Muse has to speak her mind. T_T

[sexyoldgirl]

Now there we are! All nice and settled into our new location. Took you long enough.

No wait. _{That's not why we're here, is it?} Oh, that's right! You listen to me, little missy, and you listen good. You can't just go peeking into all of those other worlds, there's no time for that. _{No time for you who live such a linear life. How do you manage?} I don't care if you're left feeling unsatisfied with what you've chosen, you simply cannot take on anymore without letting go of some.

What was that saying? You can't have your cake and eat it too. _{That sounds just ridiculous. Why have cake at all if you can't eat it?} Still even though that makes no sense, you know what I mean. Leaving is hard but everyone does it, not even my Thief can escape that no matter how fast he runs.

So if you're going to look around at all of those other worlds then you simply have to do something first. There's already too much on your plate. _{Oh! That's a much better saying.}

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[hattergonnahat]

...now I really want cake.

That probably wasn't the point, was it?

[sexyoldgirl]

No it really wasn't but it doesn't change the fact that you want cake now, does it?

[hattergonnahat]

Not in the least.

Though that's not to say I wasn't listening to the rest.

[sexyoldgirl]

And what's cake without a cup of tea? No fun, that's what.

Just trying to set miss munnie straight. She's already got so much to do and can't possibly take on more.

[hattergonnahat]

A lady after my own heart.

Oh, but you shouldn't discourage her. It's never fun unless you're pushing yourself. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, they're rumored to say.

[sexyoldgirl]

[A lady.] Yes, I suppose I am.

That's all well and good if she can rise to the challenge but she's tried this before and it didn't end happily.

[hattergonnahat]

[ Well you certainly look like a lady to him. ]

Happy endings aren't a guarentee. That doesn't mean it's not worth it to try.

[sexyoldgirl]

[More like a ship trapped inside a lady's body.]

No, they certainly aren't. Can't always get 'happily ever after'. I suppose not. Anything is worth a try.

[hattergonnahat]

[ Well she's the sexiest ship he's ever seen. And he's seen his fair share. ]

That's more like it. Don't want to cut your own adventure short now, do you?

[sexyoldgirl]

[She will gladly take that compliment!]

I've had a few adventures in my time. Still, it would be nice to go on more while I've still got legs.

[ofdrumsthesound]

They do tend to get in over their heads, don't they?

[sexyoldgirl]

[Oh. It's you.]

Quite often. Still they have their moments.

[ofdrumsthesound]

And we're always there to help them.

[sexyoldgirl]

Some more than others.

[There's a mix of anger and pride in her voice, something she can't hide. She can never forget -- never -- all the things he's done.]

[ofdrumsthesound]

Yes, but I do try.

. . . sorry it hurt, what I did to you. I tried to be gentle.

[sexyoldgirl]

[Well that...

Isn't what she expected at all. The Master. Apologizing.

In any case it seems to soothe her ruffled feathers. Not that she has feathers. Wait, off-topic thoughts.]

Yes, well. I suppose I can accept that. It's no worse than other things that have happened in my lifetime. [What with all the trouble the Doctor gets into and whatnot.] You dropped a jelly baby in my circuitry when you were in there mucking about.

[ofdrumsthesound]

Did I? *He chuckles.* Silly me.

[sexyoldgirl]

It hardly matters now. The desktop had to be changed and archived. Couldn't be helped. His last regeneration destroyed everything.

[ofdrumsthesound]

I hate when he regenerates, his personality always changes far too much.

[sexyoldgirl]

Different body, different personality -- it doesn't matter to me, he's always my Doctor. Always my Thief.

[ofdrumsthesound]

I worry that someday he'll become someone that doesn't care for me.

[sexyoldgirl]

Maybe. Maybe one day. [Because the Valeyard is always a possibility. The Dream Lord had the same coldness.] But for now he still cares. That's how I became stuck in here, because he cares. He'd thought he'd found someone, lots of someones but the little boxes made him angry instead.

[ofdrumsthesound]

I hope he never does. One heartsless lunatic of a Time Lord is bad enough, after all.

[sexyoldgirl]

[She stares at him for a while.]

You've certainly changed.

[ofdrumsthesound]

I don't want to be what Rassilon made me, I'm no slave of his. I can't be good, but I can try not to be all bad.

[sexyoldgirl]

Good. I like this you.

[Though now she's curious to know if he still hears the drums.]

[ofdrumsthesound]

I am still killing people, but at least most of them are bad people.

*Does the way he taps his fingers answer that?*

[sexyoldgirl]

That's certainly something.

[Not something the Doctor would completely approve of but she's a TARDIS. Death happens.

It does. She reaches out to cover his hand with hers. There are always noises in her head too, sounds that she makes while just drifting through time and space. The hum of engines, her rotor moving, sounds that could easily drown out the drums if he lets it.]

[ofdrumsthesound]

I try.

*A weak smile.* I'm not sure I could live without them at this point. They're too much a part of me.

[sexyoldgirl]

Good, trying is good.

[Still, she doesn't take her hand away.] They've been there a very long time. Suppose it's the same with me being blue, boxy with the parking brake on.

[ofdrumsthesound]

You're doing pretty well with that human shape, though.

[sexyoldgirl]

Had a bit of time to adjust to it. She's had me around practically since she saw me like this, well, not here but over there on the other site.

[ofdrumsthesound]

If you ask her nicely she might let you change back and forth--although seeing one person walk out of another could be a tad mind-bending.

[sexyoldgirl]

Well, it's not as though I've never been inside myself before. [And she doesn't see anything wrong with that sentence. orz]

Also apparently she's now looking into the Library. As if there hasn't been enough trouble with libraries.

[ofdrumsthesound]

Or had other people in you. *He, neither does he. Although he is quite insane . . .*

No kidding.

[sexyoldgirl]

There's no point to traveling the universe alone. [It's not like he's never been in her either. And not just recently.]

Though it doesn't seem to be very active, does it?

[ofdrumsthesound]

No, it's not. Care to join SWS instead?

[sexyoldgirl]

The place where stories have to be told in six words. Seven hundred years without talking and suddenly I can only use six? Seems a bit rubbish.

[ofdrumsthesound]

You only need to start at six.

[ninemechanicalmuses]

You appear to have a very comfortable grasp on multiversal theory.

[sexyoldgirl]

I've been around quite a while, seen much in my time. Multiverses are hardly a new thing to me. Even fell out of my original universe recently. _{Seems to be happening more frequently.}

[ninemechanicalmuses]

Oh? and why aren't they new to you?

[You're strange and different. There's something about you... and he's a scientist and he's going to Figure Out What.]