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[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[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.

Comments

It happens~ I could still read what it said!

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

...Most? [his lip curls in disgust] Some have been turned younger? How despicable.

:3

[firstmadeson.livejournal.com]

Mm [aaaand now he's scowling] I do not pretend to approve of those cases, it is despicable- personally I believe that only those capable of giving their full consent should be turned, and even then background checks are necessary to make sure they don't hate their new existence.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

Do you perform such checks before they are changed? [he really can't fathom why anyone would want such an existence.] Or after?

[firstmadeson.livejournal.com]

Before, of course- there is little point in doing them when it can't be reversed.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

Is that right? Well, how do you know they won't react negatively once they are changed? Some humans don't seem to realise the brevity of what they desire.

[firstmadeson.livejournal.com]

Our checks are very in depth- we can be sure 99% of the time how a person will react to the change... Most adapt well; perhaps it is the pool of people we pick from.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

And what kind of pool would this be?

[firstmadeson.livejournal.com]

Ever heard of Hollywood?

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[shakes his head] No, is that a tree or forest of some kind?

1/2

[firstmadeson.livejournal.com]

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2/2

[firstmadeson.livejournal.com]

...No, it's a place where all the actors and actresses congregate.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

Ah, an Earth thing, I take it?

[firstmadeson.livejournal.com]

I'm starting to think so, yes.

They're very self involved people.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

And...these are the best people you can find?

[firstmadeson.livejournal.com]

[In a long suffering tone] According to my father, unfortunately- they do have the perfect temperaments for eternal life though.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

That really isn't a pleasant thought. It's no wonder there's so much infighting, as you said.

[firstmadeson.livejournal.com]

The threats mainly from the other branches; though who knows what'll happen over time.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

Keep pulling from a group of self-absorbed humans and you're bound to run into problems sooner rather than later.

[firstmadeson.livejournal.com]

Please, do tell my father that- he won't listen to me.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I'll write him a note, shall I?

[firstmadeson.livejournal.com]

I was thinking more along the lines of recruiting a acting group actually; they might get through to him.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[yeah, that's not likely to happen; he wouldn't know how to start one in the first place.] Aren't there others in your 'family' who your father would listen to?

[firstmadeson.livejournal.com]

...Perhaps one, but she'd hardly help me- I'm not on the best of terms with my siblings.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

Well, if you simply mend that relationship, wouldn't that work?

[firstmadeson.livejournal.com]

...I'm not apologising to them for anything, they deserve every bit of scorn I can muster.