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Christopher "Chris" Perry Halliwell. (changethefuture) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-08-13 22:03:00

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!complete, chris halliwell, connor temple, day 18, location: in town, the doctor (ten)

Who: Chris Halliwell and Connor Temple, now joined by the Doctor (Ten).
What: Trying to figure out where in time they are, and if Remy's info can be trusted.
Where: Possibly wandering around now; right now they're in front of the Gym.
When: Day 18 - Morning, 8:15am.
Rating: PG.
Status: Complete.

In a way, Chris felt like he was back in the world he knew. This place looked in about as bad shape as parts of the San Francisco he had known most of his life. It was disheartening yet at the same time it perhaps kept him from panicking as much as he could be.

No, the panic seemed reserved at the moment for his new companion, though he wasn't showing it at the moment. But then, they both seemed relieved the supposed human with the red eyes had left them, even if it did mean they were on their own for the moment in this rundown, inhabitable town. Chris sighed and ran his hands through his hair, half expecting to feel a bump from whatever his head had hit when he tried to orb up to the heavens. Don't think about that. Do not think about that. You're no good if you panic.

"What do you think he meant by that? Not being on Earth." He turned his attention to Connor, figuring it was best to keep them both engaged in conversation. They didn't have to be on another planet to not be on the same Earth. Could be a different plane, or a parallel world. There were lots of options. Which made Chris think of something the other man had said. "And what did you mean when you said you'd seen weirder?" It made him wonder if Connor was from a world with magic too. That would certainly support his theory that he might be Chris' unofficial charge. Ignoring the conflict of the years they were taken from.

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leconnortemple
2009-08-15 04:54 am UTC (link)

"We don't come from the same place," Connor assured Chris, though he didn't take his eyes off of the stranger. "I don't know a Jack." He would, in a week or so, when Abby's little brother showed up in his life. But not just then. "And I didn't tell you my name." And for the moment, he wasn't sure he wanted to. He wasn't sure he wanted anything to do with the man in the suit.

"You're from San Francisco?" he asked, turning to Chris and all but ignoring the tall, lanky stranger who was making Connor feel a bit like a spec. "Always wanted to go there. And L.A. Disneyland and Hollywood and what have you. All those special effects labs? Bliss." Keep conversation rolling. Turn conversation away from time travel. He hadn't traveled. Okay, well, he had, sort of. But it was only to help Abby. He'd never do it if he didn't have to, and he refused to do it outside of work. "San Francisco, though... I'd have to see Alcatraz."

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fromgallifrey
2009-08-15 05:39 am UTC (link)

The Doctor made every effort not to roll his eyes at Chris. So, he did the next best thing. "You're in Vas Captio, it's surrounded by glass, and currently there isn't a whole lot of food." Right, that about covered it. "Use the journals, mind the weevils, and try and keep your head down."

The Doctor was turning on a heel and already starting to walk away. He had work to do, yeah? "Right, I'll just ask Jack to keep an eye out for you, then. He doesn't like people fiddling with the rift either, I'd imagine." Chucks were leading him off and down the road.

"Be working to get you blokes back to the future.. past.. ehrm, you know; as soon as I can. Right now I have some parts I need to get ahold of first." No, he wasn't asking either of you boys for help.

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changethefuture
2009-08-15 06:11 am UTC (link)

"Thanks, I figured out the glass part when I hit the ceiling." Christ, no one ever gave him a break. Not in the future he came from or the past he'd just come from -- even if that had started to change once his true identity came out -- and apparently this new place was sticking with the trend. Was everyone in this place a little off? That would get on Chris' nerves fast. Made him wish he had Piper's ability to freeze people just for spite. A thought which was quite unbecoming of one who was part whitelighter.

The Doctor may not have rolled his eyes but Chris did, and in earnest. "You do that. You look very busy." If his help was needed he wouldn't have offered it. Well... not at the moment. Later, when he cooled down he might. Instincts to do good and all. The mention of parts made him think of a machine and a time traveling machine? Really? Chris would take his chances with a rewritten version of the spell he had used twice now. Shaking his head, he finally looked back at Connor, not having forgotten about his new companion. "Alcatraz isn't all that great. Bad vibes." It was more the place a demon or darklighter would want to appear, not him.

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leconnortemple
2009-08-16 12:28 am UTC (link)

Connor, ordinarily so eager to meet new people and learn new thing, let the lanky man go without much fight. "How nice a welcome," he muttered angrily. "First we get some rambling idiot who can barely talk, now I'm getting assaulted by a complete stranger. Can we maybe get a reset button?"

God, he was tired of this place already. And now he was finding out he couldn't get out? Oh just brilliant. He'd rather face raptors than be trapped here. You know, again.

"Honestly, the anomaly research project, it's not like he says," Connor defended himself to Chris. "We're doing a lot of good with it, helping and all. Dangerous creatures can get through them, they've killed people before... We're just trying to stop that from happening.". Connor took a deep breath, trying to control his rambling.

"So, no Alcatraz. How about that Golden Gate Bridge?"

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changethefuture
2009-08-16 04:40 am UTC (link)

When Connor started rambling he had Chris' full attention. "What kind of dangerous creatures? We talking monsters or dangerous humanoid types?" Because Chris was well aware danger came in multiple packages. And how was it he was coming across people who seemed to have some knowledge of time travel when even other witches didn't think it was possible. Not counting the whitelighters and Elders who thought it was a bad, no good idea.

Chris ran his hands through his hair, a habit of his when he was frustrated. "The bridge is alright. Actually, kind of awesome to stand on top of it." The last was said with what might have been a smirk. "Windy as hell though. That part's a pain."

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leconnortemple
2009-08-16 03:12 pm UTC (link)

"They're not monsters," Connor defended the creatures, though he had to avoid Chris' eyes as he did. He wasn't sure the people who'd died facing the animals would agree with that. "They're simply out of their time, they don't know any better. They're...well, they're dinosaurs. And insects and reptiles... My...my friend, Abby, she has a Coelurosauravus...it's a small flying lizard, sort of." He'd had to stutter a bit when calling Abby just a friend. To him, she felt like so much more, but so far? Nothing. "But some of them aren't so innocent and they can hurt a lot of people if we don't get them back to their own points in time."

He rubbed his temples, pardon the pun, in frustration, but smiled when Chris mentioned standing on top of the bridge. "Why do I get the feeling you mean on the very top?" he questioned, glancing up with a smile. "You're not just some standard human, are you?" Most magic do-ers probably weren't, duh.

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changethefuture
2009-08-17 12:09 am UTC (link)

At the 'd' word Chris' brows rose sharply. "Dinosaurs? In your world, really?" He raked his fingers through his hair. "The time portals aren't that big where I come from. Just big enough for a person to pass though. Not that they're known or anything. It's dangerous to play with time." And boy did he know it.

Chris couldn't help his grin when Connor called him on his comment on the bridge. "The very top indeed. Like I said, windy." After a moment he shook his head. "Not a standard anything. Just think of me as part witch, part guardian angel." He kind of hated the term, but it was the easiest way to try and explain what a whitelighter was to most humans and non-magic types.

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leconnortemple
2009-08-17 01:55 am UTC (link)

"Is it ever," Connor agreed with a laugh. Time was a dangerous thing. Most of the team hadn't believed Cutter's tale about a woman named Claudia Brown who had been absorbed by the changes they'd made in time. But Connor did. Connor believed most anything was possible. One slip in time caused entire people not to exist, and it scared him knowing how dangerous it was. But it wasn't like the tall man had said. Without the ARC, the creatures slipping through the anomalies would wreck havoc, destroy the world they lived in currently. It had to be done. "But yeah, we've had all sorts. A giant mastodon, a saber-tooth cat, some raptors, huge giant centipedes...nasty, those, tried to suck me up, actually. It's kind of brilliant, really."

But then Chris described what he was, and Connor's eyes went wide. Then his face broke into a grin. "Oh...oh that's fantastic, it really is. Part witch and part what? They really exist? Oh, witches I kind of suspected, magic and all, but...wow. That's amazing, it is!" Okay, so in general, this place sucked. But this part? Was fan-freaking-tastic.

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changethefuture
2009-08-17 03:06 am UTC (link)

"I've only ever seen a T-Rex... at least, I'm pretty sure it was a T-Rex." Chris tilted his head as he tried to remember, rubbing at the back of his neck. Yeah, that had to be what it was, though he hadn't exactly been trying to identify it at the time.

He couldn't help but laugh at Connor's reaction. Not what he was expecting although to be honest, Chris really didn't know what he was expecting. If the guy saw dinosaurs all the time, magic probably wasn't all that weird to him. "Whitelighter, technically, but it's easier to just call us guardian angels since that's kinda what we do. Look out for people." And most of them were more like angels, having been on the brink of death or what have you when they became whitelighters. To be born one was pretty rare and Chris was a little proud of that fact, actually. Connor's excitement was, well, it was a mood lifter, for sure. "A lot of things exist where I'm from that most people don't believe in. But I think you and I might actually have that in common. Well, okay, everyone knows dinosaurs are real, they would just never expect to see one. Like leprechauns and mermaids. So it's a close enough comparison."

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