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Ask Me Anything!

1. In your subject line or toplevel, post something for others to ask your character about.
   
2. Examples could be "I am a Starfleet Captain", or "I fought dinosaurs on Isla Nublar", or "I am on a quest of vengeance in 1657 Japan."
   
3. Others will come in and ask them anything!
   
4. Honesty is optional. :3
   

Comments

[notnerdenough]

Yeah, that's my point! You could've pointed to them and told them that you held all the cards so you'd rule the country and kick ass, but you'd do it as you were!

Unless you wanted to do the guy thing.

[arturiarex]

The kingdom needed a king. Not a queen.

[ She says that like it's the most obvious thing in the world. ]

[notnerdenough]

The kingdom needs you, right? So it doesn't matter if you were queen or king.

... Or I guess? That's pretty easy for me to say here, huh? Being in college is a lot easier than having to rule a country, even if you are King Arthur.

[arturiarex]

Queens were not exactly common in the era. So I had to be a king.

[ She shakes her head. It's just how it was; she has no complaints. ]

It wasn't easy, but I took the mantle on all the same.

[notnerdenough]

Did you have a name before Arthur?

[arturiarex]

Arturia.

[ Well. It is a bit different. ]

this is my favorite icon

[notnerdenough]

That's not really different, huh...

Can I call you that? Or am I still supposed to call you King Arthur? I think you're still supposed to bow if you meet the Queen of England.

[ If not, he would just to be safe. ]

it's very good.

[arturiarex]

Saber will suffice.

[ It's what she goes by most often these days. ]

You need not bow to me. I do not require it.

his suspicious face just makes me laugh

[notnerdenough]

Saber? That's a different kind of sword than what you pulled from the stone, isn't it? How'd you get that nickname?

it's a good face.

[arturiarex]

It's a very long story. And potentially quite complicated.

[notnerdenough]

[ His laugh isn't to mock her. It's just... Luke has been way out of his depth the entire conversation. ]

That's pretty much everything about you, isn't it? But if you want to be called Saber, I can do that.

I don't think I've told you that my name is Luke yet. If I did... I don't meet King Arthur every day so that's a lot to sink in.

[arturiarex]

Well-met, Luke.

[ She nods. She's also... very small, compared to him, probably. ]

I understand that it's a bit shocking. I'm not quite used to it myself.

[notnerdenough]

[ She's considerably smaller; Luke isn't a musclehead, but he has the build that works both in a theatre and on a football field. ]

Really? If I became a king, I'd tell everybody. There'd be a big party just so I could make an announcement.

[ What would he do with it? Luke hasn't thought it through, but it's also never going to happen. ]

What does somebody who used to be a king do now?

[arturiarex]

Sometimes it's necessary to move without being recognized.

[ She muses over that for a moment. ]

These days? I try to discover a little life of my own now that the burden is lifted from my shoulders.

[notnerdenough]

Do you watch movies and stuff? Or travel? Maybe being a king would make you feel couped up, but if I popped into the future and had never heard of TV, I'd be pretty amazed.

[arturiarex]

I do occasionally watch entertainment... and I have traveled somewhat. I was granted knowledge of such things when I arrived in this era.

[notnerdenough]

So you just learned everything when you... popped into the future? How did you time travel?

[ More importantly, can he use it to learn everything he needs for class? ]

[arturiarex]

That is also complicated. Suffice to say I was summoned for the purpose of doing battle.

[notnerdenough]

[ Oh. So, King Arthur isn't actually retired. ]

You're in a battle? Like a war?

[arturiarex]

Yes. A Grail War. Waged by mages for the so-called holy grail...

[ It's... a lot. ]

[notnerdenough]

[ Yeah. This is above his head. Not in understanding; Luke isn't the best student, but he isn't a moron. But he's never spoken to a king or soldier before. ]

That sounds like a lot.

Do you drink?

[arturiarex]

At times. Why?

[ Is he inviting her out for one...? ]

[notnerdenough]

Shouldn't we? It sounds like you have a lot of stuff going on. They say a drink makes everything tomorrow's problem. I don't buy that, but it's still good to indulge sometimes.

[arturiarex]

I am fond of good food... I suppose a drink wouldn't hurt.

[notnerdenough]

We can go to a place that sells both. I'm actually really good at holding my drink so I won't get drunk. In college, when you're drinking, it's usually in a room with a lot of friends and cheap alcohol since most of us don't have high paying jobs yet.