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[onerthes]

[A tinny man's voice gives what is clearly a default answer machine message. Vira-Lorr is still figuring the phone out it seems.]
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[borntolove]

^{(After worm adventure the following morning)}

Thank you for help saving Rose.

She means a lot to me.

[onerthes]

I had a feeling, call it a hunch.

But you're quite welcome, though it was a moment of enlightened self interest as well. I wasn't quite in the mood to become worm food, after all. [She was managing to laugh right now. It helped a lot to have a day to recover.]

[borntolove]

[There's a very wide grin because what it away?]

Whatever the case. Thank you.

[The smile becoming more of a line face and seems to be staring at nothing in particular and then looks dead serious in Vira's eyes]

Promise me - if Rose does die - [a pause] That you will do everything in your power to stop me.

[onerthes]

I... you know, we're still getting to know each other, but yes. I'll promise to do what I can to stop you from doing something Rose would probably be upset if you did. I have a feeling I can pin down what that might be.

...we should talk about death in this place, I think. Another day. When you're not worried about each other.

[Pause. Uh. You know what? yeah, after their few conversations? She's going to ask, because she's slightly curious.]

Would you forgive a slightly personal question, Doctor?

[borntolove]

[A silent 'thank you' with relief in his face - usually, he's okay. Usually, he can sit on this inner beast of himself but sometimes - sometimes snaps like a rubber band and doesn't think. Turns off what is right and wrong and just does and Rose being eaten by a giant worm is one of those times.

Then a nod about talking about death; though he has gathered some information about it here and there]

What?

[Is the cautious remark]

[onerthes]

Mmm, are the two of you lovers, or just extremely good friends? You don't have to answer if you'd rather not. But, after that day and seeing you two together, I was a little curious.

[Certainly, she could see extremely good friends or lovers both having reason to flip the fuck out if the other died. Family too. But part of her felt like it might be a good idea to be certain of the dynamic there. It could affect how he might react to threats to Rose.]

[borntolove]

[Ten body jerks uneasy for a moment he's not sure how to answer that per say. Lovers imply a sexual relationship and where it's been intimate with Rose having seen him regenerate and snogging - it hasn't been the definition of sexual relationship per say; at least involving genitals but being seen regenerated by someone and tossing the random dice to something a younger body and taking her eyes is debatablely sexual in a non-traditional sense. The Doctor pops his mouth in thought]

We're mates.

[Which take that as you will]

[onerthes]

[She'd met brits, so 'mates' could mean one of two things to her, but she was going to assume that it was the closer of the two until something proved otherwise. Giggling a little, she rested her chin on her knuckles and bobbed her head briefly.]

Then I am glad that the two of you have each other here, rather than having to be apart, even if this place is awful. It's hard to deal with alone.

[borntolove]

Oh, it's not so bad here. A just a bit of trouble in-between.

[Is the cheeky remark. The only awful thing is staying in one place and no Tardis and then a silent and strong, 'thank you' because the month without Rose was hard. Though he does miss Natasha]

[onerthes]

It hasn't been too bad lately, at least until the dream world in the dream, where I'm unsure what the point is other than to make glowing coins? Maybe we'll get to buy a ticket home with them?

[She doubted it.]

But it's much easier to at least have someone you trust. That much I know.

[borntolove]

[Ten blows his cheeks in frusration]

Have you ever read Charles Dicken's A Christmas Story? In that the main character Scrooge is also buried with one coin each eye. In some Earth mythology that goes back centuries, they believed that a coin in each eye was to be buried with the dead or you couldn't pay Charon the boatman who would ferry the dead across the river Styx and then you were doomed to stay on the shore of Hades for ever.

No. Don't think it's a way home but it is paying for something.

[There's a cheeky grin about Rose and how it is easier with her here now]

Hope we can bring the same to you.

[onerthes]

I have not, but that's ... both a little disturbing and at the same time I suppose it makes some sense. At least as far as old legends go. I wonder who our Charon will be.

[She bobbed her head in response to the other comment. She was relatively sure that she was already glad to have met them both.]

[borntolove]

You should. Charles Dickens, Shakesphere and J.K. Rowling absolutely brilliant writers!

[A mouth pop, he'd say go to the library sadly the books there are weird]

I could recite it. Know his books by heart. And the Muppet version.

[A pause and more serious note]

Could be a what with this place.

[Then on a more happy note]

I'm glad, me too.

[onerthes]

I will take your word for...

...

What exactly is a Muppet?

[borntolove]

A clever puppet.

[Clever reply]

[onerthes]

Oh, a puppet show? Interesting. I haven't seen one here [And she feared the idea of it after the clowns.] but I think I would be interested in hearing a little of this car...

...

It doesn't involve a fat man in a red suit, does it?

[borntolove]

Sort of - thar televised puppet shows with the puppets with a vast height range and the group of them have adventures and the majority are anthropomorphism creatures.

Christmas Carol - No. Takes place at Christmas a very old human tradition. Has to do with greedy human and haunting visits from the spirits at Christmas.

Why, what's wrong with Santa Claus?

[onerthes]

I'm afraid much of your explanation makes little sense, but it still sounds like it was fun. And yes, hauntings sound nothing like this strange "Claus" figure. I'm afraid the stories I've heard of that one, while cute, make very little sense to me.

This sounds like a morality play of sorts. That I understand.

[borntolove]

It's Muppets. Not supposed to make sense. [Cheeky chin] That and something created by human beings who are extremely remarkable with being creative.

Well, Santa Claus is complicated. Thar was a person called Saint Nicholas who was known long after his death of being generous to the poor. Practically to the children.

Then in 1823, Clement Clake Moore, wrote his famous poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas that he wrote based on all sorts of lore around the Earth and different cultures which became Santa Claus.

Humans are remarkable and thar creativity.

[There's a head nod and The Doctor looks more serious and clears his voice which changes to story mode]

Marelely was dead to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker and the chief moaner. Scrooge signed it. And Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he choose to put his hand too. Old Marelely was as dead as a door nail....

fast-forwarding to avoid copyright laws! Hehe

[onerthes]

Ah, so it is like that then. I see. Interesting...

[When he started in, however, she went silent and started to listen to the story with almost rapt attention. Honestly? The story was interesting, even if she had to think about a couple things while he went through the tale, occasionally asking him to pause so she could figure out a word for things she had no knowledge of.

When the story came to an end, likely hours later, she was sighing.]

mmmm I owe you a drink for this. Thank you. You did help make my day there. Far more than thanks for you...for our friend, mmm? But, perhaps you should rest your voice?

Re: fast-forwarding to avoid copyright laws! Hehe

[borntolove]

[As The Doctor tells the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge - does a narrater voice, a Scrooge voice, ghost Marley voice, and some other voices. Which he may be trying to show off his vocals.

At the end there's a rather cheeky grin and Father Christmas twinkle in those eyes. Which then becomes a bit of a cute pout]

You don't want to hear the song?

[Which someone had been resisting adding the Scrooge song from The Muppets into the actual novel]

[onerthes]

[She blinked. Song? He had mentioned nothing about a song. Oh yes, yes she was absolutely asking for htis. Why not hold on a little longer.]

Oh, by all means. We've com this far. How could I resist?

[borntolove]

[There's a huge grin from The Doctor before clearing his throat and sings in his voice a certain song and completely enjoying himself doing so]

[onerthes]

[Blink blink. Well he certainly was having fun wasn't he? She wasn't about to stop that, and when he finished, she grinned and clapped her hands.]

The perfect character for a morality play. Thank you, Doctor.

[borntolove]

[Suggestive eye wink. Take it as you will]