It's all AU.

Romana sat on the grass in the park, munching on an apple, studying the sky. She probably should be far more interested in why it had changed and had kept shifting, the last few days, but it didn't seem to be tied to anything malevolent. She couldn't summon up the energy to really care beyond that, and besides, it was comforting.


She saw movement out the corner of her eye and turned to smile at nice looking young man walking by, and to say hello. Well, a nice looking, young looking man that also appeared to be fixed point in time and space. Interesting. She gave him her most gracious politician's smile. Not quite real, because she was startled, but a very very good approximation.

Jack swaggered into the hotel bar. "Anyone bored and looking for fun?" he asked outrageously, with an irresistible grin. "Because if so, this is your lucky night!"

"So, you're here," Jack said casually, stepping up behind and slightly to the side of the other man, peering over the room over his shoulder, "How's that going for you?"

Theta had an odd look on his face, slipping his hand into another, larger one. "Do we lose all sense of proper public behavior when we get older?"