Constellation 07

[scienceandgod.livejournal.com]

[Arthur sits at his desk, hunched slightly forward, his head resting somewhat on his hand. He's got a history book opened up in front of him, several more stacked around him. Its opened to one of the chapters regarding World War II.

His expression is hinted with confusion, sadness, and anger. But mostly, he just looks very tired. In his left hand is the pocket watch, and h keeps flipping the face open and close, never really looking at it]

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[scienceandgod.livejournal.com]

Well, that's still very good news.


[He's flipping through the book now, looking for that particular chapter]

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

I'd think so.

[grins]

Speaking of good things, how did your speech go?

[scienceandgod.livejournal.com]

[He pauses somewhere around the late fifties]

It went well, I think. Rather good, actually, considering the number of people that came up to me afterward.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

I knew it would.

[looks at the book, upside down from his angle]

Oh, the fifties. That's a good era. Rock and roll, Cadillacs, polio vacine, the structure of the DNA strand is cracked. Coronations, greasers, beatniks, very exciting by all accounts.

Oh, and Sputnik makes it up before the end of the decade, too.

[scienceandgod.livejournal.com]

[smiling]I'll have to spend some time reading up on that, then.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

You should. There's a whole world of things to come to be hopeful about. Don't just dwell on the ugly parts. That sort of thing can drive a person mad.

[scienceandgod.livejournal.com]

I should give these back soon, regardless. But....thank you.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

Whose are they?

[scienceandgod.livejournal.com]

The Doctor's. I asked him for them.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

The one with the Master?

[scienceandgod.livejournal.com]

[nods] I thought he might want them back soon.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

Maybe, yeah.

[his tone is a bit distracted, waving off the first part]

You haven't seen that other Doctor around here in the past few days, have you?

[scienceandgod.livejournal.com]

I've only met him once, actually. Haven't seen him since then.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

Probably for the best, make things a little easier. Two of them running around, bound to get confusing.

[scienceandgod.livejournal.com]

I thought he was the first Doctor I'd met, when I saw him. It was rather confusing.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

I can see how that would happen. Once or twice I've nearly mistaken them.

[scienceandgod.livejournal.com]

Do you see them both often?

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

I suppose so, yeah. I see the one without the Master more often, though.

[scienceandgod.livejournal.com]

Why is that?

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

I don't know, it just is.

[rubs the back of his neck, his tone thoughtful]

I've been spending some time sort of traveling with that one.

[quiet for a moment and then quickly shakes his head and a little more loudly]

Why do you see the one with the Master more?

[scienceandgod.livejournal.com]

[a bit embarrassed] It just sort of happens, I suppose.

He came to the speech, actually. Or rather listened to it. He also gave me a data pad.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

[smiles]

Did he? I'd have loved to have gotten a chance to hear it in person.

[scienceandgod.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, I should have thought to ask.

[handysparehand.livejournal.com]

Don't apologize. Probably wouldn't have been able to get there even if I had gotten an invite.

[looks thoughtful for a moment and then seems to brighten up]

You'll just have to give me a copy of the speech to read over.

[scienceandgod.livejournal.com]

The Doctor says he has a copy of it. It was published later on, apparently.

I could give you the original notes though, if you'd prefer those.