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[See Doctor. See Doctor run. See Doctor run ~~half-naked~~ on the Plane. Actually he is sort of half-naked, considering his purple jumper is torn nearly to shreds, and his signature leather jacket is nowhere to be seen. Basically, he looks like he got clawed by a large, angry animal. Which he quite possibly has been, if the long, bloody scratch marks are any indication. He stops when he realises he managed to escape (for now), laughing to himself and shaking his head.] Now that's what I call convenient. I ought to try this more often.

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[straightens and steps back from Remus once he finishes (though he lingers, perhaps, a nanosecond longer than necessary), slipping his jacket on over his tattered jumper] I doubt they'd get infected. And I'll heal soon enough, anyway. Maybe a week or so, you won't see a hint of a scratch.

[gratefully] Thanks though. Again. [and with that he starts digging through his pockets. After several moments of pulling out random crap, he manages to find his stethoscope, and he hands it to Remus!] Care for a listen? Since I went to all that trouble.

[he notices and instantly decides he's imagining it] That's good, then. [stares at him for a moment, before chuckling and accepting] Bit of a waste not to.

[grins, pointing to his chest] You'll find one here...[moves his hand] and here. Go on, have a listen.

[and, after a moment of hesitation, he does

and then he's grinning] That's brilliant.

[laughs] Isn't it? Binary vascular system, respiratory bypass system, regeneration...lots of perks to being a Lord of Time.

[straightens, pulling the stethoscope free] Sounds like it. You probably have your share of weaknesses too, though. [always the ~~cynic~~ realistic one, is Remus]

[he takes the stethoscope from Remus, stuffing it back in his pocket] Sure we do. You could kill me just like you could a human; only difference is, I'll regenerate. 'Course, I'm more resistant to some things, and less resistant to others. [not that he's going to give you the details there]

[he wouldn't either, so he doesn't ask] What happens when you regenerate?

[smiles] It's sort of a Time Lord trick for cheating death. Instead of dying, we turn into a new self. New face, new quirks, same old memories. You'll meet a few of my selves wandering about the Plane.

[he's just going to stare for a moment] That's... Not even magic can cheat death. How many times have you done it?

[chuckles at his expression] Eight times; I'm the Ninth regeneration. My Tenth self is wandering around here somewhere. Three of him, actually. Alternate universes and all that. I've only got a few lives left, though.

How many do you have? [...frowns] If it's not many, you should be careful. [concerned Remus is concerned]

[your concern makes Nine awkward, Remus] Er, we can only regenerate twelve times before dying. That's thirteen lives total. [and he is ignoring that bit about being careful]

[well that's tough, Nine] That's three lives left, then. [his eyes are travelling over those wounds again]

[shrugs] I've managed 900 years, I'm sure I've got another few centuries left, at least.

[shrewd look] How long can each incarnation live?

[sheepish look] Um. Practically forever, really, until we're mortally wounded and we've got to regenerate. The process is a bit dodgy, though - never know what sort of look you're going to end up with. Or if it's even going to work out at all. [pauses] Sometimes the trauma's worse than others.

...And you've gone through eight in eight hundred years.

[beams] Sort of, yeah. Difficult to avoid it sometimes, with a life like mine. Brilliant, but dangerous.

(ooc: we shall just pretend that was 900 there :|b)

[reluctantly] I suppose the ones living forever are the ones not doing anything.

((.../facepalm WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME TONIGHT.))

[FINALLY someone gets it] 'Course! There's no point in having all this life if I'm going to sit around and waste it. There's history to be seen, planets to save, adventures to be had, etc.

((NOTHING IS WRONG WITH YOU EVER <3))

Edited 2009-11-10 06:04 (UTC)

[slow nod] The risk can definitely be worth it. Just - don't take more than you need to?

[aheh, have another awkward look] I'll try not to?

[rather sheepish smile] ...Thanks.

[blinks] What for?