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[morethananecho.livejournal.com]

[Jenny appears on the plane. She's confused for a moment, and her face reflects it. But the confusion quickly melts away, replaced by a happy look. A very happy look. Jenny is beaming.]

Oh, this is just brilliant. It was a shop, and now it's not! Now it's -

[She trails off and looks around, trying to orient herself. After all, Jenny has studied countless star charts. It shouldn't be so hard to figure out where she is. Then again, normally one doesn't just wander around in space, completely comfortable. At least she thinks one doesn't. Does one?]

That's odd. None of the stars match up. I'm pretty sure that's... yes, the Medusa Cascade, but it shouldn't be next to Tau Ceti Prime, should it? And there's the Sol System! I wonder if Dad's there! I bet he is.

[Jenny reaches out, as though she could touch the stars themselves, but when she hits only emptiness her arm falls to her side. She starts to retrace her steps that day, starting from the strange dream of the morning to the odd sense of wrongness that's been coloring her every move. And then that odd shop, which neither Gr'Rit'A or Joseph had seen, the odd shop that led her here. Suddenly Jenny felt very very alone.]

Hello?

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[savagestime.livejournal.com]

[quite simply, the Master smiles]

Hello.

[damnfinecoffee.livejournal.com]

[Now there's a face he hasn't seen in a while...]

--Jenny?

[morethananecho.livejournal.com]

[Leans forward as if she senses something a bit off. Still smiling, though, she decides there's no good way to find out without a proper conversation, at least.]

Hello! You wouldn't happen to know where we are, would you?

[morethananecho.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's me!

[Pauses. Blinks.]

Do I know you?

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

[he smiles wider]

I would, actually. It's called the Astral Plane, whether for the stars or the mystique, it's hard to know.

[morethananecho.livejournal.com]

The stars would certainly make sense, wouldn't they?

[It's a rhetorical question, and Jenny looks around a little, once again noting how there are so many stars, and most in the wrong places, before turning back to the man in front of her.]

Did you get here from a shop, too?

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

The first time. And then I learned to come and go as I would please. I imagine you'll pick that up, soon enough.

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

Hello.

[morethananecho.livejournal.com]

[Absorbs the new information and stands silently for a moment, considering the posibilities.]

You're not from Santhymum, are you? Obviously not, you look human! But what I mean is that you weren't just on Santhymum, right? Which means this is some sort of link between planets. A link where the stars aren't in their proper places.

Hmmm.

[Shakes her head and smiles brightly.]

Oh, I'm sorry! My name's Jenny. Nice to meet you!

[morethananecho.livejournal.com]

Hello.

Are you... a talking cat?

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

A pleasure, Jenny! I'm called the Master. And no, I'm actually in the Vortex, at present. We haven't landed since Earth. It's not just planets, but universes, parallel and completely incongruous alike. Quick, aren't you? Good.

[damnfinecoffee.livejournal.com]

Well, a version of you did... doesn't sound as if you do now.

[thedeltaqueen.livejournal.com]

Well, hey there, hon.

[ofalzarius.livejournal.com]

Is your dad from the Sol System?

[morethananecho.livejournal.com]

Really? The Master? Just the Master?

So we're on this Astral Plane, but you're somewhere called the Vortex, and I'm on Santhymum. So does the Plane exist overlapping our own realities?

[Beams at the compliment.] Thank you!

[morethananecho.livejournal.com]

A version...? That sounds interesting. I'm sorry I don't know you now. But you knew a me. Brilliant! Were we friends??

[morethananecho.livejournal.com]

Hello!

You know, I've met cat people who could talk, but they were all much taller! What species are you?

[damnfinecoffee.livejournal.com]

Well, I suppose so. I really saw you a few times, though.

I'm Ianto, by the way.

[morethananecho.livejournal.com]

No, but he loves the Sol System, especially Earth.

[morethananecho.livejournal.com]

Oh. So we were acquaintances or chums more than mates or friends. I understand.

It's nice to meet you, Ianto!

[thedeltaqueen.livejournal.com]

I'm cat just like any other, hon. Some have even thought me to be a pedigree Maine Coon. Can you believe that?

[morethananecho.livejournal.com]

I've never met a cat in person, I've only read about them - you - in books. So I can't say whether I believe that you're Maine Coon or not.

I thought that cats didn't speak!

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

Just the Master, yes. Like just the Doctor.

No, not quite. When you return to Santhymum, you'll find that our realities will overlap. But here.... hm, considering it a whole seperate world you can step right onto.

So there's this, but I can return to my world.

[he takes a step, vanishes, and returns a moment later]

And when I am in my world, I am not here.

[ofalzarius.livejournal.com]

Earth? I've been there before.

[morethananecho.livejournal.com]

Have you? I haven't, but I'm going to go one day!

What's it like?