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[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

[he takes a step forward then backwards then forwards again, looking at the space above him and around him, nearly tripping over his own feet as he tries to take in what he's seeing.]

What is this?  Wha-

[he stops as he notices what's below him as well.  he kneels down, touching and studying the universe below his feet]

That's just brilliant.  That's just absolutely unbelievably brilliant.  The stars, galaxies, nebulas all right at my feet.  It's gorgeous.  Gorgeous and impossible.

[pauses for a moment and then he shoots back up to his feet, spinning around again]

Hello.  Is there anyone there?  Anyone?  Anyone at all?

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[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

I know--I've met you before. Are you another one? [Yay! Another Time Lord to add to her collection. |D] Oh, this is the Astral Plane. I'm Henrietta.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid we haven't met before. Still lovely to meet you now, Henrietta.

And another one? Are there more here like me. [Is his Doctor here?] We're on the Astral Plane. How does that work, and how did we end up here to begin with?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Nodnod] There are a lot of you here! There's three that look like you do right now, and there's one without a lot of hair, and one that wears black all the time. Um. I'm not sure how it works, exactly. The Twins pick us and bring us here, for experiments I guess.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

That...that is quite a lot. [Contemplates all the different versions of him possibly running around. Unsure how to take in this information.]

Experiments? These Twins, they just go around, picking people up to do experiments. Do they give us any kind of choice? And who are they?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Nodnod] I don't think we get to pick at all. They run this place, but I only saw them one time.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

What kind of experiments do they perform?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. Nobody I know has been picked for one. I've only been here about a month.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

Well, I guess we'll get to figure it out together.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Where do you come from? Do you travel too?

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

Earth, early 21st century. I'm still getting used to it, got dropped off in a parallel world.

I love to travel, wherever I can. Don't think I'd know how to stop even if I wanted to?

And you?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Ah! You're like the Doctor who doesn't want me to call him Signore. [Because that clarifies things so well.] I live at the Agency, outside of Rome. I guess I travel a lot, too.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

Signore?

Rome! Gorgeous city. Love it there.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Yes? [Slightly confused face. And then 8D!] You went there? When? I'm in 2003.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

I might be slightly ahead of you. Last time I was there was 2011.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Ah, really? [Sigh] The years here are very confusing.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

Everything here seems to be a bit confusing.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

It's very nice here, though. I've met a lot of people, a goddess, some fallen angels, and a ghost.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

Really? A goddess? And fallen angels? And a ghost? That's just brilliant!

At least it sounds like we're in good company.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Nod nod!] I haven't met any other cyborgs yet, but I guess they're very different in most peoples' worlds.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

You're a cyborg, really? [He is now excited and curious.]

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Nodnod!] There are a few of us in my world.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

That's just brilliant. It seems absolutely flawless. Couldn't even tell.

You're a bit young though, aren't you?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Blushing proudly] They want to make sure people don't notice.

Oh, no, not at all. It doesn't work on older people--Triela was modified a long time ago. Almost seven years, I think, and she's not a lot older than me. I think.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

They did a stellar job. Really, the craftsmanship, just stunning.

[Hides the worried look that feels like it's ready to emerge.] How old were you?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Sorry, Doctor. D| ] This age. Well, I went to the Agency almost a year ago. So however old I was then.