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Jareth (goblin_king) wrote in labyrinth_rpg,
@ 2009-03-22 20:29:00

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armand, arrival, caspian, cathal, cimorene, claudia, complete, day four, edward cullen, faith lehane, gabrielle, giselle, hermione granger, ianto jones, jack harkness, jareth, juniper golding, legolas greenleaf, mercy thompson, ned the piemaker, nymphadora tonks, olive snook, pandora, robin of locksley, rose tyler, sarah williams, schuldig, severus snape, tara maclay, the doctor, willow rosenberg, xena, yaten kou, yuna

Who: Jareth and everyone!
When: Day Four, evening
What: The King 'invites' everyone to his masque...
Where: Jareth's castle
Rating: Anywhere from G to R, I suppose
Status: Complete

It had been raining earlier in the day, but it had cleared up a short time ago. Jareth looked out the window of his massive ballroom, empty for now, and felt a little bit disoriented by the fact that the Labyrinth had just disappeared. Of course, he'd made it happen, but it had been a long time since he'd felt so exposed. But he couldn't very well have people needing to wander through the Labyrinth, could he? And the two who had been running it had been transported to the castle already, and he knew from the screams of rage that they were being dressed at this very moment.

The king smiled and turned away from the window, checking out his ballroom. It was quite spectacular, with a large orchestra pit, many snack tables, and, of course, lots of empty space for dancing. This, he figured, would be a night to remember. He snapped his fingers and peered into the crystal that appeared there, scrying on each and every person he'd brought to the Underground. Some, he knew wouldn't come on their own, and he sent crystals floating out to ensare them. Of course, some might just be strong enough to resist that pull, so he had goblins standing by to bring others in. Whether willing or not, everyone would be attending, he'd seen to that.

Dressed in his finery, with an evil looking mask in the guise of a leering demon, he walked over to his throne. Draping himself casually over it, he waited. People would be arriving anytime, now. He didn't fool himself for a moment that some wouldn't take this chance to attack him, which was why he wasn't precisely there. Anyone who tried to attack him, he knew, would find their useless effort wasted against what was no more than a projected image.

He gestured, and a goblin slave brought him a glass of wine. This, he was convinced, was going to be a night to remember.

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plusone
2009-04-01 12:36 pm UTC (link)

Rose lifted an eyebrow, oblivious to his line of reasoning. She knew him well enough to know something was up, but she also knew that in this place and in their strange circumstances, something could be anything. Instead, she found the little joke rather amusing. Laughing, she shook her head. "Course not, don't be ridiculous, you're lucky she even lets your name be said, let alone name the baby that! No, they named him Tony, it was the only thing they could both agree on."

Course, she hadn't planned on letting him know he'd been public enemy number one around the Tyler house for a fair bit, either. It hadn't been his fault she'd had to be left behind and it definitely wasn't his fault she now took the riskiest missions offered. That part was entirely her.

He looked so...normal. Somehow, a part of her had thought if she didn't find him in time, he'd look different. Regenerated, maybe, or maimed or...or something. But he was definitely the same man, and she absently reached out, touching his cheek briefly. "Yeah, I definitely know. We talked for a while. Since, y'know, someone we both happen to care a great deal about neglected to mention that Jack might still be alive." And, whild she'd been furious when she'd found out, she couldn't be now. Not with him in front of her, real and solid and just complete. "God, it's really you. Forget me, all that, what in this universe have you been up to?" Her hand dropped relatively quickly, however, when she remembered the last time she'd seen him, she'd been blubbering her feelings out on that blasted beach.

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timelordlastof
2009-04-01 07:54 pm UTC (link)

The Doctor laughed, glad she hadn't caught that properly. This was one of the times that he definitely wouldn't look at her like she'd dribbled down her shirt. "Jackie loves me, I don't know what you're talking about," he teased, preening. "So she's good then? And Mickey and Pete?" he inquired. Sure, he knew the answer, but still, it was polite, right? And seeing as how he was walking on eggshells trying to not foul things up completely, he made an uncharacteristic effort to be polite.

His eyes closed briefly when she brushed his cheek, and the Doctor let out a little sigh. "Yeah, sorry about that. In my defense, I didn't see Jack again for a good year after that bit, and well..." he shrugged. "I regenerated, and we were busy," he grinned. That had always been the case, it seemed. No time for idle chatter when you're saving the world, after all. Then again, with the gob he had on him, fitting it in shouldn't have been that bit of a problem. "Truth is, I wasn't ready to accept Jack at that point, Rose. He's...wrong. I'm alright with it now, but he's still wrong." He laughed. "You should have seen the TARDIS try and shake him when the fool jumped and hung on to the outside. Went all the way to the end of the universe trying to shake him loose.

"Oh, you know. Saving the world, righting wrongs, getting in trouble," he smiled. The details, of course, weren't all that important. He caught her hand as it fell and stood up. "I think I still owe you a dance, Miss Tyler," he offered, helping her to her feet and leading her out onto the floor. With a big sweeping movement, he swung her out and then back in, holding her close to his chest, just happy to have her there.

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plusone
2009-04-01 09:18 pm UTC (link)

Correction, Jackie liked him. Jackie tolerated him because her daughter loved him dearly and her life had often been in his hands. And sometimes, every once in a while, Rose really did believe her mum had grown to care for the Time Lord. Mickey had, and if anyone had a reason not to, it was him. So it stood to reason that Jackie cared more than Rose suspected. It was just hard to tell when her mum was pleading with her to move on.

Still, he'd asked. "They're doing well," she told him, leaving out the part where they were all trying to talk sense into her and get her away from her 'impossible mission'. "They never thought I'd see you again," she added with a wry laugh. "Told them stupid laws of dimensions wouldn't stop me. Course..." She waved a hand around the room carelessly and shrugged. "This? Wasn't exactly what I had in mind." Still, she'd met some incredible people, found Jack alive and well, and now this. Being swept off her feet, quite literally, by the man she'd grown to care for more than any other.

Rose accepted the offered hand, grinning widely. Oh, it'd probably make her cry later, once she was alone and all the feelings and emotions the night had dredged up were allowed to wash over her. But for the moment, she was back in his arms, where she belonged. "Hmm, and to think you once told me you couldn't dance," she teased, nestling into him happily. "When do I break it to Jack that he no longer has the best dance moves here? He was so proud of it, too." The fabric of the tuxedo jacket was smooth, much softer than that of the trench he usually wore. She wondered, briefly, if he still had it. Who was she kidding, of course he did, it was the Janis Joplin one! "You look rather dashing in a tux, too, have I ever told you?"

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timelordlastof
2009-04-02 10:43 am UTC (link)

The Doctor smiled softly, and reached up to brush a lock of her pretty blonde hair behind her ear. "I didn't think I would either," he admitted in a quiet voice, and then chuckled at her resilience, grinning in a very egotistical way, making fun of her without having to say anything about it at all. She had created her little dimension cannon, and it had worked better than anyone could have ever hoped. And he'd done the same thing. Made fun of her. "It's not a terrible place," he said with a shrug. "I'd still like the option to leave though," the Doctor grumbled. He felt so...ordinary, being stuck here without a working TARDIS.

The Doctor laughed at her teasing of Jack. "I don't know, but make sure I'm there for it. The look on his face would be priceless," he chuckled, shaking his head. Wrong or not, he did care for Jack. He was a good man, and they'd been through far too much together for the Doctor to not cherish his friend.

"And you..." he said with an impressed shake of his head, spinning her out before pulling her back in tight against him, unwilling to have her out of his arms for more than a few seconds at a time. "You look absolutely breathtaking, Rose. Even for a human," he added on with a little teasing wrinkle of his nose. He was so torn. Try his best to keep Rose's personal timeline intact, or go with his gut? It was stressing him out, and he didn't like being stressed out. He didn't operate well that way. The song ended and the Doctor didn't move his arms from around Rose. "Want to get out of here?" he suggested, searching her eyes.

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plusone
2009-04-02 12:45 pm UTC (link)

He'd answered one of her many unasked questions; he was trapped there as much as any of them. The TARDIS was stuck, and it was such a rare thing that it made her pause, if only for a second. Again, she wondered what sort of creature Jareth had to be to control one of the most ancient beings in existence. She'd seen the TARDIS trapped only once before, and it was when it had crashed them into the dimension where she was currently living. Well, where she was living when not being kidnapped by flamboyant goblins.

But thoughts of solving their current mystery slipped, at least temporarily, from Rose's mind at his compliment. She flushed slightly, but grinned and rolled her eyes playfully at the added comment. He'd told her that before, going back as far as when she'd first met him. The dress she'd worn back then had actually been similar in nature, though much later in style. If she'd known all she had to do was dress like some old-fashioned princess to get his attention, she might've tried much sooner. "I have gotten a glance or two," she told him with a smug smile. "Course, now that I have you on my arm, I'm getting quite a few more." No, she wasn't flirting, of course not, that would just be silly.

Well. Okay, maybe a bit. But she had lost time to make up for!

At his suggestion, her smile turned a bit shy, but Rose nodded. There was too much to talk about to be surrounded by all those people. That and, well, he really was getting the appreciative look or two. Selfish though it might be, she'd fought too long and too hard for this moment to share it with anyone, even others feeling as stranded as she was. Even Jack wasn't allowed to ruin this moment for her.

She slipped her hand in his, twining their fingers together as she has countless numbers of times in the past. "Where to, Sir Doctor? She's here, then? The TARDIS? Would it be... I mean, could I see her?" Rose wasn't entirely sure when she'd picked up his habit of addressing the wooden box as a female of her own identity, but it hadn't taken her long.

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