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Merlin ([personal profile] nevergetscredit) wrote in [community profile] concoursec2011-12-03 07:06 pm

Magic in the Quad

Character(s): Merlin and Rapunzel
Location: The Quad
Rating: G
Open/Closed/Finished: Closed.
Summary: After talking to Rapunzel on the BBS, Merlin comes to the quad to meet her in person (and maybe, see some of her magic).

Merlin entered into the Quad, looking around to try and find the girl he'd talked to on the 'bbs'. The girl with magic, who'd had to hide in a tower because of it. The girl who it had been all to easy for Merlin to emphasize with.

Although the tricky thing was, Merlin didn't have a clue what Rapunzel actually looked like. She'd said that her magic would be obvious to anyone who saw her, but Merlin didn't know what that actually meant. He should have asked her what to look for, back when he was still at the library and reading all of the writings come up like magic on the computer.

"Rapunzel?" he called out, hoping that she was here somewhere.

[personal profile] seethelanterns 2011-12-03 09:14 am (UTC)(link)
Rapunzel quickly made her way outside to the quad, her long hair in a braid but still trailing along the ground behind her a little since she was not yet quite as practised with it as the girls were back home who initially helped her, and it was harder to do it herself. Her feet were bare and she wore a simple purple dress as she made her way to the quad, turning when she heard her name called and seeing Merlin. Well, it looked like he had been the one who called out, at least? She moves to approach him with a small smile.

[personal profile] seethelanterns 2011-12-03 09:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Hi, Merlin!....Is...something wrong?" she asked, turning her head to look behind her with a small frown of confusion for a second. She's always had her hair long and by now most of the people she saw most often around the Garden were used to it, but she always seemed to forget it was....different. So it took her a few seconds to realize what had surprised him initially.

"I told you it would be obvious, right....?" she replied with a weak laugh and bit her lip. She was more trusting and sort of comfortable with talking about her hair and it's powers but it was still a novelty to her and in the back of her head she was always hearing Gothel's warnings.

[personal profile] seethelanterns 2011-12-03 09:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Well...yeah. I...Ihavemagichairthatglowswhenising." She explained all in one breath rather quickly, not unlike when she was trapped with Eugene and possibly about to drown. "And when I sing it can heal and keep people from aging. That's why I never cut it, except for once when I was younger," she continued, raising a hand to behind her right ear where the short brown strand of hair stood in contrast with the rest of the blonde.

[personal profile] seethelanterns 2011-12-03 09:55 am (UTC)(link)
"My hair glows when I sing. When I sing a specific song, anyway." Rapunzel elaborated slowly when Merlin still seemed confused (understandably so).

"But yes, if I cut it, it will lose it's power. A gift like that....it has to be protected. That's why...why I never left the tower. At least, until Flynn showed up, anyway." She kept finding herself changing between calling him Flynn and Eugene, though mostly Eugene. She still preferred Eugene to Flynn once he had revealed his true name.

[personal profile] seethelanterns 2011-12-03 10:17 am (UTC)(link)
"It glows. It really helped out of some situations though! It's actually quite useful." The hair being as long as it was, had been used as a rope of sorts numerous times, and she often climbed and swung on it. It had it's uses even if it became a hazard when she arrived in Corona, thus asking some girls to help braid it to keep it out of the way.

"He....really thinks that? Mother says some people might abuse it, that people might hurt me to get it, but she never said it was bad...." Indeed, Gothel encouraged Rapunzel to sing for her and keep her young ever since she could remember, never knowing that Gothel was the one she should have been hiding from and abusing her for it's power. "It wasn't so bad. I had Mother with me, and Pascal." But it was still lonely and rather monotonous, Rapunzel had to admit.

[personal profile] seethelanterns 2011-12-03 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Rapunzel gave a nod, taking a deep breath before opening her mouth to sing.

"Flower, gleam and glow
Let your power shine
Make the clock reverse
Bring back what once was mine
Heal what has been hurt
Change the Fates' design
Save what has been lost
Bring back what once was mine
What once was mine."

Her hair lightened to a bright yellow as she sung, fading back to it's usual blonde after she had finished, opening her eyes and looking at him a little hesitantly. He wasn't going to freak out, was he? She had told him what it did, after all. She sighed, biting her lip a little as she listened to him.

"I...guess that's sort of understandable, his reaction, if a little....what's the word, excessive? I'm sorry about his wife though. It's not fair that her death causes those who use magic to live in fear of being discovered like that....." she frowned, not liking the sound of the situation but knowing there was nothing she could do, lest of all from the Garden.

"I did leave, yes. I made Flynn head with me to take me to see the floating lights--I mean, the lanterns that appear in the sky every year on my birthday."

[personal profile] seethelanterns 2011-12-04 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
Rapunzel was relieved when Merlin didn't seem alarmed or freaked out. She was almost uncertain with how well he seemed to take it but she was grateful for it at least. After all, he had mentioned magic existed where he was from, in this Camelot. It was just that their king did not seem to approve of them using it. Being in the tower was lonely, and her safety and companionship with Mother Gothel and Pascal were initially enough for her, but as the years passed, she became more and more restless and curious about the world outside her tower.

"What do you mean?" she asked, frowning slightly at the confession. He hadn't told her the truth about what? About his home? It was not as if Rapunzel would know either way if he did lie to her, given how new she was to so many things since leaving her tower and arriving here in the Garden.

"I didn't, no. Corona was....it was amazing! It really was. There were so many people, and so much to see and do there!" So much to learn, to experience and discover, here and back home.

[personal profile] seethelanterns 2011-12-04 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
The girl's green eyes widened as the flame appeared in Merlin's hand. She'd never seen anything like that before, though she understood there seemed to be different magics from different places, including the Garden.

"That's....wow, that was amazing!" Merlin certainly wouldn't need matches to light candles at night, it seemed. His magic was different and probably a lot more powerful than her own, she mused.

"Are you sure there isn't some way to change your King's mind? I mean, being...cautious about magic is one thing, about some intentions, but mostly I am sure the people with it, like you, just want to help if they have these powers that most don't....." she bit her lip thoughtfully as he continued.

"I think we're okay here. I mean, as long as we're responsible about it. I've only used my healing in the infirmary, and I have only told a few people, really. I'm sure as long as you don't cause trouble it's okay. Corona was big too! Really big!" But then, everything seemed huge and impressive to her after leaving her tower.

[personal profile] seethelanterns 2011-12-04 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
"So maybe when Arthur becomes King he might be able to change things and let people use their magic? I'd like that. Nobody should feel like they have to hide or lie...." Rapunzel murmered in response, feeling empathetic and that the conversation was quite close to home for her too, albeit slightly differently.

"I was nervous too, but the people here are pretty accepting. We have people with all sorts of different powers here in the Garden. It's more the locals you have to worry about. But as long as you're careful it should be okay."

[personal profile] seethelanterns 2011-12-04 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
"It would. I wish I could help, but I don't see how I could." In some ways his situation was even worse. At least she could use her magic, even if it was to help Mother and Pascal. At least in the tower she knew she was safe.

At being asked about the lanterns Rapunzel's face lit up. "They appear every year on my birthday. Only on my birthday. Mother says they are stars, but I don't think so. Flynn said they were lanterns. I don't know if they are magic, I just know I really want to see them. I've been looking out the window for eighteen years dreaming of seeing them in person....."

[personal profile] seethelanterns 2011-12-05 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"If you say so. If there is some way I can help, let me know, okay? Maybe if your King comes here and sees how some of us are using our magic he might change his mind. I don't use mine to hurt people, I just want to help. If I have these powers and not everyone does...don't we have that responsibility?" Rapunzel mused, contemplating this, her motivation for helping at the clinic in spite of her nervousness at being discovered.

"I don't think I was born on a special day, but the lanterns only seem to appear then. Flynn is a....well, he's a thief. I am making him take me to the lanterns in return for returning his satchel after he snuck into my tower." Rapunzel was still quite proud of herself in her initial dealings with the man, really.

[personal profile] seethelanterns 2011-12-06 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, maybe. It seems Time Compression brings all kinds of people in to the Garden. The King might show up at some point." Rapunzel said with a small shrug. It was hard to say who would turn up next or when, but she could empathize a little with Merlin's obvious panic. "But--if he does, I promise I won't tell him about your magic!" And when she promises something, she means it.

"Yeah. Well, it was the only way to get him to take me. I need a guide, I've never been outside the tower before. I'd be lost if it weren't for him, trying to find my way to Corona on my own with Pascal." And besides, Flynn wasn't so bad......

[personal profile] seethelanterns 2011-12-07 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
Rapunzel bit her lip. Merlin still seemed so nervous and pale. "But....I mean, if the King did show up here, a lot of people have magic of some kind, and the Garden even teaches some to us, so maybe it could be a chance for him to see how it can help. But, I promise I won't tell him about you. And when I make a promise, I never break it." she exclaimed, a frown and slight pout as she tried to look serious.

"Oh! Yes, Pascal is a very good friend. A chameleon." Rapunzel replied with a smile. Pascal was not very big so he was easy to hide from Gothel, as well as his ability to blend into the background with changing his colour.

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