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[peninhand]

[ Monika started the video feed on an impulse. She'd been spending hours trying to work up the courage to post the quest in text form, but to no avail. Best way was to get rid of it without thinking. ]

Hey everyone! So um, I'm here about that quest from Merlin. [Okay, she needed to clear a misconception first:] It's not like I need it or anything, but I kind of get completionist instincts when I see a time-limited quest reward. [There.] And besides it could theoretically be very useful if you had a crush on someone and didn't know how they'd react to your confession... If that spell worked on them, that'd mean they're also attracted to you, right? N-Not that I have anyone like that yet, but you never know... A-Ahaha...

[ Gosh. Why couldn't she have shut it up after she mentioned the completionist thing? ]

Um... Anyway, that's a pick up line first, right? [She cleared her throat.] Well, u-um... Are you an overdue book? Because you have fine written all over you!

[ With that said, she marked a pause and looked away, her face red as a tomato. That was the best she'd been able to come up with... Thankfully, her best was incredibly lame. Surprisingly, it was more embarrassing to say stuff like that to an open audience than to a single invisible player. ]

As for a line that'd work on me... When I look into your eyes, nothing exists for me anymore because I lose myself in them. [An agonizing pause. If lameness could kill, she'd be dead.] I-It's pretty good, right?

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[peninhand]

No no, it's my fault.

Well regardless, my offer still stands... Feel free to contact me if you ever take it up.

[ She's going to find a hole, crawl in it and hide. How embarrassing. That whole post was a mistake. Goddamn Merlin and his stupid quests! ]

[beaumains]

I shall keep your name in mind, my lady.

Although, I realize now I never introduced myself!

I am Sir Gareth of Orkney, Knight of the Round Table in Service of His Majesty, Arthur, King of Britain.

but not the Arthur of this world. A different one. It's complicated.

[peninhand]

[ Wait what? Had she just been discussing poetry and romance with a knight of the round table? She'd met one, sure, but... ]

Sir Gareth of Orkney? Oh my gosh. I had no idea I was speaking to a Knight of the Round Table...!

[ And she'd mentioned Lancelot earlier? This made more sense... But ouch. Very much ouch. ]

[beaumains]

Ah, but you can just call me Gareth, if you like! I'm not super attached to the formality, it's just polite to give our full title when we knights introduce ourselves!

[peninhand]

I see... But that's like, totally amazing ahaha! You're a legendary figure where I come from. Well, I guess you must be hearing that all the time...

[beaumains]

Somewhat, yes, lol.

It's fine, though, I'm used to it. But I also don't want to be treated as particularly special just because of those legends, either. I am simply a Knight doing what a Knight should do, you know?

[peninhand]

I understand. From your perspective, what we think of as a "legend" is just your normal life.

[ Technically, it was possible a thousand years from now, people would think of everyone in Avalon the same way. And she realized how embarrassing it would be if everyone treated her like some kind of super legendary hero all the time. ]

I'll just go with Gareth and do my best to treat you the same than everyone else then.

[beaumains]

I can ask nothing more, my lady, and appreciate your efforts!