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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

[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.

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

For now.

[bonnypiperlad]

[Jamie starts to creep towards the lamppost, dirk at the ready. There's still no sound or scent to indicate there's any other human beings here at the moment - but Jamie is still moving forward. He's fairly intent on his target, and may not notice immediately if Leela's no longer behind him.]

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

[If she had been in more familiar territory, Leela would have commented on the silence and stillness of the place. But she hadn't learned the sounds of the Plane yet. She had no choice but to trust Jamie. She could hear him at least and remained close, the knife a comfortingly familiar weight in her hand.]

[bonnypiperlad]

[There's a sudden yell as Jamie jumps forward to stab at the Redcoat, and his dirk hits the lamppost with a very audible clang. He doesn't actually drop the dirk, but does make a somewhat pained-sounding noise as the shock of the blow reverberates up his arm. It's incongruous enough that he realizes something, though.]

Och, that's no Redcoat!

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

You are seeing things that aren't there. That is why you were calling me 'princess'! What have they done to you?

[bonnypiperlad]

I...I... [For a moment, it almost seems as if Jamie's fighting against the suggestion, but it's too strong.]

Look, the Redcoat must have been just by this and snuck off while we were looking for him. It's a wee bit dark here, so he could have gotten away easily.

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

Then why did you strike metal? You are no fool, Jamie. You know something is wrong.

[bonnypiperlad]

I... [Jamie closes his eyes for a moment, rubbing at them with one hand. He knows what he saw, but, what if she's right and something is wrong?]

I need to find the Doctor.

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

I will help you.

[bonnypiperlad]

Aye. Thank ye.

[Of course, this is assuming that the Doctor can actually be found. Without Jamie realizing that he can drop off the Plane and back to his Doctor, they may be wandering around looking for him for quite some time...]

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

[Details, details.]

We must be careful. We must find the right Doctor.