We did the Once. Is this the Future?

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Characters: Arthur, Nimue, (Soon Gawain, Asclepius, and Ariadne)
Date: Wednesday
Location: Seattle
Rating: PG, probably
Warnings: /Maybe/ Language
Summary: Arthur arrives in Seattle, ready to talk business with his associates.


Adam Parry touched down at the airport in Seattle. When he got his bag and went outside, he assessed the situation. Still Wet. Not nearly as hot. Much more familiar. He scans around, looking for Nina, whom he'd sent the number and time of his flight. It was going to be so good to see Nimue again. And Gawain... goodness, Gawain. He'd better get here quick. It was still so hard to believe they wouldn't just slip away.

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[nina-drake.insanejournal.com]

She was more than a little excited to see Arthur, feeling like she dodged a bullet a little bit. It very easily could have been Merlin who showed up next instead. That was a mess of awkward she really could do without.

She was waiting at the gate with a cheeky sign she'd made. It depicted a stick figure pulling a stick sword out of a blobby stone.

[sitsatcircles.insanejournal.com]

He grins when he spots that and rushes over.

"Diawl, it's good to see you," he mutters. And now? There will be hugs.

[nina-drake.insanejournal.com]

Hugs are a must! Which she proves with a bright laugh and matching smile.

"It is so good to see you again!"

[sitsatcircles.insanejournal.com]

"Is everything all right? Nothing new has happened? You've been taking care of yourself?"

[nina-drake.insanejournal.com]

She chuckled as she let her liege lord have his personal space back. "Yes. Not that I'm aware of. And as if I have a choice with you giving Galen orders."

The expression on her face said she didn't really mind though and she started leading him towards the baggage claim. "Did you have a nice flight?"

[sitsatcircles.insanejournal.com]

"Good!"

"It was all right. Shorter than the Transatlantic one, at least, although American planes seem smaller somehow."

[nina-drake.insanejournal.com]

"Having no experience with anything but, I'll take your word for it." Her Brooklyn accent is even more obvious in person.

"You are welcome to stay at my place. It's small and there's Pendragon, but I do have a fold out couch." She waits for the inevitable argument to this.

[sitsatcircles.insanejournal.com]

American Nimue is still a lot to take in.

"I'm hardly above foldout couches, but ---" he cuts himself off from the argument. "Pendragon? You named something Pendragon?"

[nina-drake.insanejournal.com]

She chuckled with a sly smirk on her face. "My cat." She grinned impishly and led him towards the baggage claim. "Come on."

[nina-drake.insanejournal.com]

They got Arthur's luggage stowed in her apartment, then she gathered up Pendragon and loaded them all into her car to take them all to her store. She had a sign for the door in case anyone saw the lights on inside stating that there was a private reading going on and that she was, in fact, closed.

She held the door open for Arthur, Pendragon draped over her arm. "Welcome to the Sword in the Stone."

[sitsatcircles.insanejournal.com]

"It all looks lovely. I'm afraid I know even less about magic than I did the first time around."

[ieter-amumon.insanejournal.com]

"Perhaps I might be able to enlighten you a bit on that front," said a man's voice with a crisp British accent. Asclepius smiled as he walked up. He was still wearing a tie and white coat.

"Sorry I couldn't be here sooner, darling," he said, bending to kiss Nimue's cheek in greeting, "I had a last-minute appendectomy come in. I came straight from the hospital."

He turned to Arthur.
"And... you must be my liege. An honor, sire."

[sitsatcircles.insanejournal.com]

Adam looks up. "And for me as well. Dr. Oram, was it?"

[ieter-amumon.insanejournal.com]

"Indeed. Dr. Galen Oram. The... ah... newest of your knights," he said.

[sitsatcircles.insanejournal.com]

He reaches up slightly to clap him on the shoulder. "Indeed. Welcome to the family. I'd include all the usual pseudofraternal nonsense about treating her right if you know what's good for you, but she might get mad at me, and she fights dirty."

[ieter-amumon.insanejournal.com]

Asclepius laughed.
"Thank you. But if I don't treat her right, I know perfectly well she'll send me a punishment all her own." He grinned.

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"Yes, I figured you were clever."

[nina-drake.insanejournal.com]

She comes back in a little while later with a tea set enough for all of them and gives Arthur a wry glance.

"You should be grateful I'm not serving coffee being that this is Seattle."

She sets the tray in the middle of the table and lets them help themselves.

[greengawain.insanejournal.com]

"Thank you very much, Nina," Gawain says, touching her arm briefly. "This is lovely!"

[sitsatcircles.insanejournal.com]

"And I'm quite properly living in fear." But right now, he's going to enjoy the tea.

[tangledmaze.insanejournal.com]

"We're not that scary," Ariadne teased, lightly curling her fingers around Gawain's in return.

[ieter-amumon.insanejournal.com]

"She knows to keep the poisonous herbs separate from the teas, I promise," Asclepius added, "Actually, she does a lovely job preparing it." He smiled as he handed Nimue the honey and a lemon fork.

[nina-drake.insanejournal.com]

"When I am properly motivated." She chuckled as she sat next to Asclepius, giving him a smile. "Thank you."

As she prepared her tea her eyes went to Arthur. "All right then, my lord. We are all here."

[sitsatcircles.insanejournal.com]

"Yes, Well. I'm here. I've spoken to Poseidon... and rapidly come to the conclusion that yes, ladies and gentlemen, we should play to win if we have any hope for the rule of law rather than force for most people after this game is done." A wry smile. "And most of us were rather suckers for the concept once. Denise, I of course understand you're not technically part of the court, but we're still roughly on the same team. So I'd like to begin, please, with... what else do I need to know?"

[greengawain.insanejournal.com]

"I do have something, sire," Gawain said quietly. "I have evidence that the Grail is somewhere in North America. I rather think, if we could find the Grail, our court would have a powerful trump card."