Good Lord what have I done

[idomybest]

That's a good question, now isn't it?

-she stretches-

Oh but it's nice to not be in a box anymore, isn't it? And why've you split personalities up? I could be that...Rose. Tyler? Rose. I've always liked that name. Rose.

Rose Rose Rose Rose Rose.

It sounds so...

bouncy!

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[badwolf]

Bouncy?

[idomybest]

Bouncy.

-she hops around in a circle-

Isn't it bouncy?

[almightysound]

Well.

[Koschei stands with his hands nearly clasped behind his back.]

How unexpected.

[idomybest]

What? The bouncy name? Try it!

Rooooooooose.

-but she stops right before him, looking right into his eyes, grinning madly-

Can you hear them?

[hasvanityissues]

You are not Rose Tyler.

[idomybest]

I have been!

-her brow furrows. Wait a second-

...or...I will be. D'you think time's a bit weird like that? Can't tell if you're backwards or forwards.

But you've always been clever to navigate through it, haven't you?

[notthesubjunctive]

     It's not an easy question.
Once the box is opened-
     You must decide who you are.
And who you're not.
     Of course.
Do you think you're Rose?

[almightysound]

By any other name, yes.

[Koschei cants his head to the side and almost smiles.]

Certainly, my dear. Constantly.

[idomybest]

My dear. You are sweet when you wish to be, aren't you?

-and like that, the ground is carpeted in the red red grass-

[idomybest]

I could be. Isn't this form just a Rose form?

No. Wait, could be something else.

[almightysound]

When it's suitable, yes.

[He stares for a moment, over the--well, the fields that popped out of nowhere.] Pulling from my brain, are we? Is this truly necessary? And here, I thought we were just having a chat.

[idomybest]

Things just happen, don't they? And they're nice, you know, they've never really let me out of those dark archives, it's quite boring in there.

-she tilts her head at the fields-

Rather nice, aren't they?

[notthesubjunctive]

Form, yes.
     But that's not the same as substance.
What you seem-
     and what you are-
can be quite different.
     They often are.
So it would seem.

[idomybest]

And what I am is important to those who know what I am.

[tragic_optimist]

Well, this is certainly interesting to see played out. Hello there. I'm the Doctor, and should I assume you are a Time Lord who has undergone their first regeneration? I could certainly be of assistance there.

[idomybest]

You don't remember me, do you?

-this makes her even giddier-

Oh, you're halfway there, aren't you? Didn't you take a trip recently?

[tragic_optimist]

I don't think I've ever met you before, unless you're someone I'm sadly not familiar with. You say your name is Rose Tyler, yes? Judging my your clothes and your accent, mid Aughts in London? The giddiness is a bit odd.

And I take trips all the time. You'll have to be more specific.

[idomybest]

I could be Rose Tyler. It's one of those faces, you see? This one says Rose Tyler.

But she's somewhere in your timeline. Her and that...impossible girl. Maybe they're both the same.

-she's practically rambling at this point but she comes to a full stop, grinning-

But we've met. You may not remember me by this regeneration but we have met.

[tragic_optimist]

I would normally hazard a guess and say you are a new face of Romanas, but there's an odd quality to you that I am certain I would be wrong. Nor would I guess you to be Rani or any other number of female Time Lords I know of. And yet you say you know me.

Tell me, Rose Tyler, how did you meet? And who is impossible?

[idomybest]

If you insist on names, you could just call me the Moment.

-she grins-

Because it was just down to you and me. Well, and you, and you, and that girl. And more yous.

Ever venture into those deep archives in Arcadia? The Omega Archives? Surely you've heard the story of that.

[tragic_optimist]

Well then, Miss Moment, you'll have to forgive me. I've met other versions of myself, but I don't quite recognize you. You'll have to forgive me if-

Did you just say Omega? I know of Arcadia, and of their archives, but Omega Archives? As is Omega, the mad Time Lord?

[idomybest]

Possibly, possibly not.

Your ancients didn't like me so much, didn't want me to judge their morality and locked me away. But not you.

You took me just like you took the Tardis.

[bad_wolf_girl]

Oh. [There's a horrified stare for a few seconds. Then:]

That eyeliner does not look good on me.

[idomybest]

Convenient, isn't it? It's like having a living mirror to try on things without needing a mirror.

-she stares right back-