Projections 12-15

[realitymods]

[It begins with a fight between Jamie and Axel, old Scotsman against a Redcoat. Or at least somebody seen to be a redcoat.]

[This is followed quickly by Oliver and Saga discusses the choices they have made. Some of them very bad choices. It stops where Oliver admits what he is afraid of]

[A few hours later, the Doctor in a past body talks to Olivia, but the conversation shorts out when the Doctor asks if she is comfortable. There is a high-pitched screech accompanied by the whine of gears, then the projection cuts in again as Olivia's clothes come into discussion, stopping once more as the Doctor confesses that he has seen worse]

[Then, there is something like a crash throughout the Plane, the hiss of steam or something like it. the Doctor in a past body and Lucy as a child converse, and this time when the projection ends, there is a distant thud. Then silence.]

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[oliverplus]

[Oliver's expression is sad but unsurprised when the Plane continues to showcase his weaknesses. he's so tired of it by now that he doesn't even bother getting angry]

[but seeing Olivia, ohhh, that is something else entirely. Oliver's jaw pretty well hits the floor. he gapes at the hologram, working his mouth like a fish almost the entire time it's playing. particularly when he--she--slaps the Doctor. even after it's over, he continues to stare at where the image was. he might be in shock. feel free to disturb him if you like]

[collector]

I liked her.

[That was far too sincere. Brax really does prefer the company of women, sorry!]

[oliverplus]

[Oliver is still wide-eyed when he turns to Brax] Yeah? Uh...that's good... [he is just oozing awkwardness at the moment. HOW DO YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR FEMALE SELF?]

[collector]

She had more grace.

[And now you are being teased. Way to go Oliver.]

[oliverplus]

[he might be a little red] Well. She was...smaller.

[because when you can think of nothing else to say, it's time to resort to the obvious]

[collector]

[He's smiling.] So, Oliver. What do these holograms mean?

[oliverplus]

[thanks for embarrassing him enough to totally miss your point, Brax]

Huh? Uh...well, they're just showing things that already happened. I wasn't...I mean, I'm not really...

[collector]

Weren't you paying attention?

[oliverplus]

[blinks] Yeah! But...ohhh, you mean, like, in general. [he might be a little red now. he thought you were still poking fun at him]

[thinking about the Plane just leads him to make a face in disgust] Well, it means they're recording everything we do here, for one. [sighs] And not just here, either.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Hey. What's with that look? I don't think they're voting you off the island anytime soon.

[oliverplus]

[turns to Axel, still looking quite dumbfounded, and tries to remember whether he had seen him as Olivia or not. he doesn't think so. but then again, the hologram did pretty well explain...]

N-nothing. [makes a face, latching onto the topic that HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM BEING A WOMAN] The Plane isn't like Survivor anyway.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

You're a bad liar, Oliver.

At least you make a cute girl~ [PFFFFFFFFF]

[oliverplus]

[okay, now he's red. and sputtering] H-hey!

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

It's true. But I'm not into that, so.

[Axel is also underage if that makes any difference.]

[oliverplus]

Well, good, 'cause I'm not a girl! [really, Axel, what were you getting at anyway?]

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[He's just pushing shiny buttons.]

But if you were... nah, just kidding.

[He folds his arms behind his head and looks up.]

Wonder why they're picking on you so much.

[oliverplus]

[considering his track record, if he were a girl, she'd probably slap you right now, so be glad he isn't and therefore he just gives you a very unamused look instead]

[grimaces] Wish I knew... Seems like it does that a lot.

[which isn't his ego talking at all. the Plane really does seem to spend a lot of time picking on Oliver, and he's really quite sick of it]

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[Axel is faintly surprised to see himself in a projection. Up until this point it's been people he vaguely knows, or doesn't know, and none of his business.

When the fight is over, Axel simply says:]

That song is pretty catchy.

[bonnypiperlad]

[By now, Jamie is considerably less surprised about his appearance in the holograms, although he does make a face as he sees the fight, and he mutters to himself for a moment.] They would pick that one.

[But never mind that. He thinks he'll just try to figure out this song business instead. Louder:] What are ye on about, Axel?

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Hey, Jamie. Just applauding my own sense of musical genius.

[He shoves his hands into his pockets.]

This place sure is messed up.

[bonnypiperlad]

Oh, aye, I see. [He doesn't, but shh. He's pretending.] Ye could say that again.

I'd not realized ye fixed me up like that after our fight. What was that stuff ye used to do it?

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[At least Axel doesn't hold grudges.]

Potion. Never seen one, huh? They're essential if you're the adventuring type.

[He remembers how much that wound hurt. Ffffff.]

[bonnypiperlad]

Thank ye for doing so. I'd not have blamed ye if ye had just left me there the way I was, though.

[Because, honestly, he did do his level best to kill the lad.]

They don't have anything like that...potion, ye called it? There's nothing like that where I'm from. Well, at least not in the places we visited, anyway. I suppose there might be a planet or two out there that's developed something like that, come to think about it.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Nah, I couldn't do somethin' like that. You're a nice guy, you deserve better.

[And Axel is surprisingly forgiving of this.]

Really? That's too bad. I could lend you a couple for emergencies, if you want. They're pretty cheap.

[bonnypiperlad]

They're...ye would do that?

[He's a little surprised, because it's one thing to have it done the once, and something different to be offered a couple to hang on to.]

Well, they would come in handy, but I'd not want to put ye to any trouble over it.