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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!))

Comments

[bonnypiperlad]

Hurt...och, no, I'm fine.

Why do ye ask?

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

Because you are not acting like yourself.

[bonnypiperlad]

Aye, well, I could say the same. Why would ye want to call yourself Leela when your name's Rapunzel?

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

Because that is my name!

[bonnypiperlad]

[Maybe it'd be better to let the subject drop, until he can figure out what's going on. The Doctor could help with it, anyway.] Look, never mind that. Have ye seen the Doctor or Zoe? They have to be around here somewhere.

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

No. I haven't seen the Doctor since I found myself here.

[And she doesn't actually know a 'Zoe'.]

[bonnypiperlad]

[Oh, well. He might have known it wouldn't be that easy.] Aye, well, it's not safe in these woods. I saw a Redcoat creeping about earlier. Let me see ye safe back to the castle, and then I'll go look for him.

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

I can take care of myself, Jamie! [More or less.] I do not know how to find a castle, either.

[bonnypiperlad]

[Jamie, interpreting that as Leela wanting to go without him, folds his arms against his chest stubbornly.] Oh, no, your Highness. I'll not be letting ye go off by yourself. It's too dangerous. Besides, if ye cannot find the castle you'll need my help.

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

I was not going to!

[bonnypiperlad]

[He seems satisfied with that, and his arms drop to his sides.] Aye, that's settled then. Shall we get going?

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

Yes. [For the first time, she sounded uncertain.] Where?

[bonnypiperlad]

Ah... [Glancing around for a moment, he starts off in the direction where he -thinks- the castle is, even though it's not really there.] Aye. This way, Princess Rapunzel!

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

[Leela sighs, but, because he won't listen and because he clearly needs someone to look after him, she follows after Jamie without complaint.]

[bonnypiperlad]

[Jamie seems to be heading in the general direction of the Astral Bar, but he suddenly stops, holding up a hand to stop Leela as well.]

Hst. Did ye hear that?

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

No. [Which was unusual, because she had excellent hearing.] What is it?

[bonnypiperlad]

Stay back. I'll go take a look. [Jamie pulls his dirk and cautiously proceeds forward a few steps, then stops and peers over at a lamppost someone's brought onto the plane. There's absolutely nothing there other than the lamppost, however. He creeps back.]

Aye, as I thought. There's a Redcoat over near yon rocks. He's not noticed us, though.

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

A red coat? An enemy?

[Leela brightens almost visibly, drawing her knife.]

We must silence him before he does see us!

[bonnypiperlad]

[Oh, she's drawing a knife. That's goo...wait, what?]

Princess? What do ye think you're doing?

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

I am not going to let you to fight him alone.

[bonnypiperlad]

F...Fight him?! I can't let ye do that!

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

Why not?

[bonnypiperlad]

Ye might get hurt!

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

I am a warrior, Jamie!

[bonnypiperlad]

[He starts to protest, but stops himself - although his mouth does pull off to the side in a vaguely disgruntled sort of way.] I'll not be able to talk ye out of it, I suppose. Fine, then, but stay behind me for now.