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[sexyhitchhiker.livejournal.com]

[This is completely and utterly maddening. One day, the weird blue thing is sitting under a tree, the next day, it's gone. Then she finds it snug against the castle walls, like it had always been there. Then it's gone again and she only happens upon it when she was passing by the duck pond (it seems to have a rather nice view too).

And today, it's just sitting in the middle of the lawn, sticking out like a sore (blue) thumb. She glares at it for a few minutes, before turning and heading out the door. She's gonna find out what the hell that thing is today - even though the last time she tried something like that, she ended up on some EXTREME odd game show.]

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[honorinflames.livejournal.com]

--And not human? [eyes him]

[n0secondchances.livejournal.com]

Oh, definitely not human. [he answers Zuko first, his answer unabashedly proud of this fact]

And...I suppose you could say that...you could do. Space police. Except, I don't really police things so much as fix them. I'm the Doctor, you see.

[sexyhitchhiker.livejournal.com]

[/The/ doctor? That wording sounds weirdly familiar.

frowns though]

...Do you get thirsty frequently? [trying to subtly look for an exit. Yaay high school event flashbacks.]

[honorinflames.livejournal.com]

[something inhuman that 'fixes' things? Yeah, sure, that doesn't sound ominous at all. ...Natsuki's question doesn't help either]

'Fix' them how?

[n0secondchances.livejournal.com]

Thirsty? [he's clever. He's very, very clever. But that still manages to catch him off guard. The look he's giving Natsuki is very akin to the look you give a mildly unbalanced person. What kind of question is that, anyway?]

Thirsty? I suppose I do sometimes, yeah. Though frequently? I wouldn't say frequently.

[and then Zuko gets a slightly exasperated look] By making them better. There's not exactly a catchall button for every crisis in the universe, you know. It's a bit more diverse than something I could put into a nice, neat little summary.

{a pause] Though that would be handy, wouldn't it? And I suppose I shouldn't say there isn't a button. Handy things, buttons. You never know where you'll find one or what, exactly, they'll do.

[sexyhitchhiker.livejournal.com]

So you're an alien do-gooder who flies across the universe, fixing everybody's problems.

[can you feel the sarcasm?]

[honorinflames.livejournal.com]

[just... crosses his arms. This expression should speak enough for him]

[n0secondchances.livejournal.com]

[if he notices that sarcasm (...and he does), he chooses to ignore it, pausing thoughtfully at Natsuki's question before answering in a voice that is much too chipper]

Yeah...that'd be about it.

[sexyhitchhiker.livejournal.com]

Out of what, a strong sense of duty?

[either you have an ulterior motive or you're just insane. Nobody is that altruistic.]

[honorinflames.livejournal.com]

And why haven't you fixed the problem of this place yet?

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[n0secondchances.livejournal.com]

[...you tell people you're a brilliant alien and The Doctor...and this is the reception you get? His expression is caught somewhere between disgruntled frustration and bemusement]

Really now, I've only been here two weeks, haven't I? I'm just getting my feet wet.

[stepping closer so he can peer down his nose at the two of them] And now I think that's quite enough of me answering the questions, seeing as it would appear you both are in my home, as it were. So come on, then. If I'm going to be buried in questions, I'd at least like to know the name of my questioners, hmm?

[sexyhitchhiker.livejournal.com]

[have an amazingly icy glare to make up for being so short before she answers with a huff]

Natsuki.

[at least you don't /seem/ to be infested with an evil alien head parasite. Thus far.]

[honorinflames.livejournal.com]

[yeah really... he has been glaring up at commanders and generals he outranks his entire life. Some weird alien that lives in a box is no problem]

I'm Zuko.

...What is this place, anyway? [a 'something something police box' really doesn't cut it as an explanation] Where did it come from?

[n0secondchances.livejournal.com]

[a sigh] It's a start, I suppose.

[He's faced armies. Two children, however belligerent, were hardly enough to give him pause. They might, however, give him a headache.]

[to Zuko] She's the TARDIS. My ship.

[there's another brief pause while he considers the pair in front of him, before promptly spreading his arms and beginning to usher them back to the hallway]

Come on then... out of the wardrobe room.

If we're going to stand around blathering, we might as well do it somewhere comfortable.

[sexyhitchhiker.livejournal.com]

A box shaped ship? [keeping an eye on Ten, even as she lets herself get kicked out of the giant closet - it's unlikely that a closet will have another exit, if it came to that.]

[honorinflames.livejournal.com]

[he doesn't like being ushered around, but he doesn't exactly want to spend more time in the weird giant closet]

Doesn't seem anything like a ship to me.

[n0secondchances.livejournal.com]

Oh, but she's the best of ships. Traveling through space and time. Well, back home. Here, she can really only travel through space. Well...within the boundaries of the castle's powers, anyway.

[he...seems less than pleased about the limitations.

Meanwhile, he'll herd them towards the library, where there are plenty of comfy chairs and it looks a bit more impressive and library-ish instead of like the inside of a giant walk-in closet]

[sexyhitchhiker.livejournal.com]

[a snort, even as she scans the place]

So you're just as trapped as the rest of us.

[honorinflames.livejournal.com]

[glancing around as they go... really not happy about the fact that he's pretty sure that he's completely turned around and lost now]

So much for "fixing things."

[n0secondchances.livejournal.com]

Oi! 14 days! I'm working on it.

Blimey, everyone's a critic.

[sexyhitchhiker.livejournal.com]

[actually cracks a small smile. A bit sardonic, but still a smile.]

That's what you do when you figure out you can't actually do anything.

[honorinflames.livejournal.com]

[being that he recently burned up a chunk of the castle over this subject, he's going to decline to comment]

[n0secondchances.livejournal.com]

[there's a small tsking noise at that, but if anything his expression becomes more understanding....even as his tone becomes that much more confident]

Nonsense. Just because no one has doesn't mean it can't be done. Honestly, if people settled for logic like that you humans would never have made it out of the caves.

[sexyhitchhiker.livejournal.com]

[don't need your pity, old man :|]

If destroying stuff isn't part of the solution, I'm pretty much useless.

[sidelong glance at Zuko]

[honorinflames.livejournal.com]

[...don't give me that look!]