[Accidental Video]

[maddest]

[Like so many recently, Break wakes up with a thrashing scream. He falls off the bed and into the view of the PCD, along with a shower of white feathers, wings collapsing down around him awkwardly. He gasps for a few moments, face buried in his hands, and stays like that.

There are some things it hurts just to remember, never mind to experience. Yes, even like that. It's a long moment before he gets control of himself and lifts his head, turning to look groggily at the little device.]

Oh, for the love of-

[Click. The video shuts off.]

Comments

[saucey]

You too, Break?

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

It seems so. Still, no lasting harm done, eh?

[It's weak, even for him.]

[saucey]

For now, anyway.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Yes, for now.

Who else has been hit?

[saucey]

It's starting to get to the point where there's too many to name.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

It's a little comical, this all happening in the midst of the eruption of wings.

[saucey]

Not really.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Come now, certainly.

[saucey]

No. I hate it.

[Voice]

[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

You okay?

[Voice]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Just peeved.

[Voice]

[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

I think everyone in this place is.

[Voice]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

We should call this the summer of mayhem.

[Voice]

[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

Let's wait on that. The summer's not over yet, we could still have one more psychopath come to the surface, and that's a little bit more than 'mayhem'.

[voice]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

What do you think contained them so long?

[voice]

[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

Maybe they were just waiting for the right moment.

[voice]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Maybe.

[He doesn't sound satisfied.]

[lastdragonlord.livejournal.com]

You don't have to be embarrassed or anything - it's been happening to a lot of people, lately.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

So I've noticed.

Merlin, wasn't it?

[lastdragonlord.livejournal.com]

Uh, yes.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Break. You'll have to forgive me, I eavesdrop compulsively.

[lastdragonlord.livejournal.com]

Oh, no - I don't mind.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Tell me about your world, Merlin? I could use the distraction, please.

[lastdragonlord.livejournal.com]

Erm. O-okay.

Well I live in Camelot with the castle physician, Gaius, who knew my mum a long time ago - apparently he introduced my parents to each other too. The castle is big and beautiful and it doesn't matter which corridor you go down, you're always likely to find a servant delivering the laundry or sweeping the halls or bringing food to any of the lords or ladies staying in the castle, and they normally won't stop for more than a smile and a 'hullo' but Gwen - the lady Morgana's maidservant - would sit with me during chores and talk, and give me extra flowers from the bouquets she always brought up to Morgana's room each morning.

There's a forest just beyond the castle walls and there's all manner of wild game there to be hunted for castle feasts. Sometimes Arthur decides to keep everyone out overnight and I like to count the stars I can see through the tree branches until I fall asleep by the fire.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

And what is your role, in this bustling castle of yours?