always wanting for more Who.

[timeforgotten]

Well, that's hardly my fault. If you wanted to see more people I'd know or people that you'd know, you should have looked into places where you would find them. It's not as though they'll turn up out of nowhere. [ Man. People who think they know everything. It's ridiculous. ]

Honestly, there isn't anything for you to complain about on the Charon at all. All you have to do is watch and arrange things while I live through them. I ought to stop having anything to do with you.

[ Muns are nothing but an embarrassment. He might have known sooner. ]

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[ofdrumsthesound]

Do I count as someone you know?

AAADDDDRRRRIIICCCC!!!!

[fifthdoctor]

......oh. Oh dear. [staring]

aaaaaa fiiiiive

[timeforgotten]

Oh dear, what? [ Suspicious.

Though not so much displeased to see this Doctor again. Not that he's been worried about what happened to him or missed any version that was familiar since turning up or anything. Nope. Not at all. ] Don't tell me to be nicer to her, Doctor.

the feeeeeels

[fifthdoctor]

[awkward neck rubbing] No, no I wouldn't....it's really you, Adric?? [The Doctor does rather look like he's seen a ghost.]

[timeforgotten]

...yes. And it's really you, if you were wondering. [ Awkward arm crossing to match. ] I suppose there aren't many of either of us out here.

[fifthdoctor]

[The Doctor adjusts his jacket, very quiet for a moment or two.]

I suppose not. What's the last thing you remember? [He's quite interested to know.]

[timeforgotten]

Working to get through the puzzles that the Cybermen locked the freighter's controls with. [ There is a slow, very "there's nothing more to it and I totally was doing nothing wrong, and certainly didn't pass up a chance to flee to safety just because of an unsolved puzzle" tone to it. ] Are you somewhere different on the timeline?

[fifthdoctor]

[The Doctor looks positively ill now.]

...no no, I'm...still here. [That's not an answer to the question given him. You'll have to give him a few moments, he's coping.]

[notthedoctor]

Adric...

[timeforgotten]

I'm only being honest.

[notthedoctor]

It'll be all right. He's been like this for some time now.

[notthedoctor]

It's not that bad, you know. We're all there! It's horrible there sometimes. Do you really want Nyssa or Tegan to have to live through that?

[timeforgotten]

... when you talk like that, you really don't make any sense, you know. [ S I G H. ]

It's not bad all the time, but when it is you can hardly think of wanting someone in the same mess. [ Probably Nyssa especially, since he's at least sure Tegan could take down the entire ship with her if she wanted, but still. Looking after yourself and whoever happens to be there already gets difficult enough. He fails to see where muns approve of bringing more people in.

Or that could mostly be from not wanting to side with muns in general. Whatever. ]

[timeforgotten]

I would hope so, yes. Though that isn't much of an answer. [ It's like having him fresh from his regeneration all over again. ] Are you all right?

Adric! XD

[romana2]

Well, if your mun wanted more people you would know... You do know you weren't around all that long to meet many people, right?

[fifthdoctor]

[He snaps himself out of it, feigning ignorance.] Yes, of course I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be? [There's still a hint of sadness, but he has a reassuring smile.]

[timeforgotten]

If I knew, I wouldn't ask. Because you're certainly not acting it. [ Though he can award points for an apparent recovery. ] How long have you been out here?

[fifthdoctor]

Here? As in here here? Not too long. [The mun is in the process of moving journals from livejournal to DW] Thought it was about time to explore a few parallel universes.

oh wow it's always great to see a Romana!

[timeforgotten]

Yes, I'm aware. I suppose it was too much to expect her to understand these things before she got involved.

[timeforgotten]

Yes, it must be a nice change from falling into them accidentally.

XD Too bad they didn't get along better in canon...

[romana2]

Well, they seldom do understand such things. Either we learn to control them or learn to accept they control us.

adric does have a not-getting-along talent to him orz

[timeforgotten]

I suppose I haven't much choice, then. I'm certainly not about to let one of them control me.

Unfortunately. And Romana doesn't have the patience for it.

[romana2]

It's usually for the best that we control them. I do so enjoy annoying my when she is at work. I like to distract her with my ability to lead.

[She means her bossiness, but then she is president of Gallifrey, it's quite justified.]

[timeforgotten]

Your ability to lead? [ ah romana how he has missed you. ] How can you demonstrate an ability to lead to the one person who might be better at telling people what to do than you are?

[romana2]

[Romana chuckles softly.]

Adric, you should know that in order to play me, that person has to know and understand my history. In order to do that, she needs to watch my (or listen) to my episodes and learn my history. Therefore, she can learn from my example.

[Romana still has an answer for everything.]

[fifthdoctor]

I'm sure I don't know what you're implying. [He's an EXCELLENT driver. The Tardis just has a mind of her own sometimes.]

ahhh hello again

[timeforgotten]

Oh, why would you? [ Not that he can really complain since the TARDIS was the only reason he got to leave E-Space in the first place. He just hasn't gotten to prod at an officially dubbed one of His Doctors in a while. And there's a rule in always prodding. ]

You might not mind being here, though. I expect it's the sort of thing you've always been getting into.

:3 cleaning up tags I was supposed to answer tonight

[fifthdoctor]

I do like to travel, you know that. [They should find a place to travel to. The Doctor has so missed Adric. But he'd tried to put him out of his mind since....

...y'know...

Less said, the better.]

always a fun endeavor

[timeforgotten]

Traveling, not landing at Heathrow in the proper century, being arrested for murder every time we land... [ Ah, yes, completely and totally innocent y e p, just fond nostalgia here.

Nothing he'd trade it for, really. ]

[fifthdoctor]

I suppose you could do better? [The Doctor's pretending to look miffed...but really, yes he's secretly enjoying this too.]

[timeforgotten]

Given time, I suppose we'll see. [ And the arms, they are crossing. ] It hasn't been terribly hard to learn just from observing you, you know.

[fifthdoctor]

Now see here, the Tardis was originally conceived for eight timelords to pilot it. I highly doubt one inexperienced pilot would do very well. Even one that knows his maths as well as you do.

...but if you do want to give it a try.... [He might just let you!]

[timeforgotten]

[ TSKS. ]

I have the computational skill to input precise coordinates and operate the basic controls. I've even managed it before! I can read the monitors. I can open the doors. You'd be there if something malfunctioned.

[ Offended, because that is probably just his default state of existence in these beautiful arguments of purpose. (also no Adric, we don't count The Visitation, it took you ages to finally hit the console and land her.

and some people don't get their learner's permit until they're a good six months older, young man.) ]

[fifthdoctor]

[Don't you tsk at me, young man.]

Good for you, you can open doors. Good skill to have.

[But the Doctor is still smiling as he says this.]

[timeforgotten]

I wonder how long it took Tegan to figure it out. [ TARDIS door levers are such complicated affairs and all. ]