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Ayla of No People (_ayla_) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2008-06-13 09:35:00

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ayla, complete, day 3, group activity, john crichton, miguel alvarez, the doctor

Day 3- Fishing
Who: Ayla, John, The Doctor and Miguel
What: Fishing
When: Morning, after breakfast
Where: The Dock/The Lake
Rating: R for nudity
Status: Complete!

Ayla had decided to stay away from the foyer this morning. She didn't want the responsibility of greeting anyone else. It was too hard to explain to new people what had happened to them. There were others that did a much better job of it. Giselle made it look downright easy. So, Ayla figured if she didn't see the flashing light of the new keys, she didn't have to greet anyone.

She went through the back door of the kitchen for some breakfast, and then headed out to see about Whinney and Racer. Both horses nickered when she neared and she began to speak to them in a combination of verbal and sign language. "Good morning, Whinney." When she said the mare's name word, it came out as more of a horse whinney than a name. "Good morning, Racer." She patted the dark steppe horse on his neck and hugged both animals. Whinney was Racer's mother, and Ayla had raised them both.

She finished her breakfast and went back to her room to get some unfinished weaving to take out into the sunshine. That's when she noticed the envelope taped to her door. She opened it and, even though there was no written language in her world, Ayla found that she could understand it. She was to go fishing this morning. Looking thoughtful, she opened her door and left the envelope on the rock formation that looked astonishingly like an end table.

She decided that if she was going to make it down to the dock, she didn't have much time, and she wouldn't be able to finish the basket she had been weaving. She left her amulet in her room. She didn't want to lose it, believeing that if she did she would die. Heading down to the lake on barefeet and graceful steps she found the dock and a golem waiting there.

She saw a boat, although she'd never seen one before arriving in Mirage, with some long poles and a box. She shifted her blue eyes to the golem, knowing that it could only answer yes or no questions. She wasn't quite sure what to ask, though. "Are we supposed to use this for catching fish?" She pointed to the boat, and then looked up to see the Golem nodding. She nodded, too. She didn't know how to use a fishing pole and tackle, so she would do it her own way.

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notginger
2008-06-27 06:31 pm UTC (link)

The Doctor had cast his line without a great amount of difficulty, and spent most of his time looking at it with an interesting mixture of curiosity and boredom. He really didn't understand why anyone would find it an enjoyable sport; he'd never been the type to stay in one place for too long, but then maybe he was missing out on something. This was the sort of life he could never have. He supposed he hadn't truly relaxed since his time at the Academy so many centuries ago. Romana would have approved of the planet kidnapping him; she would have said it was for his own good and refused to help him escape again. He scrunched up his nose in distaste, shaking his head slightly in confusion. "I don't think I'm a fan," he admitted.

His eyes grew a little wide as John started to ask him questions about Rose. "I... she... she's not mine, or anyone elses for that matter. She's very much her own woman," he said, with a knowing nod. Rose wasn't the sort of woman to be tamed, and he wouldn't have it any other way. "She's fantastic. Really, she is amazing. But she's... we're just mates. It's a bit..." he trailed off, about to use the dreaded word 'complicated', but deciding against it. "One hell of an age-gap. And we're not even the same species," he admitted.

He was very glad when his reel started spinning. "Oh, wow! Some action!" he grinned, moving to start reeling in his first catch of the day. And of the century, for that matter. He frowned slightly as he realised what he'd reeled in. "Well, John, looks like you do have something to boast about after all," he giggled, unhooking an even smaller fish. He paused for a second, pouting a little as the poor thing flapped about in his hand, and deciding that he didn't care what anyone's opinion was he flung it back into the water. "Hardly worth keeping," he gave as his explanation.

Suddenly realising his earlier remark when Ayla spoke, the Doctor was quick to explain his slip of the tongue. "Oh! When I said we were mates, I meant friends, by the way. Stupid modern lingo, very misleading!" he grinned widely.

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