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the_five_signs ([info]the_five_signs) wrote in [info]vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-07-25 15:02:00

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Entry tags:!complete, day 17, location: museum, remus lupin, rose tyler, the doctor (nine)

Who:  Remus Lupin, Rose Tyler & The Ninth Doctor
What:  Morning comes and the trio surfaces..
Where:  In the Museum.
When:  Day 17, 7:45am
Rating:  PG
Status:  Complete

It had been a very confusing day for the young werewolf, who wasn't quite sure exactly what was going on. He'd arrived in this strange.. prison town, and he'd met a very nice young woman-- two of them, in fact.. one of which had originally planned on killing him, but now apparently was going to let him go. Then he'd come back to meet with the first young woman and her.. father? He must have been her father. He seemed protective of her.. and he had slept with them, in the museum, that night. He wasn't exactly accustomed to sleeping on the floor, on sheets, but he had done well enough for himself, considering the amount of pain he was in. But he hadn't shown a bit of discomfort and had been gracious and thankful for what he'd been offered. It was better than sleeping outside. The man-- The Doctor, his name was (but a Doctor of what?)-- had looked at him with some concern but hadn't remarked on his injured status and had only told him that it was best they all sleep and converse in the morning.

Remus had been happy to follow that order, and had ended up sleeping under the same sheet with Rose (though he'd blushed for the first ten minutes) and had fallen asleep quite quickly, and slept quite soundly. it was a testament to how tired he really was. And during the night, he'd cuddled up.

But come morning, the boy had woken up in more pain than he'd fallen asleep in, and when he'd sat up, he'd realized that his shirt was stained with red (he'd moved around too much and had once again pulled at the scabs on his chest), and that he'd stained the sheets, as well. His pants, likewise, had a few stripes of red and his hand had bled through the fresh gauze there. His cheek, however, had only a bit of blood staining the very center of the gauze, and had clearly not been very disturbed. So immediately upon finding out what a mess he'd made, he was climbing carefully to his feet and surveying the damage, before lifting hazel eyes to the Doctor, who was already sitting up and awake, having watched the scene unfold in front of him. Remus felt instantly ashamed, though he didn't know why, exactly, and was looking back down at Rose, who surely would have been awoken by his sudden movements. She, too, would have some of that blood on him, but not too much. There wasn't terribly a lot to begin with, but certainly enough that it had raised a concern with the young man doing the bleeding.

"I'm sorry." He apologized quickly, a hand lifting to pluck his shirt away from his chest, but it stuck, the dried blood having fused it to the injury during the wee hours of morning. Oh, great. That was going to hurt later. "I'm so sorry." He apologized again.


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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-07-25 11:30 pm UTC (link)
Rose was a relatively heavy sleeper, but this place did test that a little. It wasn't her comfortable bed on the TARDIS, nor was it her slightly less comfortable but just as familiar bed at home. It was a bit like camping, but the city girl had never been very good at that. So she shifted uncomfortably during the night, always afraid to wake the sleeping boy at her side. But when she heard him get to his feet, she rolled over and rubbed her eyes with the backs of her hands.

And that was when she got a glimpse of the massacre around her. It looked like the boy had been attacked while they slept, but the logical part of her that peeked through her tired haze knew that couldn't be the case. Even she would've woken up for that. No, obviously whatever had happened had been because of his previous injuries. Ones he seemed terribly reluctant to discuss.

She remained calm as she sat up, rolling the sheet up as she did so. "Are you alright, sweetheart?" she asked, her voice drowsy but concerned. He looked like he'd been beaten all over again. Who would do that to such a young kid?

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[info]the_five_signs
2009-07-25 11:56 pm UTC (link)
"I am, I'm alright, I think I just moved around too much last night. I'm so sorry." He came forward then, to crouch and help her roll up the sheet, from the other side, shaking his head slightly as he did. You should have picked some where else to sleep, Lupin. But he was offering her that same small smile as he did. "I normally don't move much," Thanks to sleeping potions, the next few nights after a full moon, "It must have been the ground, I'm not used to sleeping on a floor. Are you alright?" He really hoped he hadn't startled her, but she seemed calm as ever, and he was thankful for it, it helped to keep him from over-reacting. Everyone was alright, Remus.

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[info]so_impressive
2009-07-26 12:01 am UTC (link)
"You did move around a lot last night." The Doctor supplied helpfully, pushing himself up to his feet as he did, hands patting down over his jacket in his customary morning search for his sonic screwdriver. He was (futilely) hoping that it would return the same way it had disappeared, but no luck so far. "The both of you. I'm sure the cuts just reopened. You should go back to the clinic and have yourself checked out." He was still curious as to how the boy had been injured in the first place. Honestly, he wanted to get that shirt off of him and have a proper look at the wounds, perhaps he'd be able to identify them.

"Or Miss Tyler here and I could have a look." His smile suddenly returned. There, that was a good excuse to have a proper inspection of his wounds and figure out exactly what was going on here, because something was definitely off. "I am a Doctor, after all." Sort of.

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-07-26 01:18 am UTC (link)
Rose shot a glare over her shoulder at the Doctor (not a Doctor, the Doctor), then turned her caring gaze back on the boy. "You'll have to excuse him, sometimes he's a bit over eager." Love him though she did, sometimes the Doctor was a little much even for her to handle.

Reaching out, she rested a hand on Remus' arm to stop him. "Don't worry about it, love, I'll take care of it. Rest, okay? You look like you could use it." Among other things. "And honestly, don't listen to him. None of that Miss Tyler nonsense. Miss Tyler's my mum, it's just Rose." Another pointed look in the Doctor's direction.

She was pretty certain, after the considerable amount of blushing the boy had done the night before when she offered him a space by her side, that he'd be mortified with her looking all over him. So she set the balled up sheet in the corner of the room, meaning to go find a lake or a pond or some source of water to give them a good rinse later. Blood meant little to her, all the scrapes and bits she'd gotten into with the crazy man looking down at them. "You really should get checked out, though. The Doctor is pretty handy when he wants to be."

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[info]the_five_signs
2009-07-26 03:33 am UTC (link)
Remus nodded some and relinquished his hold on the blankets when Rose insisted that she had them, but only smiled when she repeated her name. Rose, alright. However, the Doctor seemed to be much less informal, so when Rose announced that he was pretty handy when he wanted to be, Remus nodded his head, pale hair shifting some into his face.

"Thank you, Doctor Tyler." Whoa. Wait a minute. What? Doctor Tyler? Oh, yes, Doctor. The boy thought that you were Rose's father. "But I'm quite sure I'm alright." That never worked, though, and he knew it wasn't going to work this time, either. Why was it that people never believed him? Probably because he looked like he'd just been put into the ring in the middle of a dog fight. Hazel eyes lowered down over his body, then back to Rose, and the Doctor, who now looked less amused. What had he said?

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[info]so_impressive
2009-07-26 03:48 am UTC (link)
Really, this boy was sort of nice. He was quiet, he was polite, he was unassuming, he listened to orders and most importantly? He didn't look like he was going to be much trouble. He had enough trouble dealing with Rose, he didn't need a little mini-boy version of her. He looked like he was proper, too, and--

What had he just called him?

"I'm not her father." He looked over at Rose then, took a second to look her up and down, then looked back at Remus. "Her father?" ..Yeah, okay. Maybe he could see that. But in all their time together, no one had ever assumed that. Wife. Lover. Concubine. A strange.. sexual relationship, yes. But never her father.

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-07-26 10:40 am UTC (link)
Rose couldn't help it. She giggled. The Doctor did look old enough to be her dad, didn't he? Age wise, he was old enough to be her great-great-great-great...well, he could be her grandfather times a lot. But she'd seen her real dad and he was certainly nothing like this. But Rose Tyler was a playful sort, and she rocked back on her heels with a grin. "Oi, Dad, quit playing with him. Can't you see the family resemblance?" Of which, there was none. They didn't even have any similar features! Of course, she could've been adopted or a step-child (her mum would love this), but it amused her just the same. "Mum said to quit denying her existance!" Just to add some fuel to the fire.

"No," she finally told Remus with a helpless smile. "He's a friend. I did mention that, didn't I? Just a mate. We do a bit of traveling together." A bit? That was an understatement, wasn't it.

"Come on, off with the shirt, then," she prompted, giggling to herself that she'd just very casually asked a boy to remove his shirt and it had nothing to do with sexual advances.

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[info]the_five_signs
2009-07-26 10:32 pm UTC (link)
Remus had indeed flushed when he'd realized his mistake, then gave the Doctor an apologetic look, before directing his attention onto Rose once again. Off with his shirt? With a girl right there? The nice lady doctor who'd taken care of him had been a woman, of course, but she'd been a doctor, and had reason to stare at him. Rose, well... didn't.

But he was an obedient boy, if nothing else, and was letting out a slow breath, then carefully tugging the shirt from his skin and was undoing the buttons, slipping them from the slits of polyester fabric and carefully shrugging it off, over thin (but very well toned) shoulders and arms, then off completely, where he folded it and simply held on, unsure what to do with it now. But he had revealed now freshly-bleeding gashes down his chest (thanks to his tugging the fabric away), but they'd clot up in a matter of moments. It looked like something with claws had raked down his chest, and there was another healing gash along his abdomen, and a few on his forearms, one on his bicep, and he was bruised deeply in several places. But what would be more noticeable.. was that those weren't the only marks on him. He had older ones, that were healed up and turning into pink scars.. and others that were already scars.. and still more that were quite old scars. He had more marks on him than anyone should, let alone a child his age.

"I'm really alright." He insisted again, to the both of them, as his uninjured hand lifted to touch at the bleeding (but clotting) slice in the middle of his chest. They almost looked like claw marks. They did look like claw marks. They were claw marks. The young man, clearly, was a little embarrassed by this display of not only his skin, but his wounds, as well. But he hadn't refused. It wasn't really in his nature.

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[info]so_impressive
2009-07-26 10:38 pm UTC (link)
The Doctor just smiled off the apologetic look and nodded when Rose insisted that he take his clothes off. How else were they going to get a look at his injuries? However, when skin began to show, and the wounds were revealed, the Time Lord's smile left his face. This was only a child. Who would do this to a child? And for such a long time, as well, because some of those scars looked pretty old. And the boy-- Remus, that was his name, use his name, Doctor-- looked relatively self-conscious about it, too. He supposed he could understand why.

"What did you say happened to you, Remus?" He hadn't said, of course.. but the Doctor didn't know that. Not yet. Secrets didn't stay secrets long from the nosy Time Lord. Right, Rose?

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-07-26 11:22 pm UTC (link)
But Rose wasn't nearly as easygoing as her placid companion often was. In fact, she was enraged. She got to her feet angrily, her gasp audible. "Oh, sweet lord..." Her hand covered her mouth in shock, but she recovered as quickly as could be expected.

"Sweetheart, you look like you've been in a knife fight!" Well, he probably would to someone who didn't recognize the marks for what they were. He didn't look like he'd been beaten. He looked like he'd been caught in a game of slice and dice. Was this kid in some sort of fancy seventies gang? Like in West Side Story? He looked so sweet. And God, had she ever met a boy his age that was so polite?

Rose grabbed one of the water bottles, knowing she'd have to deal with the repercussions later, she took the edges of his far too stained to wear any longer shirt and poured a bit of the clean water on it. Gently, tenderly, she reached forward, lightly dabbing at the fresher parts of his chest.

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[info]the_five_signs
2009-07-27 01:41 am UTC (link)
The werewolf let out a little breath as Rose reacted so badly to his appearance, but didn't complain, or refuse her attention, he only allowed her to take that shirt, apply her water, and dab at the injuries on his chest, mopping up the blood that was there.

No, he didn't refuse her, but he did blush deeply and shift uncomfortably where he stood. She was cleaning him up like he was a child, and more than that, she was touching his body, which made his abdominals and pectorals (not to mention his arms) tighten up. It almost tickled. Okay.. almost wasn't the right word.. it did tickle, and all he could do was bite his bottom lip and turn his face to the side to stare at the wall, and try to control the quivering in his muscles. It could have easily been mistaken for pain. But if she decided to be more gentle..? A bit slower? It'd only make it tickle worse.

Poor Rose.

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-07-27 01:52 am UTC (link)
He was so sweet. Poor thing. She really did feel terribly for him. "I'm so sorry," Rose said quietly, looking up at him. He looked tense. Very tense. She turned her eyes over her shoulder to try and catch the Doctor's gaze. Always, always he had some sort of smart remark to make about something.

The mothering nature in her didn't even consider that she was touching a half-naked, very toned man not far from her own age. All she was concerned with was getting him clean and dry and warm again. "Does that...well, of course it hurts, who am I kidding?" Her laugh was small and awkward and she gave him a small, wry smile. "I really am sorry, love."

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[info]the_five_signs
2009-07-29 04:41 pm UTC (link)
"No, it's-- it's fine." Remus assured with a short intake of breath and a sudden closing of those hazel eyes. It was something that could be associated with pain, of course.. but the way his muscles were jumping under her fingers, it just wasn't the same as when something hurt. There was no flinching, or wincing, or noises of pain. Of course, it could have just been that he was very good at hiding it, he seemed like he might be.

But the next short breath that escaped him came with a sort of higher noise to it and he shied away slightly from her hands. Something that made the Doctor smile from across the room.

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[info]so_impressive
2009-07-29 04:45 pm UTC (link)
Oh yes, the Doctor was smiling. He'd seen that jumping skin, the shift of those facial muscles, the way he'd drawn in his breath, the young man wasn't in pain, Rose was..

"Tickling him. You're tickling him, Rose." The Doctor spoke up, a sound of amusement taking over his tone, as that smile spread out across his face. "That's very impressive, Remus. Your body is accustomed enough to this type of pain that it actually responds to pleasure over it." Leave it to the Doctor to look at the injured boy like a specimen, instead of a person. "That's fantastic." Well, maybe not for other people.. but it was, for the Time Lord, who was so interested now. And really, it was good for the boy, also.

"Tell us what happened." His tone had turned less playful, less amused with those words. Play time was over. He wanted to know what had gone on.

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-07-30 05:12 am UTC (link)
It took Rose a moment for the Doctor's words to make any sense to her. But when they did, she couldn't help giggling. "Oh... Oh, man, I'm so sorry!" But her words were smothered in her laughter.

However, the next words the Doctor spoke troubled her. She set down her makeshift cloth and watched the boy's eyes. Remus did seem far too accustomed to the pain he should have been in. Most humans would've been still on the ground, curled up against such injuries. How did a young man who was barely even into manhood survive with this? And apparently over and over as the whites of previous scars showed.

"You can tell us," she said reassuringly. "Honestly. There's little the Doctor hasn't heard before, and maybe we can help." To emphasize her point, she rested her hand on a non beaten and battered spot on his shoulder and gave a gentle squeeze. She had claimed him as her responsibility, after all. She should take care of him.

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[info]the_five_signs
2009-07-30 02:11 pm UTC (link)
When the Doctor declared that he was being tickled, and Rose lowered the cloth down, Remus lifted a hand to touch at the area before smiling just a touch at her laughter. "Don't be, it's fine." It had been a long time since he'd been tickled while injured. Sure, it happened all the time when he wasn't, but everyone always treated him like glass otherwise. But he wasn't. He was a werewolf, he was practically indestructible, though he often looked like a strong wind could blow him over.

Though, he was looking up when the statement was made that he was accustomed to this pain, and his hand fell away from his side. Rose was encouraging him to talk and he drew in a slow breath before looking down at the floor, and then up again, to the pair of them.

"It's nothing. Really. There's nothing you can do about it, it just happens, but it doesn't happen all the time. It's just once a month." This happened to him once a month. Oh, yes. And that was why he was so accustomed to it, that was why he didn't flinch back or complain. It was old news to him and he had a very high tolerance for pain.

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[info]so_impressive
2009-07-30 02:25 pm UTC (link)
"You look like you've been cut up by some wild animal. A bear, or.. something." The Doctor observed with a downturn of his lips, stepping closer to get a better look at the wounds on the boy's chest. They almost looked like a wolf.. But they were too wide for that. Maybe a tiger? No, they weren't deep enough for a tiger. The Doctor was stumped, and he leaned away slowly, even as the boy announced that it happened once a month.

"You go through this once a month?" Someone threw the boy into a cage with some strange wild animal once a month? That was.. wait. Once a month? He shook his head some. Something was connecting, but it just wasn't quite there. What happened once a month, Time Lord? Rent, rent happened once a month.. holidays-- there was always a holiday every month. But he doubted the boy's torture happened on a count of holidays. What else? Think. Think. What happened once a month? Maintenance on Big Ben happened once a month. What else.. what-- OH! He had it!

PMS! That happened once a month, and women did get particularly nasty around that time...

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-07-30 05:45 pm UTC (link)
It was a very, very good thing that Rose Tyler didn't have the power of mind-reading. If she did and she happened to pick up on the Doctor's thoughts, he might find himself dead. Or doing whatever it was when Time Lords died. Because he didn't exactly have to deal with PMS now, did he? He had no idea the happy face she typically put on for him once a month when she was nauseous and tired and just wanted to curl up in bed. Only once had it affected him, and there was no way she was dragging herself about some planet with people with antlers just to satisfy his curiousity when she felt like she could keel over dead at any moment.

Rose couldn't read minds, however, and instead knelt quietly in front of the young man she'd come to befriend so quickly. Her own mind was racing, much like the Doctor's. Not a gang, like she'd originally thought. The marks were far too wide. And she doubted he was being abused, as he'd seemed far too trusting. He was considerably obedient, though. Maybe it'd been beaten into him?

Though she thought she was taking a far more illogical path than the Doctor, Rose was much closer to the truth. Knowing she was about to sound stupid, she got to her feet. Under the guise of getting more water, she whispered into the Doctor's ear, out of range of the boy's hearing so he couldn't hear how completely idiotic she was about to sound. "There's not such a thing as...well, you know. Werewolves. Are there?" After all, there hadn't been real ghosts, just alien spirits. Most of the things they'd encountered could be explained by some form of alien activity. But Remus wasn't very likely to have been attacked by aliens, either. Even dog-shaped aliens. Right?

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[info]so_impressive
2009-07-30 07:06 pm UTC (link)
Though Rose had whispered it, the Doctor was lifting his eyebrows and leaning his head away. Sometimes, with Nine, it took a suggestion from someone else to get it through his head. She'd found that out early on. "Werewolves?" He spoke louder, in a normal voice. "Of course there are. Lots of different variations. There are the Jax on Saturnia Regina, which were thought to be extinct, but now we know they're alive and well. Then there's an alien life-form that implants into young children, boys mostly. Lupine wavelength haemovariform. There are mutations that give people more wolf-like appearances. There are Wereloks, but they're not really werewolves, they're more like.. wolves with snake fangs." He made a motion with his hand then, as if to indicate fangs. "And most of them have some sort of affinity with the intensity of light, most often the intensity of moonlight." He turned his head to look over at the silent boy, taking in the lack of blood in his cheeks, and the way he was staring at them.

"And then there's your run of the mill werewolves, just like the ones in your storybooks. Born of Earth and trapped here the same as you lot. They transform at the full moon and they attack humans. But normally they bite." He had clearly caught on, but he was following a completely separate train of thought. "Were you attacked by a werewolf, Remus? Were you bitten? It seems unlikely that you'd be attacked every month without ever being bitten." That made the Doctor take a step closer, two and two were coming together in his mind, thanks to the pale, worried expression the young man was wearing.

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[info]the_five_signs
2009-07-30 07:29 pm UTC (link)
Remus had indeed become more pale as the Doctor spoke, as he could see those wheels turning in his head. And he took a slow step back as the older man came forward, unsure he wanted him that close, with that curious look in his eye. "It was a werewolf." He admitted quickly. "But I'm fine now. I just..." Hazel eyes went back and forth between Rose, and her companion and he was silent for a few seconds before speaking up again.

"I just need to be locked up, once a month. I've just gone through a transformation, we still have twenty-five days before anyone needs to be concerned with me." Assuming they were on Earth, of course.. Which Remus was sure they were. Where else could they be? There were trees, after all. But he felt a little ill, there was a twisting in his stomach. He'd never told anyone before.. his friends had figured it out. And really, Rose and the Doctor had figured it out as well, he'd just confirmed it for them, and looked rather unsure about it now that the information was out there in the open.

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-07-31 03:43 am UTC (link)
"Oooh," Rose breathed, the surprise and worry seeping through her voice both at once. She didn't mean to, exactly. But how else could she react? She'd never met a werewolf before. Hadn't even thought they were real. And now she was standing in front of one. But he wasn't the thing of nightmares. He was just a boy! All big eyes and long limbs and... He was such a sweetheart.

With little regard to the potential barriers between them, Rose stepped forward and gave the boy a hug. Not a romantic hug, not a friendly one, but a comforting one. She didn't speak a word at first but simply held him. He didn't deserve this. Apparently, the injuries were self-inflicted. But not by himself. Not exactly. By...that once-a-month creature.

Made her PMS look like child's play. And not the movie with Chuckie.

"We'll think of something," she finally said firmly. "There's tons of places here, we can find somewhere safe for you. Don't even worry about that." Rose shot a glance back to the Doctor and pulled back from the hug, but only to touch the boy's bruised cheek gently. "What we need to worry about now is getting you back to health." For one month. And then they'd repeat all over again. There had to be a way to stop the boy from being able to hurt himself.

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[info]the_five_signs
2009-07-31 03:53 am UTC (link)
Remus allowed her to hug him, lifting his hands slightly to touch at her biceps as she did.. but his cheeks had darkened some, because he was shirtless and she was beautiful and hugging him and.. well. He turned his face aside once she released him and reached out for his button-up shirt, which was a bit wet and bloody, but it didn't matter. He'd be getting clean clothes shortly. The Thrift store wasn't far from here, and he planned to go there once these two were done looking him over.

"Thank you." It was more quietly said this time, because he didn't know what else to say to that, he was always at a loss, when people were actually nice to him, understanding about his condition when they found out. Most people just gasped and were happy to get away from him.

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[info]so_impressive
2009-07-31 03:57 am UTC (link)
"We will think of something." The Doctor agreed with Rose's statement, and smiled again at the boy. "Actually, I'm quite pleased to find out you're a werewolf." And at the boy's confused expression, the short-haired Doctor continued.

"As a werewolf, you'll react to the full moon, even if it's not Earth's moon, and we're clearly not on Earth," You'd heard right, Remus. You weren't on Earth anymore. "So with you, we'll be able to find out how many moons this planet has, if it has any at all. It could have one, two, five, fifteen-- we don't know. But you'll help us figure it out." The smile on his face was positively excited, and it made the boy clearly uncomfortable. "So while you might transform several times within one month's time, you also might not transform at all. But if you do, or don't, it'll help us to figure out exactly where we are, based on the intensities and the frequencies of your transformations."

Yeah, that's right. Guinea pig. Guinea wolf?

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-07-31 04:06 am UTC (link)
Instinctively, Rose took Remus' hand in hers, glaring slightly in the Doctor's direction. "He's not a science project," she defended, already picturing the Doctor making up some lab and storing the young man in it, studying him and poking at him. And finishing it up with a tri-fold display board with scalloped edge construction paper and stick-on block letters.

The logical part of her, the part that had spent the better part of the last year traveling with the man with the goofy smile, knew he'd never actually hurt Remus. But he was obviously so upset about his condition, and it hurt him, too. And she didn't want him hurting. The very idea that the boy could possibly face this again several times in one month terrified her.

"Besides, we have no idea where we are. We could be on Earth for all you know." Unlikely, maybe. But most everyone she'd met was from Earth. Why couldn't it happen?

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[info]so_impressive
2009-07-31 04:15 am UTC (link)
The eldest made a face when Rose looked at him like that, but the smile returned and he lifted his eyebrows up at Rose. Had she really just said that? For all he knew? He knew an awful lot, it was dangerous to say things like that to him.

"We can't be on Earth, there are trees growing here that are incapable of growing in Earth's soil. Though I suppose they could have trucked soil in from other planets, but that seems like a very big project. Why not just move us to another planet? And I think even you daft bunch of apes would have noticed an intergalactic dirt-mover in your sky, dumping millions of cubic meters of soil into a secluded part of the world." There he went, insulting the humans again. But the smile hadn't left his face, he hadn't said it to be mean, only to get his point across, and he was turning blue eyes from her, onto the boy who now had his hand twined with hers. He lowered his gaze there and it lingered a moment before he looked up again. "We'll figure something out."

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-07-31 04:25 am UTC (link)
Rose was briefly self-conscious of the Doctor's gaze on her fingers laced through Remus'. But she knew it meant nothing more than a protective and comforting gesture and she looked back at him defiantly.

"Don't feel too badly," she told Remus, a hint of sarcasm in her voice, "when he's stressed he likes to insult species. Makes him feel tougher somehow." She'd once told Jack something very similar. And meant it. God, that man could drive her insane. "One day he's going to learn," she continued, turning dark hazel eyes on the Doctor, "that we're not quite as stupid as he seems to think."

She released Remus' hand, but stayed close to him, her stance protective. "Besides, that's not even the point. The first thing we need to worry about is how to keep Remus and everyone around him safe once...a month or so." She refused to say 'or more'. Refused. No horrible trick of nature would make this boy suffer more than that.

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[info]the_five_signs
2009-07-31 04:38 am UTC (link)
The youngest smiled some when Rose told him that. He liked to insult species? Why would he insult his own species? And how did he know so much about other planets? He turned hazel eyes onto the Doctor and opened his mouth to ask, but the expression on the Doctor's face caused him to close his mouth again, not wanting to anger the man who looked like he'd be a force to be reckoned with (it was the leather jacket, very menacing).

"I only need to be locked up somewhere, if there's a place that's secure." He offered up quietly, hand flexing some, mourning the loss of that warm hand of hers.

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[info]so_impressive
2009-07-31 04:42 am UTC (link)
The look on the Doctor's face was one to be concerned about. He wasn't smiling anymore, but rather he was intensely focused on the two of them, though he seemed to relax once the hold was released, and he crossed his arms over his chest for a moment, before they dropped. That had never been his favorite position. "I insult species because you're thick. But he is right, all we have to do is find a cage, or a room, and lock him in there for the duration of the full moon, and we should all be safe enough, so long as he doesn't break out."

If he managed to break out, they would all be in very serious trouble, and Rose certainly wouldn't like the outcome. There was nothing to expel from this boy. If he became dangerous and started chasing after people, intent on killing, there'd be no choice but to.. well. Stop him from doing that, any way that they had to.

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-07-31 05:06 am UTC (link)
Rose wasn't half as thick as the Doctor seemed to think she was. She knew what a loose werewolf might mean. She didn't want to get killed any more than anyone else. But that was highly besides the point!

"Which is all fine and wonderful but he's also human, dammit. A real live boy, Pinocchio after the movie, all that. When the moon's not out and big and smiley? You treat him like it." Sometimes she thought all the Doctor saw was science and its benefits and the possibilities of what was and what could be. What he often missed was the person and what his actions might mean.

When she'd noticed the look on Remus' face, however, she turned to him with a small sigh. "You may as well know if you're sleeping here. The Doctor's an alien. A space traveler, and time, too. Complete with spaceship, all that." Talking to him about all of that made it a bit easier to turn back to the Doctor without the threatening glare that would make one Jackie Tyler proud.

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[info]the_five_signs
2009-07-31 05:36 am UTC (link)
"An alien?" He questioned softly, looking back towards the Doctor. But he seemed so.. normal. He didn't look like an alien. But he wasn't going to question her, she obviously knew better than he did, and the look on the older man's face said it all. He wasn't very pleased, which made it obvious that she had been telling the truth, because why else would he be upset?

"Are you an alien, too?" The werewolf prompted the pretty blonde woman standing beside (and slightly in front of) him so protectively. He actually felt safer with her there, and he wasn't sure why.

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[info]so_impressive
2009-07-31 05:41 am UTC (link)
Rose Tyler! The look on his face said it for him, he didn't have to shout out her name like that. She'd just.. ran off at the mouth and told this boy that, like it wasn't anything, like it was just another thing for him to know. Sure, he'd been easy enough with telling her.. and.. Jack. And Adam. And, really.. most everyone they met.

Hm.

Still, it was his secret to tell, not hers! Alright, so many he was a little jealous of the young man that was getting all of Rose's attention now. But at least it wasn't Jack, or someone that she could conceivably get a crush on again. That wasn't something he was looking forward to. Rose Tyler and the men (and women) she took pity on. The Doctor had very little room for pity, unless it tied in with his guilt over the Time War. He was hard. Harder than any of his other incarnations, harder than any incarnations that would follow. It was the softer side that Rose would eventually fall for, and she'd fall hard and fast.

Then again, so would he. But that was a long time from now, and neither knew a thing about it. It was best that way.

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-07-31 05:53 am UTC (link)
Immediately, Rose knew she'd spoken too quickly, too easily. And yet, why should the young werewolf be the only one on display. She straightened her shoulders and ignored Remus for the moment, turning to meet the Doctor right in his bright blue eyes. He could say all he wanted about being hard. She knew the softer side of him. The one that had all but danced in glee when he'd been able to save people. The one who'd let her curl up at his side on more than one tragic occasion. The one who'd held her hand through good and bad.

He could think what he wanted. But she was already starting to fall for the big idiot, whether either of them knew it or not.

"You are. And it's not a secret. Lord knows you tell enough people. It's who you are. Just like Remus is a werewolf and I," she continued, glancing back at Remus, "am just a stupid ape." After all, how many times had he told her as much? "Just some stupid idiot who has no idea how the world works, clearly. I should just be willing to sacrifice people for the sake of study and trade one person for fifty and...and..."

Oh, she was fuming by then. And not just at the Doctor. Her anger was much more directed at years of feeling small and insignificant in the lives of just about everyone ever. And finding out that the universe was even greater than all of that and she was even more insignificant, even more stupid.

Turning away from the Time Lord, she reached out, straightening Remus' shirt carefully. "Look at you, you're a right mess. Ought to get back to the Thrift Store, see if you can't find anymore poleyester."

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[info]so_impressive
2009-07-31 03:42 pm UTC (link)
As Rose had scolded him, the Doctor had stood silent and watched, the look of displeasure etched clearly upon his features. Why did she always have to go against whatever it was that he said? Why did she always feel the need to buck against him? Okay, so it wasn't always it was only sometimes and she actually listened to him more often than not... but why couldn't she listen all the time? It wasn't that hard! Oh, she was so frustrating, especially for Nine. Ten, later, would be able to handle her a little bit easier. But for the big-eared version of the Time Lord? Things always came much harder -- everything came much harder. Except revenge. Except killing.

He was coming off of the Time War, and he had a lot of guilt, a lot of rage, a lot of sadness pent up in him, and he had very, very quickly become a pacifist at the end of that awful war. But it didn't mean that darker, slaughtering side of him didn't come out sometimes. She'd seen it before, the darkness of this man. And it ran deep in him, often times out of sight, but always just under the surface.

Luckily, it was only curiosity that had its hold on him now. Well, that and irritation. But Rose had taken the clearer, smarter path, and had turned to leave her traveling companion to stew alone while she focused her attentions back onto the young werewolf.

It was a good idea. Let him cool off. He always cooled off. The two fought a lot, but things always got better. Now was no different.

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[info]the_five_signs
2009-07-31 03:46 pm UTC (link)
The tension was thick enough that you could cut it with a knife, and Remus stood quietly as the two of them discussed.. well, as the young blonde woman discussed and her friend simply stared daggers at her. And this was all your fault, Remus. They were fighting over you.

But then she was turning back to him and straightening up his shirt, and he did his best to keep his eyes on her face, instead of letting them stray over her shoulder to the leather-glad storm that stood behind her, brooding.

"I think that's a very good idea, thank you. I should go do that." His hands came down and briefly covered hers, hazel locked onto hazel for a brief moment of silence, before he leaned in a little closer. "Thank you. And.. please don't fight about me. I'd be pleased to help in any way. So if the two of you have to argue, make sure it's over something that matters." He gave her hands a slight squeeze. Sixteen years old, going on thirty.

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-08-02 04:00 am UTC (link)
Rose didn't try and hide her smile at the young man's gentle gestures. He was such a sweetie. Sure, he might be too young for her, and hopefully they'd get out of here and he'd get back to the seventies somehow, anyway. But he'd make quite the catch for someone, someday.

"It's not over you, don't worry about that," she confided in him, brushing that unruly hair off of his face in a motherly gesture. Caring came naturally to one Rose Tyler, even if it wouldn't truly start to develop in her for another several months. "Trust me. This is what we do."

And it was, wasn't it? The Oncoming Storm, indeed. They battled back and forth, and then before long, they'd be bickering over which programs on the telly were worth keeping around and moments later they'd be best mates once again. Right? They had to be. Rose truly had no idea what she'd do without that man, alien or not. And maybe, just maybe, Dr. John Smith was right, and the Doctor needed her. Not to be the brains of the operation of course; he was the smart one, the genius, and they both knew it. But she knew the war that had taken everything he loved from him had affected him deeply, and maybe he needed that extra bit of light.

Or maybe one day he'd just tell her to move on and she'd find her and a suitcase of her possessions just outside the TARDIS door.

But that was to worry about later, and Rose leaned in to give Remus another, much more gentle hug. "Think you can manage getting there or should I tag along?"

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[info]the_five_signs
2009-08-02 02:41 pm UTC (link)
"I think I can manage, thank you, Rose. It's not that long of a walk.. and there's someone that I met in the journals.. says she knows me. I've consented to meet with her and should probably be on my way and changing my clothing before she comes about. I don't want to startle her." With all the blood on his clothing, that was. Considerate little boy, didn't want anyone worrying over him, though he knew they would anyway. That was just how it worked, sometimes. And he didn't mind it so much, really.. he just wished they'd concentrate their efforts onto something that would matter.

Maybe he'd get himself looked at later today, by a real doctor. He'd been seen and briefly cleaned up at the clinic, but that was all that he'd allowed to happen. Because really, he was fine. But he knew there'd be a lot of activity around here, and didn't imagine he'd get much time to rest and heal. Still.

"Thank you, really. And thank you also, Doctor. I really appreciate you both taking me in and looking after me." He offered them both a smile, first for the Doctor, who smiled widely back, then for Rose, as he was returning her hug, then backing off a step.. and heading for the door.

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[info]so_impressive
2009-08-02 02:46 pm UTC (link)
The Doctor had smiled back at the young man, of course, and watched as he left the room. And only once the door clicked closed did he tug out his journal and write a few choice words (to himself) before snapping it closed and looking back up at Rose. "You're going to stick with me today. No more wandering off, alright? This place is dangerous, and we need to stay together." Or she needed to stay where he put her.

"But if for some reason we do get separated." He gave her a pointed look then, because he knew she'd wander off all on her own if he wasn't looking. He really did need to buy her that little monkey backpack. It'd be so much easier to keep track of her. "Stay near other people. Or keep close to him," He gestured towards the door where the boy had left, "If you decide to wander off. He looks like he's brittle, but if he's really a werewolf, Rose, he's a tank and he'll be able to help if the situation arises." Understand? His look asked the unspoken question.

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-08-02 04:48 pm UTC (link)
Rose turned, ever so slowly, to face the man in front of her. Did he really think she was going to be his submissive little being after that display in front of Remus? He'd finally snapped and gone mad, if he did. Not going to happen.

Fists clenched at her sides, she forced her voice into something resembling calm. "I'm sorry, did you just tell me what I was going to do today?" she asked, her eyebrows tilting northward. Oh, he could be a pretentious brat when he wanted. "No, no, I think I'll run off on my own. Go find some deep, deserted spot in the forest where I can be easily attacked. Ripe for the picking, us stupid apes, after all."

Alright, so maybe she was being unreasonable. Very unreasonable. But he'd earned her wrath, whether intentional or not. "And that kid is just a boy, werewolf or not. He looks like he's been beaten half to death, he's scared, and he's fragile right now. If anything, I'll protect him and not the other way around."

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[info]so_impressive
2009-08-03 02:58 am UTC (link)
The Poor Doctor had had a very trying day, understandably. So when Rose began to posture up and become her normal, beautiful, defiant self, he couldn't help his immediate resistance to her want of freedom. Nine had a way of getting irrationally angry, for no good reason. He also had a way of getting irrationally happy, for no good reason. Funny, how that worked. But all the same, he pinned those impossibly blue eyes onto Rose and was opening his mouth to refute everything she'd said..

But then he stopped.

Perhaps it'd be better for her, to believe she had something to protect. She seemed to work her best under pressure, knowing others were on the line. Knowing friends were on the line. He'd witnessed that first hand. So, after a few seconds, he smiled again and nodded.

"Alright, Rose Tyler, you had better keep your eye on him, then, if you end up with him. And that John Smith. Worthless, he is." And with that, he was turning to grab up a few things he'd collected up the previous day. He needed to get to the carnival. Then the gas station. He had things to dismantle.

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-08-03 03:49 am UTC (link)
Admittedly, she'd expected more of a battle to keep her in one place. In fact, she already had a good ten minute long spiel prepared about how she was an adult and he was in just as much danger as she was and who was he to lay down the law? But then he went and got all reasonable and understanding and ugh, she kind of hated when he did that.

She tilted her head, studying him. Crazy git. "Fine," she said firmly, lifting her chin. She'd be defiant whether he was agreeing with her or not. "He's got another friend here, the one he's off to meet now. But you know I will."

Turning, she reached for her journal. She wasn't leaving till he did, at least. No reason to rile him up some more. Curling up on the floor, she looked up at him, the rebellious gleam still lingering in her eyes. "And he's not worthless. He's been good to me. You, too, honestly. Talks highly of you."

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[info]so_impressive
2009-08-03 04:35 am UTC (link)
"Sure he's got lots of friends. Lots and lots of them. Bright and bunny, that one. With his fine suit and his poofy hair. Did you see his hair?" He turned back to look at her when he asked that, eyebrows lifted. "At least it's not curly." And with that he was back to collecting up the gizmos he had laying on the desk. Ten. Really, he was something else, that Ten. Nine had no idea what he'd eventually become, but it was something he'd never imagined. Something no Time Lord had ever imagined.

"Are you really trying to argue with me when I've already given in? Really?" He seemed amused, though, and was tossing the items into a small bag and turning to head for the door, to meet with her. "And of course he talks highly of me. I'm the Doctor." Pompous ass, but how could you deny it, Rose? He was the Doctor. And he was impressive. So impressive. The problem was, he knew it. And while he wasn't as outwardly arrogant as his later counterpart, he had his moments. This was one of them.

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-08-03 04:52 am UTC (link)
She couldn't help it. Rose rolled her eyes and laughed quietly. "You're an idiot sometimes, you do know that don't you?" she said, crossing her arms and looking up at him. "I meant Remus was off to meet a friend." He really was jealous, wasn't he? He sounded it. Picking on John only because of his hair? "And of course I've seen his hair, I'm not blind, you know. Great hair, that."

Really. Really. Really great hair. Girl could run her fingers through it, that was for sure. Not that Rose was thinking about it. But the option was there, at least!

"And you do know that, in most galaxies at least, you being the Doctor means little to most people? They simply value your brain and perhaps your ability to help people who need it?" She sounded smug, and maybe she was. Just a bit.

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[info]so_impressive
2009-08-04 03:03 pm UTC (link)
Was he jealous of John? Could you really be jealous of yourself?

Yes.

And he was. But not in the way she thought. He wasn't worried that Rose was going to run off with him, or anything of the like.. he was simply concerned that she would find that next version more appealing. That she'd be glad he regenerated. And that wasn't a thought he particularly enjoyed. Not because he was jealous, but because.. well.. you didn't want anyone wanting another version of you, while you were that first version. It was like a slap to the face.

"Yeah, fantastic hair." But he sounded a little mifted as he said it, and was finally moving his way out into the main museum with his small bag. "Well, of course they value my brain and my ability to help them. That's why they think highly of me. But don't think that whole galaxies don't quake, or rejoice, upon hearing it." Because they did. She'd learn that soon, she'd find out. The Daleks. Just that word.. just one word. Doctor. And she'd find out the power of that name.

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-08-04 05:49 pm UTC (link)
Rose had already begun to have an idea of the Doctor's ultimate power. He was a force to be reckoned with, she wasn't so stupid and blind that she didn't see that. The Daleks had targeted him with good reason. And he had been the one to finish off that war of his, even if it had left him completely alone in the Universe. Well. Alone except her. Fat lot of good that did him.

Ducking her head, she smiled as she hid her face in the book. He was already making a run for it anyway, no matter what she was about to say. Silly git. Good thing she loved him. "Fine, Earth doesn't care! We would, but us humans are just so dumb!" she called after him, shaking her head. And because he was such a secret. If Earth just knew about him, and how many times he'd saved them, he'd be hailed as a hero. Which weren't they just fighting about that?

It figured. It was just like she told Remus; they weren't arguing about him, they were just arguing. And then they'd switch subjects and it would be like nothing had gone wrong. Typical them.

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[info]so_impressive
2009-08-05 01:59 am UTC (link)
"Now you're getting it." He flashed her a smile and easily led them through the heart of the museum, all the way to the doors that would lead them outside and into the fresh air. "It's a bright new day, Rose. Don't wander off by yourself." He wouldn't make you stay next to him all day, but he didn't want you being alone. He wanted you to be in a group, or at least with one other person. He wanted you to be safe, where ever you were.

"Do you have your journal?" They didn't yet know about the horrors outside.. but they would soon enough, once they got out. Once the screaming started. And Nine would start to wish he hadn't allowed Rose to run off.

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-08-05 03:05 am UTC (link)
He was such a pain. Rose had had to scramble to her feet to follow him. She'd hurried so quickly that she still had her journal in her hand. And she proved it as she held it up, waving it in front of his eyes. "You think?" she asked, every bit of teenaged sarcasm dripping from her voice. To complete the image of every mother's nightmare, she rolled her eyes and put the hand not holding the journal on her hip in a tight fist.

"Think I'll stay in for a bit." Don't let him see her leave. Then it wouldn't matter who or where she went off to, because he wouldn't know. "Maybe read over my journal, explore this place here. Can't get into much trouble in one building, can I?" She smiled innocently at him, leaning her head sweetly on his shoulder. Oh yeah. She knew when she had someone wrapped. And the Doctor? Was all hers, whether he liked it or not.

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[info]so_impressive
2009-08-05 03:10 am UTC (link)
Oh, she was so right on the money. Damn her for that. And the Doctor, who knew he was wrapped around her pinky finger, tried not to be as displeased about it as he could have been. He only gave her a firm look. "You're going to stay here, then? Write me a note, if you leave. And let me know who you've gone off with and where you are." Go ahead, Rose. 'Yes Mum', hah, it would serve him right. He was acting like one.

Then again, people had just found dead bodies curled up next to them, so he had reason to be concerned. "Stay out of trouble." He advised again, but smiled this time, and lowered a hand to grip hers briefly, before releasing it and moving down those stairs at a quick pace. He had things to do!

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[info]jeopardysfriend
2009-08-05 03:15 am UTC (link)
Rose could only roll her eyes again and laugh. She leaned against the doorway, watching him go. "Absolutely, honey, have a good day at work!" she called after him, teasingly. After all, the Doctor didn't do domestic, and little would drive him as nuts as being thought of as the breadwinning husband while his little woman stayed home and did the chores.

Not that she would ever, ever allow such a scenario. Even if the two of them were...well. She wouldn't ever be left alone at home minding her own business. And he knew that, which is why she got about a dozen more warnings before he left. Git.

Still, she watched him until he was halfway down the road. She wasn't the only one who needed to stay out of trouble. He attracted it as much as she did. And nothing scared her more than losing him to this awful place.

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