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10th Spark || [Fail anon text] + action for Odin library

[There's a question that's been on his mind ever since Morgana started changing, and it's only been growing since Mordred appeared and Regina confronted him. Then the whole mess with Freyr and Freya, and Arthur's trip home...it's enough to make anyone--mainly Merlin--start questioning himself. Enough to make him approach the bracelet network for opinions.

It's just too bad Sam never taught him how to hide his identity on the network properly like he taught him how to use filters.]

What does destiny mean to you? Do you think your future is set in stone or do you think things can be changed?

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[It's been some time since Conan first helped him hide the library's books on Arthurian lore as a favour, and the library's somehow regained a small collection. Anyone in the building can probably spot Merlin glancing furtively around before purposely re-shelving the a book in the completely wrong section of the library. It's incredibly conspicuous, especially with the white dragon perched on his shoulder, but Merlin doesn't seem to notice the odd looks he's getting from some of the nearby Natives.

Rinse and repeat until the small stack is scattered across the massive building.]

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I'm not sure asking a question like that in a place like this is wise.

[Unimpressed.]

[It's Gaius...!

It's Gaius, who seems to be talking to him, and not a stranger. Merlin has a bad feeling about this.]

...my name's still on the message, isn't it.

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[...???'s suspecting that was supposed to be anonymous, but Merlin seems to have caught his attention either way.]

Why are you asking?

[...well, if his identity's out, there's no point in pretending.]

Curiosity, I guess. I've been thinking about it for a while now, and what happened with Freyr and Freya just made me wonder. The battle didn't match the stories I've read and the other gods were surprised, too.

I don't think any of that was supposed to happen.

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I don't really think too hard about that kind of thing. If you do, it's just harmful in the long run. It's better to just do what you want instead of wondering if you're following a set path or not.

I'd like to do that, but whenever I start forgetting, something else just happens to make it even more complicated than before.

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[She can read well enough what he says, though she doesn't understand how he does it himself, so she opts for the video function which she's learning on her own.]

There is no way to tell the future. Unless you have the ability to do so. Others will try and steal your future from you anyway, if you're not careful. If you can do something by your own hands, that's better than any 'future' some entity could decide for you.

[Living her whole life being told she would be married to some lord and made to bear his children instead of living up to the glory she dreamed of made her stubborn about things like that. She also knew how quickly the future could be ripped out from under your feet.]

[Do something by your own hands...if only it were that easy. Merlin admires her for that.]

You said "others will try and steal your future." [He supposes that's true in a literal way for him. So many have tried to kill Arthur, and with Arthur's death, his destiny would pass into nothing as well.]

Does that mean something happened to you, Arya?

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[ You are so extraordinarily transparent, Merlin. Even if Merlin were capable of handling anything more complicated than the on button of the TV remote, this post would've been glaringly obvious. When he sees the post go up, Arthur's amused and exasperated for the idiot, but there's also a certain measure of weariness and something akin to guilt. He knows he's been short since his return, a bit more distant and quick to snap when his cheerful facade starts slipping.

It hasn't been easy.

Not for lack of trying, because he is, but he is so very tired of always have to try. The uncertainties and bitterness are tangible things in his chest some days, and the moments where he loses his footing are the same still when he has to question if the person that tries to catch him will come with a knife in hand. He has to question why he needs catching at all. It's all frustrating, and Arthur is so very good at taking out his frustrations on others. Merlin just happens to be the closest person to him, always, no matter when or where they are.

Which is why the King doesn't bother with responding to the illuminating text, but immediately skips off to find his servant instead. He checks the hospital first, both because Merlin has been spending a great deal of time there lately and because Arthur hasn't bothered to learn his schedule even after all this time. Following that, it's off to the house (and he doesn't check Morgana's room, doesn't ask if she knows where Merlin is), and when he can't find him there, Arthur heads to the only other place he knows Merlin holes himself up.

As Merlin is setting one of the books onto the shelf, a hand will shoot out from behind him to pull it back off. Arthur gives the cover a wary glance before leafing through the pages idly. ]

Do you suppose it'll speak of that time you caught my night shift on fire and roused half the castle into believing the heir had just been killed by his idiot manservant?

Arth--! [Merlin claps a hand over his mouth to cut off the squawk of surprise, eyes wide and apologetic as he's shushed by some of the nearby patrons for disturbing their quiet.

It speaks of the prince's--no, king's--skills that he managed to sneak up on Merlin and nab the book before Merlin even noticed something was amiss. Or maybe not. Merlin's always been a bit oblivious, even at the best of times. With his recent restlessness, "at his best" is definitely not the state Merlin's currently in.]

That was your fault. [Merlin's tone is definitely sullen as he remembers the incredible talking down he'd gotten as a result of the ruckus.] You wanted me to leave one of the candles in the room still lit.

[Merlin's glower only intensifies as he stares at the book in Arthur's hands. It's all he can do to not to grab it back and set it on fire or something equally drastic. With all the finger-pointing resulting from the legends over the months, Merlin's grown to quite dislike the stories about his "future."]

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[If anyone could relate to destiny, it was River Song. After all, she'd been destined from birth to kill the Doctor]

That's a very complicated question. In a way, I escaped my destiny....

You did? [That sounds pretty promising. He's all ears.] How?

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I believe that freedom is the most precious gift that we are given, short of life itself. You will find this does not fit well with the idea of a future that is set in stone.

So you don't believe things happen for a reason?

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Fate and destiny exist, in my world, but despite what was originally believed, they are not inevitable ends. Some outcomes, those believed to be fated to occur, are simply those with the highest probability; everything is tipped in favor of their happening.

However, with sufficient will even the most likely fates can be averted. We did it in our world.

[Castiel is someone he knows--an angel, of all things--and Merlin listens carefully.]

I remember. You mean the apocalypse, right? How did...how did you tip the scales in the other direction?

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What's with the deep question?

Can't someone ask out of curiosity?

[It's probably not a very good attempt at deflecting.]

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That, Merlin, is both my least favorite question in the world, and the absolute last thing I would ever expect to hear you of all people ask.

[She sighed and looked at the sky curiously.]

fuck destiny. That's what I say. Nothing is written.

I never wanted to ask. [He sighs, looking tired.] There are stories about me, Arthur, and Camelot, and I just wanted to know if things could be changed.

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[Well then...]

Destiny means that we follow what we want to do. If there's one thing I learned back home, it means...that nothing is written in stone no matter what others say...

"Destiny means we follow what we want to do."

Is it really that simple?

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Ah, destiny! A fascinating topic, really. One long disputed through history, ingraining itself--in one way or another--into the many different cultures of the world. Both fate and destiny were among the more widely accepted beliefs, up until the more recent centuries when they were shoved to the side for more a more...modern view on the matter.

Now personally, while I might go on about something being my destiny, I tend to lean more towards believing we're all the masters of our futures. It would be a bit depressing otherwise, don't you think?

What if you have tried to change your future before and it only backfired? Wouldn't that mean there are other forces at work?

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[There were several things that Will could say to his friend, but he's still unsure how to ease back into things.]

Some things can, and others can't. Why?

Because I want to know if the things I want to change can be changed.

[He looks at Will for a moment. There's probably no way he can go back and save his friend, but if there's any way he can sway things to help Morgana and his other friends, he wants to know.]

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Rather than "fate" or "destiny" I believe what happens is due to a consequence of a choice.

But there are somethings, maybe out of a need, that exist simply because they do. Maybe that is "destiny".

So a few things are meant to happen and...everything else in between is up to you?

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[He's sitting at one of the tables with his lighter out, ignoring the many irritated looks he keeps getting for flicking it open and closed in the middle of a quiet library. Tipped back a little on the chair's hind legs, he watches the guy with the dragon disappear and reappear, shifting books all around the library with the most obvious guilty expression in the history of guilty expressions. When he finally seems to have completed his job, Pyro drops the chair back onto all of its legs and leans forward, elbows on knees.]

Figured you'd start on petty crime, huh? Work your way up? Oh, don't worry - I don't think anyone else saw you. Your secret's safe with me.

[He's just dripping smartass here.]

[Merlin flinches when the voice first speaks, but he straightens and looks right at him. Ah. One of the newcomers. Merlin remembers this one having a bite.]

It's not crime if they're still technically in the building.

[He sighs and shoves the last book into a random shelf.]

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[ The moment the Utgard expedition gets back to the city, the Doctor flips through the network to see what he's missed and, oh, hello. Dear Merlin. ]

That's a heavy question.

Time can be rewritten, I always say. But then there are also things that can't be.

It can be rewritten?

[He can't help but think of the people he could have saved, giving the Doctor a hopeful look despite himself.]

H-how?

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I think it's a load of shit and it's up to you to decide what you want to do with your life.

[wow okay thanks jo.]

Why?

Apparently the fates decided they had other plans.

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I do not think my destiny would be set in stone here, but I think it is at home.

I don't either. It's--people complain about the city when they get here, but it's not so bad. For some people the lives they make for themselves here are better.

Pull the right strings and you can "change" anything.

How do you know which ones to pull?

Destiny's a nice word, but it doesn't actually mean anything.

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[Kudo's the one who helped him hide the Arthurian books last time, so he probably has some idea what this is about.]

I wish it didn't sometimes. That's all everything seems to come back to in the end.

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That's a good question. [and seth is clearly considering it, his brow furrowed into a little frown as he mulls over his answer.

when it comes, it comes slowly. he's still working it out, after all.] I think... some parts are set. Like, I'm always gonna be tɫó•kᵂali, you know? I can't change that.

But... [and this is where it gets sticky, for him.] There are some parts that are up to me, too. Like what I fight for, when I have to fight. Who I ally with when I have to choose sides. That kind of thing. That's not set in stone, to me.

That's what someone else said. At least, I think so.

[His brows are furrowed, too.]

Some parts are set, but everything else is up to you. [A pause.] Or you'd think.

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[Sorry Merlin, if she was older she would've responded differently. Instead, there's a five year old.]

The TV's making words!

[...well, this is a different tone than all the other responses. And it's someone he doesn't know, though she looks a bit familiar...

Merlin glances at the name and stops.]

S-Sora?

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To think of it as set in stone would be defeat. It can be changed. I think most everything can be changed.

[ even though her own wouldn't, she knows. Still. A lady can dream. ]

It doesn't matter if the important things cannot be changed, does it?

[They both know what he means.]

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I guess it sort of depends!
8ack home, everything was dict8ed by f8. If you saw it that way, at least!
To devi8 from the alpha timeline was to ensure your own death. A8solutely everything had to happen the way it all happened. Any attempt to go off course just meant a doomed timeline and a pro8a8ly crappy death.
I guess you could say there were infinite possi8ilities, 8ut only one actual path?
Something like that.
8ut Skaia doesn't make the rules here! So who knows. May8e it's different now! In fact, it pro8a8ly is.
And anyway, if you 8elieve that destiny and f8 aren't the same thing........
Uh, actually, never mind. Why the question, anyway?

I guess destiny and fate are about the same back home.

I wanted to know if things were different in other worlds or if everyone else had a hard time escaping what is supposed to happen.

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I would consider it the path I was meant to follow.
[ the path home. ]

How do you know which path it is you're meant to take?

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