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[comeonthensexy]

[ 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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[sexyoldgirl]

Coordinates?

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[comeonthensexy]

Oh, it's that important, is it?

[ Well, then, have coordinates. ]

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[sexyoldgirl]

[She doesn't even text back, mostly because it's difficult to text, walk and move through the crowded streets. Several minutes later she's approaching, not saying a word and she doesn't stop until she's leaning into him - face pressed into his shoulder.]

[Yes, it's that important.]

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[comeonthensexy]

[ Naturally, he stays absolutely still, so she'll be able to find him. He doesn't know entirely what to expect, but at the same time, he's not surprised when she leans into him like that without a word. ]

Oh.

[ Well, then. Nothing else to do but put his arms around her, smooth his hand over her hair. ]

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[sexyoldgirl]

[The TARDIS just takes in the comfort he's giving her for a long moment. She needed to collect herself. To remind herself that it's over and done with - that she's fine and he's fine. So much time has passed for her, she can do this.]

[So she pulls back, taking a deep breath.]

One of Eight's strays arrived.

[Charley is so very much Eight's strays and not one of hers.]

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[comeonthensexy]

Oh.

[ And that's one of understanding. He can't fully tell which one she means, but... Her tone... ]

One you're not fond of?

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[sexyoldgirl]

No.

[And there have been so few that she hasn't liked over the years.]

He's happy though.

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[comeonthensexy]

[ Yep, it's not that hard to figure it out. ]

Charley, then.

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[sexyoldgirl]

[If it had been Jack or the tin dog she wouldn't have reacted so badly.]

Yes. It's been over eight thousand years, I shouldn't be so...flustered by her arrival.

[And yet she is.]

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[comeonthensexy]

You never know what to expect around here.

[ Pause. ]

Eight thousand?

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[sexyoldgirl]

Doesn't mean I have to like it.

[A small shrug of her shoulders.]

There were a lot of time-that-never-was. Five thousand years in the Time Vortex growing as the Edifice. Two thousand burning in the sky and pretending to be Earth's sun. You may not count it but I do.

[Literally counted every second because she didn't have him during those moments.]

We spent a bit of time in London and then in Cumbria.

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[comeonthensexy]

Ah. Those years.

[ He. Frowns. ]

London and Cumbria? What for?

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[sexyoldgirl]

Years that never were.

[A small shrug.]

Sulking and thinking.

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[comeonthensexy]

Sulki--

[ Ah.

He hates endings. ]