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[roseoflegend.livejournal.com]

[For a time she has been gone, but now Rose has come back to the plane. Returning was against someone's advice, but her discoveries that came with her returning home were not ones she found pleasant. Because of this her heart is heavy and her smile is thin and wan.

Instead of returning to any place she has been to before, she has taken herself to sit beside a small lake on the plane. Her legs are tucked beside her with her hair spilling a half cascade across her face, either shielding her from view or a conscious gesture of being in thought. The tips of her fingers are trailing across the surface of the water, creating little ripples and patterns with the barest of touches.

Either she is disheartened or simply lost in thought, but she gives nothing away with her expression or words to say either.]

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[oliverplus]

[as Oliver wanders past the lake, he catches sight of Rose. while he can't immediately tell which one she is, his reaction would be the same either way. he goes up to her and leans down, tentatively reaching out to touch her shoulder with a hand. he's afraid he might startle her, but as he is still under the effects of the muteness experiment, there's not much he can do to avoid that]

[roseoflegend.livejournal.com]

[And is she ever glad to see him! Never mind that, of course, she's a bit on the sad side but is doing the best she can to hide it.]

How are you, yeah?

[oliverplus]

[holds up a hand, waving it slowly from side-to-side to indicate that he's all right. then he taps his throat, hoping as usual to express the concept of no voice, before he points at her, raising an eyebrow questioningly. how are you, Rose?]

[roseoflegend.livejournal.com]

[He couldn't speak? Now that was something new, but Rose had been told about the strange things that happened on the plane. This wasn't as terrifying, but still it was disorienting.]

You can't speak...all right, then we'll figure out this somehow.

[she gives a benign smile.]

I'm all right. Are you?

[oliverplus]

[nods, giving her a reassuring smile. then he sits beside her, looking at her questioningly. "all right" is just not enough of an answer]

[roseoflegend.livejournal.com]

[she understands the question in his eyes and sighs a little, then nods once.]

I went back to my own world for awhile. The Doctor said he would be there waiting for me. But he wasn't.

[oliverplus]

[he's very surprised by that. she was travelling with him, wasn't she? so how is that possible? he has a feeling his expression might ask his question for him, but knowing he's probably going to need this soon anyway, he shifts positions, fumbling to withdraw the black datapad from his back pocket. bringing it up, he types a short message]

Where is he?

[a thought occurs to him, and he quickly adds:]

Where are you?

[roseoflegend.livejournal.com]

[her eyes are sad and she shakes her head, unsure as to how to explain it and elaborate upon it.]

I had just left London in the nineteen fifties. And I don't know where he is. It's just..he said he would be there, and he wasn't.

[oliverplus]

[frowns, shaking his head. he doesn't understand. that's not like the Doctor at all]

Not in TARDIS? Or not in London?

[he can't help but add, as he can't believe the Doctor would do that to her:]

Back soon?

[roseoflegend.livejournal.com]

[again she shakes her head, and it hurts to say the truth but it's not like she can deny it.]

No, the TARDIS was gone. Everything, just..he was gone. I didn't think he'd leave me, but he did.

[oliverplus]

[shakes his head again. the Doctor doesn't just leave people behind like that! not without good reason, anyway. and Rose hasn't given one that he knows of. edits his message slightly]

Back soon.

Still in 1950's?

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

[The Master walks up from behind her, out of malice or of habit, and doesn't speak until he is close enough to touch her]

Can I take your mind of of things?

[roseoflegend.livejournal.com]

[Wouldn't that be nice! Rose turns to look over her shoulder at him with confusion and sadness in her eyes. Somehow, they have mixed quite easily.]

That might be easier said than done.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

You'd be surprised.

[his smile is easy and waiting for its chance]

I don't like to pry, but. What happened to you?

[roseoflegend.livejournal.com]

[she really was never very good at lying. Mum had told her time and again to not bother trying, it was just a waste of energy.]

I went back to my reality, because the Doctor had thought it best. Said he would be there waiting for me.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

And where was he?

[in his voice, he cultivates the calming smoothness of a snake's skin]

[roseoflegend.livejournal.com]

[her head shakes once, and her eyes are averted.]

He wasn't there. Don't know where he was, just..not there.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

That seems to be a habit of his.

[Then his voice sinks down to that smooth, cool tone, the one designed to catch. To hypnotise.]

Listen, Rose. Just listen to me. Look at me. I promise, I can take your mind off him completely.

[roseoflegend.livejournal.com]

[His voice really was soothing. It would be hard to not relax and listen, and Rose turned her eyes up to his face.]

I don't want to completely forget him, just...

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

We can never forget people like that completely. But listen to me, Rose. Listen very carefully. I am the Master and you will listen to me. You will forget your grief over his absence, forget that he was ever there to grieve. You have never met the Doctor before. You don't know him. You've heard of him, but you have never seen him expect in passing. And if you try to think about it too much, about the memories that are incomplete without him, about about all the things you feel for him, you will get tired and drowsy. Your thoughts will blur. When I get to four, stand up, brush away your sorrow, and smile, because your world is perfect and complete.

[he steps away from her to give her space]

One... two... three... four.

[roseoflegend.livejournal.com]

[It didn't seem like it should be possible, or easy like that at all. You didn't forget people when you wanted to, they didn't just fade on away from your life. But the longer she listened, the easier that seemed.]

[Rose drew herself to her feet and felt the weight of her sadness leaving her. It really was that easy, wasn't it? Another moment passed and she opened her eyes with a bright, pleasant smile.]

Lovely day out, isn't it?

[heartscastaside.livejournal.com]

It seems that you have heavy thoughts upon your mind.

[roseoflegend.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's just..been a weird few days, yeah?

[hideous-soul.livejournal.com]

Such a gloomy countenance does not suit you, Madam.

[roseoflegend.livejournal.com]

[now that was a nice thing to hear, and it did make her smile.]

That's nice of you to say.