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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]

[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.

[bonnypiperlad]

The right Doctor? What are ye on about?

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

He has different faces. We need the Doctor who you are travelling with.

[bonnypiperlad]

Different... Och, you're having me on, aren't ye? He's only ever had the one face.

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

While you were travelling with him. He'd changed his face by the time I travelled in the TARDIS.

[bonnypiperlad]

How did he do that?

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

All Time Lords do it. It keeps them alive when they are on the edge of death.

[bonnypiperlad]

Death?! [Jamie looks dismayed for a moment, then laughs.] Aye, ye almost had me there, Princess Rapunzel. Ye don't exist where I am...well, not like ye are now, anyway. So there's no way ye could travel in the TARDIS. Come on, let's go find the Doctor.

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

I have told you, my name is Leela.

[bonnypiperlad]

[Jamie glances over and shakes his head. Poor confused lass.] Oh, aye, of course. Sorry.

[And then he leads them off on an ultimately fruitless search around the Plane. Since Jamie's Doctor is only available in Jamie's reality, unfortunately he's not able to be found. Alas, it seems Leela is doomed to be thought of as Princess Rapunzel until the end of the experiment.]