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[bonnypiperlad]

[Today, Jamie has a box of decorations in his hands, a slightly bemused expression on his face...and is half-muttering to himself.]

Now, I've seen some strange things in my day, but I'll not say as I've ever seen anything like those wee beasties before. Especially not ones that want that much coffee.

Aye, well. Maybe I'd better set up what I wanted to here. I'd not want to think what'll happen if they turn up again and Victoria sees them.

[Possibly lots of screaming, or indignation, or both. But here he may not have to worry about it, and he can focus on trying to do what he'd planned on before he was interrupted by rude, coffee-drinking aliens. The forest seems like the best place to put things together, and there so happens to be a little clearing that he can use. He sets the box down and reaches into it to try and extract a single string of lights from it to start with, but whoever put it away last time didn't do a very good job. So he winds up with a giant tangled mess in his hands, and his mouth pulls off to one side.]

Och.

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[oliverplus]

[Oliver hears the noise of Jamie trying to get the lights out of the box--and of his reaction to it not working out very well]

[he jogs over in that direction, coming into the clearing. the minute he sees Jamie, he laughs] Hey, need a hand? [he grabs at the bundle, trying to spot an end somewhere in there]

[bonnypiperlad]

Oliver! [Well, that's improved his mood a a bit at least. It's good to see his friend and not be scared out of his wits at the same time.]

Aye, if you don't mind. That thing's as much of a cat's cradle as some of the wiring I've seen the Doctor trying to untangle from time to time.

[He unceremoniously thrusts the ball at Oliver, then goes back to rummaging in the box.]

I wonder what else is in here I might be able to use...

[oliverplus]

[Oliver smiles back, also glad to see his friend. he takes the bundle without complaint, sitting down so he can more easily poke at it, and laughs] Hah, I think you're right! [he digs for an end] What's this all for, anyway?

[bonnypiperlad]

[He's still searching through the box - which might actually be deliberate, on his part, at the moment.]

Er, well. It's for Victoria, ye see. Thought she could do with something nice after the latest thing the Plane decided to drop on us.

[And maybe for some other reasons too, but he's not saying yet.]

I was going to do it at this place we are now, but these wee aliens I'd never seen before showed up out of nowhere. Not even the Doctor knows what they are.

[oliverplus]

Ohh. [he grins because he's Oliver, and what did you expect? he abandons the lights for a moment and looks up at Jamie with interest] What's your plan?

[that's a confusing comment, though--at least for someone who's used to the strangeness of travelling with the Doctor] Why are tiny aliens stopping you from throwing a party? Is there something wrong with their world?

i was going to wait for you to tell me if this was okay but maggie told me i should do it anyway. :|

[hollowly]

[now, it isn't like sam isn't familiar with the decorations that jamie is currently messing with, but .. he still can't fight the memories that crop up of all those christmases he and his brother had spent alone because their father had been hunting on his own and left them behind -

and it doesn't exactly bring a smile to his face, but that doesn't mean he can't comment, right? bad memories have never stopped him before.

it's with a small chuckle that he steps into the clearing, just as jamie frowns at the tangled string of lights.] .. Need a hand?

[bonnypiperlad]

Plan? [What plan?]

I was just going to make it pretty for her, that was all. Well, maybe we could have something to eat, come to think about it.

[For a moment it seems as though he's going to get distracted thinking about the possibilities of food, but the comment about the tiny aliens brings him back.]

No, not that I know of. I don't even know where they're from. They showed up out of nowhere asking for coffee, and then they decided they wanted to ask lots of questions about what I was doing. Which was fine, but when I mentioned Victoria, they...

[His mouth twitches.] Look, let me put it this way. They seem to be a wee bit too interested in certain things we could do together. And not afraid to say so. How do ye think Victoria would take something like that?

Maggie is a wise woman with excellent ideas. c:

[bonnypiperlad]

[He's actually starting to give serious consideration to just giving the whole thing up as a bad job when an unfamiliar voice cuts in. Blinking in slight surprise, he looks up and over at the new arrival before returning his attention to the lights. The thought of help isn't such a bad one, even if privately he's not sure if it'll do any good with this lot.]

Aye, I might, if you're any good at untangling these sorts of things. I've not had any luck with it so far. Did ye want to have a go at it?

[oliverplus]

That plan! [he nods approvingly] You should definitely get some food, too. Oh, does she like to hear your pipes? You could make it like a concert! [Oliver is getting excited, but Jamie should probably stop him before he tries to make it a full-fledged date. just a thought]

[Oliver snorts--and tries to turn it into a cough] Oh. Uh. So--no, wait. You're making it sound like they were in the TARDIS. Aren't they from the planet you're on?

[most_feared]

What's wrong with coffee?

[The siren song of the great bean summons Kay and he finds himself approaching Jamie on the Plane.]

Havin' a problem there, Sport?

[hollowly]

[he really doesn't want to intrude, and if he ends up being in the way, he'll gladly take his leave - but if he can help in any way, he's more than happy to do so.

so he shrugs, taking a few more steps forward and very carefully picking up a string of lights, contemplating it quietly.] I'm pretty good at untangling knots in general .. so maybe it'll help out, here. If you don't mind?

[bonnypiperlad]

Aye, well, I don't know about the pipes... [He's not entirely sure how well playing those would go over, and he'd have to go fetch them besides. Which would mean dealing with those wee aliens again.]

They're not in the TARDIS, though. I was outside at the time. But you're right, they're not from the planet we're on, at least according to the Doctor. Remember, I said he'd not known what they were at all? He always seems to know all the other aliens we've run across. Why wouldn't he know what these ones were too?

[bonnypiperlad]

Well, nothing. [He glances down at the tangled string of lights, then back up at Kay.]

Just some wee beasties we'd just met seem to be overfond of the stuff, that's all. I'd not say it was a problem, so much. These lights might be if I can't get them untangled, though.

[bonnypiperlad]

No, not at all. [He gives the newcomer a grateful look, then turns the tangled ball of lights over in his hand before shaking his head and setting it down. Maybe if he takes a few minutes away from it, it'll be easier to spot an end in all that mess.]

Say, I don't think we've met before. I'm Jamie.

[oliverplus]

[Oliver is slightly abashed] Why not?

Well, not always... [clearly Jamie should meet Four; sometimes Oliver isn't sure if he knows which way is up. then again, half the time he's probably putting that on anyway] So they travelled to that planet somehow, too? [it's been known to happen from time-to-time, after all]

[bonnypiperlad]

I don't see how they could have done. There's some sort of a blockade that's been set up to prevent ships from landing on the planet. Nobody's realized we came in on the TARDIS, so it's not been a problem for us, but those wee beasties would've had to have something similar to have shown up like they did.

And I've the feeling if I go back to get the pipes something's going to wind up happening.

[waterfield]

( did he say aliens? good lord, why? she's doing her best to not scout around for 'wee aliens' with an affliction for coffee and thus far it's working. a good thing too, because the comment he makes about her specifically seeing them sort of raises alarm bells

ignoring said bells, though, she remains behind him for the moment, going unnoticed because it's rather amusing to watch him struggling. her hands are on her hips and her lips are pressed together tightly, though she keeps trying to grin and she's doing her best to withhold from laughing at the boy, she falters and gives a snort at the ongoing battle )

Jamie, for goodness sake, what are you doing?

[oliverplus]

So where'd they--oh. [Oliver stops as one other possibility occurs to him] You don't think they're from here, do you? [now he can understand why Jamie's worried]

[bonnypiperlad]

[Well, he'd relieved finding that she's missed seeing those particular wee beasties, given some of the things that they were saying. He can't imagine hearing their rather...ah...colorful suggestions would go over well with her at all. But since he's not aware of that - or the fact that she's snuck up on him - when she does snort, he startles, surprised.]

Victoria! Ah, I'm...er... Just trying to get these lights untangled, that's all.

[waterfield]

( come now, nothing is set in stone. one never knows when strange little coffee loving addict aliens might show their tine faces again! it might be sooner or later, but when she does meet up with them it will be a hell of a meeting indeed

she gives a laugh at his struggle though )

I can certainly see that. You appear to be losing the battle, though.

( moving closer, she held her hands out to him, wriggling her fingers expectantly for him to hand some of them over to her ) Let me help you.

[bonnypiperlad]

Some sort of merger, maybe? Aye, the thought'd crossed my mind. But I don't know who it'd be with. Or if there's anything else I'd need to worry about.

[He looks around, his lips pressing together.] Mind ye, I don't know if the Plane's going to pull something here again, either. But here at least I can try and make this place nice for Victoria.

[Pulling out a small bird - realistic enough in shape, but sparkly and with a clip attached to its 'feet', he reaches up and holds it in front of a branch thoughtfully.]

I think she'll like this one. What do ye think?

[bonnypiperlad]

[He opens his mouth to protest, then looks down at the lights again. She might very well have a point there.]

Aye, maybe so. [He offers her some of the lights, a rueful expression crossing his face.]

So much for surprising ye with them.

[most_feared]

I can't say I blame 'em. I'd be too. There's a good coffee joke, I'll have to tell you sometime.

[This is a pretty good tangle. He might as well start lending a hand.]

[waterfield]

( smiling, she took the lights and began to fuss about with them to help out. truth be told, she'd never untangled a line of lights before, but it couldn't be that hard, could it?

the comment about it being a surprise for her sort of threw her off and she felt warmth as her cheeks colored ) M, me? A surprise? ( her lips tugged into a small, touched smile ) Jamie... What for?

[hollowly]

[he's smiling back, and then reaching for the tangled mess of lights, already working on trying to get them un-knotted. very carefully, he extracts a length of lights before he speaks up again, having already lost himself to the challenge he's been given.]

Oh, we haven't .. sorry, I'm usually better at introducing myself than this. I'm Sam.

[and he holds a hand out for the other to shake, because that's normal, right? of course it is.]