[voice]

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

[a very tired, but cheerful-sounding Doctor sounds off. He sounds older now, more wearied than he did before, but he's making an effort to keep the majority of it out of his voice]

Right, then! Hello, everyone. Sorry I've been out for so long, but somebody decided it would be a good idea to try and blow me up, among other things. And I see it's snowing! Not that I couldn't see it where I was, at least until I was blindfolded, but I love snow! That's brilliant. Only how's it falling beneath the domes? That's something. I might have to poke it with a stick.

Anyway, enough about me. How are you all doing? And Roxas, don't think I've forgotten about you. If you're ready, I can help as soon as I recover.

Comments

[Voice]

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

Don't know why you're so surprised. Happens to us all the time, doesn't it?

[Voice]

[sir-doctor.livejournal.com]

Well... I wouldn't say all the time, but... well, that's not the point. The point is, what's here to blow us up?

[Voice/Private]

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

Besides the Master, you mean?

Someone named Kuja. He's the brother of Zidane. Do you know either of them?

[Voice/Private]

[sir-doctor.livejournal.com]

Er, yes, right, besides him.

Can't say I've spoken to either of them.

[Voice/Private]

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

Zidane's a nice enough fellow, but Kuja sees a bit obsessed with the Heartless.

Silver hair, dressed in purple. You may want to watch out for him.

[Voice/Private]

[sir-doctor.livejournal.com]

Right. I'll do that.

But that doesn't explain how and, more to the point, why he, well, blew you up?

[Voice/Private]

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

Good, because once you hit my regeneration, you'll have to deal with it, too.

I have no idea. Not the sanest inmate in the asylum, that one.

[Voice/Private]

[sir-doctor.livejournal.com]

Well, can't make any promises I'll remember, since, well, you obviously didn't.

[Voice/Private]

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

Obviously. But why?

There has to be some reason for this, but why?

[Voice/Private]

[sir-doctor.livejournal.com]

There are far too many questions that end in "why" here. [He just... sounds tired at this point. He's been here far longer than you has, and yeah.]

[Voice/Private]

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

[very gently; Sorry, Ten, but you're getting the paternal voice 8|]

What's happened?

[Voice/Private]

[sir-doctor.livejournal.com]

Oh, nothing in particular, just... been here bit longer than I'd like. [You should know well what he means, 11]

You see my findings from the scans I did?

[Voice/Private]

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

How long?

No, I haven't. What are they?

[Voice/Private]

[sir-doctor.livejournal.com]

Oh... well over a year and a half now, by now. [Keeping track of time like a normal person? What is that?]

...

[Complete mood shift go. Srs 10 is super srs.]

Nothing. There's... nothing. No plants, no stars, no solar systems... no strange anomalies either. Just... emptiness.

[Voice/Private]

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

They've managed to keep us here for that long? [torn between impressed and Not Happy (TM) The Not Happy (TM) only continues as the Doctors younger self explains]

But we both know that's not true. There's got to be something out there. At least there is in most cases.

[Voice/Private]

[sir-doctor.livejournal.com]

Fraid so...

Well if there is, nothing I could pick up on the scanners. Makes me wonder if we aren't in some sort of pocket universe, perhaps.

[Voice/Private]

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

Possibly something like that, or they've found some way of blocking the scanners. And considering they've cut us off from the vortex...

[Voice/Private]

[sir-doctor.livejournal.com]

Possibly, but I didn't detect anything blocking them... unless it is just something undetectable. Something it doesn't know.

Different universe, different rules.

[Voice/Private]

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

I'll have a look. I've investigated the other floors; the screwdriver said it was magic. No explanation whatsoever except for that.

There has to be some sign as to what's really going on here. HAve you spoken to any members of the Organization? Investigated anything?

[Voice/Private]

[sir-doctor.livejournal.com]

Well, you know where my TARDIS is if you want to have a look at the scanners.

...I hope you made something up and didn't actually tell people "magic floors".

They're not exactly open for interviews. They seem to have very busy schedules. I saw one once, but he got away through one of their dark.... portals, for lack of better description. Rose and I were on the floor called Spira... It's a very large floor, and very dangerous. [ ...he got lost okay, shut up.]

Re: [Voice/Private]

[shout-geronimo.livejournal.com]

I told Roxas it resembled a temporal-spatio hyperlink.

I'll have to see if they're willing to make an appointment. [slightly scary Eleven is go]

Spira? What's it like? [and you can practically hear the grin in his voice] You got completely lost, didn't you?