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[ There's a good while of silence, aside from the rustle of a paper, like a page being turned. ]

Oh, yes, right! Hello! How do I do one of these voicemails things again?

[ Another bit of silence, and then he clears his throat. ]

You've reached the Doctor - the eleventh, to be exact. Leave a message and I'll get back to you, promise!

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[ rose might not be a mind-reader, but she is very, very clever; she already knows all this. she'd know it even if the doctor hadn't told her when she first arrived here, given the way he had greeted her, like an old friend instead of someone he'd spent time with recently. that doesn't mean she has to accept it or even like it. in fact, one could say she likes to deny the obvious to herself, which in turn just makes it hurt worse.

the doctor is someone special to her and he always will be, if her leaping from universe to universe is any evidence to that at all. moreover, she's still very much in love with him—or at least, the him that she knows from her own time. she'd never pursue it here, nor would she ever bring it up, not when the circumstance is how it is and things between them have shifted and broken this violently. all the more reason that rose would rather remain in the dark about her future than have any of her worst fears confirmed. she sees her doctor again, and for right now, that's all she wants to know, as it gives her some hope for what's waiting for her when she finally gets back.

even so, this man is the doctor, and above all, spent a lot of time with her being her friend more than anything else. that's all she wants: to be his friend and get to know him. even if her doctor never shows up here, that would be fine.

she falls into the act well enough, laughing slightly and rolling her eyes. this is easier on her, easy to pretend, at least for the moment. ]

Well, it's not even a mobile, is it? It's just some pretty bracelet they gave us all. [ beat; she chuckles ] But I'm serious about the message, because some people are easily confused. Even if it's just a simple "I'm off being brilliant somewhere, I'll get back to you later."

[ Another part of him wonders why she's even here, talking to him, wanting to walk with him. She could... walk with his other self, after all, couldn't she? So why him? He's not hers, never will be hers. It's just not possible.

Maybe she's just that kind. Doesn't want to just leave him. He is, after all, very much still the Doctor. She's been through this once already, sort of.

But it's just... complicated, difficult, different.

He hates it. ]

But it is a phone. And a map. Aaand something that you could find on the internet, actually. More like the internet than a phone, but without the actual world-wide thing.

[ But, yes, some people are easily confused indeed. ]

All right, then. I can manage a "I'm off being brilliant".

Sigyn, right? I'll meet you outside the Hall.

[ even if she was aware of her doctor's presence in asgard, she'd still go out of her way to spend time with this one as well. for once, it's more than her massive heart doing most of the talking, it's rose's own selfishness as well. she's sure he's got his time spent with his friends and she'd never force herself into his company, but... every now and again?

nothing wrong with that.

it's way more complicated than she's making it out to be, and she knows it, but she wants things like this to be simple! simple things are easy to figure out. simple things don't keep her up at night, worried and concerned for things she hasn't yet figured out.

simple things, like him agreeing to a silly little message at her prodding, keep her laughing. that's all she wants out of life, really. to have adventures and laugh along the way. ]

You sure about that "world wide" thing? I mean, it covers the whole of this world, right? And I don't wanna shock you or anything, Doctor, but I'll have you know that some of the mobiles back home could access the internet too.

[ if this was video, he could see her absolutely cheeky grin. see, this is simple, pretending everything's hunky dory and ignoring everything else that makes it not. ]

Good! I'll try calling back at some point in the future to make sure you're not windin' me up. I'll see you in a bit, then.

Edited 2012-10-25 04:56 (UTC)

[ He sees no problem at all in trying to keep it as simple as possible. Immensily complicated though it may be... and he's all for keeping true to what is, this is just... special.

And he supposes he should expect it from Rose. He knows her, after all, doesn't he? Even if it's difficult to find all of it as he is right now. He used to know her; he can do it again, if he gives himself a bit of time to figure it out. Manages to make himself give him that time.

Bit of a snort. ]

I know they have internet. Also, the bracelet doesn't work outside the city, so, not world-wide, yet. Although it's not a phone or the internet, is it? It's just a...

A communicator!

[ Content, he decides the matter is settled. ]

[ but special was everything they ever had before, rose figures. her friendship with him, how she fell in love—all of it, special, even though she knew she wasn't the first to travel with him. it wasn't like anything she'd ever had at home, and no matter how things go here, it's something she'll always cherish.

at that, rose has to concede to the doctor's decision that the matter is settled, though not before laughing at his indignation. ]

Right, right, it's a communicator, but my point still stands! [ a beat ] Also, hope you don't mind, but we're gonna have some company with us today. Turns out that sheep doesn't wanna let me out of its sights even for a second.

[ Good, because he doesn't love her like that anymore and probably never will again. She has the other him for that, if she'd like.

Don't laugh at him, geez! ]

Not at all. I like sheep. Especially sheep that like Rose.

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