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Martha Jones (notrosesshadow) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-05-09 09:18:00

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dawn summers, elena gilbert, euphemia li britannia, martha jones, rose, sam winchester

Day 218 Action: Open
Since Rose left to go back to her own apartment and with Ianto and Jack busy doing what she suspected they were doing, Martha had spent quite a bit of time by herself. She'd gone to the one Investigation Team meeting, but mainly stayed to the outskirts watching and observing. Today she was running errands.

Her day started with a trip to the library. After picking up three books, she made her way to the sector three gardens. Martha had taken up meditation, and though she wasn't very good at it yet, it was helping her calm her mind and think through her predicament. If one were to stumble across her at the library, they'd find her in the medical section or the self-help section. In the gardens, she found a quiet spot to meditate. Most noticeable about her were the three lines of stitches on the back of her arm starting near her wrist and disappearing under her sleeve. Second most notable were the books either in her arms or next to her on the ground: two on advanced medical knowledge and a self-help book on losing one's fiance.

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	Good catch. I'm constantly checking rules to make sure I'm OK... notrosesshadow 2013-05-14 04:52 am UTC (link)
	Martha frowned. "No history books? That seems rather absurd. Unless there's things in the books they don't want us knowing. Are the historical fiction books gone too?" Because really, if they're banning history books, they have to ban historical fiction, and then there's hardly any fiction left to read. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	I really should do that more often myself. justexisting 2013-05-14 08:03 pm UTC (link)
	"It does, doesn't it?" But then the bots did a lot of strange things here so maybe it wasn't entirely implausible. "I think you may be on to something there. Perhaps they don't want us to have access to them for that reason." At her second question, Rose paused for a moment. "You know, I never actually checked them." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

notrosesshadow
2013-05-15 02:55 am UTC (link)

"Let's go check!" Martha exclaimed. "Maybe classics? Like Oliver Twist, or Pride and Prejudice, or Little Women." Martha looked for the nearest catalog to start looking.

"Not that it's entirely accurate, and actually the ones written in those periods will be more accurate than anything written from the present, whatever your present may be. But at least it's something..."

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justexisting
2013-05-15 07:43 pm UTC (link)

Her enthusiasm was amusing but it proved to be a good distraction. "No harm in trying, right?" She joined Martha at the catalog to help her.

"My present is the year 2011 so really not that far in the past." Which was a lie because Rose had lived through the periods the books were written in and about, remembering those eras all too clearly. She just didn't want to reveal to Martha what she was.

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	notrosesshadow 2013-05-16 03:07 am UTC (link)
	"You're a couple years ahead of me then," Martha replied. "I'm from 2009." She wasn't really willing to admit she'd been to other eras as well. Though her reasons were different from Rose's. Martha just found that explaining she was a time traveler was sometimes difficult. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	justexisting 2013-05-16 07:59 pm UTC (link)
	"Not too much of a time difference then. I've come to realise that there are people here from the past, possibly even the future. Incredible." Not that Rose has met them all but she was aware of it from others talking about it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2013-05-17 07:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Definitely met one of the ones from the future," Martha said with a smile. "Though he doesn't always talk about it. Haven't met many from the past. At least not from a past distant from mine." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	justexisting 2013-05-17 11:17 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm not sure I would ever want to know about the future," she replied, taking a moment to glance through the books before looking back to her. "Just how far into the future out of curiosity?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2013-05-20 09:34 pm UTC (link)
	Martha smiles. "He says 51st century. I don't mind knowing about it as long as it's not in my lifetime." [Aside from the fact that crossing timelines can be sticky...] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	justexisting 2013-05-21 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	One of her eyebrows raise. "That's quite far ahead from the both of us." Rose could say a lot about the past but that was about it. Another thought occurs to her shortly after she spoke. "He's a time traveller, then?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2013-05-22 03:25 am UTC (link)
	Martha laughs. "A time traveler? Yes... yes I suppose he is. And he's been through so many different times. Definitely an interesting man. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	justexisting 2013-05-22 04:46 pm UTC (link)
	Rose joins in on the laughter. "I met someone here a while ago who said he was a time traveler. Called himself 'The Doctor'. You wouldn't happen to know him, would you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2013-05-23 03:56 pm UTC (link)
	Martha's grin fades just slightly at the name. She didn't get to see him much when he was around, and she really regrets that now that he's gone. But she smiles again and nods. "He was one of my best friends outside this place." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	justexisting 2013-05-24 04:45 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh." She replies quietly, wondering if she should have even mentioned it in the first place. "You might see him again someday. Either in here or back home." Rose hopes that it may be a comfort to her but she wouldn't know for sure until she heard what Martha had to say. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2013-05-27 09:06 pm UTC (link)
	Martha nodded. "Hopefully back home. As much as I'd love to see him here, I also don't want him stuck here. It feels selfish to want him here for comfort. And if I see him back home, it means we got out." Yes, Martha did use the word we. If she found a way out, it would be a way out for everyone and not just herself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

justexisting
2013-05-28 05:12 pm UTC (link)

She understood where she was coming from, even if there was a certain person that Rose would love to see in the prison. Her best friend of five hundred years who was now dead thanks to an Original vampire. "I get what you mean. A lot of people would love to get out of here and I don't blame them." Except she would rather stay because at least she was alive here. "You want to help everyone, don't you?" It was admirable.

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notrosesshadow
2013-05-29 04:11 am UTC (link)

Martha looked confused by the question. "Why wouldn't I? If I found a way out of here and took it for myself, that'd be an awfully selfish way to live. I mean, sure most of the people here have done things that are bad. At least when they read my crimes out, some of them made sense. But I've been atoning for them. And the friends I have here? They have too. To stick us in a prison like this is not helping anyone."

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justexisting
2013-05-29 08:16 pm UTC (link)

She shrugged a little. "Some people aren't that selfless. It's refreshing to see it." Rose would like to think she would share a way out if she discovered it but she wouldn't take advantage of it for herself. "I know that a lot of people don't deserve to be here, some of them are my friends." Rose offered Martha a small smile. "Who knows? Maybe you'll be the one who does find a way out for everyone. You certainly seem to have the drive for it."

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	notrosesshadow 2013-05-31 03:18 am UTC (link)
	Martha looks down as if uncomfortable with the praise. "Well, I have a good network here... and I've met a lot of people who seem to do this too. So between all of us, something should turn up. But I'm sorry, I'm keeping you from your reading." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	justexisting 2013-05-31 07:03 pm UTC (link)
	"What? No. It's okay. I've enjoyed our conversation, Martha. The reading can wait, I've got plenty of time." Rose grants her a reassuring smile. It was always nice to meet new people in the prison and hear their stories. "I'd like to continue it some other time." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2013-06-03 05:01 pm UTC (link)
	Martha nods. "I'd love to continue it later. It was good meeting you Rose." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	justexisting 2013-06-03 08:18 pm UTC (link)
	"You too, Martha. I'll see you some other time." With a soft smile she gives her a wave before heading down another part of the library. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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