Question Meme, Part the Second
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amari_zSorry for taking so long. Here are a few more answers to the questions meme.
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blade_and_roses asked, from Resurrection: "What, exactly, was the deal with Lancelot and the coffee?" I'm not sure if this is it exactly, but here's some of what Lancelot thinks on the subject.
The first time Lancelot drank coffee, everyone was very sorry (except him). He insists that Arthur is over reacting (not to mention being overbearing and a pompous arse) when Arthur tells him, "No more. Ever again." Arthur looks harried and a little white around the eyes for some reason as he says this, and he sounds as fanatically implacable as if he were delivering his ridiculous god's will.
It should go without saying that Lancelot's neither impressed by such pronouncements nor inclined to obey them. However, thwarting Arthur is not helped by the fact that most of the knights—for some inexplicable reason—seem to have taken Arthur's side on this one and have made it a point to empty out the coffee pot before he gets hold of it (and, no, he doesn't know how to make more—cooking things is not his job).
Lancelot doesn't even particularly like the stuff. It smells good, sure, and is oddly refreshing, but the taste he could take or leave--but, as with so many other things, it is alluring because it has to be snuck behind Arthur's back.
And it really doesn't do anything to him, no matter what anyone says. It's just hot muddy water, after all. There's no need for everyone to get so hysterical over the sight of him with an empty mug, as he sometimes tells everybody when he’s managed to drink some-- rapidly and at length, and with accompanying gestures to illustrate his point.
darklyscarlett asked: "Tell me a personal secret ResTor has kept from even ResGalahad."
Tor keeps several secrets from Galahad (not the least of which was that he's the one that stole Galahad's missing shirt and that he still doesn't remember where he hid it (no, not the pink one, he doesn't know what civic-minded person took that one)).
But there are others. Here is one:
Sometimes, just once in a while, he gets so very jealous of Galahad's long life in the time before. He wonders--if he had lived longer would things have been different? What would he have learned? How would he have changed? Would he understand all the secret looks and small jokes that pass over his head now? Would he be among those who meet behind closed doors and decide things? Would he understand the occasional hint of unfamiliar darkness that slides across the back of Galahad's eyes? Would he have found someone of his very own?
He wonders these things, and sometimes he envies Galahad with a pain that pierces all the way through him. Other times, he looks at some of the knights, listens to their silences, and is grateful he did not spend long in that life.
(Also, there's that thing about how he thought he had that crush on Gaheris, but that was a long time ago, and only lasted for about three heart beats (and he’s sure he must have been pretty drunk) because Gaheris is mean and Gaheris was with Gawain (and now Galahad, but ew, ew, ew, he doesn't like thinking about that), but he'd never, ever tell Galahad, because Galahad would never let him live it down even though he now--la, la, la, he's not thinking about that.)
d_violetta asked: "Was there any order to how the Knights were resurrected?"
I think it's told in various places, although maybe not all that explicitly, that Arthur was resurrected first, then six months later, the rest of the knights were, except Lancelot. Lancelot was resurrected about six months after that. As for whether there was any particular order to how Merlin resurrected the 38 knights, or if he just did it all at once, only Merlin knows the answer to that one.
evil_jacquie asked: "How long before Tristan died did Dinadin die?"
That's a little tricky (what, you think I have everything figured out? ;) ), but about 4-5 years.
blade_and_roses asked, from Resurrection: "What, exactly, was the deal with Lancelot and the coffee?" I'm not sure if this is it exactly, but here's some of what Lancelot thinks on the subject.The first time Lancelot drank coffee, everyone was very sorry (except him). He insists that Arthur is over reacting (not to mention being overbearing and a pompous arse) when Arthur tells him, "No more. Ever again." Arthur looks harried and a little white around the eyes for some reason as he says this, and he sounds as fanatically implacable as if he were delivering his ridiculous god's will.
It should go without saying that Lancelot's neither impressed by such pronouncements nor inclined to obey them. However, thwarting Arthur is not helped by the fact that most of the knights—for some inexplicable reason—seem to have taken Arthur's side on this one and have made it a point to empty out the coffee pot before he gets hold of it (and, no, he doesn't know how to make more—cooking things is not his job).
Lancelot doesn't even particularly like the stuff. It smells good, sure, and is oddly refreshing, but the taste he could take or leave--but, as with so many other things, it is alluring because it has to be snuck behind Arthur's back.
And it really doesn't do anything to him, no matter what anyone says. It's just hot muddy water, after all. There's no need for everyone to get so hysterical over the sight of him with an empty mug, as he sometimes tells everybody when he’s managed to drink some-- rapidly and at length, and with accompanying gestures to illustrate his point.
darklyscarlett asked: "Tell me a personal secret ResTor has kept from even ResGalahad."Tor keeps several secrets from Galahad (not the least of which was that he's the one that stole Galahad's missing shirt and that he still doesn't remember where he hid it (no, not the pink one, he doesn't know what civic-minded person took that one)).
But there are others. Here is one:
Sometimes, just once in a while, he gets so very jealous of Galahad's long life in the time before. He wonders--if he had lived longer would things have been different? What would he have learned? How would he have changed? Would he understand all the secret looks and small jokes that pass over his head now? Would he be among those who meet behind closed doors and decide things? Would he understand the occasional hint of unfamiliar darkness that slides across the back of Galahad's eyes? Would he have found someone of his very own?
He wonders these things, and sometimes he envies Galahad with a pain that pierces all the way through him. Other times, he looks at some of the knights, listens to their silences, and is grateful he did not spend long in that life.
(Also, there's that thing about how he thought he had that crush on Gaheris, but that was a long time ago, and only lasted for about three heart beats (and he’s sure he must have been pretty drunk) because Gaheris is mean and Gaheris was with Gawain (and now Galahad, but ew, ew, ew, he doesn't like thinking about that), but he'd never, ever tell Galahad, because Galahad would never let him live it down even though he now--la, la, la, he's not thinking about that.)
d_violetta asked: "Was there any order to how the Knights were resurrected?"I think it's told in various places, although maybe not all that explicitly, that Arthur was resurrected first, then six months later, the rest of the knights were, except Lancelot. Lancelot was resurrected about six months after that. As for whether there was any particular order to how Merlin resurrected the 38 knights, or if he just did it all at once, only Merlin knows the answer to that one.
evil_jacquie asked: "How long before Tristan died did Dinadin die?"That's a little tricky (what, you think I have everything figured out? ;) ), but about 4-5 years.
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Date: 2007-06-01 08:01 pm (UTC)Sigh. Poor lad. Always the little tag-along, and no one behind him to pass the torch to!
Still RFLMAO about Gaheris -- I suspect Tor still, er, carries a torch for him (really couldn't resist) -- and Tor's thoughts (that he swears he's really not having, la-la-la) on Big Love and his boys.
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Date: 2007-06-01 09:37 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-06-02 12:06 am (UTC)Hee! Torches! And I'm afraid that Gawain's new nick is going to be BL.
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Date: 2007-06-02 01:11 am (UTC)I'm figuring the torch thing did happen in the other life. Poor Tor!
Big Love -- totally t-shirt worthy! As in 'They Call Me Big Love'. And you know Gawain so owns that nickname (he pretends to be irritated, but actually, he's rather smug about his domestic situation since he knows they're all just jealous).
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Date: 2007-06-02 04:53 am (UTC)He totally would wear the shirt. Especially because Gawain knows he's the man with the pants in that menage.:P
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Date: 2007-06-02 05:12 am (UTC)Good point! About that night, Tor is blaming the additives in the American imported cereal rather than the booze, or Percy's aftershave (though it does make him smell so manl -- la-la-la).
Especially because Gawain knows he's the man with the pants in that menage.
Also, because he believes in truth in advertising (the smug bastard actually had the silkscreen guy bold the font for Big; it made the two other G's blush, then threaten to kill Tor, Percy, and everyone else for laughing).
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Date: 2007-06-01 09:36 pm (UTC)Hee! These are great.
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Date: 2007-06-02 12:09 am (UTC)Glad you liked!
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Date: 2007-06-02 01:00 am (UTC):p
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Date: 2007-06-02 01:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-06-02 04:59 am (UTC)Agravaine would so sell tickets too, so, Ash, keep your eye out for him.