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The Doctor (fromgallifrey) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-06-10 18:36:00

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!complete, day 10, location: in town, location: post office, remy lebeau, the doctor (ten)

Day 10: 10:14 PM
Who: The Doctor and Gambit
What: Exploring?
Where: Around town, the Post Office
When: Evening, Day 10
Rating: PG~
Status: Complete - carried over to new thread for day change

The aftershocks of the day's quake had come and gone, and the Doctor could say with reasonable certainty that the shuddering of the earth within the glass dome had reached it's rightful end. He'd spent the day running and carrying things and jumping and crawling and climbing. Yet, there he was, walking down the road with his hands shoved deep into his suit coat pockets, his trench coat currently in the depths of the museum. He knew he would need to go back for it. There was no way he would leave it in there. For right now, he knew it was safe, draped somewhere in the crumbling structure next to a no-doubt damaged half finished sonic modulator.

The Doctor's mind, however, was quiet. He was letting himself feel the pull of this planet around it's world as it hurled through time and space like an unstoppable mass. The Doctor knew what it took to stop a planet. He knew what it would take to rip this place form it's orbit and fling it into the far reaches of space outside any hope of time holding any meaning. Yet, all he could think of was the quiet of the dirt as his trainers moved along at a steady pace.

Rounding a bend he spied Gambit at a distance, his hair quite red despite the low light, his jacket a tell-tale feature as well. Without a word the Doctor watched, his steps leading him ever nearer. Gambit, it appeared, was staring at the Post Office.

The road started to crunch like gravel under his steps, no doubt alerting Gambit to his presence. It wasn't like the Doctor was trying to be stealthy anyway - he just didn't want to interrupt Gambit's train of thought, is all.

"Waiting for a letter?" He asked quietly, coming to a halt not far from him.

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ace_of_clubs
2009-06-10 06:03 pm UTC (link)

He was staring at the Post Office, intently, as if he were waiting for some sort of answer. As if the building was going to give him that answer. And he would have stood there for much longer, in silence, if the Doctor hadn't interrupted. It was the sound of his feet on the gravel that did indeed alert him.. but uncharacteristically, the Cajun didn't turn his head to greet the Doctor and give him a wide smile. Instead, he just continued staring at the Post Office, even after the question had been posed. In fact, it would take him almost a full minute to finally speak up and voice his answer.

"Non. C'est dimanche. Le courrier ne vient pas dimanche." No, mail didn't come on Sunday, and for the Cajun, today was Sunday. He could still remember what day of the week it was because he hadn't been here very long at all. Almost two days, actually. Almost. However, his reply was softer than usual, mimicking the Doctor's own quiet tone.

"You know, I almos' lef'. Was plannin' on it. Was stan'in' here, like 'dis, when 'de blon'e girl, she ask me to come help. She was pretty, so I help, fix up her frien', get him to 'de Gym. 'Den I was comin' back, wen' to 'de museum to take a few t'in's I wan'." Steal, he'd meant. "'Dere was a girl 'dere, too. Shannon. We talk for a bit. En'e up leavin' wit'ou' what I wen' for. 'Den 'de quakes star' 'gain. Got caugh' up. Had to help out again." He let out a breath and pushed his hands into the pockets of his coat, then finally turned to face the Doctor. His turtleneck that he'd been wearing was gone, replaced by just a tanktop he'd been wearing beneath. "I ain' no hero, Docteur. 'Dese people, 'dey ain' my people. 'Dey no use to me. I'm a T'ief. I'm a Liar. I'm a trai'or. I do wha' I wan' an' I take wha' I wan', 'den I go. 'Dese people? 'Dey not'in' to me. None of you." He lifted his eyebrows slowly, but then turned to face the Post Office again, not having been able to meet the Doctor's gaze after having said that.

"But when it come down to it, I'm still stan'in' here, non? Ain' gone yet. Pourquoi dans l'Enfer je ne peux pas marcher de cet endroit?" So why the Hell couldn't he walk out of this place? "Why'm I still here? Don' really make sense, non?"

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fromgallifrey
2009-06-10 06:23 pm UTC (link)

The silence percolated between the two quasi-friends. Even as the Cajun responded to his query the Doctor could feel a ripple in the air. There was something more.

He wished he had his coat. That he could shove his hands deep down in his pockets in his own peculiar version of crossing his arms. Instead he was forced to stand there, his hands all out in the cold with his trainers feeling like they were super glued to the pavement.

"Thick as thieves," he said quietly. Little clues were coming together for the Doctor. The quiet grace, the practiced moves, the almost cunning demeanor; not to mention the inquisition conversations sometimes turned into with Gambit.

The Time Lord didn't make any motion to come between Gambit and the Post Office. Instead he stood his ground, itching for that coat of his still. The Doctor didn't do intimacy. Usually people found things out about him in a slow and methodical manner and then when they were gone, they were gone. He didn't learn favorite colors or jam preference. He didn't learn birthdays or pets. No, he traveled with them for a time, and when their time came they left. The Doctor was used to being alone and having things on his terms.

Yet, here was Gambit, calling no one his people. Kicking himself for whatever it was he did outside of this place. Acting like he was a fish out of water when clearly he'd managed to find his stride somewhere in the heart of all this.

He hadn't even let his mind fathom the thought of what Gambit meant about leaving. What he was trying to say about getting out of here. The Gallifreyan was just a touch more intrigued by why the Cajun was saying what he was.

"I can't tell you what you are or what you aren't. Though, you could have very easily left all the people you helped behind." He was still so very quiet, keeping still. He felt like an observer seeing a creature in it's native habitat.