{Animus}

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something sprung a leak
sorry about that

maybe that will drown them

but the place looked dirty anyway

might as well clean it

it's dark, too dark to see

it's very hard to get a plumber in here

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I suppose that's...true. [Smiles crookedly.] Have you tried working with your "toys"? I'm certain you would get volunteers to flush out the humans if you explained.

What are they?

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it's hard to explain

can't tell you that easy
but you can guess

can I just say <33

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How does--oh, right. Not paper messages. [He taps the edge of the PCD thoughtfully.] Something's interfering with your messages?

[He should've known it wouldn't be that easy.] Of course. Do I at least get hints?

only if I can say <3334 back

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the connection the tubes are filled

maybe
the fire was offering chances
but no one understands it

you can! <3333s everywhere--maybe we can drown in those instead

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The tubes. [He gets a brief flashback of Gaius' many science tubed, filled with liquid--but somehow he doesn't think that's what they meant.] Not sure I understood that, sorry.

So...one of you is associated with fire. Or resembles it. [Merlin pauses.] Do you all have different abilities?

yay <3334445 drowning!

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we're not sure we understand it either

we have preferences

yay \O/

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That makes two--er, sorry. Several of us, then.

So... fire. [His mind wanders back to what Kilgharrah and Gaius had said about elements.] Earth, air, and fire, too?

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several!

and that's too simple

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Too simple, huh. [He considers this a bit more.] Sorry, I'm drawing a blank here.

Would you mind repeating the hints the erm "fire" was giving out last time? I must have arrived after it.

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wasn't really giving out
only tolerating
but it just gets confused

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"It" gets confused? [Merlin raises his eyebrow, surprised.] Who are you talking about?

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what else do you call an event

everyone confuses the conflagration

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[He puts his hand up, smiling wryly.] All right, you've completely lost me there.

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oh no

it's bad to lose yourself

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I'll...keep that in mind. [Pause.] Are you speaking from experience?

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