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[now arriving on the Plane is a nicely dressed ginger-haired woman who takes one look at where she is, gasps, and screws her eyes shut]

Oh. My. God. I'm in the middle of outer space! Again! [but something in the back of her mind tells her to stop being so ridiculous; if she really is, she'd be dead by now and she certainly doesn't feel dead, and besides, didn't see meet someone in a place like it not too long ago?] Ohhh, when I get my hands on that woman and those creepy Wonder Twins...

[and speaking of hands, she feels around for a chair she swears she saw when her eyes were open and--ah ha! she finds it and quickly has a seat, her hands holding the edge of the seat tight.] All right. [takes a breath] Let's think about this. There's no way this is really outer space. It just can't. [she takes a peek out of one eye then slowly opens the other. slowly:] Okay...that's better. I think.

[louder now because she needs to focus on something else for the time being before she goes mad. or becomes ill. whichever comes first.] Right! I want some answers and not from that cow. Come on, there's got to be somebody sane around here!

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[oy] It is.

[she cracks a smile] Sorry, had to ask. Never can tell these days. So Purplelocks, what's your name?

Oh no?

I am Mu.

Nah, not when you've been to some of the places I've been to lately.

Did you say your name is Mu? Like the sound a cow makes, huh?

A traveler?

Closer to the Greek Letter, but yes.

Yeah, I'm travelling with the Doctor at the mo'. Though where he's got to, I don't know...

I'm Donna, Mu. Donna Noble. [holds her hand out] Nice to meet you.

Oh? I'm sure you'll see him around here sooner or later.

[He takes it gently] Good to meet you, Ms. Noble.

[arches an eyebrow] Really? Well, I'm not too surprised. He manages to get himself into this sort of thing all the time.

[wonders if she really looks like a "Miss". this isn't the first time she's been called that!] Yeah and you. So where are you from anyway?

Tibet, though I'm currently living in Greece.

Do all Tibetans have hair like yours?

I'm quite unique in that regard.

[smiles] Good to know, sunshine! Go on, what can you tell me about this place and those people in the shop?

I don't know much about the twins or Merideth, unfortunately, but I know some about this place.

This is the Astral Plane. It exists outside what you'd know as your universe. You may come and go at will with only a thought. While your here, time will not pass at home. When you come here, you may bring objects of any size, but you may not bring another person.

...No way. All that?

It's quite a bit to take in at once, but it's all very simple once you're accustomed.

I'll take your word for that. Mu, is there anything else here besides stars and space, and this chair?

Where to begin? There's a kitchen and a bar, neither of which every seem to go empty. There's a Colluseium, a ballroom and a fair collection of other odds and ends about, as well.

That's...an odd collection of things. Can you show me this bar? I think a glass of water might help. [plus a strong arm to lean on. just in case.]

Of course. This way. [He gestures with a hand and moves to fall into step with her]

[she stands and starts to walk alongside him] How long have you been here, Mu?

A little over two years, I think. Time between here and at home doesn't always run together.

Two years?! What about at home?

About that long, I think.

[makes a face] Thank goodness time stops while you're here then! That'd be one hell of an absence to explain to your mates. [though that alone doesn't sit well with her. the fact that some place has control over time makes her wonder why the Doctor hasn't put a stop to it yet.]