video + text; un: king

[agrizzlysin]

[It's King's device that begins recording, but he's not the only one in view. Both he and Haise Sasaki are planted in a corner of Oska's library, surrounded by books that they are no longer able to decipher. The books in their laps are clearly only frustrating them, and the rest represent a lifetime of squinting. A plate with a half-eaten cheese sandwich sits between them, and Haise is nursing a cup of coffee. He looks like he needs it. They both do, though King doesn't even bother trying to hide how fed up he is. Once he's sure the recording is go, he nods to Haise and begins a dialogue.

Then the text begins to appear.]

Audentes.

The library is completely useless right now, so we have a question for all of you instead.

[Haise, who is following the text as it appears, steps in here. His tone is noticeably less curt.]

We got to talking back on Zeta-12, and ever since, we've been wondering... How many of you guys have heard stories or myths about a place called Camelot? If you'd be willing to share them, we'd like to compare.

[This time Haise nods, finished, but King throws in one last detail.]

Especially if it's not just a myth.

[As King reaches for that cheese sandwich, the video ends.]

Comments

Text (because let's be inclusive ok)

[grunehexe]

Define "not just a myth"? Would you require having seen it with one's own eyes, or... ?

text it is; un: king

[agrizzlysin]

You don't have to have been there to have heard it exists. It's not like I went on a tour the one time I was there.

text | un: Sasaki

[ex_adept136]

I'd imagine places where it isn't simply a story.

So far as I know, where I'm from it's folklore with a debatable place in history.

[grunehexe]

According to my sources it most definitely existed- though scholars vary on whether they believe Arthur truly yet slumbered in wait.

Text; un: Baaaan

[perma_banned]

That brat's court? What do you care about it?

[agrizzlysin]

Yeah. Haise has heard of it even though he's not from our world.

[grunehexe]

In that case, you may count me among those who have read of it, and its fate.

[perma_banned]

So, what's the big deal? Is there something interesting about it?

text | username: xXx_trueblue_xXx

[competing]

what
you mean like king arthur and the sword in the stone and all that jazz?

text; un: king

[agrizzlysin]

Well, yeah, but... What's jazz?

[competing]

oh uh
well it's a style of music
pretty classy, pretty romantic
but in this case it's just a saying... you know like "the whole shebang"?

text: un: mccree

[flashbanging]

Sure, I heard of it. Only stories, though. Stuff they tried to make you read in high school.

text; un: king

[agrizzlysin]

They force people to read about Camelot? Why?

[What is this bullshit? King Arthur may be a king and all, but he's kind of... lame, really. King cannot comprehend why he's considered so important even on entirely different worlds. Is Merlin behind this somehow?]

[flashbanging]

Beats the hell outta me. Never finished school myself. But nearabouts everybody's heard a thing or two of King Arthur. Leastways, in the States we have.

Why's it matter to you, partner?

TEXT. UN: LOKI

[selfimage]

Well
Is someone willing to get me a drink? :)

Because I have STORIES .........

text; un: king

[agrizzlysin]

Since you capitalized "stories," I'm guessing you don't just mean from books.

What do you want to drink?

[selfimage]

Something strong and fruity. I'm in a sharing mood.
The Otherwold is a big place, after all, and I'm going to suppose that you want the dirty deets.

So, I get to ask: What's with the curiosity?

un: hb

[hellshaped]

Sure. King Arthur's court, Morgan Le Fay, all that. Technically a myth, I guess, though a lot of myths turn out to be real in some way or another.

text; un: king

[agrizzlysin]

Morgan Le Fay? I've never heard that name before.

text; un:unknownrealms

[headlining]

[THIS IS KEATS' TIME TO SHINE. He's been reading do much about all sorts of myths and legends for years that this is really his bread and butter.]

Oh, yes, I know of it. Only from stories, however. It was the location of the great King Arthur and his court. It's a fabulous place, a grand castle where King Arthur and his Guinevere married and many kings and knights are buried. It's become quite the major symbol of Arthurian legend.

Why are you keen to know of it?

text; un: king

[agrizzlysin]

Where I'm from, it's no story or major symbol. It's just an upstart kingdom to the south of Liones.

un: G.SLQHV

[twinpeak]

Anyone you meet from Earth is gonna know about Camelot. Arthurian legend has been around for like, ever. Pretty well known stuff.

text; un: king

[agrizzlysin]

Except for anyone from a time before Camelot.

[So there. Nyeh.]

Like me.

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[prodigism]

You're another friend of Haise's? I'm glad to see that he's found someone who enjoys similar hobbies.

[ Book nerd gonna nerd, but Arima is one too so he doesn't judge. ]

I've heard of it before, but we are both from the same planet, so that's a given. Does it mean something else in your world then?

text; un: king

[agrizzlysin]

We're teammates and acquaintances. He's helped me out more than once.

[This is where he'd bow and/or embarrass himself if this meeting were in person. Luckily for him, only Haise has to see him flailing about everyone's differing answers to this inquiry. Or the way he looks awkwardly to the side every time someone from ALASTAIR brings up a word like "friend" when they hardly know him.]

It isn't that the word means something else where I'm from. It's just... not a story yet. Camelot is still just another kingdom.