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[Nine appears on the plane and instantly whips his head around, surprised to see the familiar stars extending in all directions rather than yet another stretch of TARDIS hallway]

That's... not where I was going, actually. [commence operation talking-to-himself-because-no-one-else-smart-enough-is-within-the-immediate-vicinity] And the fade-in, that's unusual. Could be some kind of a malfunction in the machine, causing it to leak and bleed through.

Anyone else having this problem today?

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[Hullo, Doctor, have a TWELVE FOOT RAGNAR. I would link to description but I am lazy right now.]

Doctor Time Lord. It seems things here are, I would say, rather unstable.

[his eyes widen slightly, but a) the Doctor's used to large talking animals by now and b) Ragnar has a fairly distinct speech pattern for a cat, so it's all good] I'd say that's a bit of an understatement.

[Pacing now and rumbling in agitation.] I have returned home twice, and each time, by my reckoning, I have lost a day. Two days of travel.

Time's a factor as well?

So it would seem. [Pauses and blinks.] But wait--you say 'as well'. What other factor is there of which I have not heard?

Location. As far as I can tell, parts of the plane are bleeding through.

[He sits down, pondering, and has one of his rare moments of intelligence.] This would, I think, explain why time passes as it does--though the length of time itself seems erratic. If this place is becoming part of our own homes, then surely its beneficially unique effects would fade?

That's what I was working up to, yeah. It can't play by its own rules anymore.

[Shifts his weight uncomfortably.] What does this mean for us?

Dunno. It depends on how quickly they get it fixed. I wouldn't bet on lollipops and sunshine though.

Many of us. It seems to be universal, if you'll pardon the pun.

Fantastic. So it's either another experiment or mechanical failure. I'm almost hoping it's the former. Could get messy otherwise.

Given everything that's occurred lately, the latter is more likely.

I know. Still, fingers crossed.

I suppose we can hope. IF the latter is true, the results could be devastating.

More than you know.

[THE SIGHING. IT GIVES YOU AN ANSWER.]

Three so far then, more according to Mu. [frowning]

The whole planet almost blew up while I was here.

[hi, frown just got more pronounced] Keyword being almost, luckily. What happened?

I somehow managed to get things back together when I got home.

It's always good to know it's not just me.

Isn't it just?

Is this normal for this place? One minute, someone tells me time doesn't pass, and it doesn't, then the next it does.

Not normal at all, sorry. We appear to be experiencing technical difficulties.

Oh, well, that's good to know.

...except how it isn't.

Yeah. If it's any comfort, there's a slight chance it's an experiment.

An experiment?

The Twins, those people in the shop, they're the ones who control this place. Sometimes they use it to play games with us.

Well that's just ducky.

So it isn't just limited to one or two realities.

Nope. Looks like an all-over glitch.

An expert on the Plane, are you?

Hardly. But I'm smart and I've been coming here long enough to know one when I see one. Or something very like one, at least.

Yep. Talk about buggy system.

They should really call someone about that.

They should let us have a look at it. Between the lot of us, we could get a lot done. Well, probably.

Never know until we try, anyway.

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