[001] Video/Action for Odin House

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[An older man, perhaps about 60 or a little older with a weathered face and a windswept stock of surprising thick hair for his age, is peering at the bracelet with an contemplative, searching expression. He has rather intense yellow eyes that lend his otherwise innocuous features a strange, somewhat disconcerting air. He speaks after a long moment in a voice with a clear British accent and colored by no small ounce of humorless amusement.]

How convenient that I should be provided such an intriguing little device. For all its tiny size, it is clearly, like much of this, not a trifling trick. To change my form to that of a human, to designate me a traveler when I did not, in fact, travel here: I do not consider myself an honored guest and I doubt that I am the only one.

I have many questions that I would ask, should anyone be willing answer.

[His lips move in a way like they should form in a smile, but they simply stretch, showing more of his upper teeth.]

It is, however, a pleasure to see that magic is an integral part of this Holy City of Asgard after so many years of it being outlawed from Camelot.

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[damnidjits]

[Bobby spends a good second peering at the older man (?), seeing if there is anything telling about the nature of the speaker besides the unusual eyes.

It seems whoever this is, is likely to be from the same Camelot as Arthur and Merlin.]

That's the gods for you. Makin' everythin' convenient. [Only not. Assholes.] You got questions? Shoot.

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[An older human, who wears garb utterly unfamiliar to Kilgharrah. A lot has changed while Kilgharrah was imprisoned, but not this much, he didn't think. But, then again, this is not what expected to find when he flew away from Camelot as well.]

These self-proclaimed gods seem to have some very interesting ideas.

[He smiles, although only with his lips. Yes, questions. Let's go with the most obvious first.]

What is the importance of color?

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[dragonspeak]

[Oh, it's an older man. That's interesting--the gods haven't chosen many elderly folk to join them in Asgard before this. It might be a good idea to see if he needs anything...]

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[Hang on...that voice sounds awfully familiar...]

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[....



....THAT VOICE.]

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[No, it can't be. He's human.

...didn't that other dragon say he was turned human here, though? What was his name...Spike! That's it. If what Spike said is true, then it's entirely possible that the same's happened to Kilgharrah. It doesn't explain why Daenery's Drogon didn't suffer the same transformation, though.]

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[dragonspeak]

[He should probably make sure it's him. No matter what the circumstances between him, Arthur, and Uther are right now, it's his duty as an "old friend" and a Dragonlord to make sure Kilgharrah's all right, if it is him.

Odd. A few days ago, Merlin would have thought his Camelot-related life couldn't get any more complicated. Apparently, he was wrong.]

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[dragonspeak]

Kilgharrah?

[Merlin still isn't sure whether he wants it to be true or not.]

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[veneficus]

[ ....Magic. Camelot.

Her thoughts race in her head, the main one being, are you there, God? It's me, Morgana. Please don't let Uther see this, life is complicated as it is. ]


...You are a sorcerer.

[ hullo, stranger. ]

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[Ah, the little witch. Kilgharrah hasn't seen her before this, but she looks much like he thinks she should. He smiles that same not quite smile from the video.]

I am not a sorcerer in the fashion you're thinking of.

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[knifedances]

I'll admit to being a little curious; if it's the gods of this place that made you human, what were you before you arrived?

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[Kilgharrah doesn't respond for a long moment, mostly because the text function is just so odd looking. What sort of creature would have handwriting like this? Kilgharrah has never had the ability to write, at least not as humans do with fingers and such. He can do it; it's just a slow process.]

I AM A DRAGON

WHAT ARE YOU

[He'll work on figuring out punctuation, lowercase, and such as he goes. What are modern keyboard functions]

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[foodshortage]

[It's really only to bide time that Uther cares to skim over everything on the network at all. He usually doesn't pay anything much attention, but if there's something from someone he knows, he usually stops to see what it is. And when those eyes show up on the screen, even if he doesn't recognise the face, he's suddenly certain that he knows this man from somewhere.

There is something very unsettling about it, and he squints his eyes at it and then the man says magic and Camelot and the feeling grows worse. He knows those eyes, and that voice, but he can't remember where from.

Despite unease, he needs to know.]

A pleasure, you say?

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[If Kilgharrah was a creature given to supervillainous dramatics, this would be the moment when he'd break out into maniacal laughter and proclaim that Uther Pendragon is about to meet his match. As such, he's not quite at that level of dramatic. Instead, Kilgharrah smiles, really smiles, the pull of his lips away from his teeth for once making a connection to the glinting in his eyes.]

I do say, Uther Pendragon. I do say.

[gate_of_babylon]

[Wow, there seem to be a lot of newcomers from that other Camelot. Though Gilgamesh suspects this one won't be so easy to troll.]

For a place where magic is illegal, there seem to be a few mongrel wizardlings from it.

[He might be a being of pure magical energy and know a considerable amount about the magic of his own world, but that doesn't mean he still doesn't regard wizards and mages as cowards.]

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[Trolling Kilgharrah would not likely end well. Gilgamesh doesn't leave much of a positive impression anyhow.]

For a place to make magic illegal, it would stand to reason there could be a few such individuals.

How do you know of Camelot?

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[beyondimagining]

[There were many things about this post that interested Will. He listens quietly, with an unreadable expression on his face, before replying.]

I think that you will discover many more oddities before you are through.

I do not know much of this world, but I will answer what I can.

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[Kilgharrah can't help but notice that, while Will looks very much like a normal boy, his behavior, especially his expression, denotes something else. He returns the attention given equally.]

Is it known how we arrive here or why it appears humanoid forms are preferred?

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[hazukashii]

Your form changed to human...?

What were you before?

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I AM A DRAGON.

I ASSUME YOU ARE A HUMAN?

[Kilgharrah is still figuring out this modern keyboard function thing, so bear with the unintentional CAPSLOCK as he fiddles with it.]

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[samantha_grey]

That is a really analytic way of saying you're pissed off at being kidnapped buddy. Ask away. Can't promise I've got a clue what the truth around this trash heap of a bad Schindler's List remake really is.

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[How many different functions does this bracelet have? Kilgharrah really is impressed by it and will try and figure out how it works once he has a bit more a bearing of the whole situation.]

I can't say that I am overly pleased with the situation.

Is it known what connects this world to our own and why one preserves the other?

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[fatherdear]

Not the only one.

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I would hope not.

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[pipeweed]

[ have a rather curious hobbit looking at you through the device. your eyes are glorious, man. ]

Oh! Hello.

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[Have a curious look back, edged with that unusual intensity.]

Hello to you, too.

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[childsoldier]

[Oh, another person with strange eyes. Jonah's own red eyes study the elder man for a moment before he speaks. A bit flatly, but with interest.]

So you were something else before you got here?

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[Kilgharrah returns the study. It's interesting how eyes always seem to be a giveaway that something's not all that it seems.]

I am a dragon. Are you something else as well?

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[gameplaying]

Ah, but only the magic they permit. [ a beat. ] Hardly a pleasure, I'd say — perhaps only a step up from the outlawing of which you speak.

[ his tone is measured, with a degree of polite curiosity that doesn't quite obscure the equally deliberate mix of amusement and disdain. ]

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[Kilgharrah doesn't buy your politeness anymore than he buys his own and returns it in kind.]

It is true that the changes wrought are a bit more than a general nuisance. It is, however, a pleasure to see magic being used with something other than blindness and hypocrisy.

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[suppressthedark]

Ask away.

[So, someone who isn't human? Not surprising, he's met a couple of those.]

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Is there any known way for an individual to return to their normal form?

[Kilgharrah fully expects the answer to be "no," but it doesn't hurt to ask.]

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[unionjackass]

I-- ah-- Well that is, if you've any questions anyone hasn't answered yet--

--but I will say that there is nothing good about this city. Aside from the magic, I'd really prefer all of us to be in our rightful planes of existence.

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There are still many questions I would like answered.

[He is ready to agree that there's nothing good about the city, even with the magic.]

I have heard of "worlds," but what do you mean by "planes of existence"?

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[sworntovalor]

[He's about to leave this feed to the more experienced people of Asgard to deal with - there's very little he can offer this man since he still has a million questions himself, but the mention of Camelot makes him halt and rewatch.

Change form? Talk of magic? Who is this man?]

You are a citizen of Camelot, sir?

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[Ah, another familiar face, and not one that Kilgharrah dislikes at that! Congratulations, Lancelot, you've earned one of Kilgharrah's friendlier attempts at smiling. It doesn't look friendly at all, although his voice communicates a warmer tone than his expression might give off.]

I am not a citizen of Camelot, nor am I a sir. I can see how you might make those assumptions from my words.

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[requisite]

-- so you're from the same place Merlin's from?

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Yes, I am, after a fashion.

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[reverberated]

My, my. Did they leave no honest individual unchanged?

[ he's... not quite used to being human, either, though he supposes he has it easier than most. ]

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It seems they enjoy bending what they can to their own will.

Are you usually human?