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[night has long since settled over Gallifrey and yet he doesn't retire. instead, he leaves his rooms and makes his way to gardens in his section of the residential quarters. there, amongst several other Gallifreyan flora planted there, are several silver-leafed cadenwood trees, their leaves glittering and reflecting a warm burnt orange and red, offset by the few lights still left on in nearby quarters. by his watch, he has an hour before the first sun starts to rise up over the Mountain of Solace. he settles himself against the base of the tree, deciding not to have a seat on one of the nearby sofas. no doubt he'll be joined by others wishing to watch the sunrise, but most Time Lords wait for the second sun to rise. he, selfishly, prefers to watch both.

while he waits, his thoughts return to the Plane and he mulls over his previous explorations and encounters there. too many things--too many new things--for this stuffy Time Lord.

and then there's that forest. what would his beloved cadenwood trees look like there without the magnificence of Kasterboran suns? no doubt they'd still overshadow the ones there in their silvery brilliance, but would some of their magic be lost?

to test this, he enters the Plane, bringing the one tree with him. unfortunately, he isn't anywhere near the forest, though he can see it in the distance--but still... he glances up at the silver leaves now twinkling in the light of the millions upon millions of stars in that place and grins. smugly, of course.]

Better than that forest any day! Just as I thought it would be.

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[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[.....well, how could he pass up something like that? Quite happily, Jack reaches out and places a hand on his shoulder]

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[he stiffens, momentarily doubting his own bravado--and maybe yes, he did think that'd he shrivel from the touch--but he still only feels repulsed by the Fact and nothing more. he cracks a smug, sneering smile of his own.] See, I told you.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[Jack can't help but laugh, even as he pulls his hand back] But you weren't sure for a second.

You're not that superstitious or stupid, are you?

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[aaaand he takes a step away--for good measure, of course--frowning.] Absolutely not! Superstitions have no place in my society and I'm certainly not stupid!

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[Crossing his arms, looking, more than anything, amused] I'm sure.

Time Lord, was it?

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[he looks, well, annoyed still.] Yes, that's what I said a few moments ago.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

Different realities, then.

[He gestures at the tree] And this?

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[notes that observation down to ask about later.]

It's a cadenwood tree from my home.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[He seems genuinely impressed] Didn't think I'd ever see something from Gallifrey, even in my life time...

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

Figure yourself lucky.

...You've heard of my planet then?

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[....oh, the irony of that first statement] From an old friend.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

I'm willing to bet you're speaking about the Doctor, then. He'd be the only one of Gallifrey's renegades to actually mention the home he left.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

Not often, but enough.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[folds his arms over his chest] You weren't always like this, were you, Captain Harkness? How did such a thing happen?

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[He considers not telling him, but there is the slightest twinge of hope that a Time Lord, be he from another reality, could fix him] Rose; she looked into the heart of the TARDIS, back when all three of us were traveling.

You'll have to ask the Doctor for details; I was dead at the time. She brought me back to life. Problem is, she did so permanently.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[colour him impressed, Jack; you've managed to render him speechless--for about a moment or two.]

Oh, that is serious... [he frowns, looking Jack up and down.] Permanently, you say? Well, that's quite the predicament you're in. I don't suppose you can tell me which Doctor would know about this, would you?

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

Tenth regeneration. All three of them should know about it.

It happened during his ninth, but the one here.....well, he hasn't actually run into me yet.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[takes note of that]

From the sounds of it, chances of your encounter with him will be a long time in coming.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

He might not meet me at all. Or, if he does, I'll simply stay dead in his Universe.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

Ah, all because of this Rose person? I take it she was a human. Must be to do something so monumentally stupid like that.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[Jack practically bristles at that comment, glaring] I've met as many brilliant humans as I've met stupid ones.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

You have no idea the amount of damage and havoc she could have caused in the universe, do you? Or any of the universes for that matter! That sort of power is not meant for anybody to see, no matter who they are or what their intelligence level may be.

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

She didn't know. How could she? The Doctor never fully explained, he just said that no one should look into the heart of a TARDIS. We saw what it did to the Slytheen.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

...What did happen to it?

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

[An almost dismissive hand movement] It reverted back to an egg.