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realityshifted2010-01-16 09:24 pm
oliverplus) wrote in realityshifted2010-01-16 09:24 pm
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[Oliver is sitting out in the open on the Plane, near the collection of stars where he and Tamaki made snowmen. he has a small black datapad, similar in appearance to the iPod touch from just after his home era, in his hand. it is displaying a photo of a young woman, with wavy, longish blond hair and bright brown eyes. she is smiling and laughing, blushing faintly in embarrassment, with one hand just coming up to block her face from the camera.]
[Oliver smiles sadly at the picture for a few moments. then he swallows hard, reaching out to run a hand along the screen as though to touch the woman in the photo. the datapad responds by scrolling to the next picture, which is of the same woman, except she's turned her head and her hair is falling across her face now. she has her hands up to block even more of her face, but she's still laughing. Oliver scrolls through a few more photos of the same girl, the last of which is of the two of them, each with an arm around the other. it is taken at an awkward angle, and the Oliver in the photo clearly has his arm out, showing that he was holding the datapad to take the photo himself. the Oliver in the photo is also wearing the same clothing that he's wearing now--a green T-shirt with a logo for the "Desert Sand Brigade" and trousers that look like oddly-smooth jeans, betraying their futuristic, 27th century origins. they contrast with the girl's clothing--a purple, V-neck blouse over a white undershirt and jean trousers from the 21st century.]
[Oliver sighs, finally shifting his gaze from the datapad to a nearby clump of stars. his expression turns thoughtful, and he reaches out with his free hand to grab one of the stars, but it turns to dust in his hand. he speaks softly then, maybe just to himself or maybe half to the stars and whoever created them] Only once, huh? But...was it even real?
[Oliver smiles sadly at the picture for a few moments. then he swallows hard, reaching out to run a hand along the screen as though to touch the woman in the photo. the datapad responds by scrolling to the next picture, which is of the same woman, except she's turned her head and her hair is falling across her face now. she has her hands up to block even more of her face, but she's still laughing. Oliver scrolls through a few more photos of the same girl, the last of which is of the two of them, each with an arm around the other. it is taken at an awkward angle, and the Oliver in the photo clearly has his arm out, showing that he was holding the datapad to take the photo himself. the Oliver in the photo is also wearing the same clothing that he's wearing now--a green T-shirt with a logo for the "Desert Sand Brigade" and trousers that look like oddly-smooth jeans, betraying their futuristic, 27th century origins. they contrast with the girl's clothing--a purple, V-neck blouse over a white undershirt and jean trousers from the 21st century.]
[Oliver sighs, finally shifting his gaze from the datapad to a nearby clump of stars. his expression turns thoughtful, and he reaches out with his free hand to grab one of the stars, but it turns to dust in his hand. he speaks softly then, maybe just to himself or maybe half to the stars and whoever created them] Only once, huh? But...was it even real?
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Do you mind me asking what you wished for?
[shake her head]
Not for a while, it's been...a while. A few years now, I think. Seems sorta weird, that it's been that long.
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Ah, yeah. It's been about a year for me, and it's still weird. [hopefully] Are you home, then?
[frowns, quiet for a moment before answering] I...wished to go home.
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[shakes her head] No, I'm on this sort of parallel earth. It's almost like ours, but not. It's still sorta weird, trying to remember that not everything is all the same as I think it should be. It's not so bad though, I got Mum and Mickey, and Pete. That's my dad, sorta. It's all a really weird long story...[smiles] just like any story that's got the Doctor involved.
[a sympathetic look, she puts a hand on his shoulder] Didn't turn out exactly like you thought?
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That...sounds complicated. [smiles faintly] I think the Doctor's a magnet for that sort of thing. But I'm glad you've got your family.
[glances at her, not sure what to say. but if she's so willing to share about herself, the least he can do is explain. or, at least, try to] Ah...it's not that. Really, it was brilliant, seeing them again! But...I'm in 2618. I have been for a year already--well, I mean, it was 2617, but, you know...I'm in the future, on a little planet half a galaxy away, and it was supposed to be forever. But after going home like that, back to Earth--Birmingham, 2007. [can't help smiling fondly] Seeing them all, acting like I'd be gone a couple months instead of a few years. It was...really amazing. Everything I'd wished for.
And then all of a sudden, I was back where I'd left from. I guess that's the part that didn't turn out like I expected...
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[the hand on his shoulder gives it a reassuring rub]
Makes it almost worse sometimes, yeah? Seeing it again and remembering it and then having it taken away all over.
[smiles]
Where are you in 2618, don't think I ever visited that year. Seemed to spend a lot of time in the 51st century, though. And the year two billion something or other, too. You ever get to New [and starts ticking off with her fingers] New New New New New New New New Earth?
[pauses]
Think I got it right. [shrugs] Or maybe I went over and under with the News. Doesn't really matter, yeah? It's the one with the um, the hospital that has those cat nuns. Oh, and the grass, it's apple grass. It's gorgeous.
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[frowns as her comment manages to touch on exactly what he's feeling. swallows hard] It...it does. I was just getting used to the idea of forever. But...well, it's complicated. [smiles faintly as he says it]
[but laughs at her description, eager to talk about something more enjoyable] No, I never made it there! But it sure sounds amazing. Does the grass actually taste like apples?
I'm on Gondovan--a little frontier planet, on the Rim of the Earth Empire. It's mostly desert. We've got all the futuristic sort of technology, but the world itself isn't much to talk about. It's got a pink sky, though. Like candy floss. And two moons. It can be a pretty place.
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You know, where I am now, I was never even born. Instead, their Rose was like this [makes a face] yappy little dog thing. They even called it Rose.
[laughs and shakes her head] Never thought to eat it, but I bet you anything the Doctor probably has at least once.
[smiles] Never heard of it, but I bet it's gorgeous when the sun sets with that pink sky and twin moons, yeah?
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Wow. That's gotta be weird. Do you mean your parents there...sorta...didn't even know you? [frowns] I can't even imagine that. Is it okay?
[laughs with her] Knowing him? Probably more than once.
Yeah, it really can be. [smiles] It's definitely a place worth visiting.
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[laughs] He's like a toddler or a puppy or something. Probably can't be trusted around toys with small pieces, too.
But you and me, we could've run into each other on the streets and never even known it. You ever get down to London around 2005?
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He's Tigger. Definitely Tigger.
You're right. Weird, isn't it? I was never there in 2005, but...you know, we did visit Trafalgar Square in 1999! In June. Would you've been around?
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Yeah probably, grew up in London my whole life. Would've only been like 12 then, though. Who knows, we might've bumped into each other or something and not even known it.
What were you down there for?
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Uh... [scratches his head, embarrassed] I can't actually remember much of what happened around then. But I saw a picture of it, so I know I was there.
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Hey--if you don't mind me asking--how'd you manage that? I mean, how'd you keep saving the universe when everybody you knew was getting mixed up in the trouble?
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And then the Doctor invited him along. That was a bit...weird for a while.
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I almost invited my girlfriend to join us, but...I think I'm glad I didn't. Travelling with the Doctor is amazing and mad, and--well, I wouldn't've traded it for the world, but I don't think I would've wanted her mixed up in it, either.
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Really? They like it, then--living in that universe?
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In that other universe, the parallel version of my Mum, she died cause of these Cybermen thing. When my Mum came over to the other universe, her and the parallel version of my dad gave it a go. They ended up married and they even got a new baby and all.
And Mickey, I think he's really happy, too. He was a mechanic back home, but now he's working to defend the Earth and all, too. His Gran too, she's alive still in the parallel world, so he can take care of her like he wished he could've.
Don't think they would trade it, although...I do think Mum misses her old mates and as weird as it sounds, I think she might even miss what it was like living in the council estates and all that. She likes all the posh stuff now, but sometimes I think she had more fun living in a two bed council flat and going around to the pub and all that, you know?
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