Room 502, Tuesday Afternoon

[withoutverona]

After talking to Edward and fighting a whale in management class, Romeo went back to his room to lounge on his bed with his Japanese notebook.

He was trying very hard not to think about ... well, about anything he and Edward had spoken of. It had been an unsettling conversation.

[OOC: For one, but open before her!]

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[bitchprince]

It wasn't that Arthur was bored: perish the thought. He had however remembered some conversation and the ensuing failure to find a certain someone at the dance, and so he may as well pay a visit to make his apologies. Or something.

Probably the 'or something', when it came right down to it.

Even if the idea of encroaching on a man's personal space (barring it being, say, Merlin's room or whatever) in quite this way chafed oddly on his manners.

Of which he actually had some, Dinah be damned. "Romeo," he called, after a knock. "Good day."

[withoutverona]

"And good day to you," Romeo said, setting his notebook and his thoughts to the side as he went to answer the door. "Come in, please. How are you today?"

[bitchprince]

"All right, if decidedly in need of something to do."

'Or something' it was. With a hint towards 'whatever', even. At the invitation, Arthur brushed past him into the room at a strut that was as polite as he could make it. "And how is the day treating you?"

[withoutverona]

"I had to wrestle a whale for the mad bat's class and then Prince Edward and I ended up discussing a rather more personal problem than I had planned to," came Romeo's answer. He eyed Arthur's strut. "You look bored."

[bitchprince]

"Absolutely out of my mind," Arthur affirmed, without missing a beat, and glanced about the room. "But I find it's best not to dwell. I've heard Edward isn't short on problems."

[withoutverona]

"I'd never met the man, and he opted to tell me his manhood was broken," Romeo explained with a slight snicker. He only felt a little guilty for provoking Edward in that direction. "I told him he'd recover."

He tilted his head to the side. "There must be something for you to do, on this whole island."

[bitchprince]

"No doubt," Arthur said, dismissively. The last thing he wanted to discuss was his own boredom. "...I see Edward continues to be as peculiar to others as the stories my manservant has told me implied."

[withoutverona]

"And possibly more so. I was not so forewarned," Romeo said. "I'm not sure if he's delusional, or merely not terribly bright and from a very different world. You're lucky to have Merlin here."

He meant in a more general sense than just the Edward thing; he'd been missing Balthazar lately.

[bitchprince]

"That lies in the eye of the beholder," Arthur said. This was, after all, his favorite topic. "He's possibly the worst servant I've ever had, but I suppose it's better than nothing at all."

[withoutverona]

"The rest of us are left with nothing at all," Romeo pointed out. "I don't want to admit how long it took me to learn to do laundry." And ... well, Romeo's room wasn't filthy, but no one would describe him as naturally tidy.

"How bad can he be, really? He seems bright enough."

[bitchprince]

"You'd think," Arthur said. He was never getting rid of Merlin ever (if never admitting that one), but his point stood. "It's a... different... land, but it's good to see you've learned to deal with it," he segued, hitting that edge between seriousness and slight sarcasm. Not so much at Romeo's expense: rather the island.

[withoutverona]

"Oh, yes, I've borne up terribly well under the circumstances," Romeo said, and there was a distinct edge of sarcasm in his voice. "I had it easier than some, though. My world has the same technology; I only had to get used to the culture and the language. And the ... magic, or Fandom weird, or whatever you like to call it."

"is it suiting you any better these days?"

[bitchprince]

"I seem to still be alive," Arthur said, dryly. "So all things considered, I can't complain."

Even if he did. A lot. Especially about the squirrels. "I also appear to have missed you at the dance. How did you fare?"

[dojima-hime.livejournal.com]

And lo, there was one tapping at his door.

"Ohaiyo!" Yurika cheered, peeking in at him. "Have you completely dried off from your adventure in class?"

[withoutverona]

"Yzma is mad," Romeo said, almost cheerfully. "It was a baby blue whale this time in the tank, and I dared not get near those bags. How are you, love?"

[dojima-hime.livejournal.com]

"The woman is nuts. Trash? Really?" Yurika replied, coming in to flop down on his bed. "That's what servants are for, and if you can't trust them to do it right, you need to fire your hiring manager."

[withoutverona]

"Especially if it's trash that seems to be llamas, or at the least, shaped like them," Romeo answered. "I've heard those spit, and my shirt was expensive."

[dojima-hime.livejournal.com]

"Well, you can always take your shirt off," Yurika teased. "Is that what they were? I just refused to touch it. I've only ever seen a llama in a zoo; I've never gotten close enough to find out if the spit or not."

[withoutverona]

"You think I touched it?" Romeo shuddered. "The bags looked like llama, and smelled bad enough that I didn't dare go near. You're right that that's what servants are for."

[dojima-hime.livejournal.com]

"Ick. I was seriously tempted to shower after class, like the smell was clinging to me," she replied, wrinkling her nose. "Think how much worse it would be if I had actually touched it! I'd never feel clean again."

[withoutverona]

"We'd have to take you to the onsen for a thorough degriming," Romeo suggested seriously. "Though if it's a shower you want, I do have a bathroom here."

He was only leering a little bit.

[dojima-hime.livejournal.com]

"The onsen sounds heavenly," Yurika answered longingly, stretching her arms over her head. "But it's all the way in town, and I'm lazy."

It was very nice leering. Yurika approved. "You wouldn't mind if I used your shower? Really?" she asked, giving him big puppy eyes. "It would be nice to not have to use the one in the girl's restroom..."

[withoutverona]

"I never mind," Romeo told her, leaning in to offer a kiss. "Go and shower, and I'll wait here for thee."

[dojima-hime.livejournal.com]

"Are you sure you don't want to join me?" Yurika offered, leaning closer to steal another kiss. "You must be chilled, from playing with the whale."

[withoutverona]

He kissed her back again, more deeply. "I rinsed off when I got home, but I believe you've persuaded me to bathe again."

The thought of naked, wet Yurika was reminding him he didn't share Edward's problem.