[ athena watches it all. from the attendant putting the blindfold on merlin to him moving back to where he was standing. from merlin breathing before tossing the ball to the balls going down as if a wrecking ball had it it instead of just a baseball.
everything's amazing. and it comes off as a blur to her despite paying attention to all the details.
it's just to childlike of her to receive so much happiness just from winning a carnival game. but she can't help it. the jump she does is actually really high. and she keeps jumping up and down in excitement as she claps her hands together in delight. ]
Oh my gosh! You did— I mean— Wow!
[ okay, breathe, athena. remember to breathe. ]
I mean, I could've done that, but wow! You did it in one go!
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everything's amazing. and it comes off as a blur to her despite paying attention to all the details.
it's just to childlike of her to receive so much happiness just from winning a carnival game. but she can't help it. the jump she does is actually really high. and she keeps jumping up and down in excitement as she claps her hands together in delight. ]
Oh my gosh! You did— I mean— Wow!
[ okay, breathe, athena. remember to breathe. ]
I mean, I could've done that, but wow! You did it in one go!
[ SO DELIGHTED. ]