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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.

Comments

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

Well apparently there are fourteen or so of you out there… But yes, five here.

[Grin] Must be quite the experience to meet yourself.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

It's-- certainly going to be an experience, to say the least. Still! At least there won't be many surprises in conversations, eh?

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

I suppose, at least you'll know what you're dealing with.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

For the most part.

-- But five of me? And three who look like me. Different points in my own time line, I suppose. Have to be a bit careful with what I say.

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

I suppose, or alternate timelines... unless you have a man called the Master locked up somewhere.

I'm Juni by the way.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

. . . No, I certainly don't. I'd definitely know if I did, and I wouldn't be happy about it -- neither would he, I imagine.

Right! Good to meet you, Juni. I'm-- oh, sorry, you already know me, eh?

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

Good, I've never much approved of holding people against their will.

Well I know your name, you probably have a different personality to the other two of you.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don't either, usually.

That might be true, although there's always the more likely chance that I might be similar. Well, depending on the alternate timelines, anyway.

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

It seems kind of... [Shifts and coughs loudly]

Well, you are the same person after all... You just may have gone through different experiences.

[doctorate.livejournal.com]

Wrong? Depending on the case.

Suppose I'll just find out for myself, eventually.

[swanseer.livejournal.com]

I suppose [shrug] I've had bad experiences with that sort of thing.

I wouldn't particurally want to have a conversation with a alternate me.