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Professor River Song (knows_spoilers) wrote in silverage,
@ 2011-08-18 11:37:00

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Who: River Song, open
What: archaeologist at work
When: early evening
Where: downtown
Status & Rating: Open, TBD

Arriving someplace new was nothing out of the ordinary for River Song. It wasn't her preferred method of travel, of course, but sometimes she was needed in places she had neither the inclination nor means to travel to. Her vortex manipulator was functional enough, but it was no TARDIS. And not even the TARDIS was completely dependable.

New York City was one of those places so unique to the universe that it took less than a second for River to identify her geographical location. Being an archaeologist as well as a time traveler, it took less than a minute to pinpoint the decade. And that was when the doubts had started creeping in.

There was one constant in her life, one that she sought out at every encounter, and so she left him a note that had caught his eye. Young him. Quite young, in fact. She knew all the Doctor's faces, but not the order in which they went.

Still, knowing that the Doctor was here, no matter which version of him it was, settled things. She would find him, and spend as much time as she could helping him with whatever the current situation was. It was what she did, after all. Until then, the archaeologist in her wanted to have a good look around.

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knows_spoilers
2011-08-19 05:36 pm UTC (link)

After a beat, Riven laughed gently. "Oh, Donna," she said, eyes twinkling. "I very much like you. Think about it for a moment. How often did the Doctor speak to you about his previous companions? Who they were, what happened to them? Over all his life, all his regenerations? Everything dies. Everyone, eventually. Sooner or later. Any nobody knows it like the Doctor." She put a hand on Donna's arm, her smile warming. "But I think all the suns in all the worlds would go dark if he ever, for even a moment, accepted it."

She slid her hands casually into her pockets looking back at the city around them. "You were good for him, too. More than you know. In a way, for just a while, you were the most important woman in all the universe. Just because of who you are. Just by being you." Her eyes shifted, returning to look at Donna. "You don't want to spoil that for yourself, now, do you?"

As far as what was going on with New York, River nodded and absorbed the information. No answers, not yet, but the differences were cataloging themselves in her mind. "Anyone notable?" she asked. Knocking on doors to find the excitement was bloody boring, but knowing there was a mystery around had sharpened her interest considerably.

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illhaveasalute
2011-08-25 11:41 pm UTC (link)

"I heard way too much about Rose and Martha and Sarah Jane and Mickey to satisfy me, Professor." She scowled, knowing that River was right. Even if he'd told her about them- there were others. "Well, fine. It's still ridiculous."

Her face softened at the hand on her arm and River's reassuring words. "It's just difficult. I mean, apparently he- Amy's Doctor, that is- has been in town since shortly after she got here, but he didn't even contact me when he knew I was looking for him. Did he forget about me? If I'm so important, why wouldn't he have found me?"

"Well," she said smirking at the final question, "aside from the obvious bits of company I'm sure you're used to, I work at Wayne Enterprises, Stark Industries is downtown, and there's a school for mutants run by a Professor Xavier- all of which are from comic books. There are apparently several types of magic users running about, some which have wands and some that don't. That fit your definition of notable?"

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