Voice. Backdated to almost midnight. Friday

[charring]

[Set hours after this. Because she is being a cagey shit right now. And it's just voice. Very tired sounding voice. Occasionally a yip from Phantom and a bark from Gwaine.]

I take back every awful thing I ever said about hospitals. The one here isn't so bad. [Theres a growl from Gwaine, small and ridiculous sounding considering he is still a puppy and Charlie speaks to the pup for a second.] What did my pajama pants ever do to offend you, Gwaine? Is it the dragonflies on it?

[And back to the device. Only, it's filtered to her former roommate Saya.]

[Saya filter.]

Don't blame yourself. Not for a second. I don't blame you at all.

Comments

[oceantrauma]

Hospital! Why were you in the hospital, Charlie-san?

[charring]

I pissed someone off while keeping someone else safe.

[oceantrauma]

[In his tone, Charlie's going to hear something she rarely does form Ken - burning anger.] Who? Who did it?

[charring]

Someone I couldn't burn. [Someone very, very dangerous if Charlie couldn't injure them.]

[oceantrauma]

[Ken's not backing down, despite that.]

No, who? They shouldn't be allowed to get away with things like that. We have a Police Force for a reason, don't we?

[charring]

Karl. You leave him be.

[oceantrauma]

Shouldn't this be reported?

...isn't that the guy Rapunzel-san married in a curse? [Too bad Ken only knows him by sight, and not name. Karl threatened to eat him once!]

Private:

[charring]

I will report it when I figure out a way to render him harmless.

Private:

[oceantrauma]

The Police Force doesn't have ways of dealing with him as is?

Re: Private:

[charring]

I don't know. It's getting him there that's a concern.

Private:

[oceantrauma]

Why should you have to do anything? Isn't that their job, too? You shouldn't have to go near him after this.

Re: Private:

[charring]

That's a temporary fix.

Private:

[oceantrauma]

Why is it only temporary?

Re: Private:

[charring]

Can they hold people indefinitely? And Karl's batshit insane. He won't listen to a restraining order.

Private:

[oceantrauma]

I don't know. Isn't there anyone that might be able to fight him? ....

Merlin-san can protect you, can't he?

Re: Private:

[charring]

[Silence.]

Private:

[oceantrauma]

Charlie? [Forgive him. He doesn't know.]

Re: Private:

[charring]

He went home. [Charlie has the worst time keeping her voice steady right now.] Back ... back to Camelot.

Private:

[oceantrauma]

I'm sorry....

Is there someone with you now?

Re: Private:

[charring]

Arthur is home.

Private:

[oceantrauma]

I don't know him.

Why aren't you resting? You just got out of hospital, right? [But if anyone listens closely, it might sound like footsteps on Ken's device, and the sounds of outside at night.]

Re: Private:

[charring]

I can't sleep. What are you doing? Are you coming here? Ken, is this wise?

Private:

[oceantrauma]

I thought you'd say that.

And yes, I am. Why isn't it okay? Does he have a reason to go back?

Re: Private:

[charring]

No. There's nothing here for him. [She hopes.]

Okay. I'll be at the door, then.

Private: action or assume?

[oceantrauma]

Okay.

But please tell me you'll report this and let the Police Force handle the rest?