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Rose M. Tyler (jeopardysfriend) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-07-21 00:06:00

Entry tags:

!complete, day 16, location: carnival, rose tyler, the doctor (ten)

Who: John 'The Tenth Doctor' Smith and Rose 'Not As Oblivious As I Look' Tyler
What: Probably? Keeping Rose out of trouble...
Where: The Carnival
When: Day 16, afternoonish
Rating: PG
Status: Complete!

It was rather irritating being told what to do. But honestly? Rose was used to it. The Doctor had a knack for telling her where to be and when to be there, and she was pretty good at following directions. Mostly because, with him, if she didn't it was life or death. So when Dr. John Smith told her to get to the gas station to seek out food, she listened. Also sort of life and death. Starving and all.

But Rose was also known for her exploratory nature getting the better of her. She was good at it, frankly. It usually got her into trouble before it got her out of it, but she often got answers because of it, too. And it was only her first real day in this strange new city. The day before had been spent with Dr. Smartass and then finding Remy and the Doctor and being introduced around. She never had claimed her grand tour with Remy, but she was honestly just as happy to do it herself.

And honestly, who wasn't attracted to a giant ferris wheel in the middle of nowhere?

Though the map said to go to the left, Rose followed the trail to the right, arriving in front of what was apparently a long abandoned carnival. But even if nothing worked, what girl wasn't drawn to the carousel and the ferris wheel and...oh god, was that a tunnel of love? Rose couldn't help giggling. Even if there was something seriously messed up about this place, it pulled her in just the same.

Gas station? What gas station?

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jeopardysfriend
2009-07-22 01:38 am UTC (link)

Argh. Now she felt guilty. "Wait, wait," she called, heaving a sigh. Frustrated, she ran a hand through her hair and groaned. There were few people in this world who could make her this irritated. And he gave off more mixed signals than most of them.

Rubbing her temples with her fingers, she looked at him with a curious look. "What is it with you?" Rose asked, leaning her weight back on her heels. "How come you can get under my skin better than anyone? And believe me, when you're competing with Jack, that's saying a lot."

In an attempt to reassure him, she smiled gently. "I know you didn't mean anything by it. Honestly, I do. It's just... I don't need the Doctor. You make it sound like I'm helpless without him. And I'm not, honestly. I care about him...so much, I do, but he's not like, my father or anything."

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fromgallifrey
2009-07-22 01:45 am UTC (link)

He couldn't not wait when Rose said to. Well, perhaps if there was a Dalek. Or maybe a Cyberman? How about an Ood? could he wait if there was an ood? In any event, the Doctor halted, peering over his shoulder at the blonde.

Practice, he thought. Well, less practice than just experience. He knew you, Rose Tyler. Instead, he just shrugged. You'd just have to keep on wondering about that, Rose.

Her smile was gentle and her words were simple, the Doctor only had one simple response. "Well, perhaps he needs you." And he did.

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jeopardysfriend
2009-07-22 02:27 am UTC (link)

At his declaration that the Doctor needed her, Rose didn't even hesitate to throw her head back and laugh heartily. "Oh, no, no," she replied, shaking her head, glad things seemed on slightly less shaky ground now. "He doesn't need anyone. Half the time I'm surprised he lets me tag along with him."

She was smiling despite her words at the thought of her brave and brilliant Doctor depending on the simple shopgirl. "He's a genius, or perhaps you haven't heard." She smirked then. Let's see this man of science go up against the man who knew everything.

And yet she didn't actually want this mostly kind stranger hurt or humiliated. He'd been kind to her, at least in writing. In person, well, that was still up for debate. But this city seemed to lean on him, and that Rose Tyler could understand.

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fromgallifrey
2009-07-22 02:42 am UTC (link)

It wouldn't be right to say he'd been at all surprised by her reaction. "I'd say he's luck to have you along, Rose Tyler," he smiled fondly, looking at his Chucks and then the path and then the little patch of grass.

When she proclaimed he was a genius he sort of wanted to remind her of when they'd first met. When he'd failed to see the Eye of London for what it was: a transceiver. However, all he'd do was shrug.

"Alright, you win this one," he conceded. No sense arguing. He knew he needed her, and that was enough for the Time Lord.

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jeopardysfriend
2009-07-22 02:49 am UTC (link)

Why did he insist on complimenting her so? It made her a little uncomfortable, honestly, though she was pretty certain that wasn't his intention. But he didn't know her. He didn't know how stupid she felt half the time and how she felt like a useless limb with so many brains around her now.

But she couldn't call him out on it. Not when he was smiling that sweet smile that she knew somewhere, in whatever town he was actually from, probably turned all the local girls to mush.

"I usually do," she informed him, even though that wasn't entirely true. She liked to think she won. Sometimes, the Doctor even let her think she had, even when they both knew she hadn't. But she appreciated the effort.

And the idea occurred to her and when Rose Tyler came up with an idea, she didn't usually back off of it. "You could come with me," she declared. "If you wanted. I mean, if you're so insistent I check out the gas station and don't want me going alone. If you felt like it, I mean."

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