001 Ⓐ lobby

[sharp]

[ Enter the lobby and you'll find yourself a redhead, rubbing the back of her neck as she looks at the directory. What was she doing here? Amy was blaming this on the Doctor; somehow this had to be his fault. One way or another. How else would she end up back in school? Ugh. Wasn't she done with this?

Don't get her wrong. She was all about new planets, but she was promised Rio. Or at least some beachy, Rio-like planet. ]

I won't get marked off too much if I skip my first day, yeah? Probably just give me a warning - since, you know, I'm new and all.

[ She's debating with herself because she really doesn't feel like going anywhere. Especially class. But, she wouldn't mind seeing what other sort of places there were besides classrooms. Just a bit of research in case she wants to play hooky gets lost later. ]

I should get myself sorted first anyway. Hang on. What's a... Quad?

Comments

[tardytardis.livejournal.com]

You get to blow things up in Chemistry! You lot always like it when things blow up, no idea why.

[ a pause, and he thinks about it. ] Drink tea...

[sharp]

You really want me blowing things up, Doctor?

[ keeps smiling. oh yeah, she can do this. ] Yes. Even with biscuits, if you like. And you chat. It's a long process. Not very much fun, you know, how detention is supposed to be.

[tardytardis.livejournal.com]

In a controlled environment, yes.

... well, then. I'll have to come up with topics.

[sharp]

Well, that's no fun. But, suppose it's better than lecture.

[ smiles, shaking his arm. ] Yeah. You can make them as horrible as you want. Just no writing. Only talking.

[tardytardis.livejournal.com]

Are you trying to pull the wool over my eyes, Pond? [ eyes her. ] You're quite sure that's what a detention is?

[sharp]

Me? No, never. [ she pokes his shoulder. ] I'm the human one, remember? I definitely know what a detention is. And that's it.

[tardytardis.livejournal.com]

Sounds more like a reward, not a punishment, you lot are so... odd.

[sharp]

But that's why you love us, yeah? [ grin! ]

[tardytardis.livejournal.com]

Yes. Well, half of the reason, other reason's more complicated. Ah--one important thing, you have to do: if we're talking and there are others around, I'm John Smith. Not the Doctor. John Smith.

[sharp]

John Smith? Seriously? Why?

[tardytardis.livejournal.com]

What? What's wrong with John Smith?

[sharp]

'Cos I know that's not your real name. It can't be. Besides, why a fake name in the first place? What's wrong with the Doctor?

[tardytardis.livejournal.com]

Because this world is unstable, Amy, and so are all the people that are pulled from their worlds. The wrong word in the wrong place at the wrong time could cause a complete collapse of every world.

[sharp]

Oh, well, all you had to do was say so. [ she's not going to argue the potential ending of the universe. ] And I'm guessing your actual name is out of the question, too.

[tardytardis.livejournal.com]

Very out of the question.

[sharp]

[ pout, sigh, repeat. ]

Okay, fine. John Smith. Got it. Anything else I should do?

[tardytardis.livejournal.com]

Exams are coming up, and I think you're going to take them. Hopefully, we have near the same schedule, so I'll be able to leave the information you need in your head.

[sharp]

What? An exam already? But I just got here!

[tardytardis.livejournal.com]

There's an exam week, you might need to take one, I don't know if you absolutely have to, however.

[sharp]

I get that, but how would I even know anything on it? Unless-- you said something about putting information in my head, yeah?

[tardytardis.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Just like a voicemail on your mobile.

[sharp]

Oh, nice. This means I don't even have to study.

[tardytardis.livejournal.com]

Only this time around.

[sharp]

[ eyeroll. well, that's what he thinks. she's confident she can stretch the one time into multiple times. but she doesn't say anything because suddenly she's looking at him strange. his steps keep staggering from time to time. ]

Doctor? Have you... been doing anything else besides studying and building robot cats?

[tardytardis.livejournal.com]

A robot cat, Pond. And no, not really, why do you ask?