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[you all remember that chunk of beach the Doctor dragged up to the astral plane, don't you? Of course you do! Well, he's standing at it. In the snow. Yes, there's snow. The water is still lapping up on the shore but the sandy beach is mixed with snow. Most of the snow is gathered around the palm trees. The trees themselves have multi-coloured orbs of light floating gently around them.

The Doctor, for the record, is in his blue suit with the long brown coat on and there's a set of wrapped Christmas-looking presents at his feet. He's humming lightly, hands shoved into his pockets, looking around occasionally as if waiting for someone]

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[appears on the Plane shortly thereafter, holding two small gifts in her hands, though they are wrapped poorly. as soon as she sees the beach, however, she stops in her tracks, eyes wide, before approaching slowly, surprised] ...what happened?

[looks up at her and instantly he's watching her closely for her reaction] Ah, there you are. Like it? I thought we may as well have a proper Christmas for you.

[is pretty much stunned, turning slow circles in the snow to see everything, face turned up toward the sky to feel the snow fall on her cheeks] I have never experienced weather such as this in this state. It is ... it is different, Doctor. It is beautiful.

[smiles slowly before beaming] Couldn't use an atmospheric manipulator for it, so I tried an oxygen galvanizer and there you have it. Not that one of those should work here either. Oh! And the lights are from Waite. They hover so they're easy to put up and reuse. Glad you like it.

I do... [smiles slowly and looks at him before crouching down, holding the gifts close to her stomach with one arm, the other playing with the snow] It's colder than I believed it would be. And softer. [glances at him] Is this what all Christmases are like?

Not always. A lot of places don't get snow for Christmas. [moves to bend down beside her] Or celebrate Christmas at all, for that matter. But there's usually a winter time festival. It's funny, really. In the darkest time, humans figured out a reason to celebrate.

[tilts her head, watching him, and continues to play in the snow] I am familiar with a few of the customs, I just ... never paid them much mind. Human holidays were of no concern to me, after all. But you enjoy them, do you not? [smiles and reaches over, dabbing snow on his nose]

If that's who I think it's for, you just made a blue box very happy.

[laughs] I love them. You should look into them more. You just might like them, too. So! Erm, do you want your gifts now?

Hullo! [smiles] I hope so. How'd you know about it?

We talk to each other, y'know.

Nice suit, by the way.

Didn't know Christmas came up.

[grins] I said I'd wear, didn't I?

[Smiles suspiciously] Lots of things come up.

You did. It's...nice.

[D:?] Did they?

[eyebrow quirk] 'Nice'?

Yes.

It is! It's nice.

Perhaps. I am still getting used to caring about anything outside myself and you. [blinks at him, then nods] Ah, yes. I would, indeed.

Ah, well. It's good to broaden your horizons. It's part of why we travel. [smiles and grabs the packages, setting them in front of her] Right, well. Tried to get you what you'd like. Not that Christmas is entirely about the gifts but you're supposed to make people happy with them, eh? So, uhm, well then. You can open them. [the gifts are~ this dress (http://www.dornbluth.co.uk/pix/gr/johanna-m-bosw-1.jpg), some jewelry made of coral and shells and a bottle of perfume that smells like honey and summer]

Like what?

'Nice' or nice?

Stuff. Y'know, girl stuff.

Er. Nice. I like the brown one better, though.

[pulls them closer and begins unwrapping them carefully and neatly, pulling out the gown with a quiet, startled whisper, burying her fingers in the fabric and drawing it close] ...it's beautiful, Doctor. [looks at it again, then back to him] Shall I try it on, then?

[smiles warmly] I'd like it if you did.

[this face means the Doctor has no clue what girl stuff could possibly mean] Oh, well...that's good?

Everyone keeps saying that. I thought the change might be nice.

[Haha, good] Oh, it's brilliant.

Oh, it is.

[smiles and nods, pulling the gown on easily, along with the jewellery, though she doesn't know what to do with the perfume and simply stares at the bottle]

[gently] It looks wonderful on you. Now! The perfume is a bit...pointless, maybe but I thought you could filter it through your air vents.

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