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[oliverplus]

[today, Oliver arrives on the Plane with a bed in tow. not just any bed, but what appears to be a standard-issue hospital bed from the 27th century. he is also wearing a hospital gown, and he has an oxygen tube hooked to his nose and an IV in his arm, although the appartuses the devices were attached to don't seem to have made it to the Plane with him. hopefully he didn't actually need those. interestingly enough, there is no sign of injury on Oliver himself, except for perhaps the IV in his arm. but in addition to all this, Oliver looks terribly startled to have arrived on the Plane]

What the--what is this!? [looks around him in confusion, then gives the IV a suspicious look] I thought I wasn't on anything strong! Why the hell... This was a dream! [turns upward, apparently addressing the stars themselves] A dream, you hear?

I know I was wishing to be anywhere but hospital, but blimey, that didn't mean I wanted to start hallucinating! [sighs] I wonder how long this is gonna last... [props himself up a bit, pulling the tube out of his nose as he turns to take a look around him]

[ooc: This is NOT an experiment. Oliver is suffering from some nasty side effects of chemical exposure during an incident on Gondovan. He currently has amnesia stretching through the last several years of his life. His memory will slowly return, but for now he doesn't remember the Plane or anyone on it, nor how his empathy ability works. he also doesn't remember the details of his life on Gondovan or even the end of his travels with the Doctor. So, enjoy the confused Brummie!]

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[hypospraying]

[Immediately going into Nurse mode, Christine rushes over to him.] Stay calm, everything's going to be all right. What's the last thing you remember?

[oliverplus]

[turns to her in surprise. as if showing up in the middle of the stars in a hospital bed wasn't weird enough, now he's got a pretty girl he's never met before asking after him?] Uh...I was in hospital. Before that, I'm not sure.

[hypospraying]

[She notices the tubes not leading to anything and begins to worry. She wishes she had her medical scanner on her.] Ok, well now you're on a place called the Astral Plane. I know, it looks ridiculous and impossible. [She pauses to gaze upwards briefly, then looks back to him.] Do you know why you were in the hospital? [The first thing to determine is if he's in immediate medical danger.]

[oliverplus]

Okay... [at least it's easy to accept something like that when you think you're hallucinating]

Basically, yeah. Somebody attacked me with citroloform, and I had some sort of allergic reaction to it. And got amnesia again. Somehow. [smiles sheepishly] I'm sure that just sounded absolutely mad, but that's really all I know about it.

[hypospraying]

[She looks at him like he just might be mad for a moment, but then she shakes her head.] If I can accept that this place exists, then I can believe what you're saying too.

[She holds up the end of the tube.] Are you breathing ok? Any pain?

[oliverplus]

Exists? Maybe in my imagination...

Nope! I mean, yeah, I'm breathing. No pain. Uh...if it helps, they said they were doing precautionary stuff? I think that was their way of saying an allergy sounded mad to them, too, and they didn't really know what'd happened.

So. I'm Oliver. How 'bout you?

[hypospraying]

If it exists in your imagination, then what am I doing here?

[She lays the tube on the bed and nods, satisfied.]

Hi, Oliver, I'm Nurse Christine Chapel.

[oliverplus]

I'd say you snuck into my dream from hospital, but you're nicer than they are!

Nice to meet you, Christine. Wish it could've been under better circumstances.

[hypospraying]

Maybe they've all just had long shifts.

Are you referring to the amnesia, or this place?

[oliverplus]

Maybe. Or they might be tired of my questions.

Uh...well, both, I guess. Whatever this place is.

[hypospraying]

It's called the Astral Plane. I guess you wouldn't remember whether or not you've been here before, huh?

[oliverplus]

Well, no, but do people usually leave and come back later? I mean... [gestures at the stars] We're in space.

[hypospraying]

Yeah, we can come and go as we please. [She smiles and shrugs.] Is it though? Or does it just look that way? After all, how are we breathing or on solid ground if we're in space?

[oliverplus]

How's that?

Uh...artificial atmosphere? But I see your point.

[hypospraying]

Well, if you want to leave, you just think of leaving. Think of home and there you are. And when you want to come back, you think of the Plane and then that's where you go.

[She laughs.] I really don't know. I've just accepted that this place is weird.

[oliverplus]

[raises an eyebrow] Sounds a bit convenient, doesn't it?

[smiles] Well, if you say so! So what's this place like, anyway? Besides...stars. With oxygen.

[hypospraying]

[She raises an eyebrow.] Would you rather have to scale cliffs and jump over a lava pit to return home?

I'm still sort of finding that out for myself. It seems empty, but if you look over there, it's like there's a whole town. A library, movie theater, Coliseum. Oh, and people from many different times and realities. We all congregate here.

[oliverplus]

Well, no, but it could do a better job of proving it's not a dream!

What, really? So people just...show up, one day, from all different times and places?

[hypospraying]

If it is a dream, we're all sharing it then.

[She nods.] Uh huh. They pop up here and leave just as fast. I've met someone from my reality's future, someone who claims he's a wizard, and a man who collects priceless artifacts in what he calls the Collection.

[oliverplus]

Okay, it's real! I'll take your word for it.

Wow... Question, though! What do you mean different "realities"? Like...different universes?

[hypospraying]

Yeah, I think so. All different times and places. It's a great learning experience.

[oliverplus]

Now that's cool!

Where are you from, Christine?

[hypospraying]

I'm from Earth, or Terra, and the year is 2258. And actually, I'm not on Earth, I'm on a starship. The U.S.S. Enterprise, Starfleet's flagship.

How about you?

[oliverplus]

Ohh, way after me, then! I'm from Earth, too, but 2006. Right now, though, I'm travelling with this bloke called the Doctor. The hospital told me I'm on...uh...Gondovan. In 2600-something.

So you're in the military?

[hypospraying]

So you... travel through time? [She smiles.] Not through black holes or anything, I hope.

Well... it's more of a peacekeeping armada. We mostly do research, searching space for new lifeforms, but we also protect the people of the Federation if they're under attack. So in that respect it's like a military, yeah.