[ There is very loud music in the background. Very loud. Louder than bar loud, more like club loud. Also evidenced by the fact Arthur is clearly pissed, which means he is out, likely with people, likely doing things.
But he's calling Merlin.
Shut up. ]
Meeerlin. Em. Emmy. Ems. Em and Ems. [ A laugh that turns into a hiccough halfway, and then he sighs. ] I wish you were M & Ms. I could - I could keep you. In my briefcase. Snack on you at lunch. 'Cept then I wouldn't have you in my briefcase anymore, so maybe not.
[ There's silence. The kind of silence that isn't really silence because there's so much going on in the background. Arthur talks to someone and mentions 'talking to Mer - son. Emerson.' Because he is super smooth and still hasn't hung up after three minutes. ]
That was close. They told me to stop talking on the phone but I'm talking at the phone and they can't tell me what to do anyway, right, Merlin? 'Cos I'm - 'cos I'm King, and you should be here with me. Lousy servant, lousy ... adorable little - coffee magician.
[ A beat. A hiccough. A sigh. ]
Miss you, Em. M'gonna [ beep! ] there's a [ beepboopbeeping! ] oh, fuck's sa -
[ voicemail || 2AM || i do what i want thor ]
[ There is very loud music in the background. Very loud. Louder than bar loud, more like club loud. Also evidenced by the fact Arthur is clearly pissed, which means he is out, likely with people, likely doing things.
But he's calling Merlin.
Shut up. ]
Meeerlin. Em. Emmy. Ems. Em and Ems. [ A laugh that turns into a hiccough halfway, and then he sighs. ] I wish you were M & Ms. I could - I could keep you. In my briefcase. Snack on you at lunch. 'Cept then I wouldn't have you in my briefcase anymore, so maybe not.
[ There's silence. The kind of silence that isn't really silence because there's so much going on in the background. Arthur talks to someone and mentions 'talking to Mer - son. Emerson.' Because he is super smooth and still hasn't hung up after three minutes. ]
That was close. They told me to stop talking on the phone but I'm talking at the phone and they can't tell me what to do anyway, right, Merlin? 'Cos I'm - 'cos I'm King, and you should be here with me. Lousy servant, lousy ... adorable little - coffee magician.
[ A beat. A hiccough. A sigh. ]
Miss you, Em. M'gonna [ beep! ] there's a [ beepboopbeeping! ] oh, fuck's sa -
[ that's it that's the message. ]