The Crown Princess - Monday [Ship/Princess Cays, Bahamas]

[always-damp.livejournal.com]

Early in the morning, the cruise director came over the loudspeaker announcing the port of the day and some on-boat activities of interest. Those paying attention would learn that from 9am until 5pm, the Crown Princess would be docked in the lovely Princess Cays, Bahamas where guests were welcome to participate in glass-bottom boat, snorkeling, or beach excursions for a portion of the day. Adults were encouraged toward the Sanctuary on the Sun Deck for a more private way to relax away from the teens.

[OOC: The Princess Bridge Cam is fantastic. Cabins Post | Star Deck | Sun Deck | Promenade Deck | Cays Cruise | Snorkeling | Beach]

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Re: Beach Clamshell [2/23]

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Wow. So, plays-- how often are those put on?" Dinah thought she remembered something about wandering players in the Middle Ages, like the minstrels. No new music, no new books, no new plays or the equivalent... Now she was really feeling spoiled.

Re: Beach Clamshell [2/23]

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Sometimes when we have visitors to the court, they bring new minstrels and plays along with them," Merlin replied. It was always a bit exciting when that happened.

Re: Beach Clamshell [2/23]

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

So, not all that often. "I take a lot of things for granted," Dinah said, lying back and putting her shades back on. "Stuff I could live without but don't want to." She yawned a little, then sighed. "Hinata made me think about that too. Names. Titles. Stuff."

Re: Beach Clamshell [2/23]

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"What about names and titles?" Merlin asked, turning his head to give her a curious look.

Re: Beach Clamshell [2/23]

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"She's from a country like our Japan, which has this huge reputation for formality and respect and being really serious about both. Like, duels and ritual suicide serious." Dinah turned her head to squint at him through her shades. "So, if you're friends with someone, but they're younger than you, you might call them one thing, but if they're the same age, something else, and if they're older, something else. And if you don't do all that, you're being rude." She frowned. "And even people who are dating might not use first names for months. It made me think of you and Arthur, and wondering what I missed there."

Re: Beach Clamshell [2/23]

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Only nobility have titles of any sort," Merlin said with a shrug. "But it's not everything. There are just rules that are always followed when interacting with them. Those never really change."

Re: Beach Clamshell [2/23]

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Like what?" Dinah frowned again, and shook her head. "Aside from calling Arthur something like Your Royal Highness. I just... yeah." She made a face. "Barbara would call me on being rude. I just can't do it. He's Arthur."

Re: Beach Clamshell [2/23]

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"No, Dinah, he's not. He's the crown prince and next to be king," Merlin replied patiently. "You may not have to, not anyone else here, but to any citizen of Camelot, he's not just a person. He's going to be the one to keep villages from being destroyed in war and feeding his people when famine strikes."

Re: Beach Clamshell [2/23]

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah sat up and took off her sunglasses, scowling as she thought about that. Because she knew that. Which seemed more important to her than being the king's son. She almost had this, she knew it. It was slipping away from her like the strikes with the eskrima sticks against Arthur had that morning. But she was close.

Wait. Almost. "Commissioner Gordon." Who was just... "Uncle Jim." Not really the same. But. Okay. "Maybe? I think. I sort of get it."

Re: Beach Clamshell [2/23]

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"It's not just an obligation," Merlin said, trying again. "It's more that... we're putting our faith in him and it's just respectful."

Coming from the most insolent servant ever.

Re: Beach Clamshell [2/23]

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

You'd have to know New Gotham to know what 'Commissioner Gordon' meant to some people. But it was the same thing. Batman. Commissioner Gordon. People who kept you safe.

Oh, she was never gonna explain that comparison to Arthur. His ego would explode.

Dinah did blink at that last comment though, and grinned a little. "Soooo giving him a rat to eat, that's respectful? I would've done it too, but..."

Re: Beach Clamshell [2/23]

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Merlin covered his face slightly to hide the amusement. "He's still a prat. But he's our prat."

Re: Beach Clamshell [2/23]

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah fell over laughing because wow. Memories of Helena bitching about her father's absence in one breath and complaining she couldn't live up to his legend in the next, and Barbara carefully critiquing certain adventures and yet, her role-model was still Batman. Commissioner Gordon, and the press hating him and holding him up as their only hope and... yeah. There were prats. And there were your prats.

When she got her breath back, Dinah said, "Merlin? I get it. I can't explain it very well. But I won't ever make fun of you for it. Or question it again." She grinned a little wider. "He's not my Prince Arthur. Or my prat. And never going to be. But I do get it."

Re: Beach Clamshell [2/23]

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"Well he's not mine.

Re: Beach Clamshell [2/23]

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"More than he's mine," Dinah pointed out. "Same home. And you support him and work for him, and he just is. I think." She sighed. "Hi, I'm Dinah Lance. I suck at words. Maybe you noticed."

Re: Beach Clamshell [2/23]

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

"I understand," Merlin said kindly. Unlike some times when she explained stuff...