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[ Arthur clears his throat with a loud ahem before he sets in. ]

I'm looking for a man. He could easily be mistaken for a boy with his twig-like figure, and perhaps even a lady for how pale and dainty he appears.

He answers to a sundry set of things 'Servant', 'Dunce', 'Useless dolt', but more often than not 'Merlin' is the popular title.

Places you may choose to look first would include any taverns or pubs about, as he has the nasty habit of wasting his workday away nose deep in a pint of ale. Sometimes he can even go missing for days, weeks at a time. It's dreadful, really. It's painful to watch. And sad. Tearing his family and friends apart, and it really doesn't help he has no social skills to speak of, so getting said friends back will be a task hard won.

[ Ahem, back on track. Right. ]

Should you see him or catch wind of his likely unbathed and alcohol drenched state, please inform him, his liege's boots require his attendance, and should he take a second longer than needed, said boots may be coming to impact with his backside.

Thank you kindly.

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[You are so not winning any brownie points, Arthur.] Are you ever grateful for anything that he does?

[ Prince Arthur don't need your brownie points, little woman ] Of course. He's well appreciated for his work. When he does it satisfactorily. Which is essentially never.

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[Yes you do. Don't argue with her.] I wouldn't want to work for you either if I was being threatened.

[ :V you can't stop him ] It's not so much threatening as it is motivational suggestion.

[She could be ridiculously cute at him?] Motivational threats?

[ nope. he is a manly man and will resist ] Encouraging hypothetical situations.

[Uh huh.] You just like ordering people around.

Well it is my job.

You could be nicer about it. I don't understand why guys like you think that throwing yourself around like the big wo- man in the group has to bark orders.

I really wouldn't call that barking. More of a mild mannered condescension. [ He's taking you so seriously, Chloe ]

Well you know what I mean. Although threatening to kick him is sort of like barking.

I thought we already covered how 'threatening' really isn't appropriate here.

You came to that conclusion, not me. [:'D]

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[He's trying not to laugh when he speaks:] No, not really.

You know you only enable this behavior by letting him get away with it, right? [Nodding slowly. Look, she's "sixteen" now, and knows how the world works.]

[asdf so world weary and experienced, Chloe] I wouldn't say he gets away with it, per say. Most of our conversations involve bickering.

[Yes, but that has nothing to do with her age :'D] The best way to get a bully to stop harassing you is to stand up for yourself.

I'm not feeling particularly harassed, believe it or not.

[He is being totally sincere, despite his smile.]

Honestly, I don't mind - well, no, I do mind it on occasion, but if I did, I'd make it known.