26th Spell ~ [Voice]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

[ There's silence for a while, one of hesitation, like he turned the recording on without having really decided if he wanted to. But, eventually, Merlin sucks in a slow breath. ]

How long have I been gone? I... can't remember what the date was last because--

[ Pause. ]

Does anyone even remember me? It's been... four years since I was here. For me, that is. It's all a little... fuzzy. I'm. Merlin.

Just Merlin.

[ Nothing else. Nothing special. What was really the point with anything? With him? What is he doing here? ]

Comments

[medials]

Ah. That, at least, is in its favor.

[destinedtobeunpopular]

Silver linings.

[medials]

Or something of the sort.

But how are you?

[destinedtobeunpopular]

[ The question catches him off-guard, enough that he doesn't manage to get out an as reassuring answer as he would like. ]

I'm--

[ Rubbish. Absolutely horrible. My heart is broken and I feel hollow inside. I lost the greatest piece of my world and nothing will ever be the same again. ]

Fine.

[medials]

[Hm.]

Call me crazy, but I sense a bit of hesitation.

[destinedtobeunpopular]

[ He's silent for a very brief moment to think. ]

Sorry, we've, uhm, got a lot of animals, some of them are demanding attention.

[medials]

Oh? Must be nice to return to them.

[destinedtobeunpopular]

[ That might just be the best lie he's pulled to date. ]

Yeah, it is.

[ Which it. Actually really is. ]

[medials]

How many do you have?

[destinedtobeunpopular]

Err-- A lot. Six or seven?

[ He just came back after four years give him a break. ]

[medials]

Blimey, that is a lot. They must have missed you.

[destinedtobeunpopular]

They have. It's very distracting.