[Small miracle: that Merlin knows how to use his phone to speak, unlike his still lingering inability to text properly. There's still a pause slightly longer than necessary before he actually speaks, just in case. Just in case...]
[There's another pause, but not really to think about it, or anything - he just doesn't make the connection about why he should forgive this curiosity... please, it's not rude!!]
No, I don't think I'd like to go back there. I like it here... I think I fit in more than I did being a delivery boy in Olympia.
[Oh. Well, that's something. Merlin both can and can't relate—he left his only life behind when he was forced to come to this world in the first place. Olympia... well, he delivers mail there. It's not the same.]
I suppose there's a first time for everything? Maybe I'll come visit sometime. You should be glad, you know. That you have something you want to hold onto.
You know what? That gives him an idea. But he's gonna need a couple days. He's quiet for a long moment, the only response being a soft hum, like he's thinking hard.]
It's going to take a few days before I'm ready to leave. We have some time.
What is it with all of you who haven't had any bread pudding before? [So far he's 2 for 2, which is technically a 100% failure rating on the bread pudding quest scale, so.]
[Yes, but 1) it existing and 2) it being a thing that is accessible are two different things. The good kind is expensive and why would anyone willingly eat the bad kind?
Tomorrow doesn't give him a whole lot of time. He's going to have to do some shopping. Zevran chuckles.
You're that hungry, eh? I suppose I could manage that.
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[As though anyone else on the planet has his accent. He continues.]
I've a bit of a question if you don't mind.
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Oh- sure! Shoot.
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I hope you'll forgive my abrupt curiosity, but have you decided whether or not you're going back to Olympia?
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No, I don't think I'd like to go back there. I like it here... I think I fit in more than I did being a delivery boy in Olympia.
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I will admit, it's far more like most of the cities I've lived in before than Olympia.
[Sort of a bit slapdash and jumbled together, he means. Though most Theodosian cities did tend to have districts, more like Olympia.]
I take it it's not about the weather, either.
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Oh, yes, that's a bit unfortunate. I suppose it's always going to be hot.
[He can live with that...] Are you going back to Olympia?
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[A pause.]
I'd not expected to ever say such a thing, but I have a life there, and obligations.
[Also, all of his stuff is there. And it's near the sea...]
It's a strange feeling, you know? I'm used to being able to walk away--to having to walk away.
[His voice grows quieter, thoughtful.]
The feeling is rather new to me.
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I suppose there's a first time for everything? Maybe I'll come visit sometime. You should be glad, you know. That you have something you want to hold onto.
[hey did you want unsolicited life advice?]
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Dryly: ]
Such is the life when living on the run, yes?
[He's quiet for a long moment. Does he have something to hold onto?]
Hm, I suppose so. Well, if you do decide to visit, you'll always have somewhere to stay.
[Yes, that's an offer.]
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Oh, really? Thanks. Someone's bound to have taken over my old house by now.
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[Aaaaand y'know, if need be, he can probably get it back. Maybe.]
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[Ha, Merlin having worldly possessions... funny.]
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You know what? That gives him an idea. But he's gonna need a couple days. He's quiet for a long moment, the only response being a soft hum, like he's thinking hard.]
It's going to take a few days before I'm ready to leave. We have some time.
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Time for what?
[To... chill?? Are they going to hang out some more??]
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Socializing?
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Alright, if you want. I'm not exactly busy lately.
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At the very least, allow me to feed you.
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Do you like bread pudding?
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We ought to get some.
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Have you ever had savoiardi?
[It's asked rhetorically, with an expectation that Merlin won't know it; hard to find Antivan cooking when there's no Antica.]
But yes, we should. Any preference of date?
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[Good effort, though he's pretty sure most worlds have bread and wet stuff to put bread in. But fiiine.]
Tomorrow?
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Tomorrow doesn't give him a whole lot of time. He's going to have to do some shopping. Zevran chuckles.
You're that hungry, eh? I suppose I could manage that.
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Didn't you know, I don't eat except for when you're telling me to. I'm starving. I'll start eating my boots soon.