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[bonnypiperlad]

[And once again, there is a newcomer to the Plane. This one appears to be a fairly short man with dark brown hair, who is wearing a black shirt that laces at the collar and a red kilt - one Jamie McCrimmon, by name. He stumbles for a moment, caught in mid-stride, then stops dead in his tracks.]

Hey! Where did that wee shop go?

[He glances around in bewilderment.]

Och, where am I?

[Scratching his head as he tries to figure this out, he turns and finds himself face to face with a strange building with the word 'Information' printed on a sign. He stares at it for a moment before reaching forward, taking one of the brochures, and starting to read.]

An "out-of-your-universe-experience." Not that again. A brico...what?

[This is all too confusing. He crumples up the brochure and throws it away, then sets off from the kiosk.]

Maybe if I can find the Doctor...

[Looking around, though, that seems to be an impossible task.]

Aye, well. Someone with some sense has to be around here somewhere. I'll just ask them.

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[bonnypiperlad]

[He's actually rather confused by that, to be honest, and it takes a few seconds to react.]

Hey?

[And now he's trying to get the other person off of him, because he really has no clue as to what is going on here and why he's being hugged.]

Hey! Do ye mind?

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[he pulls back eventually, looking rather sheepish] Er, sorry, just got excited! Been centuries since I've seen you. 'Course you wouldn't recognise me, I've changed a fair bit since then.

But it's still me, Jamie. I'm the Doctor, hello! [waves :D]

[bonnypiperlad]

[He scowls for a moment as he smooths down the front of his shirt, and his reply might just be a wee bit sarcastic sounding.]

Oh, aye, I'll say. Do ye always go around hugging random strangers or...

[Wait, what?]

Did ye say...the Doctor?

[Have a stare of utter disbelief, Nine.]

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[beams] I did, yep! Like I said, I've changed a fair bit, and I'll take it you haven't met another me yet.

'Course, I'm a few regenerations after him, too. On my ninth life now, actually! Good thing I've got a few more than a cat. [winks]

[bonnypiperlad]

Another...what?

[No, he hasn't met any other Doctors, so he's just continuing to stare here. And since Two has utterly failed to mention this whole regeneration concept yet, Jamie is just getting more and more baffled.]

What do ye mean, regeneration?

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[sigh. Thanks a lot, self.] It's sort of a Time Lord trick for cheating death, Jamie. Instead of dying, we can change into a new self -- new face, new personality quirks, that sort of thing. But we're all the Doctor. Same memories.

[bonnypiperlad]

Oh. That explains the ears, then.

[Sorry, Nine, but they are rather noticeable. At least he's not bringing up the accent?]

So my Doctor...er. Well, ye know what I mean. Which one would he be, if you're the ninth?

[He's still trying to sort all of this out. It's nicely distracted him from wondering about where he is, though.]

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[fff, everyone complains about the ears] Oi, it could've been worse! It's a dodgy process, regeneration. Could've had two heads! Or no head.

[a sheepish pause] Er...he was only my second regeneration, actually.

[bonnypiperlad]

Sorry!

[Two heads. That's a rather interesting mental picture, actually, but he shakes it off after a moment.]

Second? Well. Ye did say that it was a few centuries, aye?

[And given that it's the Doctor, if he's still prone into getting into the same kind of trouble that he was when Jamie was with him...wait. Jamie just was with him. Wasn't he?]

But I just saw ye not a few moments ago, before I came here. How could it have been centuries?

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[grins] This place is sort of a multidimensional space-time nexus point. I could be from your future, or from a completely different universe! Or y'know, both. There are a few of my selves here, but I haven't met your Doctor yet.

[bonnypiperlad]

Multi...oh aye, that.

[Nope, no idea what a multidimensional space-time nexus point is, and that part of the brochure made no sense to him. Soooo he'll just fake it - and arch his eyebrows slightly at the mention of 'a few'.]

How many would a few be, exactly?

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[chuckles] There ought to be two or three versions of my Tenth self wandering about still, and then there's another alternate version of my Fifth self. Those are the ones I've met, anyway.

[bonnypiperlad]

Two or three.

[Not to mention the alternate Fifth. He'll just be rubbing at his forehead now for a moment. Don't mind him.]

And mine's not here. I don't suppose ye have seen Zoe, then? Or Ben, or Polly, or... [hopeful sounding] Victoria?

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[have a sad smile, Jamie] Sorry, haven't seen any of them yet. There are a few other companions of mine though, and I'm sure you'll get along brilliantly with them.

[bonnypiperlad]

Oh. [He deflates for a moment. Seeing Victoria again would be wonderful, but if she's not here, he'll just have to deal with it.]

Aye, well. It was just a thought. I guess I'll meet the others at some point.

[That is, if he can actually find anyone else on here.]

So what do ye do here, anyway, besides wander around?

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

There's loads of stuff to do on the Plane, Jamie! There's a ballroom, a forest, the bar, the kitchen, an old theatre, and hot springs, just to name a few things.

[bonnypiperlad]

[The thought of a kitchen appeals to him, and he just might have to go looking for that later, but he's more curious about one of the other places.] A ball room? Why would ye need a room for that? Usually ye would have a wee basket to keep the wool in. Maybe a chest, but...

[There may be a little bit of confusion on Jamie's end as to the purpose of a ballroom. Formal dancing isn't really his thing.]

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[rolls his eyes fondly] A ballroom, Jamie. For dancing! It's absolutely beautiful. There was a masquerade in there not too long ago.

[bonnypiperlad]

A place for dancing? Aye, I guess that makes sense. Strange name for it, though.

[dryly] So have ye actually learned any proper dances yet or do ye still just hop around like your feet are on fire?

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[:|] Been around for 900 years, me. Think I've managed to brush up on my skills a fair bit.

[bonnypiperlad]

[Jamie is completely straight-faced for a moment, and then gives the Doctor a rather lopsided grin. Every once in awhile, he likes see if he can get a rise out of the Time Lord, and it appears that he was successful. Gotcha, Nine.]

Oh, aye, of course.

[He's still grinning.]

You'll have to show me this ballroom, then. Like a grand tour, aye?

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[sulky Doctor is sulky, yes] Only if I get a dance out of it.

[bonnypiperlad]

[And Jamie thought Two got pouty sometimes. That's fairly impressive.]

Ye want to...

[Uh. okay. He's just going to blink for a few moments here.]

Are ye sure?

[charmandsmiles.livejournal.com]

[Now who's looking smug? Gotcha, Jamie.] Yes, actually. I do.

[bonnypiperlad]

[Have a moment where he continues to just stare, then he thinks he realizes what's going on and pulls a face.]

Hrmph.

[nonchalantly] Aye, well, fine. It's your toes.