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[doctorate.livejournal.com]

. . . Oh, this. This. Is. Gorgeous.

No, really, I mean it. I've seen a lot of things -- more things that you'd think I ever would, given my youthful and altogether handsome appearance, -- but this place. Brilliant! So flash! So shiny! Well, they're stars, how could they not be shiny? Although, strictly speaking, stars are more luminous than shiny. But you can't use luminous in an interjection. Too many syllables. Can't be spouting off exclamations of surprise if it takes more than a second. Wouldn't really be surprised, then -- it'd sound too premeditated to be genuine.

So! The shop's the gateway, yeah? Never seen it before today, and I'd figured I'd gotten used to this version of London by now. Still, always did like a little shop, but it feels a bit wrong that it'd be used for sinister purposes like this -- after all, I can't really see this as being positive, the whole kidnapping and displacing thing. I guess you really can't ever trust a salesman. Or a saleswoman. Or a salestwin, as the case might be.

But right, anyway! Sinister little shop leading to a mysterious planetarium taken to an extreme scale? I might be new to this universe, still, but I'm reasonably sure this wouldn't be considered normal.

Now, who wants to offer an explanation before I call for back-up? And you might want to be quick about it -- I like calling for back-up.

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[doctorate.livejournal.com]

. . . Oi, I'm not seeing what's so funny, here.

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

Oh laddie, you will!

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

Not up to sharing the joke, then?

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

And spoil the look you'll get? No, I think not. Aniki Forfrysning. Just Aniki's best, if you please.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

. . . Right. Aniki. Good to meet you. I think.

Even if you are being difficult.

I'm the Doctor.

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[Throws an arm around his shoulders and pats his chest comfortingly. Yeah, Aniki is not so much for the personal space.] Bit of an occupation, being difficult. I know who you are, laddie.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, you'll be getting a strange look from the Doctor for that, and he'll be moving away to preserve his personal bubble.]

Do you? I'm afraid I don't know you. Makes things a bit awkward.

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[But that chest-pat wasn't just for the lulz, either.] You're a bit different, aren't you? Only one. [She taps her own chest.]

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

[Well, she's a bit more clever than he'd pegged her for.]

. . . Yeah. Just the one, for me.

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[Look stupid, act smart--sort of comes with the territory of being the Rogue's enforcer. She shoves her hands into her pockets, done teasing--for now.] And how'd that come about?

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

[Watching her warily, for now.]

-- It's complicated.

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[Giving him a dry look.] Lad, I've been dragged to the middle of Goddess-knows-where with folk from places I've never heard of nor seen, men with two hearts that tell me they travel through time, and cats that can hold a conversation. Complication's got no surprises left for me.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

[Kind of smiling, now.]

. . . Well, to put it bluntly -- while I am still, essentially, the Doctor I'm also-- sort of-- not.

As you could probably tell.

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

Oh, now, that was illuminating to be sure.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

I thought it was, yeah!

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[And she shakes her head and laughs.] Where are you from, then? Must be from some different place than they are.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

Originally? Gallifrey.

Technically? Well, the Medusa Cascade, if you want to get specific. 'S hard to explain if you weren't there.

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

From Scanra, myself. Living in Tortall now. Let me venture to bet you've never heard of either one before?

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

No, I'm afraid I haven't. At least, 's not ringing any bells right now. Should I have?

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

Probably not. Doesn't seem to be from the 'Earth' that most folk are familiar with.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

Alternate Earth, sort of thing?

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

I've no inkling, I'm sure.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

. . . I reckon that was supposed to be your take on being mysterious, yeah?

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[Snerk!] Not hardly. Never heard of people naming a world they live on, is all. It's fine for study, and that, but really, what I've been wanting to know--and now one's been able to say--is how you get a whole world full of folk to agree on one name, when they've trouble enough staying out of war over puddles?

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

Well, to be fair, not everyone really has the same name for the place. It's just a general translation. Every language has its own name for a world, and then afterwards you just apply your own filters to it, so to speak.

Although they could also agree to it in times of peace, mind you.