowing that. What she may notice is that he only draws him human, unlike the cute silly dwarf illustrations his museum book had.]
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She settles down when he shows her Arthur though, eyes scanning the page as she drinks in the information.]
Huh... Wait, I remember which one he is from the book! You got his hair perfect.
[She even mimes the flat plan4 of Arthur's hair swooping forward in that blunt cut.]
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[Alright, well, that compliment and the lack of any teasing certainly helps his confidence.]
I've actually known Arthur the longest, which I'm guessing isn't too surprising. I've known him WAY before we even started the F7, grew up together and all that. I know I tend to...dig on him quite often, but he's like a brother to me. ...Juuuuuuust a brother I tend to argue with. A lot.
See, Arthur is under the assumption that he's a better leader than I am. So to prove it, he's been obsessed with trying to pull out the magical sword Excalibur. It's just that Arthur doesn't seem to understand that being a leader requires things like...strategic thinking, or self awareness, or...a brain. He's, ummmm...a sword enthusiast, so I'm not really surprised he thinks having the fanciest sword would somehow automatically promote him in our eyes.
It did not.
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...Come to think of it...
Arthur is under the assumption that he's a better leader than I am.
Maya looks at Merlin for a moment, as if something is connecting in her mind, like the answer to a question has just been stumbled upon unintentionally.
Well, that's interesting.]
The brawn over brains type, huh? The classic power balance of a real hero team...
[Apparently distracted from whatever she'd decided about Merlin in that moment, Maya gives a satisfied little sigh. She's quite happy imagining Merlin's little team already— and in her head, she's already drawing parallels between what Merlin's said about Arthur and what Horatio and Ben had said about Diego.]