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[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[if one happens to be near the infamous bar on the Plane, you might see a big green thing making a beeline for that very location. of course, it isn't a big green monster or anything remotely similar heading that way, but a very worried and agitated Time Lord in full ceremonial robes, the colour of which indicates he's from the Arcalian Chapter of the Academy.

granted, if he isn't seen, one can damn well hear the swish, swish, swish from those heavy, multi-layered robes as he moves, or the crashing of poor glass bottles that keep getting knocked to the ground thanks to his robes and cumbersome shoulder-headpiece he's wearing as he sets about fixing himself a drink.

...make that multiple drinks. he may be there for a while.]


[ooc: Straxus has had a bit of a canon update, which can be seen here. The new stuff starts in blue.]

Comments

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

Good plan! See that you do. That is, if you ever encounter them.

[looks her in the eye] And I really hope you don't.

[oldoldghost.livejournal.com]

[She grins at him and nods slightly] Yep, I thought so- and we can only hope; at least I can run fast.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

And there, Brigitta, you will certainly have the advantage! [sips his drink]

[oldoldghost.livejournal.com]

Well, if I can outrun demons I can outrun anything!

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[casually] Can you prove that?

[oldoldghost.livejournal.com]

...You want a race?

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[he blinks then begins to laugh] Like this?? Oh, my dear Brigitta, there is no way in this world that I'll race you wearing this. And no, taking them off is not an option.

[oldoldghost.livejournal.com]

[She pouts. Impatience is a virtue, honest!] ...Well, how long will the damned thing that you're doing take then?

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[he frowns and suddenly finds his drink very fascinating] I'm afraid I have no idea. I am...unsure of how the trial will turn out.

[smiles weakly] I can already tell you, however, that you would win in a footrace. Easily.

[oldoldghost.livejournal.com]

Of course I would; it's just stupid to challenge me really.

[But after the arrogance has gone she does notice him, and frowns] ...Hey, what's wrong?

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[decides it's not worth pointing out that she suggested the race, not him]

Hmm? Well, I've never been tried in a formal trial. I've been to a handful of hearings over the years, but when we don our full ceremonial robes, then something bigger is going on.

[oldoldghost.livejournal.com]

[Memory is for other people, apparently]

Oh, like the end of the world or something?

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[sighs] Oh, surely we would don them then. Even as our world is crashing down around our ears, we would wear these things.

One thing you must understand is that we Time Lords enjoy our ceremonies, but not all ceremonies are joyous ones.

[oldoldghost.livejournal.com]

[She smirks and reaches out for a moment to toy with his sleeve absently before dropping it; whoever heard of personal space?] ...Come on, they must be flammable.

You don't seem joyous people; not most of you [A pause as she considers that] ...So, something terrible is going on and you need to talk about it?

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[he watches her curiously while she plays with his sleeve, unsure what to make of the gesture]

We have our moments.

[sighs a little] There really isn't much to tell. I'm the only one directly involved in the affair, as the other two people who might have been reprimanded are considered dead--and one had better remain dead for the rest of our days. [hear that bitter tone? oh yeah, one does not forget over a decade of torture and acting as Mad Time Lord 'food'.]

[oldoldghost.livejournal.com]

[She really can't stop herself from playing with anything around her; being a great big fiddlefingers]

Many moments.

[She gives him a sharp glance at that bitterness since her own is still only barely buried- after a few moments of sharp staring she tugs on his sleeve yet again] Damn, so you're the only one being charged for it?

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

Yes. It isn't the first time I've been reprimanded for something that wasn't my fault, however, the Time Lords were forced to act. We don't always act directly in such matters, but in this case, they had to completely undo every action wrought by a horrible Time Lord maniac. He caused so much damage in over ten years that wasn't supposed to happen.

And I'm being blamed because my body's cells were used in the resurrection of that monster. I shouldn't have been caught, but through a sheer accident, I was.