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[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

[It's a Doctor. He's working on a new project, this one hopefully not destroying the world like the last project was invariably about to do. But! He's got bits of machinery which looks like it used to be a few coffee makers and two television sets, all around his feet while he soders wires together and twists bits of machine onto other pieces]

Subatomic dual-focus relay emitter counteractor with a refracted light core. It looks simple, but it's actually fairly complicated.




[Experiment Start!]

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[shatteredqueen.livejournal.com]

[there are no words, Ten. none] I never said I was holding her captive! I am Lucy! Let me go! [struggles] Doctor, stop this this instant!

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

[and have a somewhat unstable-sounding laugh, and he lets her go sharply] Right, right, of course. You play your game, then. I'll find her. And when I do, I'll rescue her. You can't stop me.

[shatteredqueen.livejournal.com]

It's not a game. I don't need to be rescued. [rubs her arms, a rueful chuckle escaping her lips] It's funny, isn't it? First Harry doesn't recognise me, now you. You want to save me and you're leaving me truly alone. Isn't it funny, Doctor?

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

[starts a little, looking genuinely worried, which quickly transforms into anger] Stop it! Just stop it! I already know you're not her! You can't change my mind, you can't trick me!

[flails, runs his hands through his hair, then backs up] If I help you, will you tell me where she is?

[shatteredqueen.livejournal.com]

[laughs] No, of course I can't. The brilliant Doctor -- knows everything, right? And you're never, ever wrong.

Why do you even care?

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

No, I'm very, very wrong sometimes, but not this time!

Lucy is important to me. She's...infuriating sometimes, but I'm not going to let you hurt her. Tell me where she is!

[shatteredqueen.livejournal.com]

Wrong, Doctor. This is the one time you truly are.

I have no intention of hurting myself. [just watches him] I don't see why you insist on doing it for me.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Oh, see, there you go. Tell me that I'm wrong, tell me that I'm hurting Lucy. I'm not. And I know you're not her. You might've acquired her voice and her personality, but you're not her.

And I will. Stop. You.

[shatteredqueen.livejournal.com]

Of course. And who am I to argue with you? You obviously care so very much about keeping her safe.

[sets her jaw, angry now] I can see we have nothing to say to one another if you insist I'm not who I am, so I'll be on my way and saving Harry without your help. Maybe next time we speak you'll have come to your senses.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm in my right senses. And if you think I'm letting you go when you know where Lucy is, you're very, very wrong.

[shatteredqueen.livejournal.com]

You're as daft as you've ever been if you think I'm staying here when you insist on calling me an imposter.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Running away because you've been caught? Oh, you're not winning this. Tell me where she is!

[shatteredqueen.livejournal.com]

I haven't been caught! I'm right here, you stupid, idiotic fool! And even if I were being hidden, you have no right to save me from anything!

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

She is being hidden, I knew it!

Lucy might not want me to save her, but I will. Because she matters to me. And no matter what tricks you're trying to pull, I won't believe you!

[near hysterical shout] Where is she?!

[shatteredqueen.livejournal.com]

Are you even listening to a word I say?

[though his shout startles her and she steps back a pace] I'm not hiding, Doctor. I'm right here. I haven't gone anywhere! I knew you were thick but you are going above and beyond yourself this time.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

[desperate] Look, I won't tell your employers I found out it was you, all right? I don't care who they are, just give her back to me.

[shatteredqueen.livejournal.com]

[her expression doesn't change, though her eyes flash a moment] I don't belong to you, Doctor. I'm not yours to be returned. I thought we'd settled that.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Fine, she's not mine. But she's not yours. You can't just hold her! Please. I'll tell you what you want. Whatever, I don't care! Just give her back!

[shatteredqueen.livejournal.com]

[crosses her arms] I want you to tell me why you thought I was yours. Why you ever thought I should be returned to you.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

I'm not telling you anything! I don't even know who you are!

[shatteredqueen.livejournal.com]

I do believe you just told me you'd tell me anything so long as I 'release' your precious Lucy.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

[expression says: So! The truth comes out!]

I want her released to me because...well, the Master's incapacitated, and I don't want her alone here. Not with you things wandering around, taking other people's forms!

[shatteredqueen.livejournal.com]

[expression says: Is that so? I don't believe you]

And what makes you think I want anything to do with you?

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

[desperate again] Please. Please just give her back to me.

[shatteredqueen.livejournal.com]

I'm not the one you should be asking that question to, now am I?

[brushes her skirts] I have to go. Harry will be upset if he sees me speaking with you.