The Doctor Arrives (again)

[thelastgallifreyan]

Who: The Doctor and You
Where: Standard Plaza Drop
When: Late Morning, just before Noon, November 24th
Style: Brackets preferred but I'll match
Status: OPEN

[A rather damp man in a tweed dress jacket and red bow-tie suddenly appears in the plaza next to the corral.

He spins around quickly, observing and taking in the scene before him in a rush of information.

He runs his hand through his hair nervously only to discover that it is wet.]

I'm wet. [He brings his hand down from his head and inspects it. Sniffs it. Then tastes it.]

Correction. [He looks down at the rest of himself and flaps his jacket out a few times as if to get rid of the excess liquid. He begins to straighten his bow-tie.] I'm soaked... [There is a pause.] with salt-water.

And I'm inside a bubble under an ocean next to an enormous piece of coral.

Ooookay. [He claps his hands together and tilts his head to one side and then the other.]

No TARDIS in sight. [He checks his pockets.] Sonic accounted for, that's good. [He removes his sonic screwdriver and takes a reading. There is a green light and an electric buzzing noise for a few seconds. It turns off and he flips the device up to his eyes to inspect the data.]

Well I haven't mis-aimed. There is certainly something odd about this place.

[He places the sonic screwdriver back in his waterlogged pocket.]

So here's a question. [He continues to talk to himself and walks in a semi-circle around the coral.]

Why does this feel oddly familiar?

Comments

[shirleyhopeful]

[She already told one other person that she was a Ferines but that was about it. She never mentioned that she was the Merines but it seemed like the Doctor might have picked up it. What other Ferines had the powers like her? She let out a mumble before she started talking]

I suppose being a time traveler, you have seen everything.

Well, most of my race has blue eyes. But yes, you are right, I'm not human. I'm a Ferines. [And leaving the blond hair and the fact that she's the Merines out for now]

[thelastgallifreyan]

Ferines... Ferines...

[He repeats the phrase trying to place it. He knows a lot of different races but he can't place this one.]

Doesn't ring a bell.

Yes, I'm a Time Lord. Yes, I'm a time traveler. but that doesn't mean I've seen everything. The universe is a big place with lots of interesting things in it just waiting to be discovered.

Okaaay, maybe I've seen a lot more of it than any other being around, but no - not everything. What would be the point in traveling be then? It would be so boooring. [He makes an exaggerated face then smiles.]

So Shirley Fennes, who exactly are you?

[shirleyhopeful]

The people of the Ferines look a like humans but they can breathe underwater...and create artes. But...most Orerines are able to do that too.

[And that's all she's giving away.]

Hm, sounds like you have been on quite a lot of adventures! It must be really exciting to see what the universe has to offer for you! It can't be boring if it's high action involved!

[Pause]

I'm a Ferines, nothing more.

[thelastgallifreyan]

[The Doctor smiles, it's more information than many races will reveal in polite conversation.]

So Vatheon is a Ferines city then? Who are the Orerines?

[shirleyhopeful]

Uh...I-I suppose in a sense! But we breath underwater, we don't need anything a barrier to cover us!

And Orerines are those who can't breath underwater? They're just about as human as anyone else?

[thelastgallifreyan]

So you both live here in harmony then. I think that is just wonderful.

[He smiles.

He's erroneously concluded that Ferines and Orerines are the only people who live here in the underwater bubble and that the Ferines are responsible for its construction - providing a place for some Orerines to peacefully coexist with them in the water.]

[shirleyhopeful]

Yes, at least, I hope so. [She wasn't sure how to explain that back home, her people wanted to kill the Orerines off and she was the one to do it. Yeah, that's for another time]

But I think you're mistaken. I...think the people living here are a little bit different from the Ferines. I can't explain it but we're not really in charge of building this.

[thelastgallifreyan]

Oh... sorry. I just assumed... water people... underwater city...

[He intertwines his fingers as he puts his hands together and holds them in front of himself.]

Take a try. [At explaining, that is.]

[shirleyhopeful]

It's okay, I don't mind! I just don't want to take the credit for all the work they did!

[Shirley wasn't sure what he was trying to do but she's going to follow through]

Like this?

[thelastgallifreyan]

[He blinks a little... then laughs.

Taste of his own medicine!]

That's good, that's very good.

[He shakes a finger at her.]

I meant if you could try to explain what is going on down here in this lovely city if it isn't all Ferines and Orerines.

[shirleyhopeful]

Oh, how silly of me!

I don't know much about Vatheon but I do know it's controlled by a God of sorts here and that sometimes, it likes to create certain events because it's bored.

[thelastgallifreyan]

[Silly of her?! She's positively serious by comparison to the Doctor.]

A god?

[He looks a little skeptical.]

[shirleyhopeful]

Yes, they're the ones who bought you here.

[Uh...]

You don't have to believe me if you don't want to but um...

[thelastgallifreyan]

A bored god sounds a bit dangerous.

[He's been to many places where superstition has built up around powerful beings. None of them have been real 'gods'. Shirley seems like a nice girl though, and he's not going to argue.]

What kind of events are going on?

[Solving mysterious events created by gods is one of the top things on his hobby list.]

[shirleyhopeful]

It can be...

[Shirley isn't going to argue that Gods aren't real in some way but she'll keep her mouth shut]

But usually these events range from something really silly to something...really dangerous. It just depends on what he wants to do.

[thelastgallifreyan]

And you're okay with that?

[shirleyhopeful]

Well...it depends on what he wants to do really.

I'm not happy with it and I want to find an exit but...

[thelastgallifreyan]

So that's exactly what we'll do.

I can't have a giant coral controlling my life and keeping me prisoner. No matter how cool it is.

[shirleyhopeful]

Then...do you have any idea on what we should do right now?

[thelastgallifreyan]

Well... no. Not yet.

But I'm working on it! I just need to figure out what exactly is going on down here.

[He rubs his hands together in anticipation.]

[shirleyhopeful]

...It sounds like you're very excited about this kind of thing, Doctor...

[You know speaking of which]

I don't think I ever met a doctor like you before.

[thelastgallifreyan]

That's it. Just 'the Doctor'.

I do this kind of thing all the time. It's what I do.

[shirleyhopeful]

Sounds like it's quite an adventure...aren't there anything that you might be scared of? Or even worried?

[thelastgallifreyan]

Me?! Scared? Pfff. [He smiles and waves the question off. Perhaps a little too quickly and eagerly.]

Not when you've been through as much as I have.

[His casual attitude fades.]

Plenty to be worried about though.

[shirleyhopeful]

You never know, there's some things that might scare someone! I haven't seen as much as you have but I know that seeing spiders can get me a little scared!

[hur hur hur]

What do you mean?