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[Menzies arrives lying on the ground somewhere in the middle of the Plane. she's breathing hard, looking rather horrified and a little pale. she quickly sits up, looking down at herself in apparent confusion. then she starts to pat herself down, as though checking for injuries] All right... No gunshot. Fine now, then. Sure.

[taking a deep breath, she pulls herself to her feet, still looking completely frazzled. after a moment's thought, she takes hold of the ID badge that hangs around her neck. pulling it out, she briskly runs the edge of it along the back of one her hands, creating a small cut. she winces but watches with apparent interest as the cut bleeds red] And not dead. [she breathes a sigh of relief] First thing that's gone right all day... [she replaces her ID card before looking around, her expression uncharacteristically uncertain. she still looks pale and out of breath, and she clearly has no idea what to do now] Maybe this is payback for pissing off Ray.

[ooc: Menzies is in the middle of major trouble back home! See my OOC post for details.]

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He said that you were in a... scenario. And that he can't release you until it's finished it's programming. [He shakes his head.] He wants some sort of information.

Frank? So you know him?

He didn't 'appen to say what, did he?

[she nods] Oh, I remember him now. New arrival--I was supposed to meet him at a café after my shift on Monday. But then there was a robbery and got we gassed--no, wait. I did meet him. [she sighs] Damn, first I've got memories that make no sense, and now I remember the same thing more than once... Just what is he playing at!?

No. He didn't.

The same thing more than once...? [wait.] What if that's the scenario?

[she makes a face] 'Course he didn't.

[it takes her mind a brief moment to process that--she's still having a tough time concentrating] I gather one of them is, anyway. Probably the one where I died. [she sighs, still fighting to put all this together] So he's got me in some sort of machine, which keeps putting me in the middle of alien invasions. That kill me. [her expression is highly unamused] What the hell sort of information does he get out of that?

I don't know. But we have to find a way to get you out of there. [A pause... then he sighs and shakes his head.] I've never seen anything like that. I'm not sure how to even begin to help.

Too right. [or she needs to find a way, anyway. she'd really like to keep Riku out of danger this time, although as insistent as he is about getting involved, she has a feeling that won't happen] So it's a good thing I know someone who might just 'ave seen that thing before--or something like it, anyway.

I can think of one way. What else did you see in there? Any weapons or other people? Or was it just Frank and his delightful machine?

[Well that's good news.] Really? Who?

Not another person. Just a... metal-bodied creature. It was armed, and moved on its own. [a pause] I think it was mechanical. Not really alive. [Something truly alive would not have been so... ... dumb.]

Ever run into the Doctor?

[that was unexpected] You mean some sort of robot? [with a certain amount of dread in her voice:] ...tell me it didn't look like a giant mosquito. [because that would be just what they need]

[He smiles a bit. Of course...] Yeah. I have.

[He nods, and shrugs one shoulder. Robot, huh? Well, at least now he knows what to call it.]

It didn't. It looked... more like a human, but still definitely not.

He's good with things like that. If anybody's seen a...ah, "mindscape generator" before, it'll be 'im.

Then that's one bit of good news...probably. Did Frank 'ave anything else to say? [sourly] Or did he just want to make sure you knew I wasn't getting out of there?

[she figures anything he said about that should be taken with a grain of salt, considering]

You know, that doesn't surprise me.

[He shakes his head.] No. He just said that you're in a mindscape generator, and that we can't get you out until it finishes the scenario.

[she smiles faintly, amused] You do know 'im, then.

What a surprise! [she sighs, going quiet for a moment. there doesn't seem to be much else they can do now--not without more information first] Mind giving me a hand up? [she thinks she's okay now, but she'd rather not try to stand and suddenly discover otherwise]

[He mirrors her faint smile, and her amusement.] Yeah, I guess I do.

[He nods, taking her arm and placing it over his shoulders. He stands, pulling her up with him - not too quickly, just in case.]

[this catches her by surprise as she was just expecting his hand] Ah, I'm all right. Really. [but once they're up, she waits before letting go, making sure she really is steady] Cheers for that.

Of course. [And once he's sure she's not going to fall over, he steps away.

He's silent for a moment, clearly frustrated. It's always worrying when there's no immediate answer.] There has to be a way to fix this...

[she's fighting back those feelings herself, and she might be a bit better at it than Riku. she's calm, at the very least. they have a next step planned out, after all] Yeah. And that's what we're gonna work out. [she pauses for a moment before adding:] Look, I'll let you know what the Doctor has to say.

[He nods... and then smiles a bit. He's honestly a little surprised she's going to just volunteer to tell him what the Doctor says, but he's definitely glad for it.]

Right. After we hear from him, we should have a better idea of what we should be doing. I'll be here, it won't be hard to find me.

[God knows he's not going back to his own world anytime soon... B|]

[she would rather not, really, but considering how worried he seems, it would probably be cruel not to]

Yeah, I'll keep you in touch.

[which is her way of saying she's not committing to needing your help yet, but she will at least get back to you]

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