I wasn't a child at all, unseen and all-seeing,

[had_not_lived]

When; BACKDATED to Sunday, May 3rd
Rating; idek, nothing too racy
Characters; Neil Perry [had_not_lived], Morgana Le Fay [sleepyseer]
Summary; mistaken identity + lack of inner monologue = ...
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When he'd made plans to see Anne, Neil had assumed that the curse would end at midnight and he'd be back to normal. That had probably been naive of him; twelve had come and gone, and both he and Todd were still older than they ought to be. As curses went, really, this would probably be counted a mild one, but Neil found it deeply unsettling. Seeing what he'd look like didn't bother him-- how could it, when he'd met Dr. Wilson? But he was troubled by the impossibility of it. The curse was another reminder that he would never grow older, presumably never be any different.

Keeping busy was a good idea-- it meant keeping his mind off that fact. So he decided to go anyway; it wasn't like this interfered with his ability to read lines, even if he sounded a little strange to himself. Play in hand, he headed over towards her apartment.

He'd been in such a hurry to get out and about that he found himself standing outside Anne's door several minutes before their appointed time; and he decided to pay a visit to his former roommates. And so it was that, without thinking about it, he found himself knocking on Morgana's door.

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[sleepyseer.livejournal.com]

It was surprisingly difficult to think clearly when all your thoughts spilled out of your lips.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid!" she said, pacing back and forth. Gwen was long gone, needing some time alone after Morgana had spilled the secret -- or, well, one of the secrets -- that she had vowed to keep locked in her heart so that the other girl would never know. "You should have locked yourself in your room. You should have locked away the Network device. How could you do that to her?"

There was a knock on the door and, in her distraction, Morgana went automatically to open. At the sight of the man on the other side, her face went red. "Oh no," she blurted out. "I'm not ready to see you again. Not yet."

[had_not_lived]

He blinked in surprise, oblivious to her mistake-- it had been a day, but he still started every time he glimpsed his reflection, being unaccustomed to his own appearance. And besides; he knew who he was; saw subtle differences between himself and his doppelganger doctor... So his reaction was to be concerned for Morgana's sake, before he considered his part in her obvious distress.

"I-- what's wrong?"

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[sleepyseer.livejournal.com]

Had Morgana been paying attention, she would have noticed those subtle details. So much of appearance was in personality, and while Wilson and Neil shared the same physical traits, their personalities altered them in distinct ways.

But Morgana was too caught up in concern for her friend and embarrassment over yesterday's curse to recognize those distinctions. "I can't believe I kissed you," she said. "And then that accursed curse and perhaps I should just slam the door shut and stop my mouth before it gets me in any more trouble."

[had_not_lived]

Neil was aware of Morgana and Dr. Wilson's relationship, more or less. He tried to avoid thinking about it, because who she was going out with was none of his business, and because it was a little unsettling that his former roommate was romantically interested in someone who looked so much like him.

So he's a little embarrassed by extension, and his eyes widen at her announcement. "You didn't-- Morgana! It's Neil."

[sleepyseer.livejournal.com]

Morgana stared at him. "I didn't think it was possible for things to get more embarrassing," she said weakly. "And yet I am continually proven wrong. If there was an earthquake that would swallow me whole right now, I would not complain."

[had_not_lived]

"Don't say that," he replied with a frown. "It's not your fault-- I shouldn't have come by without warning, like this..." Neil gestured to himself, clearly flustered. "I was going to see Anne and I thought..."

He trailed off, feeling at least half as awful as Morgana clearly did.

[sleepyseer.livejournal.com]

"I have to say it!" she snapped, and she wasn't sure herself whether that was a cursed sentence or something she actually meant to say out loud. "I thought it, therefore I must say it. I have never been so humiliated in my entire life."

[had_not_lived]

"Oh..." He was a little taken aback by her vehemence, not being accustomed to seeing Morgana so irate. "I didn't realize. Well. Still, you shouldn't feel bad about it... It happens all the time." He sighed a little at that. "I don't mind, really."

Which was... mostly true. He certainly didn't hold it against her.

[sleepyseer.livejournal.com]

"Do you think I'm embarrassed about mistaking you?" she asked. "I am, a bit, but nobody was supposed to find out what happened yesterday and I blurted it out to you of all and this is all just terribly, horrendously awkward."

[had_not_lived]

"It's okay, really, I won't tell anyone-- and you didn't say anything too awful." Neil kind of wanted to turn tail and flee right about now, but if he did that, he probably wouldn't muster the courage to speak to her again. Ever.

[sleepyseer.livejournal.com]

"That's because I haven't mentioned how I was stuck to his chest and when we tried to make our way to the couch, we collapsed on the ground and Arthur caught us --" She clapped her hand to her mouth, her face completely red.

[had_not_lived]

He'd been trying to stay calm for Morgana's sake-- no sense making this worse for her than it already was-- but he couldn't hide his shock at that. Neil just stood there looking flustered for a moment, trying to find something to say.

"I-- um, maybe I should--" He pointed incoherently out the door. "I don't want to make you say anything you shouldn't."

[sleepyseer.livejournal.com]

"I think that might be best," Morgana agreed, her voice muffled by the hand that remained over her mouth.

[had_not_lived]

"I'm really sorry. Um, are you going to be all right?" He was already backing out of the apartment, slowly.

[sleepyseer.livejournal.com]

"I'm going to crawl into my bed and never, ever show my face in public ever again," Morgana said, still behind her hand.

[had_not_lived]

"You'll be fine, tomorrow," Neil said, as reassuringly as he could manage. "And... yeah... I won't-- you know-- tell anyone. What you said."

[sleepyseer.livejournal.com]

"If you do, I will hunt you down and kill you where you stand," Morgana said, and winced. "I really didn't mean to say that out loud."