08; I told ya I was trouble [yeah, you know that I'm no good]

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

[Have a Doctor. He's been, uh, indisposed the last few days on the TARDIS and no force in this universe could have him tell you why. As it is, he's wandering around, poking at some of the items left on the plane.]

Not it. Not it. Blimey, this place is starting to look like a dormitory common room.

[he finally finds a trunk he was looking for and turns it over.]

Right, well, that wasn't so hard.

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[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

You're on the trunk I need.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

Find another one.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

I want this one.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry for your loss, then. You're still not getting it.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Fine.

[uncrosses and recrosses arms]

I can wait.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

Can you really?

[grins and drums his fingers on the trunk]

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Yep.

[sits on another trunk and pulls a crossword out of his pocket]

While we're being juvenile, you don't happen to know an 11-letter word that's "the mathematical study of changes in the qualitative or topological structures", do you?

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

"Bifurcation" is a highly unlikely word for a crossword. Transcendental linguistics theory might be absolute nonsense, but they've got a very good point about long words and frequency of use. It's too particular to really suit a crossword.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Are you trying to discuss the statistics of a 32nd century crossword? They have rotating columns, very little makes sense about them.

[writes in that word]

And it fits. Brilliant. 3-letter, "Deviousness and breaking cardinal rules", middle letter "i".

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

Why are you doing a 32nd century crossword, you idiot?

And which dialect are they using? That changes everything.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Simerian dialect.

And I was just in the 32nd century. Picked it up from a shop, haven't had a chance to finish it. We all need idle hobbies. Mine just don't involve killing people.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

Then it's chit, using the little half-circle thing for the affricate. They introduced that mid 31st century.

Were you, now? I hope you enjoyed yourself there.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Right, that fits there. Not sure why they try to make the crossword so complicated while the Sodoku is so easy.

[hmmm?] Oh, well, it was all right. Went ice skating.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

To entertain you, Doctor.

Alone?

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Obviously. Frustrating thing.

[looks over the rim of his glasses. Then, deadpan:]

I brought the President of the Monans. Figured we could reminisce.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

[stretches a leg out to kick him in the knees]

Don't even try it.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

[moves his knees aside and shoots him a Very Unimpressed With That Nonsense Look]

Well, sorry I can't react every time you decide to mock me traveling alone.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

Who says I was mocking you? Maybe I'm just curious.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Because you care.

[snort]

Yes, I was alone.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

Liar.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

You're admitting you don't care?

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

I'm noting that you weren't alone.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Again! Mocking me!

You've got your happy family back at the TARDIS, but I don't. I have to go on alone.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

Boo-hoo, Last of the Time Lords, terrible burden, blah blah blah. Shut up and stop whining, you moron. You're not alone and all your suffering is pain that you bring on yourself.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Right, because through it all, I still have you.

Wait, no. Nope, sorry. My universe you won.