[action] stacking shelves

[timetours]

[You know how long the Doctor has been here?

Two days.

A whole two days, mind you.

This is a simply horrendous situation - a whole two days stuck in one spot? That's just ridiculous - practically unheard of! Well, okay, not totally unheard of, but very, very unlikely. But, with no TARDIS, and time being all screwed up, there wasn't really much else to do. How... boring.

Still, he had to admit meeting a whole assortment of people from numerous different realities wasn't something that even a Time Lord got to do very often. He could do without the "military school" thing and the guns, but if this was where all the interesting people were being welcomed, he could handle that for the time being.

Then he would go and fix it. Somehow. Without the TARDIS. No, really. He's brilliant and he can do it, he's sure of it!]

Mind you,

[And yes, he's talking to himself.]

after The Library, this library is miniscule.

[Meet the Garden's new librarian, stacking shelves. It's not a position he's all that familiar with really, but he supposes he'll get a few "off-worlders" popping in. Maybe they could have a chat.]

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[fierybluebird]

I've been here... well it'll be two years in May. I can't say that's the longest I've ever stayed in one place, but it is the longest since long before I met my Pops.

I'm glad to be here. It's a sticky situation back here, and the Headmaster's been really great to us off-worlders, which gives me a chance to get stronger. And I met my fiance here. [He goes to hold up his hand, as if he has a ring on it, and then looks at it.] Well she has the ring, but we're getting married, so then when I do this, it'll actually show something.

[timetours]

Two years! Blimey, that's forever! Didn't you get bored?!

[Collects himself, and resumes with this normal conversation thing.]

...congratulations, anyway! When's the wedding?

[fierybluebird]

I go flying and out on missions a lot now. [Briefly switches an arm into a wing in demonstration.] That whole phoenix thing, eh? And that's why I took classes and joined too many clubs.

Ahhh this Spring. I just got back so we need to set a date, but then she's one of the SeeDs working on the Exam so that's a discussion for when she gets back.

[timetours]

So you're not worried, then?

[fierybluebird]

Should I be?

[timetours]

About the time compression. You're not worried it might mess with your plans, at all?

[fierybluebird]

[Eyeroll.]

Hardly.

We've both been here far too long. And she's got as long a lifespan as me. We got sent back to my place temporarily, so I know there's a way to do it. When I've ensured that I can deal with Blackbeard, I'll find the way and get us back there safely.

[timetours]

Well, sometimes things just happen.

[There may be the tiniest hint in his voice that he's more used to it than he'd like to really talk about.]

Still! Best of luck...

[Waitasecond... Blackbeard? Frowns. Well, Marco's obviously from a much different world than Earth, so it can't be some sort of parallel Earth Blackbeard, so... yeah. It's not as if pirates can't share nicknames.]

[fierybluebird]

Aye, but I have a knack for fixing those things.

Thanks, eh?

[timetours]

Ah, I see.

[Nodding along like he totally sees. Except he doesn't see at all. BUT OKAY.]

Oh, you're very welcome!

[fierybluebird]

Thanks, eh. Hopefully you'll find that person you'd be a knight for again, eh?

[Oh did you think he forgot? Nah man. Phoenixes and elephants; they do not forget.]

[timetours]

No, that's not going to happen.

[Oh, poor Ten, if only you'd've been here a couple of months ago...]

[fierybluebird]

Why not?

[Marco actually knew Rose pretty well too :|]

[timetours]

It's impossible. The walls of her universe are sealed. Even Time Compression can't get through.

[He expects that's the case, anyway.]

[fierybluebird]

Don't count on it. You mentioned alternate dimensions? I've seen more of those show up than you'd expect. Including a marine version of my dead best friend.

[timetours]

Even if an alternate Rose appeared, she wouldn't be the same Rose.

[This, coming from the guy who effectively set up Jackie and an AU version of her dead husband. Yeah.]

[fierybluebird]

Granted, but if the dimension is sealed as you say, don't be too sure that this spell can't get through it. It's gotten through other impossible things.

[timetours]

Like what?

[fierybluebird]

See if you can't find a list. This spell has a knack for the ridiculous.

[timetours]

Oh go on, give me a few examples! While you're here.

[His moment of moping appears to be over, quite suddenly, and he's now looking very much intrigued. Hey, he hasn't come across "Stupid Things Time Compression Does Vol 1" in the library, yet!]

[fierybluebird]

Ahhh hang on, I've been trying to write up my own list.

[Tears a page from his notebook and gives it to him. Which vaguely details how many times Seifer's come and gone, the special effects event, the supervillains, mewtwo, and so forth. Rose isn't in there unfortunately :<]

[timetours]

[The list gets thoroughly examined.]

And it was nearly two years you've been here, wasn't it?

[fierybluebird]

Aye.

So there were probably a lot more things before that.

[timetours]

No, no no no no, that's not it, that's not what I mean - I mean, you've been here for two years and this is all that's happened in that entire time?

[fierybluebird]

No, there's more. That's why I said to get a full list.

But I mean... yeah... it's less exciting than the New World but it has its moments.