One Hundred Twenty-Seven

[not-from-mars.livejournal.com]

[a tentative line that was supposed to start a sentence has turned into a drawing of the Kasterborous constellation, detailed, accurate, all from memory -- things he's seen in books, of course, because he doesn't remember it anymore]

Some days this bothers me more than others.

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[sogonnaboneher.livejournal.com]

Is it just me, or do a lot of people just draw the sky? Specifically skies with weird constellations.

[not-from-mars.livejournal.com]

I dunno, that last entry with weird constellations just got me thinking.

And, well. A lot of people just dictate nonsense and bleed on the journals, too.

[sogonnaboneher.livejournal.com]

Thinking about what?

... this is better. Just wish they were constellations I KNEW.

[not-from-mars.livejournal.com]

... About constellations.

Well, in that case, draw your own.

[lessthanstelar.livejournal.com]

I've never seen that one before.

[not-from-mars.livejournal.com]

No, most people haven't.

[lessthanstelar.livejournal.com]

Probably. Is it one from your homeworld?

[not-from-mars.livejournal.com]

Yes. Far, far from Earth.

[lessthanstelar.livejournal.com]

That's... amazing.

What was it like? I-If you don't mind my asking!

[not-from-mars.livejournal.com]

[ffff D: time for bullshitting]

Oh, beautiful.

[misa-approves.livejournal.com]

What is that of?

[not-from-mars.livejournal.com]

It's called Kasterborous.

[bestwatchever.livejournal.com]

I give up. What is it?

[not-from-mars.livejournal.com]

The constellation of Kasterborous.

[bestwatchever.livejournal.com]

... Is that Latin for something?

[studentoftime.livejournal.com]

[dictated]

That's quite accurate. It reminds me of a diagram in one of my old textbooks. [draws a line to an outer edge] This part especially.

[not-from-mars.livejournal.com]

[dictated distractedly]

Yeah, it does sort of look like one.

[studentoftime.livejournal.com]

Something wrong, Doctor? Or merely felt a whim to draw the system?

[not-from-mars.livejournal.com]

I was, ah, talking to someone earlier about constellations and things. You know, got the image in my head, needed to put it down...

[pause]

Where've you been, by the way?

[studentoftime.livejournal.com]

I see. Do you feel better now, having drawn it?

Ah, yes, well... [this is roughly as sheepish as Romana can sound] I took K9 and the kittens for a research hike through the forest. I was somewhat distracted by the fact that I kept returning back to town, however. I didn't realise my sense of direction was quite so off. I'll have to gather maps and a compass for the next trip, I think.

[immortalizing.livejournal.com]

[I THINKS IT IS DEEP AND MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION TIEMZ ACE. Have a Jack wandering into whatever room the Doctor is in, a little out of it cause of the nightmare he had just had, it was worse than the last time. Obviously distracting himself with his broken manipulator that he is still in the process of fixing]

Lost in thought again huh?

[not-from-mars.livejournal.com]

[he looks up, pauses a moment before responding]

Yeah. S'pose I am. [... and another pause] Are you all right?

[immortalizing.livejournal.com]

[he chuckles and shakes his head, go figure]

Hmm? Oh yeah, completely fine. Bright as a button. [and this is how he fails at lying]

[not-from-mars.livejournal.com]

[he gives Jack a pointed look, one that says 'are we going to have to go through this every single time?']

Oh, yeah? Good.

[immortalizing.livejournal.com]

[oh he knows that the Doctor doesn't believe him, he sighs and rolls his eyes giving the Doctor his own pointed look]

You could at least say you don't believe me instead of giving me that look.