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[bonnypiperlad]

[Sure seems like the forest is getting a lot of foot traffic recently, doesn't it? This time, there's rather a lot of noise echoing out from it - almost like someone is blundering around and crashing into things. And there is a perhaps familiar Scottish voice that drifts out to any passersby.]

Try to murder a McCrimmon, will ye? CREAG AN TUIRE!

[More crashing and then...silence. For a short while, anyway. After a bit, Jamie comes stumbling into view, rubbing at his eyes with his hand. It's hard to see his face because of it.]

Ungh. What happened?

[He decides to drop the hand to take a look around, and it might be evident that something's off, for Jamie now looks to be about forty or so.]

Where is everyone? Doctor? Zoe?

((OOC: Starting Jamie's experiment! If you're not one of the Doctors, and haven't decided on a character, check here and please list your choice in the subject line? Otherwise it will be randomly picked. Thanks!))

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[bonnypiperlad]

Hey? [Jamie is perplexed. What is he on about, putting his face back? And why is the timing of this important all of a sudden?] Have ye hit your head again, Doctor? I was telling ye about it just now on the TARDIS. Right before everything went crazy.

[He thinks about that for a moment, rubbing the back of his head as he does so.] Come to think of it, there was that wee bit of fog... I've not been wandering about in it for very long, though.

[bit_impossible]

By 'went crazy', I assume you mean when the TARDIS broke apart, right? [he really wants to ask when Jamie got so old, though it could simply be that Jamie's timeline progressed that fast in his reality--but why ask about events that had happened so long ago?]

[bonnypiperlad]

[He looks at Ten rather oddly. Why does it sound like he's talking about something that happened a long time ago?] Aye, of course. It just happened, so why wouldn't I mean that?

I take it you've not seen Zoe then. [slightly worried] I hope she's all right...

[bit_impossible]

No, I haven't seen her, I'm certain she's just fine.

[puts his hands on Jamie's shoulders, his tone equally worried] Now Jamie, this is very important and I want you to think carefully before you answer. [pauses for a moment before continuing] What do I look like?

[bonnypiperlad]

What do ye...och, don't be daft, Doctor. Ye look like ye always do.

[What is he on about? Confused, Jamie peers, trying to see if he can see anything different.] Maybe a wee bit more rumpled than ye usually are, but it's hard to tell with that great big coat of yours on.

[bit_impossible]

[looks down at his nicely tailored suit, frowning] I--no, I haven't--[sighs] Oh Jamie, I think something really, really bad has happened to you. I mean, never mind your own appearance, but mine, well...I haven't been that man in centuries, and if you want proof of that, tell me what colour my eyes are. Or how tall I am.

[bonnypiperlad]

You're my height. Maybe a wee bit taller. And your eyes are blue.

...Hey, what do ye mean, 'Never mind my own appearance'?

[bit_impossible]

[runs a hand through his hair] Ohhh, this is bad...very bad--well, it could be worse. This has definitely got to be one of those experiments.

[grabs Jamie by both shoulders, looking him in the eyes] Jamie, I've definitely got a few inches on you now and my eyes aren't blue any longer. They're brown.

But as for you, well...you look older than when I last saw you on the Plane. Might have a mirror in my pocket if you want to see for yourself. [though he wonders if that will help or not]

[bonnypiperlad]

Oh, aye, experiments. [He manages - barely - to avoid rolling his eyes.] What are ye on about now, Doctor?

[When he's grabbed, he looks up to meet the Doctor's eyes, but he's completely unaware that he's done so. To him, he's talking to Two and he shakes his head in disbelief - at least, until the mirror's mentioned.]

A mirror? Aye, I'd like to see it.

[bit_impossible]

I'll explain later.

[gives his shoulder a squeeze then digs in his pocket for a moment before producing a small make-up compact he'd borrowed from Harriet during one of their adventures] Right, have a look for yourself. [opens it, holding it up]

[bonnypiperlad]

[Jamie takes the compact, and opens it up so he can use the mirror. Perhaps understandably, he's shocked by seeing his face, and gives Ten a distinctly dismayed look.]

Doctor, what's happened to me?

[bit_impossible]

[he's surprised Jamie can see that change, but it's a step] I wish I knew. Well, I've got an idea. It's this place. We're on the Plane. I know you won't believe me, but you will do once the experiment is over. And I don't know when it'll be done.

[bonnypiperlad]

[Apparently whoever's messed with his head decided it worked better to let him see - after all, he was able to see his face when it was rearranged the first time.]

So what do we do until then? Assuming you're right about it being some sort of experiment-thing.

[Jamie, clearly, isn't quite convinced of that part of it yet.]

[bit_impossible]

Not much we can do, unfortunately. We just need to be careful. If you're seeing me as a past incarnation...I wonder how you're seeing everyone else...