the mun was suddenly hit with a bout of nostalgia

[ex_fourmidable296]

Well, I can understand why you would miss playing me. After all, I'm me! But I've run my course, you and I both know that, earned my happy ending and what not. Keep that in mind before you run off with any half-cocked ideas (in comparison to myself and my careful well-thought out plans, most of which unfortunately devolve into 'run')

Still, I'll never say no to exploring. When shall we go this time? And most importantly, who shall we see?

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[headstronger]

Oh, Doctor, the day you quit running about is the day you die for good.

[ex_fourmidable296]

And even then I'm sure that I'll find a way to run about some more! Death is only a minor inconvenience, after all.

[headstronger]

Well, for you, maybe! The rest of us have to settle for one life, I'm afraid.

[ex_fourmidable296]

Yes, it's a bit dreadful. I've always felt sorry for you lot in that regard. What if you mess the life up somehow?

[timespresident]

I never thought I would hear the words "happy ending" used in relation to you. I thought you'd grow bored with such a thing.

[ex_fourmidable296]

Now, I never said I would settle for the happy ending. After all, the worst thing I've ever had to deal with is nothing.

[timesbureaucrat]

Earned? You barely managed to earn a pass from the Academy. You didn't earn your TARDIS. Earning requires dedication and a sense of responsibility, two things you notably lack.

[ex_fourmidable296]

Of course I earned it, Fussbudget! I do have a sense of responsibility, I simply choose to focus it elsewhere.

[ofdrumsthesound]

Me for one, I hope?

[ex_fourmidable296]

If I visit you will you promise not to try to kill me? You have a nasty habit of doing that, and I'm afraid that one day you might accidentally succeed.

[ofdrumsthesound]

Oh alright, I promise. *He grins.* Been too long since I saw that silly face. And the scarf! Such a funny scarf.

[ex_fourmidable296]

Silly? I'm afraid you have this regeneration mixed with another. Perhaps my second body? He was quite short.

[ofdrumsthesound]

It's the googly eyes. And the hair. And the scarf.

[ex_fourmidable296]

As I've told multiple people multiple times, the scarf is quite practical.

[ofdrumsthesound]

No, Doctor. No it isn't.

[ex_fourmidable296]

Yes it is! It can serve as a rope or a tripline!

[Said with the tone of voice that implies it's been used that way more than once.]

[ofdrumsthesound]

Seriously, Doctor? Can't you just have a normal rope?

*And then he's laughing.* You know what, Four? I miss you. I never thought I would, but I do.

I hope your spirit continues on. It would be most unfair if only our last selves got an afterlife, but then Rassilon wasn't very fair. Or very spiritually-minded, for that matter.

[shot_my_shoes.livejournal.com]

I can't say I can ever see you settling down with a happy ending.

[ex_fourmidable296]

I never said I would. I just said I earned it!

[shot_my_shoes.livejournal.com]

We all earn it, very few of us get it.

[ex_fourmidable296]

Now who do you mean by 'all'? Because I can name a few beings who probably won't earn one for a good long while.

[shot_my_shoes.livejournal.com]

That's not a very sporting thing to say.

[thehumanfactor]

Och, well-thought out plans, I'll believe that when I see it!

[ex_fourmidable296]

Now Jamie, you know my plans are quite well-thought out! Not too complex, but well-thought out indeed.

[ninth_doctor]

[His older self groans.]

Oh look... teeth and curls... Which scarf am I wearing these days?

[ex_fourmidable296]

The long burgundy one. It's quite handy, we have good taste.

[And you just get a frown] What happened to my hair?

[ninth_doctor]

[And four just gets a dark look.] War...

[He pauses.] Burgundy... Late days, then...

[ex_fourmidable296]

War or not, I still don't like it.

And what do you mean by that?

[ninth_doctor]

Well, if I was still wearin' the multi-colored one, it would be early days, wouldn't it?

[Nine doesn't remember being that slow when he was Four. And he's just going to disregard the first statement. Partly because he hasn't actually seen himself yet.]

[ex_fourmidable296]

Well yes, but what do you mean by asking the question? Simply curious?

[Because he did NOT like that 'war' answer you gave.]

[ninth_doctor]

[That's convenient because he doesn't like giving the "war" answer. Doesn't mean it's not true.]

Well, of course I'm curious. I'd hate to create a paradox with myself.

[Especially now that Gallifrey is gone and there would be no one to correct it.]

[ex_fourmidable296]

Oh, we've done much worse than creating a simple paradox.

[ninth_doctor]

[He looks at his younger self.]

Everything's become more complex in my days...

[He won't repeat the reason, because neither of them like it - War.]

[pterosaur]

Nothing wrong with nostalgia. 'S why I got picked up in the first place.

oh hey! /was Four/Key at ES

[ex_fourmidable296]

I never said it was bad, just simple predictable.

[pterosaur]

[Hah! I was wondering.]

Less so than if they just went with new people who're popular right now. Nothing wrong with that either, but there's fewer nostalgic ones.

[ex_fourmidable296]

Well they should be! Nostalgia's a funny thing, and one that should be embraced more often. After all, that's how people like us get brought out again.

[pterosaur]

Like you, Doctor-Key. I never really went away.

...There just aren't a lot of places for a psychic temporal anomaly who's twelve feet tall on all fours. I was at polychromatic for a bit. Idled out, though.

[ex_fourmidable296]

Mmm, a pity. Though, at least you've been somewhere, Janine-Above. I've just been twiddling my thumbs up here for the most part-it's quite dull.

[pterosaur]

Thumb-twiddling's an activity a little beyond my capabilities right now. Beak clicking, maybe. [CLACK!]

Dull, yes. Nothing's tried to eat me, even thought about it, in months. It feels weird.

[ex_fourmidable296]

Perhaps you're metaphorically twiddling your metaphorical thumbs?

Oh, that's never a good sign. Being almost eaten is the height of adventure!

[pterosaur]

Perhaps so. Maybe I can get you to be my surrogate twiddler. ...That sounds wrong.

I know! No falling rocks, either! Just a lot of the no-use-for-you-right-now-thanks.

[thecricketer]

Running is a perfectly valid strategy, it's served us very well.

Oh, I do miss that scarf, sometimes.

[ex_fourmidable296]

Exactly! It's good exercise, gets the heart rate up, and gets you away from Daleks and Cybermen!

It's wonderful to hear that. I was beginning to worry about myself-I like what you've done with the body, though. The celery is a lovely touch.

[thecricketer]

Why thank you. I'm quite fond of it. The celery, I mean; the body itself, well.

[ex_fourmidable296]

It's certainly one of the better vegetables to choose from. Granted, it still is a vegetable, but no one's perfect. And, a jelly baby would be quite hard to pin on a shirt.

[symmetryguns]

[Well hi again, Key.]

Does your mun have any ideas of where to send you yet?

[ex_fourmidable296]

[Sup, Seven.]

Oh, no ideas just yet. She's got an open mind and a teaspoon though, so I'm sure she'll find something eventually.

[symmetryguns]

Is the teaspoon really that important?

[Oh right. Key. He forgot about your personality.]