gotosleep_idiot | January & February Test Drive

[ A took a step forward, hesitated, and then put a hand on her shoulder. ]

I'm sorry.

[ At least he hadn't mentioned Jamie had been in the middle of a battle when last seen. ]

( at least there was that. it would have been all the more crushing to know that he'd been sent back to a time where... well, it hardly mattered.

she bit her lip to stay the tears because they so very, very much wanted to fall. ) It's okay, Doctor. ( a small hiccough choked her on her words. ) C- Certainly nothing to be done for it, n- now is there?

No.

[ He reached into his pocket for a handkerchief and presented it to her. ]

Here, dry your eyes.

[ He said nothing for a while, just stood there being as supportive as he could be while she worked some of these emotions out. ]

Now, why don't you tell me how you came to be here?

( exceedingly unfortunate. she gingerly took the kerchief from him to dab at her eyes, mentally chastising herself for breaking apart ~~AGAIN~~ in front of the doctor. surely he was quite used to it by now but it always seemed as though she were either terrified or sobbing when he was near.

victoria did appreciate the support though. it was rather sweet of him which, while her doctor was quite nice to her, felt very different at the same time. she sniffled gently and clenched the kerchief in her palms. a frown touched her features anew. ) I don't really know, I'm afraid. I recall being at home and then... and then I heard someone asking me to wake up. I must have fallen asleep you see. And- And well now I've turned up here. I thought for a moment it might be your ship again!

( which made his appearance all the more curious, really... )

You heard Nautilus calling you to wake then? I had hoped...

[ That she wouldn't have been called? Victoria deserve the normal family life she wanted not this crazy one. ]

I'm about to tell you something that will be difficult to hear but I need you to be strong. You won't be alone. I'llhelp you through this, alright?

[ That other stuff was tough, but wait for it... it gets better!]

If Nautilus has called you here then I'm afraid you are trapped here in this city. Just for a time. It needn't be a long stay. If you can get the gates to work for you then returning home should be very easy but it does require a lot of willpower.

( that was her desperate desire, too. she had wanted to remain with the harris' not only to avoid being terrified every other moment but because she longed for a normal family. her own had... gone. the harris' had no child and they had so much love to give. and she did in turn.

she grimaced as he spoke because even with the promise of helping her: this situation felt very negative. and then he broke the news that she was trapped and she felt as though she might cry anew. to avoid it, she bit onto her lip rather hard. this wasn't fair — she had already faced enough trials and loss in her short life. wasn't that enough? )

Wh- What do you mean? I can still get back to the Harris'? ( a glimmer of hope! perhaps all wasn't quite as lost as she thought. ) Willpower? I have an abundance of that when it comes to the Harris', there isn't anywhere else I'd rather be, really! Isn't that enough?

It actually might be enough.

[ Hey, there was always hope! ]

There are four gates locate around the city. All we have to do to discover if you can return home is get you to one of them.

[ He looked about trying to decide which one was the closest. ]

I think the Northern Gate is where we should go but, now this it very important, there are certain dangers in that area. If you should see an angel statue you mustn't touch it. Make certain you stare at it and don't blink. It's absolutely essential that you don't blink.

Y- You think so? ( that glimmer of hope was getting more expansive by the moment! her smile brightened a little even though her insides were still twisted and upset about the news ~~about jamie~~ about being stuck. ) I'd whatever I possibly could if it meant I could return to Mister and Missus Harris!

( again, she fell silent, because listening to the doctor tended to be what saved her outright from the messes she got herself into. that and a certain scot running to her shrieking aid. angels? that felt... ominous. ) Why mustn't I blink around a statue though? It's just a statue, right?

There's a good girl.

[ With an almost fatherly smile he gave the shoulder he had been holding this entire time a little approving squeeze. She could get those gates to work! She had to be able to.]

These creatures are most definitely not just statues. If one of them touches you they could send you forwards in time, making you an old women, or back in time, turning you back into a...

[ Child, well she was one already. ]

... a baby.

( the praise was sweet and the gesture was as well. it was appreciated more than anything else. she would do whatever it took for her to be able to get those blasted gates to work. returning home to her family was a priority!

she couldn't help but to give him a most bizarre look as reaction to his reasoning for her not to look at the angels. or rather not to blink. ) A- A baby! ( or an elderly woman? but then her life would have went by so quickly, wouldn't it? ) H- How do they do something like that! Are... Are they related to Time Lords?

We can't blame everything on the Time Lords.

[ However tempting it might be given everything she had just learned. ]

They are an entirely separate species that sustains itself by feeding on the time energy of it's victims, those it sends forwards or backwards in time.

( and she frowned. she certainly hadn't meant to make him think she thought everything was to blame on his race. it was just that victoria wasn't so good with space and time. the doctor was the only person she knew who could travel in it with his amazing ship. so the angels, she thought, might have been some relation is all. like a distant ~~unwanted~~ cousin. ) I apologize... that- that isn't what I meant to imply at all.

( she paused. when he explained them in that capacity there was clearly a difference and her guilt only grew. ) That sounds horrible.

[ Instant regret. That frown just didn't belong there at all. He was trying to cheer her up or... at least give her something to hope for and instead he had made her frown. ]

No, I understand. There is no need for apologies. You have never seen one before.

[ He took a step indicated the direction they needed to go in. ]

And if I have my way you won't see one now.

I'd rather like not to see one at all. ( they didn't sound very pleasant and she wasn't sure that she wanted to accidentally bump into one. suppose terror took over and she just shut her eyes completely? what would happen then? she'd cease to be whom she was at this very moment! that was a frightening thought for sure.

still, her guilt was there and she felt just awful for what she'd implied without meaning to. the doctor seemed to shake it off though. at least he wasn't quite as offended as she might have thought. that was a relief. )

Lead the way then, Doctor. ( just like old times. she had missed them, of course, but not enough to want them back. how funny a thing time could be. )

[ He couldn't be offended with her! All she had to do was look at him with those big eyes and see there was nothing but kindness and youth in them. Definitely qualities to be protected.

Lead the way he did, taking the streets past the Northern Welcome House. He currently lived there and having passed by this area so often he thought this the safest route to the gate. Rarely did he ever see any angels here. But they would have to pass through an area he was largely unfamiliar with and those angels were wicked fast when not frozen in place by the unblinking eye of a person. ]

Doing all right? I know it's a bit colder up here than in the rest of the city.

( ever the sweet doctor! she definitely didn't want to upset him. he had swiftly become a father figure to her even though she had, honestly, looked for a rather fast exit after she'd realized things were going to be rather hairy whilst traveling with him. it wasn't that the love for her friends wasn't there — she just longed to have something normal in her life. the harris family provided that.

victoria headed along with him, naturally. she looked around the area as they ventured along though soon stopped that just in case a statue might be around. she didn't want to alert one! just in case. she did her best to keep up with him on her short legs and smiled when he asked she whether she was alright or not. ) Sorted for now, Doctor! So long as nothing frightening pops up. I think I can manage cold over running into something terrible.

Good, good. It's not too much further now.

[ Of course he took things a good deal more cautiously in this section of town, glancing around corners and making certain to check behind them just in case they were being followed. But all was well and the large gate rose up in front of them, her 'ruby slippers'. Now all she needed to do was wish herself home.
Turning back to Victoria he took both her shoulders in his hands. ]

Now you know what you must do right? Focus all your thoughts on where you want to go and try to will the gate to send you there.

( that was good news. she wasn't tired by any means but it was nice that they might be getting there soon. she did her best to remain stealthy like the doctor himself. victoria waited for a signal or simply moved when he did as she thought that might be the best time to do so. she approached with him and watched as the gate rose before them. as he set his hands onto her shoulders, victoria felt herself frown. was it really so simple? it rarely was. )

That sounds rather easy. ( she was either over or underestimating her willpower. very likely the former. ) Do you think it will really work? ( she was hesitant but it was well worth the shot. closing her eyes, she tried to focus all her thoughts on the harris' home. it was where she wanted to go after all. but... was she there yet? ) Am- Am I home yet? ( she didn't want to open her eyes but it was clear that her willpower wasn't quite up to snuff for this place just yet. )

[ With a frown the Doctor took a step back and rubbed at an eyebrow. He was trapped here, unable to get the gates to focus for him, but what could Victoria have that would be holding her back? ]

Not quite yet, no. I have been told that if you can't get the gate to work for you then here must be something about this place that has drawn you in. Some small piece of you wants to be here. Can you think what that might be?

Something that wants me to be here? ( she didn't want to be here at all. she wanted to be home, going to school and feeling normal. not trapped in this place. or did she? maybe seeing him again — even with a new face — was giving her a subconscious desire to stay with him. perhaps it was the hope that if the doctor were present then a certain scot might be as well. a subconscious fear that this might be the universe's method of telling her that she wasn't meant to have normalcy? she frowned. ) But I don't know... I want to go home. I... ( don't want to be here, do i? )

[ Truly if there were any other way he would send you home. ]

If you don't know then I'm afraid you are in the same situation I am in. You will be unable to leave here until you can discover what is holding you.

So I have to find a truth about myself that I don't even know exists? And face to get out of here. ( talk about a terrible situation. she had no remote possible idea what it might be. and if the doctor was stuck here himself then what hope could there possibly be for herself? )

I suppose I- that I'm quite stuck then. ( her voice cracked just slightly but the tears that threatened to fall remained unshed. )

It would appear so.

[ Quite stuck indeed, welcome to the club.
He waffled a bit as he saw Victoria attempting such a brave face, not because he didn't want to make the offer he was about to make but because he was worried what she would think of it. ]

You... are of course welcome to stay with me at the Northern Welcome house until a way can be found to sort out this mess.

How am I supposed to do something like that if even you're stuck in this place, Doctor? I'm- I'm not nearly as strong as you are! ( mentally, physically... emotionally.

when he offered her a place to stay she admittedly felt some rather mixed feelings. having gone with him in the first place some time ago was the major cause for problems in her life. but the doctor had always kept her safe. between him and jamie she was always well looked after. she pressed her lips together in a thin line as she mentally deliberated. her options were limited. and finally she smiled albeit weakly. )

I can't imagine anyone else being better suited as someone for me to live with, for now.

January & February Test Drive

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