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Dorothy "Ace" Gale McShane (timevigilante) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2008-07-06 19:24:00

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ace, complete, day 6, the doctor

Day Six
Who: Ace & The Doctor
When: evening
What: fireworks...
Where: by the lake
Rating: G - PG for swearing maybe
Status: Complete

She was starting to like this planet -- just a little bit. A lot actually. Not to say she wanted to stay indefinitely, but she could keep herself occupied for some time if the planet continued to provide her with chemicals and substances of various explosive qualities from any planet she could think of. Chemicals she'd never been able to get her hands on before. Not to mention any kind of equipment she needed.

Of course, she probably looked more then a little goofy wheeling a little red wagon full of god knows what across the grounds, but she figured she shouldn't play with her new things in doors. Ace didn't want to accidentally blow the resort up. So she set up by the lake -- far enough away that people wouldn't be hurt, horses wouldn't be spooked, and if anything went wrong there was loads of water around. A small fold out table, two small burners, glass bottles of different colored liquids, blocks of X-27 (her favorite; an alien type of C-4...only better) and things she didn't even recognize.

The brunette was a self taught chemist. Perhaps not very safe, but she was very clever. Setting down a few marble sized explosives, her very own nitro9 (more like nitro-422, she was forever improving it, but nitro9 just had such a nice ring to it.) to compare with whatever she made.

It had been light out when she started, but when it came to explosives time just flew by so quickly. As much as she would've liked to continue -- she'd made it this long without incident, but playing with explosives at night would just be pushing her luck. Ace opted to finish playing with this last one before packing up, and wouldn't it just be her luck that this one would backfire on her. She was chucked back a few feet with the tips of her bangs singed a bit and her left hand a bit burnt, but otherwise unharmed and witness to an interesting display of fire works. The X-27, a touch of astrolite, and some red liquid she didn't recognize didn't just burst into flame -- it rocketed up in to the sky and exploded, sending down a shower of red, gold, and yellow sparks. Very pretty but with the potential to be very harmful if not for the force shield generator on her wrist to keep them from touching her, and with it she was able to bandage up her hand and watched the fireworks safely enough.

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timevigilante
2008-08-14 11:30 pm UTC (link)

"Sure is. I woke up this morning with all of this laid out on my desk for me." She grinned, moving to put some of the more volatile chemicals out of the way. The planet was taking very good care of her aside from the whole being a prison thing.

"You know I found an old Hard Rock Cafe t-shirt in the wardrobe here, from Ice World where we met." Ace had lost her original one, but found a lot of her favorite clothes were here, or copies of them anyway. "It was nice, but still kind of unnerving, you know -- that this planet thing can get even tiny details like that out of your head. I'm not used to things with this kind of power not trying to kill me." She said while packing up her things into the little red wagon.

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notginger
2008-08-16 02:51 pm UTC (link)

"Well, aren't you lucky?" he laughed. The planet sure knew how to keep its guests happy, but something about it just seemed to sinister to the Doctor.

"It can be a little unnerving. Our room has a TARDIS-like hum... and every time I want something it just seems to be in the first place I look. It's... disturbing," he agreed, shaking his head a little. He wasn't content to just accept these facts like most of the residents seemed to be. Sentient planets were one thing, psychic and verging on magical planets were another.

"I'm quite lucky that I've got the TARDIS with me, even if she is a bit useless at the moment. It's nice to have the original copy of everything with me. I did half wonder what the planet would do if I just refused to leave the ship. Might get bored and kick me off the planet," he laughed, gently placing some of the bottles back into her little wagon. "Mind you, I won't risk it. They might just take her off me, and we can't have that."

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timevigilante
2008-08-18 09:59 pm UTC (link)

"I don't know that I'd say lucky. The planet is just smart enough to keep me happy." Ace grinned. "We both know what happens to things I don't like." She stated with a quick look to the explosives, and an amused smile playing across her lips.

"I don't think it would take her away. The planet seems to be all about keeping us happy." She doubted he would stay in the TARDIS for good anyways, way to restless and curious for that. Ace couldn't stay holed up like that either, not even with a room full of explosives to play with, one place for too long was maddening.

She folded up the small table and fastened it on top of the wagon again with little bungee cords, and grabbing the handle. "You heading back to the TARDIS, or going back towards the dorms with me?" The brunette asked.

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notginger
2008-08-19 09:25 am UTC (link)

"I do actually wonder what the planet would do if we just started some sort of rebellion," he said thoughtfully. "I imagine the golems would... do something," he finished, not really certain what to suggest the golems might actually do.

"Well, I'd certainly hope not." She was right, though. he was far too curious to figure out the planet to spend all his time locked inside the TARDIS. "You know, they can sort of indicate yes and no. I wonder if we could just figure out the right way to ask we might get somewhere," he suggested. It would take a long time, but if they worked on shifts they might eventually get something useful. "I don't know, but if I can't get her shifting, we're definitely taking a bike ride out into that desert!" he grinned; if the planet thought unfavourable conditions would stop him exploring, it was sadly mistaken.

"Uuh... we could head to the TARDIS, see if that weapon store of yours is still there. You can shove this stuff in there, if you like," he suggested.

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timevigilante
2008-08-20 06:15 pm UTC (link)

"I do too, but I think I'll give it a while before causing any trouble. See if something happens." She still wondered why they were brought here, surely not just to populate the place? Maybe after enough people were here the planet would give them some indication of what it really wanted.

"You think they can write? Give 'em a pad and paper or a keyboard, and we could get decent answers?" She added, not sure what level of intelligence these things had, but figured chances were that it was linked to the planet somehow which would imply some power of thought at least. "I'm up for a ride in the desert, no problem." Ace grinned, almost laughing at the idea of him hanging on to her on the back of the bike.

"Good idea. I'll have all this for later too, if we get to leave." She headed towards the TARDIS with him.

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notginger
2008-08-26 01:59 pm UTC (link)

"Sometimes keeping a low profile is the best option, but I can't say I'm too skilled at such techniques," he reminded her; he was actually impressed he'd not drawn too much attention to himself as of yet.

"I have no idea, but it would certainly be worth trying. I suppose they can understand us after all. If not write, maybe they could sketch. We could get information pictionary style," he suggested; it was intended as a joke, but he supposed it wasn't too far fetched at all.

"Excellent. Maybe I'll get out my old leather jacket especially for your amusement," he teased, poking her lightly in the ribs.

"Ah, yes. A lovely present for our friends from Skaro," he grinned, leading the way back to the TARDIS, just like old times.

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timevigilante
2008-08-27 11:57 pm UTC (link)

"Don't need to tell me that." She said, remembering all to well. They could never just blend in, avoid trouble, when they'd been traveling. Granted, it was easier here where everyone was completely out of place.

She chuckled at the idea of pictionary with the golems, not sure if it would actually work, but it was an amusing enough thought either way. There was no harm in trying either.

"As great as that would be, don't you think a leather jacket is a bit much for a trip through the desert?" She raised a brow curiously as he poked her, some of these new quirks of his were kind of weird, and so different from what she was used to. Sure, he'd been a little weird before too, playing the spoons, and tapping her nose, but he seemed a lot more open and immature then before.

"Speaking of presents, I've got one for you in my bike." It was a small thing, but she was sure he would appreciate it far more then she did. Her bike still rested beside the TARDIS anyways, so she could get it for him on the way.

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notginger
2008-09-04 06:59 pm UTC (link)

"Hey, I haven't done too badly so far!" he insisted, pretending to be insulted by her lack of faith but... not quite managing it. "It's quite easy here. Although I'm already getting sick of explaining my name," he added, scrunching up his nose slightly. Really, he was quite used to people being confused by his title, but having met so many people so quickly just seemed to emphasise the issue.

He narrowed his eyes, taking in her logical comment on the jacket. "You know, I never really thought of it that way. Used to wear the thing everywhere, but you know what I get like with my outfits," he said with a little smile. "It's massive on me now, anyway," he shrugged.

"Oh, really? Aww, I love presents!" he grinned, a little skip in his step.

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timevigilante
2008-09-04 07:59 pm UTC (link)

"You could just start going by Smith again." She suggested. It was a generic name, but people were likely to accept it a little easier then just 'the Doctor.'

"Yeah. Did I mention how glad I was this regeneration has better taste in clothes? Even if the old question mark pullover kinda grew on me." Ace was surprised at how normal he looked. She'd seen his wardrobe, the ridiculous clothes housed there, and his suit was surprisingly tame. "Maybe you can just show me the jacket some time."

Ace grinned at his reaction, and tried to remember where exactly on her bike the gift was. Eventually they reached the TARDIS, her motorcycle parked beside it. The brunette opened the storage bag on the back, sifting through it, and pulling out a number of things. "I can never find anything in here." She commented, reaching deep in the bag (which was bigger on the inside, of course.) "Ah ha!"

"Okay, so it's little and silly, but if anyone can appreciate that sort of thing it's you." Ace pulled out a book (The Time Machine because it seemed appropriate) and opened it to where a Schlenk Blossom was pressed flat between the pages. She offered the book with the flower to him.

"A little piece of Gallifrey. Leela picked it while we were there, whims of pregnant women, I guess...She gave it to me before we left. I'm glad I kept it now." She couldn't bring back his home, but the small flower would likely mean a lot more to him then it would to her, laying in her motorcycle. After all this, knowing what she did, when Ace got home she considered trying to find her old Doctor and taking him up on the offer of attending the academy. Being a Time Lord (Lady, whatever) seemed awful stuffy to her, but at least that way he wouldn't be alone after the Time War. (She didn't even bother entertaining the idea that she could stop that war.)

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notginger
2008-09-05 01:12 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, it might be the easiest option," he agreed; it was an incredibly boring name, but it did help him blend in most of the time.

"Oh, right! Yeah, pretty sharp, eh?" he commented, giving her a cheesy wink. "Even if I do get funny looks for going fishing in a suit," he grinned. The planet would have to work harder than that to get him out of his beloved suit. "I will. It was all quite tame for me, that particular regeneration. No bright colours or anything!" he explained, as if such a thing was almost unthinkable... which is sort of was given his record. "Between you and me... I was a moody bugger sometimes. Terribly big nose," he added with a disgusted expression. "And ears," he added after a pause.

He watched with curiosity as Ace rummaged through her bag in search of his present. As she presented it to him, a slow smile spread across his face; not the manic grin of before, but something more subtle and touched. "Oh, Ace! That's so..." he trailed off, as she passed the book and flower to him. "Thank you," he said simply, failing to finish his sentence, almost afraid he'd get ridiculously sentimental over something so small.

"It's just like end of the book, too. When he's got the flowers the time traveler brought back. To witness that even when mind and strength had gone, gratitude and a mutual tenderness still lived on in the heart of man," he quoted, clearly having read the book one too many times.

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timevigilante
2008-09-05 02:05 pm UTC (link)

"You sat still long enough to go fishing?" She teased. "No bright colors on this one either. Finally acting your age?" Ace had no doubt he was still as eccentric as always, it just wasn't so outwardly obvious anymore. She supposed it made sense though, especially the last regeneration being all moody -- what could you expect from someone who had lost his home, friends, family. (Though Ace had to say that his family hadn't been the greatest in her opinion.)

Smiling softly at he took the book, she was definitely glad she hadn't tossed out that old flower. After all, Ace wasn't the sort to keep girly things like that typically, but it was one of the little nick-knacks she kept to remind her of the Doctor. (Leela, Romana, and the others of well too.) "Your welcome. That's what I'm here for, taking care of my daft old Professor."

Ace shrugged at the quote. She'd only read the book once before, so she'd actually forgotten that little extra thing at the end, but it made it a little more fitting. She moved back to pull her little red wagon into the TARDIS, looking forward to seeing her old weapons store, even if they'd probably all be outdated by now.

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notginger
2008-09-06 03:30 pm UTC (link)

"They forced me to," he explained. there was pretty much no way he'd go fishing voluntarily. "I don't see how it's fun or entertaining. You sit there for ages getting leg cramp and sunburn," he whined, apparently still not quite over the injustice of it all. "Plus, I threw my fish back because I felt guilty!" he said, rather exasperated by the whole experience.

"What would I do without you, eh?" he asked, giving her a sort of affectionate nudge with his shoulder. he placed the blossom carefully between the pages of the book once more and followed her into the TARDIS.

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timevigilante
2008-09-07 09:11 pm UTC (link)

"Oh yeah? That was the day I showed up then. I had to go white water rafting. Met an elf." She chuckled, pleased that at least her mandatory activity was more interesting then his had been. It was also kind of funny to think of him throwing a fish back cause he felt bad, hell she could almost picture him apologizing to the thing.

"You went and got killed three times." Ace answered as they entered the TARDIS, and she led the way to her old weapons store. It was only a few doors down from her old room, and stepping inside -- it was pretty empty. The wagon of chemicals and toys would help fix that but still. She had more weapons in her bike then this. Most of it was explosives, her nitro9, a few souvenirs from their run-ins with Daleks, Cybermen, Cheetah people, her old bat that the Doctor had dipped in the Hand of Omega, and a big ol' gun she'd stolen off the U.N.I.T guys.

"Score." She grinned and took the old bat from it's place on the wall. Though she did stop to stare sadly at the broken old spear that used to belong to Karra, and the knife the master had used to kill her -- She barely knew the Cheetah woman, but she still felt that connection now and then, somewhere buried inside her was a link to her old 'sister.'

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