18; Just think of the happiest thing...

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

[The Doctor is a naturally curious individual.]

[and, well, if you're not aware, the new ring he's found gives him a few, minor powers.]

[one of which is flight.]

[which is awesome.]

[when he can control it. Now is not one of those times.]

[Cue a falling Time Lord, to crash into the nearest bush.]

Ow.

[at least it broke his fall.]

Comments

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Does that mean it'd be focusing on my DNA now, then?

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Might make sense. You are human, right?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Last I checked.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Technological augmentation on a posi-quastriloid formation ring subatomically enhanced to the ribonuclei of subjects.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[ ...? ]

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

It's made for you.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Oh.

[ And he starts floating slowly upward. They might as well see how high they can go while puzzling this out, right? ]

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

This wall is really illogically high up. The dynamics required to keep it standing straight are, well, otherworldly at best.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Yeah... It's probably some pretty strong magic.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Advanced technology.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Hm?

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

No such thing as magic.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[ Just stares at him for a minute... ]

Yes, there is.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

It's just technology.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

No... it really isn't. Not all of it.

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Any advanced form of technology is indistinguishable from magic. One of your lot said that.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[ He thinks about that for a second. ] ... so? Doesn't that mean magic must exist if some technology is indistinguishable from it?

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

No, it means that people generally mistake technology for magic. Like this. [gestures to the ring] Looks like magic to the outside observer, but it's technology.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah? How can you be so sure?

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

I've seen a lot of things in my life, and almost all of them can be explained.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

What about the ones that can't?

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Well, they're certainly not explained away with magic.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Who knows? [ Yeah, he's... not gonna back down on believing in magic. He's just trying to figure out how the Doctor can be so oblivious. :| ]

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

Very true.

[the Doctor can appreciate his tenacity, even if he doesn't share that belief]

What's your name?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Roxas. [ Annnd he's had his suspicions, but now it's definitely confirmed that this isn't the Doctor he met before. ] Nice to meet you.